Collection of 1930s First Flight Post Office Announcements, with about 35 original announcements from the Post Office, plus another 70 or so photocopies. Interesting reading and good collateral material for an exhibit. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Collection of Airmail Baggage Labels, Stickers, etc in a Stockbook, mostly Canadian and we note Trans Canada Airline labels, 1959 Golden Anniversary of Flight labels, Lufthansa, KLM, and a large assortment of airmail stickers. Should be viewed to see the full extent of this lovely collection. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of Air Mail Ephemera, 1918-1971, includes 20 letters re. assorted flights including the 1918 Toronto to Ottawa first aerial post, 1918 Victoria to Vancouver B.C. Airways flight and more. Most are folded from having been mailed, a seldom seen group. (Image)

Est $ 100

Old Time First Flight Cover Collection, with 242 covers in all, with a wide variety of different cachets, frankings, routes, many seldom seen air mail stationery envelopes, etc. We note over a half dozen uncacheted covers cataloguing $15, an AUG.12.1931 flight from Aklavik to Herschel Island ($75), an AUG.6.193 Rae to Fort Fitzgerald flight ($75), and probably more as we only did a quick survey. We note commemorative event covers (for example Lindbergh flight, etc), some non-cacheted covers, a few last flights and first night flights, and a few regular air mail covers. A better than average such collection and worth a close look. (Image)

Est $ 300

1930 R100 Airship Cover Flown from Montreal to England. This cover was carried on board the air ship at Montreal by J. Fergus Grant, who was a reporter travelling on the air ship return flight for the Montreal Gazette. The cover is signed by Grant and has a St Hubert AUG.13.1930 datestamp. A few small tone spots at bottom left, still very fine and rare. No backstamps as it was carried out of the mails. It is estimated that fewer than 50 covers were flown, with many to officials, either in Canada or the UK. Offered on a fully written-up exhibit page. (Image)

Est $ 1,500

Collection of 50th and 25th Anniversary Air Mail Flight Covers, with over 350 covers for the 50th Anniversary of the 1920 Toronto to Hamilton flight, the 1918 Stinson flight Calgary to Edmonton, the 1918 Brian Peck Montreal to Toronto flight and many more. An inexpensive way to collect these early flight-related material. Some duplication and mostly very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Canadian Air Tours Cover Collection, 1929-1933, mostly on pages with some written-up, and includes 6 covers from the Ford Reliability Tour, 34 covers from the Great Lakes Air Cruise, including one crash cover, 22 covers from the 1931 Trans Canada Air Pageant, 4 from the 1932 British Columbia Air Tour and 2 from the 1933 Air Pageant. Overall very fine and scarce. (Image)

Est $ 500

Collection of Winter Air Mail Flights Between the Magdalen Islands, Moncton and PEI, 1928-1933, all neatly mounted and written-up on exhibit-style pages, including 20 covers flown the winter of 1928 from JAN.11 up to MAR.11. Also 12 winter of 1929 covers, including one pilot signed, 6 from the winter of 1930 with 4 pilot signed, a scarce winter 1932 cover, 2 from winter 1932 both pilot signed. Flown dates are those when the ferry was not operating due to ice conditions. Virtually all are philatelic with and without first flight cachets, in mixed condition for the 1928 flown covers, balance mostly very fine. (Image)

Est $ 500

Collection of 1930 R100 Flights to Canada, all neatly written-up on exhibit-style pages, with 16 covers having the R100 cachet with a range of dates from August 1st to 13th, 1930, as well as 14 mostly contemporary post cards of the R100. Also note a Roessler forgery cover, an R101 post card and 14 other associated items, mostly later anniversary items. Note Cole cover signed by Arthur Disley to radio operator, who was one of only six survivors of the subsequent R101 crash, and a cover signed by Capt. R.S. Booth, First Officer G.F. Meager and Rigger Ralph F. Deverell. Also covers signed by postmasters Victor Gaudet and George Gaille. Mostly very fine but note a few covers with faults (trimmed, faded, etc.) (Image)

Est $ 500

Collection of Canada Related Concorde Covers, 1975-1989, mostly all written-up on pages and includes 52 covers flown from, to or within Canada by both British Airways and Air France. Also 6 covers not to Canada. Note 13 Pilot signed. These flown covers are all philatelic as the Concordes never flew commercial mail. An interesting chapter in commercial aviation, and not often encountered this nice. (Image)

Est $ 350

Collection of 1939 Transatlantic Air Mail Flights by Pan Am and Imperial Airways, all neatly written-up exhibit style, and includes 98 covers, plus another 10 covers from the 1942 start of air mail service between Canada and Newfoundland. The Trans Atlantic collection includes covers to and from England, Ireland, Newfoundland, Canada and the USA which are all on the flown route. Note 13 pilot signed covers from both 1939 and 1942, a good selection of cacheted covers, including 15 British special printed envelopes. A nice collection. (Image)

Est $ 400

Group of Over 70 First Flight Covers, including about 50 registered (mostly 1935-36 addressed to Iroquois Falls). We note good frankings such as several 10c Mounties, 8c KGV Pictorial, special delivery, 10c Loyalist Monument, etc, as well as a nice variety of different flight paths, three going to Finland and we note many covers having a dozen or so backstamps.. Overall very fine, and includes a few airplane photographs from the 1920s. Most covers are sleeved. (Image)

