1930s Western Canada Aerial Photograph, image measuring 214 x 163 mm, taken of "Point Grey, Riverdale looking to the centre of the city from the corners of Dunbar St. and 41 Ave." Western Canada Airways handstamp on back, print is #1514, "Copyright Western Canada Airways Ltd." impressed lower right of the image. Minor edge faults, still a scarce photograph. (Image)

Est $ 150

1930s Western Canada Aerial Photograph, image measuring 214 x 163 mm, taken of "Shaughnessy Heights looking East, with Little Mountain at top right". "Western Canada Airways Vancouver" handstamp on back, print is #1354, "Copyright Western Canada Airways Ltd." impressed lower right of the image. Crease at top left in margin, still a scarce photograph. (Image)

Est $ 150

1937 S.S. Distributor Post Office First Day and First Flight Covers, both cancelled with a JUL.21.1937 c.d.s. This was the first day of use of this postmark, which was only used until AUG.14 of that year. Both covers are also signed by the pilot, A. McMullen and R.W. Hale, the Postal Superintendent. One is additionally signed by three postmasters and has a "Hudson Bay Company / JUL.21.1937 / S.S. Distributor / Mackenzie River / Transport" oval handstamp in purple. Both are backstamped Aklavik AUG.1 and Edmonton AUG.7. Two scarce and very fine items. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 80 Pilot Signed First Flight Covers, 1930 to 1938, all have appropriate first flight cachets, many with additional signatures of Postmasters or district superintendents. Noted one cover which was not flown. Overall very fine, all addressed to the same person in Calgary, and offered on the market for the first time. (Image)

Est $ 400

Group of 140 First Flight Covers, 1930-1941, many with postmaster or district superintendent signatures. Note #3153 (x4, cat. $15 each), and four C3 first day covers (which cat. $25 each). Also a #192-194, C4 FDC which cats $45 plus, also a crash cover #300925 from the 1930 crash at Southesk Alberta, with no crash markings and too damaged to scan. Also other odds and ends including 5 O.H.M.S. covers and commercial airmail covers, 6 event covers and two O.H.M.S. perfin officials (#O245, used cat $60 each but wrinkles). Mostly very fine with a few creases, especially on the larger covers. Most are addressed to the same person in Calgary, and offered on the market for the first time. (Image)

Est $ 200

Interesting Group of Air Mail Covers and Stamps, 1935-1937, starting with 10 covers mailed between APR.1.1937 and APR.19.1937, all lavishly franked with blocks, etc, addressed to places like Philippine Islands, Macao, Hong Kong, Hawaii, etc. through the "Trans-Pacific Route via San Francisco / Central Patricia P.o. / Pickle Lake, Ontario" all with many transit and receiver c.d.s. cancels, a few with first flight cachets "San Francisco to...". Also includes a collection of 300 covers mailed to Central Patricia P.O. / Pickle Lake / Pickle Crow / Sioux Lookout and many other places, between 1935 and 1937, some have first flight cachets, note different frankings (many with C5) and originating post office postmarks, a few FDC. etc. Last but not least is a collection of Haileybury to Rouyn 50th Anniversary of Air Mail labels with die, progressive and plate proofs in different colours, imperforates, double prints, plane upside down, plane facing left, two sheets of the finished stamp, etc. Also a Scott #CL11a (hinged tête-bêche pair with PSAG cert). See scans for a glimpse into this interesting lot. (Image)

Est $ 300

Group of 17 First Day Covers of the 1932 6c on 5c Surcharge Airmail Issue, all mailed from 17 different cities to the same person in Maxville Ontario, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 425

1926 Jack V. Elliot Proof on Cover, mailed from Rolling Portage on MAR.6.1926 to Kitchener (MAR.19 receiver on back), franked with a very fine 3c Admiral on front, and a CL6 proof on back, the latter tied by a Rolling Portage broken circle and cancelled by a Kenora / Received oval datestamp. Very fine and unusual. Rsv. $180. (Image)

Est $ 200

1926 Red Lake to Sioux Lookout Cover, with Inverted RED LAKE on CL13i,franked with a pair of 1c Admirals on front and a CL13i on back, with green flight cachets on both sides, departure and arrival datestamps, etc. Very fine and rare. Rsv. $1,600. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,500

1926 Set of Four Different Legs of the Sioux Lookout to Woman Lake Flights, each franked with a CL18 on back (and 2c Admirals on front), with green flight cachet on front and back and arrival and departure postmarks. Very fine, both sides of all four covers scanned online. AAMC CL18-2600. Rsv. $450. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

1926 Woman Lake to Sioux Lookout Cover with "Fed" in Green on CL18, franked with two 1c Admirals on front and a CL18e on back, with red flight cachets on both sides, very fine and scarce. AAMC CL18e-2600a. Both sides scanned online. Rsv. $875 (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,500

Group of 11 Patricia Airways Semi-Official Covers, all different flights, and includes CL24, 25a, 25b, 25c, 26c, 26e, 28, 30f, 43, etc. Mostly very fine group, catalogue value does not include flight premiums. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,350

1931 SCADTA Air Mail Cover to Columbia, this cover is franked with SCADTA #s C55 and C58 which were intended for internal use only, and are very rare on international incoming mail. Mailed from Vancouver on MAY.26.1931, arrived Barranquilla on JUN.3 and Girardot on same day (receiver on back). There is a Canal Zone stamp at left, uncancelled even though mail would have gone through via Canal Zone. A very fine and scarce cover. (Image)

Est $ 300

1937 SCATDA 45c Rate Cover to Columbia, mailed from Midland, Ontario on MAY.14.1934 and flown to Columbia via Miami. Barranquilla transit c.d.s. dated MAY.21 and Barranca Bermaja receiver dated MAY.22 (both markings on front). Bit of overall soiling, still a scarce cover. (Image)

Est $ 150