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image Sale No: 49
Lot No:572
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Africa

Group of 72 Covers and Cards from the African Continent, mostly to the 1940s, starts with a lovely 1905 Niger Coast Protectorate cover Calabar to Moosomin, Assiniboia, Canada franked with Scott #s 55, 56 (scarce destination for this country). Also a selection of covers and cards from Cape of Good Hope (x6), Natal (x20, incl. some to Newfoundland,Nova Scotia), Ethiopia (x3), Libia (x4), Mozambique (x5), Rwanda (x1), Senegal (x1), and Nigeria (17 World War II censored covers to the United States with various frankings, plus 14 covers all mailed to foreign destinations, incl. 6 registered to the United States open on 3 sides for display of all the postmarks on back, 3 shortpaid, etc.). An overall fine to very fine and useful lot. (Image)

Estimate $ 350



Opening C$ 450.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:19:12 EST
Sold For 450

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Lot No:573
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Arabia

Group of Covers / Cards from Arabian Countries, 1910 to 1950s, with Morocco (x1), Iran (x4), Iraq (x7), Syria (x6), Saudi Arabia (x7), Egypt (x1) and Jordan (x3), interesting frankings, rates, postmarks, with destinations such as Austria, United States, Spain, Canada, England, Switzerland and Persia, overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 100



Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:20:07 EST
Sold For 160

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Lot No:574
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Argentina

Group of 102 Argentina Stationery Covers and Cards, Late 1870s to 1920s, noting 53 covers and cards plus 49 wrappers, includes some illustrated items, a few with reply portions still attached, some mailed back, with many items mailed to foreign destinations, such as Switzerland, Chile, Italy, Austria, France, United States, Nicaragua, Montevideo, Germany, Cameroon, Uruguay, Peru, etc. Good variety of different stationery types, rates, postmarks, etc. Overall fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200



Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 300.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:21:16 EST
Sold For 300

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:575
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Asia

Group of 96 Interesting Covers / Cards Mostly from Asian Countries, to the 1960s, with items from Macau (5 stationery cards to foreign destinations), Japan (x3), China (x3), Kiauchau (Scott 34, 2c franking on card mailed to Germany), Laos (38 picture postcards, all but one mailed to France in 1908), Thailand (x17), Philippines (x3), Vietnam (x3), Pakistan (x5), Palestine (x10), Lebanon (x11), Korea (x1) and Manchuria (x1). 28 of the items were mailed to Canada, others went to the United States, England, etc. We note better and interesting frankings and rates, as well as postmarks, etc. Overall fine or better, see online photos for examples of what can be found in this group. (Image)

Estimate $ 400



Opening C$ 1,100.00
Sold...C$ 1,100.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:22:20 EST
Sold For 1100

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Lot No:576
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Australia and States

Group of Australia and States Postal History, starts with three airmail covers, two have "jusqu'à" markings, one 1931 registered to Newfoundland, one 1929 domestic and one 1930s to Canada. Also a group of covers and cards, with items from Australia (x6), New South Wales (x3), Queensland (x4), South Australia (x2), Tasmania (x11), Victoria (x2), Western Australia (x5), also saw one cover with manuscript "Sunday Island / No Stamps Available" to Nova Scotia, through New Zealand, noting destinations such as Canada (NS, BN, BC, QC, PEI), Ireland, Germany, United States, Jersey, England, some attractive picture postcards, etc. Overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 250



Opening C$ 225.00
Sold...C$ 225.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:22:58 EST
Sold For 225

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Lot No:577
Symbol:Cvr
Cat No:Austria

Group of 11 Early Austrian Covers and Folded Letters, 1803 to 1870s, with 5 early stampless folded letters, plus 6 that are franked with the Hungarian Franz Josef I issues (5kr x4, 15kr x2). Variety of postmarks, etc., all items are pictured online overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 200



Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:23:24 EST
Sold For 60

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Lot No:578
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Austria

Group of 60 Austrian Covers / Cards, 1860s to 1960s, includes a group of 36 used stationery covers, cards, letter cards and wrappers, as well as another 24 covers / cards of all sorts, these mostly mailed to foreign countries such as Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Canada, Switzerland, Holland. Good variety of frankings, rates, postmarks, etc., overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 200



Opening C$ 200.00
Sold...C$ 200.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:24:41 EST
Sold For 200

