1923 MONTREAL DUNDEE, A. FAILLE (Gray QC-161 RF-G, Ludlow Q-78B RF-500*), rare clerk h/s dated AUG13,1923 on a Registered Letter Bill to ST-AUBAIN-DE-CHATEAUGUAY-QUE, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1931 MONT. & FORT COVINGTON RPO F. P. GERVAIS (Gray QC-165 RF-F, Ludlow Q-82A RF-500), rare clerk h/s dated APR28,1931 on a Registered Letter Bill to ST-AUBAIN-DE-CHATEAUGUAY-QUE, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1854 LETTER to SANFORD FLEMING, when he was Assistant Engineer for the Northern Railroad, mailed from PETERBORO-CW on SEP28,1854 and addressed to TORONTO with arrival SEP 29th, no stamps and PAID 3d CASH, lot includes a postcard showing the "Last Spike" on the CPR, Donald Smith is striking the last spike, William Van Horne is to the left, and behind them both with the tallest hat is Sandford Fleming who was a CPR Director at that time and former CPR Chief Engineer, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1890 NORTHERN PACIFIC EXPRESS, mint stationery Weebb #EN8 with Express logo, lot includes a 1963 NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY card showing a map of their Trans-Continental Lines, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1948-1964 ORDER of RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS (x7), all different membership cards for member P. S. Dunham, scarce railroad items, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1924 GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY $3487.48 CHECK, from ST-PAUL-MINN dated OCT21,1924 for Interline Freight Fees payable to the CPR, $1.00 document Excise tax paid by VanDam #FX-14, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1875 "FAST MAIL", a British America Bank Note Company of Montreal engraving showing a mail train and telegraph lines, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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7 BETTER CANADA RAILROAD ITEMS 1850-1910, includes good RPO's on 3 covers noting 1882 Ludlow RR-51 (1882-1898, RF-395), 1863 Ludlow RR-75 (1860-1875, RF-310), the latest reported date for 1903 Ludlow RR-108 (1896-1902, RF-335), lot includes a CNR archive photo reproduction of the 1850 GTWR "SCOTIA" Locomotive No.82 with crew, retails over $500, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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4 BETTER CANADA RAILROAD COVERS 1863-1892 (6 RPO cancels), includes 1875 Ludlow RR-5 (1860-1885 RF-235) on registered cover with backstamp RG-1 (1869-1878 RF-330), 1890 Ludlow RR-95 (1882-1892 RF-335), 1892 Ludlow RR-190 (1887-1895 RF-305), also Quebec 1863 Ludlow Q-232 (1861-1872 RF-310), retails over $375, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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200 CANADA RPO CANCELS 1895-1950's, mtd on 3 stock sheets, all with readable SON cancels, unchecked, 20 are Victorian period, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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16 CANADA RAILROAD TIMETABLES & POSTERS 1902-1974, includes 4 Employee (internal) train timetables 1967-1974, also a 1917 Camp Borden GTR train schedule, 1916 Halifax & SW Railroad schedule, 1910 CPR poster with Ottawa to Montreal fares, 1902 Ottawa Northern & Western train schedule, 1916 GTR schedule for Transcontinental service, 1936 Delaware & Hudson Railroad time table for New-York to Montreal service, 1938 CPR Transcontinental train schedule ++, scarce items, F-VF est ($75+ US (Image)

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6 RAILROAD SILVER TEA-SPOONS 1926-1950's, includes two CPR spoons with "Birks" Sterling Silver mark, a Royal Train spoon with the KGVI Royalty monogram and "Elkington" silver plate mark, a 1926 Dominion Day Regatta spoon with silver plate marking, a CNR spoon with "McGlasham-Clarke" stainless marking, a "Birks" spoon with silver plate mark, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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15 ROYAL TRAIN COVERS 1939, most with MAY15,1939 FDC's #246-248, 2 have the English "Royal Train" ORB cancels, one with the French "Train Royal" ORB, four covers have the Royal Train flag cancels dated MAY 17th and MAY 19th, note a scarce MAY 15th Royal Train special delivery rate, retails over $260, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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