1939 Special Cross-Border Air Mail, Special Delivery Rate for Daffodils, being a large piece of a wrapper,mailed from Victoria BC on March 19th addressed to Greenfield, Indiana (with March 22 receiver evidence). The package is franked with a total of 96c in regular stamps (including pair of 20c and single 50c 1938 Pictorial issues), plus another 10c Special Delivery stamp, all tied by Victoria roller cancels. There is an official "Perishables" label (another one of these has been removed) plus two different "Fragile" labels, as well as a filled-in Customs Declaration label. Faults associated with this being a large parcel wrapper, plus a central vertical fold, still presentable. A scarce rate and ideal for the Special Delivery or King George VI collector. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Twenty Two Small Queen Covers, 1870 to 1893, mostly single 3c frankings but also includes a few with 1c and 2c. We note many different town cancels from Ontario, Québec and Maritimes, many have cork cancels, etc. All are small size except for one legal size and we note a few opening faults (more faulty not counted), but overall fine or better condition. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Three Interesting Picture Post Cards, with two private post cards, one mailed 1900 and one in 1903, each having lovely illustrated advertising and franked with a 1c QV Numeral. Very fine. Also comes with a 1c Edward wrapped around the top left corner of a card simulating a stitched leather card, mailed from Montreal to Québec in 1906. Picture illustrates a windmill, printed in Germany and very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1927 Toronto Registered Cover, mailed on JUN.25.1927 and addressed to Winnipeg (JUN.27 receivers on back). This large commercial cover is franked with a very fine strip of 10 of the IMPERFORATE 2c King Edward issue, plus a single 4c Admiral paying the 24c sextuple registration rate. Small tears at top and wrinkles, still a scarce franking and rate, fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

1945 Vancouver Registered to China, War Issue Franking, mailed Vancouver BC on MAR 3.1945 (several blackout c.d.s. cancels, plus blank registration box) and addressed to China (Chungking) through Eastern route of Montreal, then Miami and West Africa (no markings for these except a MAR.6 Montreal c.d.s. on back, still endorsed via this route). Also endorsed "By C.N.A.C. from Calcutta". Medium sized cover is franked with ten $1 Destroyers, one 50c Munitions and a 10c Parliament, all from the War issue set, paying a total of $10.60. Censor tape from DB / 196. A few opening tears at left and some light creases, still a great cover for the War issue collector, wartime postal historian, etc. (Image)

Est $ 200

1918 Bahamas Special Delivery Admiral Cover to Nassau. Franked with 2c Admiral War Tax and 5d Bahamas Special Delivery overprint, respectively tied by Toronto ??.JUN.1918 c.d.s. and Nassau 06.JUL.1918 c.d.s. Addressed to Nassau, Bahamas with 05.JUL.1918 c.d.s. backstamp receiver. In early 1916, under bilateral agreement, 600 Bahamas 5p stamps overprinted Special Delivery were made available in post offices at Ottawa, Toronto, Westmount (Montreal) and Winnipeg. These stamps were to be affixed to letters addressed to the Bahamas and were cancelled by Canadian postal clerks alongside regular Canadian postage though later (post-1917) examples were postmarked upon arrival in Nassau. A nice example of an interesting episode in Canadian postal history. (Image)

Est $ 150