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Lot No:579
Symbol:Cvr
Cat No:Austria

Accumulation of Roughly 200 Austria, 1890s-1950, all loose in a box, noting a mixture of interesting material, with primarily commercial mail, including postal stationery, military mail (primarily WWI with censor tapes and handstamps), post cards, telegrams, advertising mail (including a few illustrated), airmail, wrappers, with many solo frankings paying airmail, registration, inflation, domestic and international rates. Postmark interest includes c.d.s. town cancels, pictorial, machine, and a few bridge postmark types just to name a few. Online photos show a sampling and an overview. We note a few small faults with a few of the covers, including corner bends and a few small tears, still fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150



Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 140.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:25:31 EST
Sold For 140

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:580
Symbol:Cvr
Cat No:Belgium

Accumulation of Roughly 225 Belgium Covers and Documents, 1880s-1950, all loose in a box, with roughly 145 revenue documents, generally relating to goods purchased within the fishing industry, noting many different rates and frankings. The balance of the lot is primarily commercial mail noting advertising mail (including a few illustrated), postal stationery, etc., with many having solo frankings, paying airmail, registration, express, domestic and international rates (including Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, destinations to name a few). Postmark interest includes c.d.s town, and bridge cancel types. Online photos show a sampling and an overview. We note a few small faults with a few of the covers, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150



Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:26:18 EST
Sold For 160

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:581
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:British Commonwealth

Group of 91 British Commonwealth Covers and Cards, Mostly to Foreign Destinations, to About 1958, all from a wide variety of countries, some not often encountered, to a wide variety of countries including Canada (many), France, England, United States, etc. We note registered, airmail, censored, frankings, rates, postmarks, and much more, in a mix of covers and cards. Overall quality is fine to very fine, a great lot for the online reseller or collector. (Image)

Estimate $ 250



Opening C$ 700.00
Sold...C$ 700.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:27:40 EST
Sold For 700

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Lot No:582
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:British Commonwealth

Group of Interesting British Commonwealth Country Covers, Cards, Stationery, mostly up to the 1960s, with a lovely cover mailed registered 1941 from Sarawak to Canada (rare destination); a group of 22 mostly pre-1930s covers / cards from Malta to foreign destinations, including 10 to Canada; a group of KEVII era Ceylon picture postcards, 18 mailed to France and rest are unused, all depicting local scenes of the day; a group of 31 used newspaper wrappers (mostly QV and KEVII) mailed from a number of different countries to foreign destinations, including many to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland;also a group of 27 QV to early QEII covers / cards mailed from a number of British Commonwealth countries, with the majority mailed to Canada. A very useful lot for the collector or dealer, quality is overall fine to mostly very fine, online pictures show a good sampling. (Image)

Estimate $ 400



Opening C$ 1,000.00
Sold...C$ 1,000.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:28:34 EST
Sold For 1000

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Lot No:583
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:British Commonwealth

Group of 98 British Commonwealth Covers and Cards,all Mailed to Canada, to About 1958, all from a wide variety of countries, many scarce ones not often encountered, all mailed to various areas in Canada. We note registered, airmail, censored, frankings, rates, postmarks, and much more, in a mix of covers and cards. Overall quality is fine to very fine, a great lot for the online reseller or collector. (Image)

Estimate $ 300



Opening C$ 800.00
Sold...C$ 800.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:29:22 EST
Sold For 800

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Lot No:584
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Canal Zone

Group of 21 Canal Zone Covers / Cards, with a good variety of frankings, rates and postmarks, most are addressed to Canada, rest to the United States, includes nice picture postcards depicting local scenes, overall fine to very fine and not often offered. (Image)

Estimate $ 200



Opening C$ 190.00
Sold...C$ 190.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:29:59 EST
Sold For 190

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:585
Symbol:Cvr
Cat No:China (PRC)

Large Collection of Roughly 1,750 People's Republic of China First Day Covers, 1982-2016, in 300 2-row double sided Vario-style stock pages in 12 albums, on roughly 200 album pages in two thick binders, and loose material. We estimate 90% completeness for regular issues, generally ranging from Scott #1785-#4421, noting singles, many sets and souvenir sheets, and a few Chinese made cachets for United States stamps. A spot check noted souvenir sheets with Scott #s 1844, 1863 (c.v. $75 total, for used values only), along with a few souvenir sheets cataloguing $20 and up for used values only, and covers having stamps with Yuxian and Fengning paper cuts. A most beautiful collection, colourful stamps and cachets, with additional topical and thematic possibilities. Online photos show a small sampling of the collection. Clean and very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 750



