1870s 3c Small Queen with Fancy "21" Postmark, in a light rose shade, with an ideal strike of Lacelle #148 from Walkerton. Few pulled perfs at right still a fine-very fine strike. (Image)

Est $ 40

Collection of Postmarks on Small Queens, with a few hundred total, mostly 3c Small Queens, collected for three major categories: squared circles, dated town cancels and fancy or other postmarks. The squared circles are still in their envelopes (x32) on which the owner wrote the annual income of the post offices, in order to determine the scarcity. Some have been described as rare, such as Windsor Mills, Union, Williamstown, Nassagaweya, Berlin, etc. Unchecked by us as for rare strikes or better dates. Also includes a town cancel collection, sorted in envelopes as per year of the postmark, as the owner was working on a callendar collection. Lastly are a number of other types of postmarks, such as fancy. We note a "Bogey Face", a 4-ring #20, etc. Some town postmarks we note include Ochre River Man, Hennigar NS, Buttonville Ont, Village Richelieu Que, etc. We scanned just a few of the better postmarks contained in this lot, so we recommend careful viewing. This lot has not been seen since at least 1964 when the owner passed, and is from the estate of Louis Sidney Crosby (see introduction before the PEI section). (Image)

Est $ 200

Collection of 30 Fancy Ontario Cork Cancellations on Covers and Cards, 1870s to 1880s with better ones from Brampton, Pendleton, Parry Sound, Ravenswood, Collingwood, Stayner, Port Hope and more. All are identified as per Lacelle number and town. A few faults, still a nice and useful lot and overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 200

Two Pages of Mostly Selected Town Postmarks on Singles, from #14 to #201 (60 stamps in all), with many socked on the nose, especially starting with the Leaf issues and on. We note nice strikes of Woodpecker BC (on 4c Arch), Redfield, Sask (on 1c Arch), Armstrong BC (on 50c Grand Pré), Campbellton NB (on 13c Citadel), Edmonton Alta (on 8c Arch), St Rochelle de L'Achigan Qué (on 1c Scroll), Lac du Bonnet Man (on 4c Scroll), Port Arthur Ont (in blue on ½c Leaf), Halifax & Sydney RPO (on 2c Arch) and so much more. Nice quality lot. Catalogue value for the stamps alone is $823. (Image)

Est $ 100

Collection of Socked on the Nose Town Cancels, with many lovely selected items such as a Brantford CW on a 1c LQ, two fresh 20c Widow Weeds, a 2c Map with Harwood Ont cancel (with inverted year slug), a 7c Québec, a $1 Parliament, a 20c Special Delivery with C.N.R. perfin, four Admirals with socked on the nose Militia Camp postmarks (including ones marked as rare) and many more in three glassines (one with only Military postmarks). A very nice lot. (Image)

Est $ 150

Stock Page of Selected Postmarks on Small Queens, including a selection of choice "Bull's Eye" postmarks on 12 different stamps, a selection of thin-bar grid cancels on 12 different stamps, and a selection of thick, fancy bar cancels on 12 different stamps. A lovely and colourful group, with shades, printings, values from the ½c to the 10c with many very fine and fresh stamps. Owner's Unitrade cv is $772. (Image)

Est $ 200

Selection of Better Postmarks on Small Queens, with a 1c dated March 1870 (early date), some straightline REGISTERED, FREE (in different fonts), WAY LETTER, TOO LATE, PAID, oval Toronto 5 parcel, fancy letter "K", "21" in circle, part of a large RPO datestamp "Richemont...", a "P" in grid (Lacelle deleted #D348), a "C" in grid from House of Commons, etc. A nice quality lot, with 22 stamps in all (1c to 10c), with an owner's retail value of $455. (Image)

Retail $ 455

Collection of Better Postmarks on QV Numeral Issues, neatly displayed on a double-sided black stock sheet, with a nice variety of postmarks such as town cancels, fancy, machine, squared circle, roller, RPO and more. A nice quality selection, includes many high values to the 20c, with an owners retail totaling $851. (Image)

Retail $ 851

Collection of Better Postmarks on King Edward VII Issues, neatly displayed on a black stock sheet, with a nice variety of postmarks such as town cancels (all dated in period, with many socked on the nose), a Way Letter, straightline FREDERICTON on a strip of 4 of the 2c, plus a different one on a 10c single, and more. A nice quality selection, includes all the values to the 50c (x3), with an owners retail totaling $440. (Image)

Retail $ 440

Collection of Better Postmarks on 2c and 5c Registration Issues, neatly displayed on three black stock sheets, with a nice variety of postmarks such as Hamilton oval registration cancels, a few dated c.d.s. and mostly all remaining are fancy cancels, plus some straightline REGISTERED, registration numbers, and more. Includes 67x 2c (with jumbos and many better shades), plus three 5c (shades). A nice quality lot. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of Fancy Cancels on Small Queen Stamps, with about 219 stamps. All displayed on two double-sided stock sheets, all types of cancels, including geometrics, letters, numbers, rings, town names, Way Letters (on Edwards) a few DLOs and more, all with varying "fancyness". We note several well known ones, such as the Nicaragua Coat of Arms, and others listed or not in Lacelle. Also includes just under 100 extras in a glassine. Some faults as expected, mostly fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 200

Lovely Collection of Fancy Cancels on Small Queens, all neatly displayed onto 6 black stock pages. There are a large number of "very fancy" postmarks here, including a small crown, many geometrics, Free Mason (Lacelle #1308, with two copies on 1c orange), insects, stars, starbursts, coloured, Lacelle #1040, and so much more, on values from the 1c to the 10c (stamps alone have high catalogue value, with many early shades). Counted 141 singles plus another 6 pairs - all are scanned online. Nice quality lot, with an owner's (very) conservative retail value of over $2,600. (Image)

Est $ 750

Collection of Maritime RPO Cancels in Two Volumes, with about 54 covers and cards and probably even more stamps, mostly written-up or displayed on pages. One volume is a well written-up collection of "A Postal History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway" (this one has only covers and cards, and no stamps, and includes several RPO Newsletters from the early 1980s). Overall good variety, with many scarcely seen strikes, a few faults, mostly fine or better.

Est $ 100

QUE.&CAMP. M.C. LOCAL No.20, Hammer II, 1st State, complete strike dated E / AP 12 / 95 on a postal card from St. Anaclet (Rimouski county) to Moncton, NB. A few light stains, and a spike hole, still very fine. (Image)

Est $ 50