1927 TORONTO 12¢ REGISTERED to USA, colorfull mixed franking #34/98 with Admiral #MR1 (pair) and imperf #126a (pair) on a rare legal size 1¢ wove paper stationery envelope #EN5a reduced to letter size (Webb cat $1000), from Toronto stamp dealer George Lowe, pays the 2¢ USA letter rate + 10¢ registration fee dated JAN3,1927 to Redlands-California, a purple “Supposed liable for customs duty” and “US CUSTOMS FREE OF DUTY, LOS ANGELES” purple h/s, a great philatelic franking with F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1922 TORONTO 13¢ REGISTERED to USA, Admiral #108,112(pair) pays the 2¢ USA letter rate + 1¢ War Tax + 10¢ registration fee on cover dated DEC4,1922 to Oakland-Cal, , F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1925 MONTREAL 13¢ REGISTERED to USA & RETURNED, Admiral #105,107(x6) pays the 2¢ USA letter rate + 1¢ War Tax + 10¢ registration fee on Century Stamp Company cover dated NOV21,1925 to Brooklyn-NY, red and purple NOT FOUND and RETURN TO WRITER h/s, VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1920 VICTORIA-BC 13¢ REGISTERED to USA, Admiral #108,116 pays the 2¢ USA letter rate + 1¢ War Tax + 10¢ registration fee on cover dated DEC20,1920 to Portland-Oregon, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1927 TORONTO to CUBA 2¢ RATE, single franking Admiral #107 pays the 2¢ USA letter rate to Havana-Cuba on MAY22,1927 with arrival MAY 26th, VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1923 SARNIA-ONT 5¢ DOUBLE RATE to PUERTO-RICO & FORWARDED, Admiral #107,108 pays the 4¢ double USA letter rate (2 x 2¢ per oz) + 1¢ War Tax on Masonic related cover dated MAR14,1923 to San-Juan-PR with arrival on MAR 23rd, redirected to New York and forwarded a third time to Brooklyn, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1918 WINNIPEG 12¢ REGISTERED DOUBLE RATE to PUERTO-RICO, Admiral #106,116 pays the 4¢ USA double letter rate (2 x 2¢ per oz) + 5¢ registration fee + 1¢ War Tax on cover dated FEB27,1918, addressed to Aquadilla-PR with arrival MAR 13th via Chicago, wrinkled in transit and sealed rough openings, a very scarce rate plus a postal rate error, a very scarce rate with F+ est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1914 LONDON-ONT 2¢ RATE to ENGLAND, Admiral #106 pays the 2¢ Empire letter rate on multicolor WWI patriotic cover published by Jones Lithographers (London) showing the British Bulldog with flags of England, France, and Belgium on front and “Use Canadian Goods” message on back, dated OCT30,1914 to Birmingham-England, light vertical file fold, a very scarce early WWI patriotic and F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1919 PRINCE-RUPERT-BC 3¢ RATE to ENGLAND & USA, Admiral #108 pays the 2¢ Empire letter rate + 1¢ War Tax on cover dated NOV11,1919 to forwarding agent Brown & Shipley in London, received on DEC 1st and redirected to East-Orange-NJ (USA), closed tear on back-flap, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1925 HAMILTON 4¢ RATE to ENGLAND & UPU FORWARDED, Admiral #107 (pair) pays the 3¢ Empire letter rate + 1¢ war tax on cover from HAMILTON on JUN15,1925 to the White Star Ship Lines office in LONDON arriving on JUN 26th, redirected to PARIS-FRANCE with receiver b/s JUN 27th, short-paid the UPU 10¢ rate to France and taxed for the 6¢ single deficiency (30 centimes) but no indication of the charged amount, closed tear LHS, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1913 PRINCE-ALBERT-SASK 2¢ RATE to ENGLAND & UPU FORWARDED, Admiral #104 (pair) pays the 2¢ Empire letter rate on cover dated APR3,1913 and addressed to Scarborough-England with arrival APR 17th, forwarded the same day to Lac-Majeur-Italy requiring a 5¢ (2½d) UPU rate, the Canada 2¢ (1d) stamps required another 3¢ (1½d) that was paid with a British 1½d stamp, part of backflap removed and rough opening tears neatly sealed, a very scarce dual country franking, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1925 WATERFORD-ONT SHORT-PAID 4¢ RATE to ENGLAND, Admiral #109 pays the 3¢ Empire letter rate + short pays the 1¢ War Tax on cover dated SEP28,1925 and addressed to Evesham-England, the War Tax fee was abolished 3 days later on OCT 1st and since the cover would arrive in England after the rate change no War Tax was applied, the diligent British postal clerks caught the pre-OCT 1st mailing date and charged 1d (2¢) for double deficiency postage due paid by #J10, great cover with F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1917 MONTREAL 5¢ RATE to FRANCE, unusual Admiral franking #106,MR4 pays the 5¢ UPU letter rate on LE DEVOIR illustrated newspaper adv cover dated FEB1,1917, addressed to Grenoble-France arriving FEB 16th, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1927 FORT-STEWART-ONT 8¢ RATE to FRANCE & FORWARDED, single franking #115 pays the 8¢ UPU letter rate on cover dated JUL2,1927, addressed to the Kodak Film Company in Paris, forwarded to the tiny NW coastal town of Beg-Neil, most of backflap removed, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1924 ST-TITE-DES-CAPES-QUE 10¢ RATE to FRANCE, Admiral #107(x5) pays the 10¢ UPU letter rate on cover dated FEB8,1924 to Lyon-France, tiny piece of backflap removed, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1923 TORONTO 10¢ RATE to FRANCE & SWITZERLAND, Admiral single franking #117 pays the 10¢ UPU letter rate on cover posted from the Toronto train station on MAY3,1923, addressed to the Dominion Express agent in Paris arriving on MAY 17th, forwarded on MAY 18th to the Thomas Cook agent in Geneva-Switzerland with receiver b/s on MAY 21st, VF est ($90+ US) (Image)