Opening C$ 500.00
Sold...C$ 500.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:31:27 EST
Sold For 500

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Lot No:586
Symbol:O
Cat No:Denmark

Collection / Accumulation of Roughly 325 Denmark Stamps with Numeral Postmarks, 1854-1884, many neatly identified on 13 quadrille pages, and a few Vario-style pages. The lot includes a few early issues with #s 3, 4, 5, 13 (x17), with the balance of the lot containing bi-coloured stamps (including a few with inverted watermarks), generally ranging from 1870 to 1884. A spot check indicated numeral postmarks, ranging from 1 to 268, noting a few better with #s 137, 143, 155, 156, 166, 173, 268. A nice lot for the specialist. Online photos show a sampling. Postmarks range from faint to clear, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250



Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:32:00 EST
Sold For 325

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:587
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Denmark

Group of early Stationery Covers / Cards from Denmark and Danish West Indies, Denmark is present with 36 pre-1900 covers and cards (many to foreign destinations) including a wrapper addressed to H.R.H. Prince Erik of Demark in Alberta, forwarded to Kentville, Nova Scotia, other items show a good variety of postmarks and different stationery types. Also includes 7 Danish West Indies postcards, including picture postcards and 4 scarce stationery cards (3 mailed to Nova Scotia) noting Higgins & Gage #s 3 ($45) and 15 ($35). Overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 150



Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:32:49 EST
Sold For 170

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:588
Symbol:Cvr
Cat No:Denmark

Accumulation of Roughly 1,000 Denmark Covers and Cards, 1870s-1960s, filling a bankers box with primarily commercial mail. We note pre-1900 covers (many franked with bi-color numeral issues) and postal stationery, military mail, parcel receipts, cash on delivery, advertising corner cards and illustrated mail, picture postcards (used and unused), ship and railway mail, first day covers, etc., along with a variety of rates including first class and post card, airmail (noting Nordic, Europe, and North America destinations), registration, special delivery, postage due, just to name a few. A cursory check of postmarks indicated a few numerals, along with posthorns, bridge, pictorial, ship and paquebot, auxiliary markings and labels. A few of the covers are sleeved with retailing pricing in the $5 to $20 range. A nice lot for the postal history specialist, as the owner collected interesting and unusual material. Online photos show a sampling. A few small faults to be expected, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300



Opening C$ 1,250.00
Sold...C$ 1,250.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:34:29 EST
Sold For 1250

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:589
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Egypt

Group of 82 Early Egypt Covers / Cards, starts off with early used stationery covers and cards, with 16 envelopes (mostly foreign usages), 5 letter sheets (a few foreign usages) and 4 wrappers to Italy, followed by a group of 17 early postal stationery cards, mostly used to foreign destinations, including a card with its reply portion with both sides used (reinforced). Last but not least is a group of 24 unused and 16 used (to France) picture postcards, including French Offices in Port Said, mostly with lovely depictions. Overall fine to very fine, and useful lot. (Image)

Estimate $ 200



Opening C$ 225.00
Sold...C$ 225.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:36:01 EST
Sold For 225

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:590
Symbol:Cvr
Cat No:Europa

Collection of Roughly 350 Europa First Day Covers in 7 Albums, 1979-1985, with mostly single frankings, along with a few sets, all produced by Fleetwood, seemingly complete for the given years. Online photos show a sample and overview. Clean and very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100



Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:36:34 EST
Sold For 60

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:591
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Europe

Valuable Group of 155 European Country Covers and Cards, mostly to the 1940s, starts off with Spain 1937 registered airmail cover from Las Palmas, franked with Scott #s 647/650 and Canary Islands #BCL33 (x2) very scarce. Also 27 mainly pre-1900 Spanish stationery cards, mostly to foreign destinations; Fernando Po (x1); Monaco has 9 turn of the century stationery items including one letter card plus 8 view cards mailed to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; Luxembourg has 31 stationery cards, all but 7 are pre-1900 and mostly to foreign destinations - a scarce group; Greece is represented by 10 items, incl. a H&G #B3 mailed 1941 Athens to New York with censor label and handstamp, and 9 other covers and cards, incl. stationery; Belgium has 77 items, incl. 53 mostly pre-1900 stationery cards and covers, plus 24 covers and postcards, incl. many mailed to Canada (incl. 4 registered), airmail to Japan, 12 postcards to foreign destinations (incl. 4 with perfins) and 3 items from Belgian Congo. (Image)

