1865 Vancouver Island 5c. rose, Wmk Crown CC, imperf., cancelled with "35" numeral of Victoria in blue. An exceptional right hand marginal stamp - probably one of the finest in existence. With several signatures, and certificates by H.J. Bloch (Expert Comm., New York, 1980) and P. Holcombe (1994). Accompanied by a fine example of the 10c. blue, Wmk Crown CC, imperf., used with scarce numeral "36" of Nanaimo in black. (Image)

1865 10c. blue, horizontal pair, used and cancelled with blue 'Paid Vancouver' oval h/s and a short pen-stroke at left, four margins, fine. (Image)

1865 Vancouver Island 5c. rose and horizontal pair of 10c. blue, all perf. 14, on small cover to Cariboo, tied with fine strike of "DIETZ & NELSON'S EXPRESS B.C.&V." double-ring h/s in blue, alongside with "F.J. WEISSENBURGER" sender's h/s in red, large "BARNARD'S EXPRESS" (served the Cariboo region from 1861) double-ring h/s in red and blue "COLLECT" in oval. The 5c. with a wing margin at left (cut by scissors), the 10c. pair with a few shortend perfs at left, envelope shows a central vert. fold and few traces of ageing, but still A SCARCE AND ATTRACTIVE EXPRESS COVER, AND A SCARCE FRANKING. (Image)

1861/1865 Pair of Wells Fargo & Co. envelopes used from Victoria, British Columbia to San Francisco, with 1) US postal stationery envelope 3c. pink (1861 ff.) with printed "PAID/Wells Fargo & Co./Over our California and Coast Routes", cancelled with blue 'WELLS FARGO & Co./JUN.../VICTORIA" oval d/s, blue oval "POST OFFICE/VICTORIA" Crown h/s alongside (minor imperfections, back-flap missing), and 2) British Columbia 1865 3d. deep blue used on Wells Fargo & Co. "VICTORIA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA" envelope, cancelled with blue "WELLS FARGO & Co./.../VICTORIA" oval (wing-marginal 3d. with a missing bottom perf, but still a good/fine cover). (Image)

1860/1871: Specialized collection of 33 used stamps and three covers, with multiples, pieces, shades and varieties of 1860 2½d. (x11 incl. pair and strip of three with various types of postmarks, plus 1861 (Feb. 28) cover New Westminster-Victoria bearing "1" numeral h/s (earliest recorded date)), British Columbia 1865 3d. (x13 incl. two strips of three, singles with inverted/reversed Wmk, various postmarks etc., plus 1866 cover from New Westminster, B.C. to St. John, N.B. via San Francisco franked B.B. 3d. in combination with US 10c.), 1868 10c and $1 (Perf 12½) on piece, 2c strip of three (Perf 14) on cover, 5 copies of 5c (four on pieces incl. one with add. perf.) and singles of 25c and 50c. (M) (Image)