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GATINEAU-QUE 10¢ RATE to FRANCE, Admiral #112(x2) pays the 10¢ UPU letter rate on cover from the Saint-Alexandre de la Gatineau College at Ironside-Que, WAY-MAIL posted 6 miles away in Ottawa on SEP9,1924 noting a scarce Ottawa Exhibition slogan cancel, addressed to Lille-France with receiver b/s SEP 18th, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1926 CANDIAC-QUEBEC-CITY 18¢ REGISTERED RATE to FRANCE, Admiral #107(x4),188 pays the 8¢ UPU letter rate + 10¢ registration fee on cover from the Quebec-City Franciscains Convent on APR15,1926, addressed to Lyon-France F-VF est ($90+ US) (Image)

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1913 TORONTO 5¢ RATE to GERMANY, #111 pays the 5¢ UPU letter rate on cover dated JAN28,1913 to Wurzburg-Germany, closed tear on backflap, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1927 TORONTO 18¢ REGISTERED RATE to GERMANY, a 19¢ Admiral franking #109,115(x2) overpays the 8¢ UPU letter rate + 10¢ registration fee on an American Express Company cover dated JUN22,1927 and addressed to Furth-Bavaria, routing via Montreal + Montreal-British-Mail-Branch + London + Ostend-Belgium + Cologne-Germany on JUL 4th + Furth arrival the same day, a few wrinkles from the trip, F-VF est ($90+ US) (Image)

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1922 TORONTO 10¢ RATE to AUSTRIA & GERMANY, Admiral #106(pair),108(pair) pays the 10¢ UPU letter rate on a Marks Stamp Company cover dated JUL29,1922, addressed to Vienna and forwarded 470 miles to Bad-Nauheim-Germany, note overall Marks adv on back, VF est ($90+ US) (Image)

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1921 WINNIPEG 6¢ POSTCARD RATE to BELGIUM, Admiral #104,111 pays the very scarce 6¢ UPU postcard rate on view side of a Winnipeg Electric Railway Building card, dated NOV26,1921 and addressed to Antwerp-Belgium, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1925 COBOURG-ONT 10¢ RATE to BELGIUM, Admiral #104(x7),108, pays the 10¢ UPU letter rate on cover dated APR,1925 to Louvain-Belgium, backflap removed, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1924 MONTREAL 10¢ RATE to BELGIUM, Admiral #105, 109(x3)pays the 10¢ UPU letter rate on CamilleBogaert, Belgium Dog Kennels cover, dated SEP30,1924 and addressed to Antwerp-Belgium, wrinkled in the trip, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1919 REGINA-SASK 13¢ REGISTERED DOUBLE RATE to BELGIUM, Admiral #108 (x4) pays the 8¢ UPU double letter rate (5¢ first oz + 3¢ subsequent oz) + short pays the 5¢ registration by 1¢, undetected by both Canada and Belgian postal clerks, dated JUN30,1919 and addressed to Antwerp-Belgium, routing via Winnipeg + London, closed tear on backflap, a scarce rate error with F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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