1820-61 entires or covers (14) written up on pages, all with 'PAID' h/stamps and all have m/s markings denoting the amount paid. Interesting lot, a number from small towns. (Image)

1831-51 folded letters (6) all from Quebec, written up on pages. Noted - 1851 '½' h/stamp for the local drop letter rate, circular PAID 3d & circular black '6d' (unpaid letter) 'Too Late' h/stamp & m/s rate markings. (Image)

1835-45 letters to Scotland (3), all with m/s payment markings. 1835 Dundas (undated cancel) to Glasgow with m/s '6½ & 25', 1839 letter with 'Paid 18¾' & 'Paid 4½' and an 1845 letter that sailed on the 'Caledonia' from Halifax that has a 'PAID 1/2 Stg' & '1/4 Cy' in m/s. (Image)

1835-58 letters (5) written up on pages, all from Toronto. 1835 to London with PAID h/stamp & m/s '9' & '25' in red, 1858 with s/line PAID 3, 'Too Late' h/stamp etc. (Image)

1841-50 mail from Montreal to the UK folded letters (5) rated either 1/2d or 2/4d, all have Montreal d/stamps in red. Also an 1850 letter to New York with a red circular '10' h/stamp & tombstone Montreal Paid AU.18.1850, Canada d/stamp. (Image)

1843 entire letter to Montreal bearing a crown circle 'PAID AT QUEBEC L.C.' h/stamp in red & Quebec Mr.20.1843 d/stamp, m/s '9' denotes payment made, folds well clear of strikes, 1850 clean envelope to Peterborough with m/s O.H.M.S at top, Toronto Ap.17 d/stamp & very fine red boxed 'PAID/R.G.O/CANADA' at lower left. (Image)

1844 & 1848 STEAM BOAT LETTERS (2), the 1844 from Quebec to Montreal with oval h/stamp & date (10 SEPT) inserted by hand. 1848 letter to Quebec has red circular Steam Boat Letter Montreal JU.1.1848 cancel. (Image)

1846-48 envelopes (2) & a folded letter from England to Canada, the 1846 envelope & the 1847 entire with s/line '1/4 Currency' h/stamps, the 1848 cover with a circular '1s4dCy' h/stamp. All have '1/2' m/s markings denoting payment on delivery. An interesting trio. (3) (Image)

1851-2012 M & U collection housed in four SG One Country albums. Highlights incl. 1857 ½d deep rose U (creased), 1859 1c U, 12½c (2) U, 17c U, small range of Large Queens to 12½c, 1893 20c & 50c U, 1897 Jubilee 8c & 50c U, 1897 Maple Leaves set FU, 1898-1902 Numerals set U, 1908 Tercentenary set M, 1912-31 KGV defins to 10c + 50c M, 1927 Confederation set M, Historical set M, 1930-31 set M, Coil set M, 1932-33 set M, 1935 Jubilee set M, 1935 set M, Coil set M, 1937-38 set M, Coil set M, 1942-48 War Effort set M, Coils M, 1946 Peace set M. Later appears complete (1970 onwards being UM), Special Delivery complete M, Officials with better sets incl. 1949 O.H.M.S set UM, 1949-50 set UM, 1950-52 'G' set M, 1950-51 set UM etc. Modern with face value in excess of $1000. A useful run through collection. (Image)

1852-57 3d red with four good to large margins, fine target cancel, another example clear to large margins, good U. SG.5. Cat. £500 (2) (Image)

1852-57 3d red, good to large margins, fine target cancel, SG.5. (1) (Image)

1853 folded letter to Montreal with a good strike of STEAMBOAT - LETTER QUEBEC JY.1.1853 & an 1854 envelope to Quebec with a STEAMBOAT - LETTER KINGSTON 2 NOV.3.1854 d/stamp, overstruck with a Quebec NOV.5.1854 arrival d/stamp, a 'PAID' h/stamp & s/line 'FORWARDED' h/stamp are on the cover front. (Image)

1855 thin paper 10d blue, clear to large margins, FU lightly cancelled example. Scott 7, Cat. $2,500. Green Cert. 2018. (1) (Image)

1859 1c rose (shades) page of 16 U examples cancelled targets/grid/numerals etc. incl. four ring '2' of Belleville and includes the 'N' flaw & 'E' flaw. Condition a little mixed. SG.29/30. Scott 14/14v/14xi etc. (16) (Image)

1859 3d beaver with major re-entry, FU example, SG.32a, Cat. £450. Scott 15v. (1) (Image)

1859 5c beaver good to VFU selection on leaves with perf variations, cancellations incl. US 10c, barred numerals, fine targets incl. blue, paper types, paper fold variety, American Banknote imprint, finally two imperf beavers (one on piece), SG.31/2. Scott 15. (25) (Image)

1859 cover to Glasgow with a 10d - clear margins at left, touched in places elsewhere, tied by a red concentric ring cancel. Paid Liverpool Br Packet 2.MY.59 d/stamp on the front & Glasgow MY.2.59 arrival cancel on back. Cover faults but a scarce stamp on cover. SG. Cat. £3400+ on cover. (Image)

1859-67 10c black brown Plate Proof on India paper, ovpt SPECIMEN (vertical) in carmine. Scott 16Pi, Cat $450. (Image)

1860 cover to Wrentham, Mass with a pair of 5c, tied by 13 barred Montreal JY 28 duplex cancel & an 1865 small ladies envelope, Hamilton (MY 19) to Prescott. (Image)

1860-67 covers (2) and a folded outer wrapper, all with 10c stamps. 1860 outer wrapper Montreal (19 OC) to Sherbrooke, the 10c paying a double rate, 1866 cover to Syracuse, USA with 10c tied by pen year date & Orono cancel lower left, and an 1867 10c on cover, Toronto (NO 13) to New York, that has a tear down the front. (Image)

1860-76 incoming envelopes (4) to Canada from England. 1860 6d on cover cancelled Torquay that went on the Cunard 'American,' forwarded and 'PAID 5' h/stamps. 1866 London to Ottawa with 6d, 1874 Scarborough to Montreal with 3d & 1d, sent on the Allan Line 'Sarmatian' & 1876 Torquay to London, Ontario, with three 1d stamps. (Image)

1864 cover to London with a 12½c tied by a Hamilton JY 26 duplex canceller. Paid London 10 AU arrival cancel is on the cover front. This letter would have been on the Allan line 'Damascus' that sailed from Quebec arriving Liverpool 10 August. (1) (Image)

1893 20c vermilion, M single (thinned) + good to FU examples (4), 50c blue, good to FU examples (4), another pre-cancelled TORONTO/ONTARIO, another U example with re-entry (creased), SG.115/116. (11) (Image)

1897 Jubilee $2, U with Toronto roller cancel, SG.137. Cat. £425. (Image)

1897 Jubilee $3 bistre scarce used block of four, cancelled by several at Winnipeg violet circular d/stamp, Philatelic Foundation Cert (1985) SG.138. Cat. £3200++ (Image)