EARLY TO MODERN, MINT & USED COLLECTION: Four springback albums with issues up to 2008. Commencing with a few 1859 perf. vals. to 17c, a range of mainly used Small Queens but a few useful mint examples, 1893 50c blue mint and both 20c & 50c values used, a mix of mint & used QV 'Maple Leaves' & 'Numerals' inc. a striking 1c blue colour changeling; useful KEVII/KGV defins. with strength in the latter inc. 1912-18 mint vals. with shades to 50c (cat. £400+), various mint & used coil stamps plus 1924 imperf. set of 3 mint plus 2 used vals., also 2c green used var. imperf. between vert. pair SG 257. Collection continues with several better 1920s/30s mint & used commemorative sets/part sets through to 1990. (Many 100s) (Image)

EARLY TO MODERN, MINT & USED COLLECTION: Two albums with mostly fine used ranges from Large Queens (c.18) and Small Queens (c.36) onwards. Useful shade/printing varieties. Also 1898 Xmas Map stamps (16). Various Jubilee types to 20c mint or used, QV numerals & 'Maple Leaves' to top vals. mostly used, 1907 Quebec set to 20c used plus additional values mint then a range of KGV/KGVI issues mint and used noting a few dollar values, continuing to 1990s. (Few 100s) (Image)

USED COLLECTION 1859-1990: 'Lighthouse' printed album with the mostly fine collection commencing with 3d 'Beaver' imperf., 1859 range from 1c to 17c, range of Large & Small Queens, 1893 20c & 50c, Jubilee lower values to 5c, 1898 'Numerals' & KEVII to 20c vals., 1908 Quebec to 10c, then a comprehensive range with high degree of completion for basic issues to c.1990 inc. useful KGV/KGVI dollar values. (Many 100s) (Image)

EARLY TO MODERN, MINT & USED COLLECTION: Binder with early, mostly used issues from Small Queens to c.2012. Strength is in the modern mint section, with several $5 values and good thematic content, inc. 2005-2012 Duck (conservation) stamps. Useful qty. of face value material. (Many 100s) (Image)

ALL REIGNS ACCUMULATION on 6 sides of stock sheets. Mint & used with interest in 'back of book' items, Cinderellas, Fiscals, Postage Dues, Officials, Postmarks, etc with some better items. Includes several high value mint blocks. (Qty.) (Image)

MOSTLY 1890s-1920s USED SELECTION ON PAGES - inc. 1897/98 Maple leaf/numerals sets complete, 1903 KEVII set complete plus 2c imperf single & a pair (both used), 1908 Quebec fine set of 8 (SG £375), 1911-22 admiral duplicated range inc. 7c sage-green, 1928 scroll set complete, 1929 50c Bluenose fine unmounted mint marginal (SG £150 for mounted mint). Also revenue range inc. stamp selection of values to $2 and 1907 officially sealed stamp (1 used with crease as normal, 2 mint/unused with faults). Generally good to fine. (230+)Cross Reference: REVENUES (Image)

CROSS-BORDER PRESTAMP MAIL EX U.S. TO HATLEY POSTMASTER VIA DERBY Vt. INC. "FORWARD", ETC.; 14 Mar. 1822 EL "Paid 12½" ex "Claremont NH" (m/s mark on front) routed "by the way of Derby Vt P.O.", 25 July 1824 EL from "WOODSTOCK/VERMONT" (dotted circle d.s. on front) charge "12½" routed "Via Derby Post Office (Vt.)", and 8 Dec. 1825 EL from "GARDINER/MAINE" (fair red cds on front) routed "Near Lake Memphremagog" with rate changes and v. fine tiny black h.s. "FORWARD" (of Stanstead?) on the front. (3 covers) [All ex Dorothy Sanderson, Cavendish 2010; the last illustrated in Sanderson/Montgomery, p.120.]Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

PAID AT QUEBEC CROWNED CIRCLE CANCELLED IN TRANSIT ON CROSS-BORDER COVER TO U.S.; 28 Jan. 1851 EL (central vertical fold clear of marks) from Quebec (“JY” for January in the c.d.s.) to the U.S. clearly (and correctly) endorsed “via Stanstead”; the Canadian postage of “11½[d]” (201 to 300 miles from Quebec to Stanstead) - 262 miles via Montreal (fair red 10 Jan. transit backstamp) - was then prepaid in cash. [Postage stamps were not introduced until 23 April 1851 and the 6d rate to the U.S. was not introduced until 6 April 1851.] At the U.S. mail Exchange Office at “DERBY LINE/Vt.” (red c.d.s.), the “PAID/AT/QUEBEC” Crowned Circle was cancelled with the red dotted grid (usually used to cancel U.S. postage stamps) and the red (but unpaid) “5[c]” charge-mark was applied for the U.S. “under 300 miles” internal postage rate Unusual Crowned Circle cover. Cross Reference: DERBYSHIRE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1851-57 3d RED BEAVER - six examples, mixed condition and margins. SG £1350 min. Plus perf example good used. (7) (Image)

