Collection of Postmarks on Stamp and Piece, mostly all neatly written-up on 24 quadrille pages, each page containing a selection for Air Mail, A.M.F, Forward Mails, Misc, Targets, Manuscript, Inspector Markings, Fiscal, Rubber, POCON, Rollers, Parcels, MOODS, Registration and more. We note a parcel piece with eight x 10c plum Admirals cancelled with rare "Toronto -T" rollers, accompanied by articles written by Derrick Avery and Mike Street trying to figure out the origins of this postmark. Overall useful group. (Image)

Est $ 100

Collection of Various Postmarks on Small Queen Stamps, with 500 target cancels, 60 Registration cancels, 138 Parcel cancels and over 400 Flag cancels, all on 1c to 8c values, with many shades, cancel varieties, etc. We counted 1c (x348), 2c (x62), 3c (x672), 5c (x8), 6c (x8) and 8c (x21), being a total of 1,119 stamps. Includes many early shades and a great lot for the variety seeker, collector, or reseller. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Est $ 400

Stockbook full of Postmarks on Small Queens, mostly with 3c values but also 1c and 2c, plus a number of QV Numerals. A nice collection, sorted by type of postmark, and includes R in oval, straightline REGISTERED, many corks including fancy, rings and targets, town cancels (mostly small towns sorted by province), railway, 4-ring #45 (20 copies), and other interesting postmarks. We counted over 1,600 stamps in all, including several early shades. We scanned 5 pages online. (Image)

Est $ 400

Stockbook of 1c Small Queens with Mostly Postmark Interest, with over 750 stamps in all, mostly sorted by cancel type, with mostly fancy cancels (with many better), parcel, numbered, dated town cancels, rollers, squared circles, coloured, etc. We note early shades, perforation varieties, etc. A nice lot, with 5 pages scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 300

Accumulation of Old Time Small Queen Collections, with mostly postmark interest. These are all loose pages (some double sided) and stock pages (stack measuring 3 inches thick) from several small lots and collections, bought throughout the years. Most of the stamps (thousands) are 1c and 3c, but includes others up to the 6c. Postmarks includes calendar collections (towns), corks, fancy (with many better), a collection of 2-ring numerals, etc. Includes many early shades, varieties and other interesting material. Well worth a close look, we have scanned a number of pages online. (Image)

Est $ 750

Collection of Postmarks on Small Queens, on stock pages and pages, with about 540 stamps (1c to 3c) with many types of postmarks including numerals, fancy, etc with lots of dated c.d.s. cancels with towns noted from counties such as Wentworth, Waterloo, Victoria, Brant, Welland. Note many very fine strikes, small towns, early dates and therefore shades, etc. Overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of Obliterator Postmarks on 3c Small Queens, with nearly 1,000 stamps on 18 stock pages, we note targets, grids, duplex numbers, flags, manuscript, and a good number of fancy corks. A nice group, overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of Four Small Queen Covers with Ottawa Grid Obliterator, 1880-1881, all addressed to Henry J. Morgan in Biddeford Pool, Maine (these franked with 3c, and mailed to him during summer months when he was in the US), plus one addressed to him in Ottawa (franked with 1c). One still has its original long letter inside, written by Morgan's wife and another also has a letter inside. Two covers had originally been free-franked with two different Langevin cursive handstamps, then franked as they were going cross-border. A few tiny tears at top, still mostly very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Six Free-Franked Senate Canada Covers, 1889 to 1932, with 1889 (to Fredericton), 1892 (to Ottawa with contents), 1895 (to Ottawa, with contents), 1896 (to Ottawa), 1901 (#10 size to Ottawa) and 1932 (to Welland, with inverted year date, on Senate stationery cover), all with Senate Canada FREE Crown datestamps (with Beaver at bottom) in various shades of purple or pink and slightly different designs of the postmarks. We note Davis numbers SP-7i, SP-7ii, SP-8 and SP12aii. Two also have Langevin cursive handstamps and three have Ottawa FREE receivers. Most strikes are very fine, a few covers have small opening tears (two have backflap faults), still a scarce group. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of Eight House of Commons Postmarks on Cover, 1873 to 1879, all addressed to Henry J. Morgan and all but one contains its original letters, usually pertaining to bibliographical information to help him publish his Who's Who of famous Canadians. We note Davis #s CP-5 (in red, 2 covers, poor strikes), CP-6i (in red, 3 covers), CP-6ii (in blue, 2 covers), CP-8i (in blue, one cover). Most strikes are very fine unless noted. Some staining to a few covers, still a good offering of these postmarks and quite interesting reading. (Image)

