1858 3d Beaver Pair on Cover to USA, mailed from the "Russell's Hotel" in Québec city on JUL.10.1858 (double broken circle tying stamps) and franked with a horizontal pair of imperforate 3d Beavers (faults) and addressed to Cincinnati, Ohio, with clear Montreal JUL.10 transit on back. Small edge faults caused by oversize contents, still attractive and fine. (Image)

Est. $ 200

1865 5c Beaver Port Hope to Halifax, mailed at Port Hope on MAY.31.1865 (blue Berri duplex tying stamp) and addressed to Halifax, NS, franked with an orange red 5c Beaver. Montreal transit (JUN.1) and Halifax receiver (JUN.8) on back. A lovely inter-provincial cover at the 5c rate, very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 200

1861 10c Prince Albert Cover to Chicago, stamp is just tied at upper left. Cover with MAY.20.1861 Windsor transit c.d.s. on back. Cover with a few minor creases and some light toning. (Image)

Unitrade $ 175

1869 3c red Large Queen Cover, with a lovely P.O. Moncton N.B. JUL.8.1869 double circle date stamp. Also faint Hopewell Cape back stamp. (Image)

Est $ 50

Group of 5 ½c Small Queen Single Franking Covers, each with one ½c stamp, all tied to covers by a variety of cancels. Two of the covers are dated (1883 and 1884) and all are addressed to Moncton. Several faults, to varying degrees but should be a useful group. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,500

1882 1c SQ Duo of Single Franked Drop Covers, with Collingwood APR.18.1882 drop letter. Stamp is cancelled with a fancy star cork (sealed). Also St Joseph de Beauce MAY.13.1882. Lovely shade stamp(perf 11½x12) tied by target cancel. (unsealed and with horizontal crease). A fine duo. (Image)

Est. $ 75

1870s Early Oil Co. Advertising Cover, from Toronto to Nova Scotia, franked with a 1c Small Queen, perf 12. Cover is unsealed and has a tongue flap. Some toning and some edge creasing, still an attractive cover. (Image)

Est $ 100

1896-1897 Two Small Queen 8c Registered Covers, each bearing #35 1c (x2) and #41 3c (x2), the first Point Aconi, N.S. DEC.16.1897 to Montreal with 5 backstamps including squared circles North Sydney and Montreal, the second cover Middleton (Annapolis), N.S. OCT.12.1896 to Lawrencetown, with contents from the Commercial Bank of Windsor with 4 backstamps and intact red was seal for commercial bank. (Image)

Est $ 100

1874 and 1892 Small Queen Covers, first was mailed at Latona C.W (FEB.17.1874 in red, with both year and day slugs reversed) and franked with a 3c vermilion Small Queen to Toronto (Durham and Toronto backstamps). Small tear and light crease, else very fine. Also a cover mailed at Simcoe (APR.5.1892) and franked with a strip of 3 of the 1c Small Queen, tied by two strikes of a fancy "8" in grid cork cancel, to Dundas (Hamilton and Dundas backstamps). Tears and stains at top, else very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 100

Lot of 70 Small Queen Covers, with 1c, 2c, 3c and 5c denominations, including various combinations. We note 3 uprated cards to UK and Germany (all with receivers) as well as a good selection of different postmarks including Orbs, duplex, c.d.s., corks, etc. Condition varies but overall fine or better. (Image)

Est. $ 200

1893 2c green Postal Card to Belize, a UX4 card mailed at Montreal (duplex dated FEB.14), passed through New York on FEB.15, then through New Orleans on FEB.17, then arrived in Belize, British Honduras on FEB.26.1893. A scarce destination on an ideal card showing all transit and arrival postmarks on front, very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 300

1875 Small Queen Registered Cover, mailed at Prescott (MAY.1.1875) and franked with a 2c and a 3c Small Queen paying the domestic 5c registration rate to Toronto. Each stamp is tied by a fancy cross roads cork cancel. Very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 100

Lot of 12 Jubilee Franked Covers, with 3c frankings (8), 2c frankings (2) and one with a 1c and 2c Jubilee. Also a 2c Small Queen + 1c Jubilee combination, a 5c Jubilee + 3c QV Numeral combination on registered cover (missing flap). Mostly very fine lot. (Image)

Est. $ 125

1870 3c Small Queen Cross Border Cover, mailed at Brantford Ont. (DEC.1.1870) and franked with two 3c copper red Small Queens, paying the 6c cross border rate to West Farmington NY. The stamps are tied by two strikes of the 2-ring numeral 15. A lovely small cover, with a fancy embossed letter "M" on backflap, very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 100

1876 5c Registered Domestic Cover, mailed at Toronto (AUG.1.1876) and franked with a single 5c slate green (perforated 11½ x 12 and tied by fancy segmented cork) paying for the domestic registration rate to Stratford (next day receiver on back), contrary to regulations as the RLS stamp were to be used . A scarce usage of this stamp in its first year of issue, to pay for this rate. Tear on backflap, still very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 200

1895 Crown Overprint on 3c Small Queen Registered Advertising Cover, St. John, N.B. to St. Hyacinthe, Que. (squared circle receiver on back FEB.28.1895). Crown overprint is Lacelle D571. (Image)

Est $ 100

Lot of 12 3c SQ Advertising, with 10 covers and 2 cards, some have illustrations, overall fine. (Image)

Est. $ 125

1897 London, Ont.. Registered Drop Letter, mailed at London on MAR.13.1897 with a 1c green QV stationery cover, uprated with a 5c Small Queen and addressed to London, with a letter carrier's mark on front. Very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 75

1898 Patriotic Private Post Card, mailed from Hamilton Ontario (Bickerdike flag cancel dated MAY.10.1898) to Simcoe. The card is completely red, and has a red, blue and white flag in the left corner with "The Flag that Braved", etc. Franked with a 1c Queen Victoria Leaf. A lovely card, very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 150

1899 Patriotic Private Post Card, mailed from St. Catharines, Ontario (c.d.s. dated AUG.8.1899) to Hamilton, Ontario (Bickerdike machine dater hub receiver dated AUG.24.1899). The card has a colourful depiction of "Rule Britannia, Rule the Waves, etc. with a woman warrior holding a British shield, a lion and a ship. Franked with a 1c Queen Victoria Numeral. A lovely card, very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 150

Collection of QV Leaf and Numeral Provisionals on Cover, with 11 covers, many of which have very nice advertising, including illustrated. We note better postmarks, including 1899 North Bay squared circle, 1902 Montreal experimental machine, two 1899 Montreal wavy line machine cancels, some Bickerdike flags, etc. A nice group, with retail prices ranging from $10 to $100, with three fronts, otherwise overall very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 200