Estimate $ 400



Opening C$ 950.00
Sold...C$ 950.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:37:39 EST
Sold For 950

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:592
Symbol:Cvr
Cat No:Europe

Collection of Roughly 500 Europe First Day Covers in 7 Albums, 1960s-2000, primarily from Hungary, with small representations from Austria and Liechtenstein. We note single, sets, and a few souvenir frankings, with a variety of colourful cachets and pictorial postmarks. A nice opportunity for topical and thematic collectors noting Olympics, birds, animals, just to name a few subjects. Online photos show a small sampling. The majority of covers are undressed, with a few addressed to Canada and Switzerland. Overall very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200



Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:38:29 EST
Sold For 110

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:593
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Europe (Eastern)

Group of 105 Eastern European Country Covers and Cards, mostly to the 1940s, with material from Poland x2, Czechoslovakia x11, Slovakia x1, Hungary x29, Fiume, Russia x17, Bulgaria x9, Romania x8, Lithuania x2, Montenegro x15, Bosnia Herzegovina x3, Latvia x3, Serbia / Kosovo x1, Greece x11 and Turkey x9, noting covers, postcards, parcel receipts, stationery covers and cards, registered, destinations (incl. many to Canada), etc. Online photos give a small sampling, we recommend viewing this one in person to better appreciate its contents. Faults on some, else overall fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200



Opening C$ 700.00
Sold...C$ 700.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:40:15 EST
Sold For 700

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:594
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Europe (Eastern)

Group of 148 Eastern European Country Covers and Cards, mostly to the 1940s, with material from Czechoslovakia (x49 stationery cards, from H&G #1 and on, incl. a few covers and a military card, plus a cover with a tête-bêche Scott #83), Bohemia (x3), Romania (x21, mostly postal stationery and mostly foreign usages, incl. Canada), Serbia (x20 stationery items, many to foreign destinations), Bulgaria (x24 early stationery items, mostly foreign usages, incl. a used reply postcard mailed from Italy, a registered postcard, etc.), as well as Bosnia (x7), Estonia (x2), Poland (x3) and Hungary (x19). A useful group, with many better usages, some have faults, else overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 250



Opening C$ 500.00
Sold...C$ 500.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:41:25 EST
Sold For 500

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:595
Symbol:Cvr/P
Cat No:Europe (Western)

Group of 193 Western European Covers, Cards and Stationery, 1875 and On, with a great variety of different and useful material, rates, better frankings, postmarks, foreign usages (including mailed to Canada), censored, picture postcards, with material from the following countries: Switzerland x72, Germany x4, Netherlands x7, Italy x2, Luxembourg x3, Monaco x8, Belgium x2, France x38, Bavaria x1, Austria x31, Portugal x5, Liechtenstein x3, Spain x8, Andorra x1, Vatican x3 and San Marino x5. A useful lot for the collector or dealer, with some faults, else overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 150



Opening C$ 350.00
Sold...C$ 350.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:42:12 EST
Sold For 350
image Sale No: 49
Lot No:596
Symbol:O
Cat No:Faroe Islands

Collection / Accumulation of Faroe Islands Postmarks on Denmark Stamps, 1930s-1960s, with roughly 1,000 stamps, including pairs and blocks, housed in two stockbooks. The first stockbook contains roughly 750 stamps, including material on piece, neatly organized by town. We note 40% of the stamps have Thorshavn postmarks, along with better representation from Klaksvik, Saltangara, Sand, Sorvagur, and Vagur, along with additional representation from 34 different towns. The second stockbook contains an accumulation of roughly 250 stamps, mostly on piece, primarily containing Thorshavn and Sandevaag postmarks. Postmark interests including various bridge types, along with c.d.s cancels, with some socked on the nose. A nice lot for the specialist. Online photos show a sampling. (Image)

Estimate $ 200



Opening C$ 225.00
Sold...C$ 225.00


Closed..Mar-01-2024, 13:42:42 EST
Sold For 225


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