Est $ 100

Collection of 18 House of Commons Cancels on Covers, 1880 to 1905, mostly all addressed to Henry J. Morgan in Ottawa and about half still have their original letters inside, mostly having bibliographical information to help Morgan write his Who's Who of notable Canadians. House of Commons postmarks include Davis #s CP10a, and a variety of other FREE datestamps between CP15 and 20, plus a few without the FREE inside, used to indicate mail was sent from the House of Commons, or received there. A few covers have more than one House of Commons cancels, and there are many with additional Ottawa FREE datestamps. Includes a rare picture postcard from 1905 mailed free-franked, depicting the Irish Guards Band in front of the Parliament Buildings. An overall nice group, with a few faults, but with useful postmarks and good reading. (Image)

Est $ 200

Queen Victoria Leaf and Numeral Postmark Collection, all neatly displayed on 27 pages, with stamps, pieces, covers and cards, showing a variety of different dated postmarks, including duplex (note House of Commons, Toronto P and S Depot, and others), town postmarks (note a page of Manitoba towns), a page has Montreal "part-circle" datestamps and includes an "opened by mistake" cover, a page of "unusual indicia" items, many nice c.d.s. postmarks, etc. A very nice group, ideal for the postmark enthusiast. Ex. Leigh Hogg (Image)

Est $ 200

Lovely Study of Postmarks on 3c Small Queens, all neatly written-up on about 83 quadrille pages, sorted by postmark type, with a little of everything, including manuscript, targets and rings, NS grids, fancy corks (many), numeral duplex killers, rollers, ring numerals, Fredericton #11 in grid (including a VF 1c Large Queen), precancels, coloured, crowns (including one on cover), fancy numbers (such as a 2 and a 21 on stamp, both faulty), etc. We note a large number of early shades, with copper reds, roses, etc and counted about a dozen covers and hundreds of stamps. We have scanned 10 representative pages online. (Image)

Est $ 1,000

Collection of 62 All Different Blackout Cancels, on small size covers, in a cover album, some of which show different dater hub and obliterator combinations. We noted many better items such as the latest use of the scarce Rimouski O-31 slogan, a Vancouver registered cover with 6 blackout cancels, a 1941 Newfoundland blackout from a sergeant in the Royal Rifles of Canada, North Sydney, 3 different Yarmouth including an I-130 slogan on advertising cover, the scarce Shelburn NS Columbia machine blackout, Dartmouth, Prince Rupert, 2 different Sydney, an unlisted (?) NOV.6.1943 Halifax R-235 slogan, 7 or 8 illustrated advertising covers, a few censored, etc. All cancels have been identified and most covers ideally have corner cards or return addresses. Some minor faults, but mostly fine to very fine with many selected cancels and clean covers. (Image)

Est $ 300

Lovely Grey County Postal History Exhibit, put together long ago by the late Jim Kraemer, and always left intact since then. This exhibit has 96 pages (6 frames) and is on good quality A4 paper. The towns are presented alphabetically from Allan Park to Yeoville, followed by railway post offices of the area. We counted 105 covers or cards, mostly dating from early stampless to the Victorian era, with a few up to QEII. The collector visibly sought only the best quality strikes and items for each town, and has written each page up with opening and closing dates of the post office, a photocopy of the back (or front) as well as good reproductions of the postmarks. There are too many rare items to list here, but we have chosen a small selection of scans to give the general flavour. Additionally, all pages have been scanned and can be seen on our website at sparks-auctions.com/auction-27/exhibits. Some items of note are manuscript (pre-postmarking instrument) markings, Large Queen covers (including two addressed to Sir Sanford Fleming), fancy cancels, many early and late dates (several not reported until now), illustrated advertizing covers (some in full colour), a 6c Small Queen bisect (properly tied, to UK) and much more. Viewing is highly recommended to appreciate the exceptional quality of this collection / exhibit. Also included is a group of 108 covers and cards which have not been mounted yet (some faults on a few of these). (Image)

