1911 ILLEGAL USA POSTAGE, postcard with USA postage mailed from Kamloops-BC on SEP17,1911 and addressed to St-Clair-Minn, as there was no return address it was sent via CAL-VAN-RPO on SEP 18th to the VANCOUVER-BRANCH-DLO with blue oval receiver h/s on SEP 20th, redirected to the Canadian DLO nearest to St-Clair at Winnipeg with a WINNIPEG-BRANCH-DLO purple oval receiver h/s on SEP 25th, a note was sent to the addressee requesting 2¢ postage due comprising 1¢ postage plus 1¢ fine, this was paid and a 1¢ stamp #89 was applied to the card before re-posting noting the stamp tied by a WINNIPEG-BRANCH-DLO-CANADA cds dated OCT 3rd, a great card with 3 scarce DLO h/s from two different offices, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1906 DAWSON-YUKON REGISTERED WAY-MAIL1906, #91 and half a booklet pane #90b pays the 5¢ registration fee + 6¢ rate for a 3 ounce letter couriered from a mining claim near Dawson and addressed to the Dawson Gold Commissioner (likely contained gold), dated on arrival with a rare APR8,1906 DAWSON-YUKON registered oval b/s, the booklet strip is half of a $1500 booklet pane, great item with VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1906 HALIFAX REGISTERED to USA & RETURNED, a Henry HeHechler cover dated NOV27,1906 and addressed to Sioux-City-Iowa, a nice mixed franking #89 (x5) and #68 pays the 2¢ USA letter rate + 5¢ registration fee, UNCLAIMED with a Sioux-City return to sender pointing finger h/s DEC 4th and arrival back in Halifax on DEC 8th , VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1911 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE HOBBY CLUB, WINNIPEG, Cinderella stamp from the Club’s Executive Offices on imperf #90a franked cover and posted at Winnipeg on MAR18,1911, addressed to a member in Los-Angeles, scarce and VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1907 INDEPENDENT ORDER of FORESTERS, TORONTO, illustrated adv showing the Toronto IOF home office building with a dues payment receipt on back, a #89 franked Private Post Card addressed to Liberty Lodge No.313 in Richmond-Mich, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1905 KENNEDY HARDWARE, COATICOOK-ONT, illustrated adv showing the hardware store, on #90 franked cover mailed at the Coaticook train station on NOV3, 1905 and addressed to Moncton-NB, scarce and VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1910 PEDDLER BUILDING MATERIAL, OSHAWA-ONT, illustrated adv showing a fancy logo, on #90 franked cover dated AUG26,1910 and addressed to the Greenwood-BC mining town, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1906 WEBER PIANOS, MONTREAL, illustrated adv showing famous composer and pianist Moriz Rosenthal in recital using a Weber piano, on #89 franked postcard dated OCT20,1906, scarce and F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1909 EATON'S DEPARTMENT STORE, TORONTO, outstanding overall multicolor illustrated adv showing a view of the main floor packed with hundreds of well dressed shoppers and rows of counters with uniformed clerks, on back of #90 franked cover dated JUN2,1909, a rare Eaton's adv cover and F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1905 MONTREAL to FRANCE, #89,90(x2) pays the 5 ¢ UPU letter rate on s Hochelaga Bank cover dated JAN25,1905 and addressed to the Le-Havre Credit Lyonnais Bank with receiver b/s FEB 2nd, routing via French Line packet SS LA-SAVOIE, VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1905 MONTREAL PRINTED MATTER to ITALY, #89 pays the 1¢ UPU printed matter rate on postcard with no written message and a properly docketed as “PRINTED MATTER”, dated MAY16,1905 and addressed to Catania-italy, franked on the view side of an early CPR Place Viger Station and Hotel postcard, this was the first Canadian railroad station with a hotel and was named after the first Montreal mayor Jaques Viger, VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1908 TRURO-NS to PORTUGAL, #90 pays the 2¢ UPU postcard fee dated FEB17,1908, addressed to Carcavellos-Portugal with receiver b/s MAR 3rd, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1907 VANCOUVER-BC to NEW-ZEALAND, 89 (x2) pays the 2¢ Empire postcard rate dated JUN1,1907 and addressed to Wellington-NZ, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1911 PORT-HOPE-ONT to AUSTRALIA & NEW-ZEALAND, #89,90(x2) pays the 5¢ UPU letter rate instead of the 2¢ Empire rate, on Trinity College stationery from Port-Hope-Ont on MAY29,1911, it appears the Port Hope postal clerk was not aware that the Australia rate had been reduced to 2¢ per ounce, addressed to forwarding Agent Thomas Cook in Melbourne with arrival on JUL 11th, redirected to Sydney-NSW on JUL 13th and forwarded again to Auckland-NZ where the addressee was finally located, some travel wear to be expected, a fabulous redirected cover and F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1911 BERLIN-ONT to ARGENTINA & RETURNED, #91 pays the 5¢ UPU rate on cover dated JUN8,1911, addressed to Buenos-Aires and returned to Berlin, a rare destination, VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1907 OTTAWA to JAPAN, #89 (x4) overpays the 2¢ UPU card rate from Ottawa on AU26,1907 to Kobe-Japan, routing via train to Vancouver + CPR EMPRESS of INDIA with SEP 3rd Vancouver departure + Yokohama arrival on SEP 15th + overland to Kobe on SEP 16th, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1907 POPLAR-HILL-ONT to JAPAN & CHINA, #89 pays the UPU printed matter rate on postcard dated DEC23,1907 and addressed to Kobe-Japan, the card had a 12 word message and should have been charged the full 2¢ UPU postcard rate but was missed by the Canadian postal clerks, routing via train to Vancouver but missed the EMPRESS of JAPAN DEC 24th sailing + forwarded to Seattle for PSSCo sailing to Yokohama on JAN 19th + overland to Kobe on JAN 20th + forwarded to Shanghai-China with no postage due for conversion from non forwardable printed matter to a first class forwardable rate, China was also not a UPU member but the card was still accepted with no additional fees, great item with VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1909 CANADA SOLDIER RATE to CHINA, #89 pays the 1¢ soldiers postcard rate from Edmonton-Alta on MAY19,1909 and addressed to a soldier in the French 16th Colonial Infantry Division at Peking, routing via Vancouver + EMPRESS of CHINA departing Vancouver on JUN 3rd + Shanghai arrival JUN 20th + overland to Peking on JUN 24th, China was not a member of the UPU at this time but they accepted the card with no additional fees, the card has a message written in French, a rare rate and VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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