Collection of Canadian Railway Post Office Postmarks on Stamp, all neatly sorted by Gray and Ludlow catalogue numbers in glassines filling a shoe box. We note a wide variety of material here, including Railways, Maritime lines, as well as Québec, Ontario and Western railway postmarks on Small Queens, Jubilees, QV Leaf and Numeral, etc. Duplication, and probably many hundreds in all, see our photo for an idea. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Accumulation of Railway Post Office Postmarks, 1880s to 1960s, consisting of roughly 750 stamps on 12 Vario-style stock pages, a few 102 cards, and glassines. We note a small selection of Small Queens stamps to the Edwards, with the vast majority of material from the Admirals up to the 1960s, with seemingly better representation of R.P.O.s from the Maritimes, Québec, and Ontario. The majority of the postmarks have readable strikes, noting train numbers, direction marks, time marks, etc. Online photos show an overview. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Group of 41 Covers and Cards with R.P.O. Postmarks from the Maritimes, mainly late 1890s to 1920s with many Halifax-outward, a good quality lot for strike clarity, overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Group of 65 Covers / Cards / Stamps/ Pieces with R.P.O. Postmarks, with what appears as being all different postmarks, from a variety of provinces, from the late 1890s to the 1960s, we note items that are censored, franked with Official stamps, registered, a few British Columbia letter bills, a C.O.D. cover, etc. Appears to all be unchecked, except for a handful of "WT" postmarks on stamps which are identified by catalogue value and rarity factor (B to D). Some of the items are faulty, else overall fine or better, and the postmark quality ranges from partial to proof-like. Our photos only show a small sampling. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Interesting Group of Useful R.P.O. Items, with 14 new ERD or LRD or Train number on 11 stamps and 3 covers / cards, with an accompanying list of the catalogue numbers and dates involved. Also includes 15 registered covers with two or more R.P.O. cancels each, from the Small Queens (two registered covers) to the 1940s. A very useful lot for the R.P.O. specialist or dealer. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Group of 60 Covers / Cards and Stamps Pertaining to Railway Post Offices, including R.P.O. postmarks, CNR and CPR perfin stamps on cover, CNR and CPR and other stationery covers, as well as other railway-related items. Overall fine to very fine, see our pictures for an overview. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Group of Quality R.P.O. Postmarks, mostly better ones, with 24 different catalogue numbers on 36 covers / cards and 2 pieces. We note covers / cards with ON-301 (x3), ON-555 (x4), ON-302, ON-337 (x2), ON-167.032 (x3), ON-476.02, ON-40.02, ON-536.01 (x3), ON-40.01 or.02 (x2), ON-57, QC-533.55 (clerk), WT-563.182, WT-967.01, WT-65.03, WT-296, WT-228.01 (x3), WT-793.01, WT-975.02, WT-228.03, WT-660.04, WT-849.03, RY-77, SN-18.04. Also two on piece: WT-744.04 and WT-755.032. The strikes are for the most part good quality, and the rarity factors range between E (x34) and F (x4). (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Old Time Collection of Railway Post Office Cancels in Three Thick and Stuffed Binders, each loaded with postmarks on stamps, stamps on piece, covers and cards from all provinces East to West, including Newfoundland. The collection is neatly annotated (by typewriter) by Ludlow numbers, rarity factors, etc. We estimate thousands of stamps and hundreds of covers / cards, and the quality of the postmarks ranges from identifiable to pristine. There are a great many scarce postmarks throughout, including squared circles, duplex, large double circles, etc., as well as several registered covers (these mostly shown from their backs to show the transit postmarks). By far the best collection of its kind we have seen or offered in quite a while, and well worth a detailed close look despite our many online pictures. (Image)

Estimate $ 1,500

1857 "PAID G.W.R." Handstamp from Hamilton, Ontario, mailed from Hamilton on AUG.6.1857 ("changeling" or "Ruggles" type datestamp) to Buffalo, with an oval "PAID / G.W.R." handstamp (Gray RY-66, rarity factor F, used to indicate payment was made to the account of the Great Western Railway), with "CANADA / PAID 10 Cts" handstamp in red. V.G. Greene handstamp on back, overall fine and a scarce railway postmark. (Image)

Estimate $ 150