1852 6d GREY PRINCE ALBERT - two examples (shades), one with four margins, the other trimmed along the outer frame. SG £2200. (2) (Image)

1855 10d BLUE CARTIER - with very close to four margins, outer frame just touched at lower right. SG £1700. (Image)

1857 ½d DEEP ROSE - two examples, one with four margins, the other trimmed along the outer frame at top (possible small thin). SG £1200. (2) (Image)

1857 7½d YELLOW-GREEN & 1859 12½d GREEN - 1857 presentable example, repair at lower right; SG 12 £2500. Plus 1866 env. to GB with 1859 12½d green, trimmed on two sides, tied QUEBEC duplex. (2 items) (Image)

1859 6d SLATE-VIOLET - perfs trimmed one two sides and slightly on another. Fair spacefiller; SG £4000. (Image)

1859 5c & 12½c GROUP: Quartet of 5c Red "Beaver" (SG32) and a 12½c Deep-Yellow-Green (SG39), all lightly cancelled. (5) (Image)

1862 - 10c LETTER RATE TO USA: 1862 env. from Montreal to Boston bearing a single 10c brown tied by a Montreal duplex. (Image)

1864 - 17c RATE TO UK BY BRITISH PACKET VIA USA: A fine mourning env. addressed to "Her Grace The Dowager Duchess of Athole" ex Montreal to Scotland bearing a v. fine 17c Deep Blue "Cartier" tied by a "MONTREAL/PM/MY 1[?]/6[4]" duplex, backstamped with Dunkeld (29 May) receiving cds. A very neat cover. (Image)

1868-93 LARGE/SMALL QUEENS USED SHADES COLLECTION ON PAGES - large type with ½d (4), 1c (24), 2c (6), 3c (4), 5c (3), 6c (7), 12½c (6) and 15c (23); small type with ½c (5), 1c (6), 2c (6), 3c (9), 5c (4), 6c (8), 8c (6) and 10c (16). Fair to fine. (130+) (Image)

1868-1988 ISSUES; mostly used range in carton on annotated leaves in binder and loose in packets inc. large Queens to 15c used, small Queens to 10c used, 1897 Jubilee to ½c - 50c & $2 (heavy cancel) used, 1898/1902 ½c - 20c complete used, 1928/29 1c - $1 complete set used, 1930/31 complete set used, range of p.dues inc. 1906/28 complete used, few booklet panes/coil strips used, officials etc. (hundreds) (Image)

1872-1896 5c & 6c RATE ACCUMULATION: A bundle of envs. (mixed condition) mainly posted from Montreal between 1872-78 but a few postmarked 1896, all to the same addressee, franked with 3c, 5c, or 6c Small Queens, with a variety of "PAID/LIVERPOOL/COL PACKET/[date]" or "PAID/LIVERPOOL/U.S. PACKET/[date]" receiving marks (mainly fine strikes). A good lot for research. (67) (Image)

1875 REGISTRATION VALUES - on three pages, inc. 2c rose-carmine (single plus a pair), 8c both dull blue & bright blue (SG R8/9 £575), 2c vermilion tied to piece with 3c red small queen pair, and 1890 env. ex Nassagaweya to Clinton with 2c vermilion (2) used with 1c yellow & 3d red small queens. (23 items)Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

1893 20c VERMILION & 50c BLUE USED GROUP - with 20c (14) and 50c (13 + strip of three). Good to fine; SG c£1600. (29 items) (Image)

1897 JUBILEE FULL USED SET OF 16 - generally fine to very fine examples ($3 has a small thin). SG 121-40 £3500. (16) (Image)

1898-1902 QV NUMERAL ISSUE MINT - complete set of values to 20c, with many of the listed shades. Generally good to fine mounted mint. SG 150-65 range c£1600. (20) (Image)

1903-12 KEVII ISSUE MINT - complete with all the SG listed shades, plus 2c imperf pair (small stain on one unit). Generally good to fine mounted mint. SG 173-87 £2300+. (17 items) (Image)