Est $ 100

1939 Pan Am & Imperial Airways Trans-Atlantic Flight Cover Collection, mostly on exhibit pages, with some extra material included. About 110 covers with mailings from Canada, USA, Newfoundland, Ireland, the UK, as well as 2 scarcer Belgium flown covers. Note a number of registered covers including one with a Newfoundland sorting office North Sydney NS handstamp. Most with cachets and overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 300

Collection of Over 450 Helicopter, Balloon and Glider Flown Covers, 1950s to 2002, plus an assortment of space and modern airship material - note about 175 helicopter flown covers from 1951 to 1967 with most being 1967 Centennial Copter project covers, with many pilot signed. Also about 200 balloon covers from 1967 to 2002, 30-plus modern airship covers that includes post cards, souvenir covers, etc. Also 12 glider flown covers and 50 space-related from ground stations, etc. re. satellite launches, visits and more. Also some modern related postal stationery. Overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 400

Group of 120 Plus Covers from the March 1st, 1939 Trans Canada Air Mail, launched that day from coast to coast. Good variety of flown legs, frankings, etc. including Admirals, Air Mail issues, 1933 UPU etc. All very fine and mostly with appropriate receiving c.d.s. (Image)

Est $ 150

1931 Covers Flown on the Commercial Air Ways Pine to Palm Flight, plus Essays. Includes one cover with CL48d (the break in oval variety), 4 covers with CL48 and one with the CL48 removed. Also the black on orange tête-bêche pair and a black on white single essay. All very fine. Catalogues used are Unitrade and Lafrenière. (Image)

Unitrade $ 460

Extensive Collection of Official Air Mail Envelopes Produced and Sold by The Canadian post Office, 1928-1933, includes printings 2000-5-1-28, 2000-4-4-28, 2000-17-1-28 and most of the other 7 printings. Mostly on the more common first flights, but note 16 commercial uses and some better early flights. Scarce group, especially the ones with only 2,000 printed. Includes about 450 covers in total and overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 700

Collection of First Flight Covers, All on Roessler Produced Envelopes, 1927-1939, with about 475 covers in all, produced by Roessler and sorted by type Roessler Canadiana BNAPS book. Mostly more common flights but noted the following better: 2713, 2721, 2805 (x2), 2821 and C3 & C4 first days. Nice clean lot and overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 500

Collection of 80 Canadian Military Air Letters, 1950s-on, all neatly displayed and written-up in an album, with much from Canadian operations with the United Nations. Note mail from Egypt (including 1957 test letters to the director of the Armed Forces Postal Service), the Congo, West New Guinea, West Iran, Cyprus, North Viet Nam, Pakistan and Lebanon. Owner's retail is over $1,800, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 500

Collection of About 500 Aviation Covers, 1916 to 2007, includes 200 Malott anniversary covers, 36 other anniversary covers, 6 RCAF wartime covers, 20 plus special RCAF special flights, 90 Walsh & Stoner flown covers plus some other odds and ends. Overall ver fine. (Image)

Est $ 350

Collection of Air Mail Labels or Handstamps, 1928-1988 with about 200 covers which are mostly Canadian and includes many first flights. Note some registered or special delivery and some foreign, including New Zealand, Lebanon, India, USA. A few with minor faults but overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Collection of Silver Dart and Other Covers, 1933-2009, includes three FEB.23.1933 25th anniversary flown covers including a pilot signed. Also ten MAR.12.1933 Red Bird 25th anniversary flown covers, also with a pilot signed. Also a Baddeck airport opening cover, a McCurdy signed cover, a 1948 Silver Dart Service cover, two 1959 souvenir covers both flown and pilot signed, two 60th anniversary covers, 18 assorted first days, a 2009 100th anniversary flown and pilot signed cover, Golden anniversary of flight stamps in a sheet of 100 and a part sheet of 60 (cat. $1,125 in Lafreniere), two sheets of 16 2009 "P" stamps plus some other odds and ends and an assortment of related literature. Overall a very fine collection. (Image)

Est $ 500

Collection of Interesting First Flight Covers, 1928-1949, includes 45 registered or special delivery covers, censored cover, CL4 Western Canada Airways cover and three mixed Canada / USA frankings. Also overseas destinations such as Cuba, South Africa, Germany, Bermuda, Greece, UK and St Helena. A scarce group with some faults but overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 500

Collection of 30 Aviation Photographs in a Binder, mostly black and white 8" x 10" glossys. Note a bi-plane, two and four engine prop planes and jets also two astronaut photos. (Image)

Est $ 100

Collection of Maritimes / Magdalen Islands Flight Covers, 1928-1933, with 60 covers, including 16 AMCN #2807 covers, mostly later flights, 27 #2905, again mostly later flights plus 4 #2939 flights and 13 assorted later flight covers. Later flights of #2807 and 2905 are usually scarcer than the first flights, due to a lack of advance notification to collectors. Note #2807c and 2807d which catalogue $100 each. Mostly very fine collection. (Image)

Est $ 500