Est $ 2,000

Collection of Machine Flag Cancels, 1927 to 1943, with 32 covers in all, each written-up on exhibit pages and showing a variety of different flags used in this period, from a variety of different towns. We note some advertizing covers, a cover mailed on APR.22.1942 from Moncton to Chicago, with Censor marking NM3 - 8 (Burrows identified this as being used at Eastern Air Command R.C.A.F. St John's), and more. Overall very fine. The entire collection from which this comes from can be viewed on our website at sparks-auctions.com/auction-27/exhibits. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of Bickerdike and Imperial Flag Cancels, 1897 to 1901, with 55 covers or cards, all written-up on exhibit pages, with a good variety of different types, including many $50 to $75 retail items, Jubilee covers, advertizing covers, etc. The exhibit also contains many lovely hand drawings of varieties, some advertizing from Imperial and Bickerdike and more. Overall very nice quality, with choice strikes throughout and only a few items are fronts only. The entire collection from which this comes from can be viewed on our website at sparks-auctions.com/auction-27/exhibits. (Image)

Est $ 500

Collection of Machine Flag Cancels, 1917 to 1918, with 21 covers or cards, all 1917 dated except for one 1918, all neatly written-up on exhibit pages. We note not only better flag cancels but also nice usages such as censored, at least one ERD of Winnipeg (FEB.9.1917), and more. Overall nice quality. The entire collection from which this comes from can be viewed on our website at sparks-auctions.com/auction-27/exhibits. (Image)

Est $ 250

Flag Collection in a Thick Binder, mostly all neatly displayed on about 68 quadrille pages (some double-sided) plus a number of stock pages. We counted over 190 covers, and a good quantity of stamps, ranging from Small Queens, Jubilees, Leafs and Numerals to about the 1950s. Good variety of different machines, from different towns, with many company corner cards, some advertizing, good frankings, Royal Train covers, FDC, a few USA receiving flags, a group of BNAPS 2010 show covers, indicia studies, and more. A few faults noted, including fronts, still overall fine or better. A nice old-time collection worth viewing to better appreciate. (Image)

Est $ 200

Old Time Collection of RPO Cancels on Stamps, mostly all hinged into three small albums. First two contain about 300 Canada wide strikes on QV and Edwards. The third book contains about 160 Canada wide strikes on stamps ranging from QV issues to KGVI, with many Admirals, etc and contains many on piece, etc. Appears to be overall nice, readable strikes, many are identified as per catalogue. (Image)

Est $ 200

Collection of RPO Cancels on Stamp, with 95 items, neatly displayed on two black stock sheets, mostly on 1c and 2c Small Queens, but also a few others on QV Numerals. Some are identified and unchecked by us for rare or better postmarks. Also includes about 17 railway perfins on used stamps from the 1950s and 1960s. (Image)

Est $ 100

Collection of RPO Cancels on Stamp, filling two black stock sheets, with 115 stamps, strikes range from partial to complete, from Small Queens to the 1950s and appears to have a good variety. (Image)

Est $ 100

Collection of 112 Nova Scotia Railway Postmarks on Cover, 1915 to 1934, the majority of which have business corner cards and have either "Halifax Digby & Yarmouth RPO" or "Halifax & Yarmouth RPO" postmarks. Overall very fine covers and clear postmarks. (Image)

Est $ 100

Old Time Collection of RPO Cancels on Stamps, plus a few covers and cards, all in a stockbook, we counted over 600 items in all, with a wide variety of markings, on many different stamp issues (many Small Queens, Jubilees, etc.), some are sorted some are not, some are identified, some are not, but we note many better items throughout. Scan online shows only a glimpse, and careful viewing should reward on this one, as we have not looked at all the material contained.

Est $ 300

Collection of RPO Cancels on Stamps and Covers, all neatly arranged in 5 binders with most items identified, with: 1) Newfoundland and Maritimes, 2) Ontario, 3) Ontario, 4) Québec, and 5) rest, with ephemera, etc. We note a good quantity of useful material, from Small Queens to the 1960s, with about 212 covers and cards, plus another several hundred stamps and pieces. Way too many good items to describe, viewing is highly recommended. A nice collection.

Est $ 400