1867 Biographical Form Handwritten by Sir Charles Tupper, the empty form was originally mailed to Tupper by Henry Morgan in Ottawa on OCT.12.1867 with a note asking him to fill it out and send it back ASAP, specifically "at your earliest convenience". Tupper entered in the section "Name and style, or titles?" "Hon Dr. Tupper C.B." (as he was in between positions, as Nova Scotia had recently joined Canada) and went on to fill out much of the information in the rest of the folded three page form. At this point, he resided Halifax, NS. Tupper was Premier of Nova Scotia (1864- July 3, 1867) , Minister of Finance and Receiver General under Sir John A Macdonald (1887-1888) and the sixth Prime Minister of Canada from May to July 1896, and was succeeded by Wilfrid Laurier. In 1864 Tupper appointed Sandford Fleming, designer of Canada's first postage stamp, as the chief engineer of the Nova Scotia Railway in order to expand the line from Truro to Pictou landing. An important part of Canada's history, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1866 Royal Mail Original Broadside, advertising the Halifax and Boston departure of the China, and asking that parcels or mail be delivered to the harbor the night before the departure, with various instructions and procedures. Not often seen, very fine and a lovely ephemera addition to any Cross-Border or Trans-Atlantic mail collection. (Image)

Est $ 50

1884 Letter Mailed by Lord Lansdowne, being a cover with "Government House / Ottawa" logo on backflap, addressed to Henry Morgan/ Department of State / Ottawa (unfranked, with no other markings and probably delivered by favour) containing a letter dated October 1884, written by (and signed "Lansdowne") to Morgan thanking him for having sent him a "handsomely bound" volume of the Annual Register for 1883. The Most Honourable Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne was the 5th Governor General of Canada, under John A. Macdonald, between 1883 and 1888. Crease on cover, letter is very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Collection of 36 Stampless Trans-Atlantic Folded Letters, 1837-1858, all but two incoming are addressed to Great Britain (Scotland, Isle of Man, Ireland, England) and mailed from a variety of areas, but mostly NB and NS. All written-up on pages explaining the postal markings, rates, routes, etc. A total of 36 folded letters, with a good variety of rates, postmarks, including better ones. Overall fine or better and not often offered. (Image)

Est $ 250

Collection of 15 Stampless Folded Letters To and From Nova Scotia, 1809 to 1851, most being in the 1830s and 40s period, with a good variety of rates, postmarks, etc. We note NS to NB (x9), NS to UK (x1), NS to USA (x2) and USA to NS (x3) for a total of 15 folded letters. Four are written-up on pages, the rest are in stock sheets with write-ups. Overall nice quality and fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of Stampless Folded Letters with New Brunswick Star Postmarks, 1830s and 1840s, with 29 in all, mostly all written-up on pages with descriptions of the postmarks, rates, routes, etc. We note many scarce postmarks, a good variety of different towns, including smaller ones, with mainly inland usages. Overall fine with the usual file folds, etc. (Image)

Est $ 200

Collection of Stampless Cross Border Folded Letters, 1799 to 1850s, with 27 in all, New Brunswick to USA, with a good variety of postmarks, towns (including W.O.), rates, etc. mostly all written-up on album pages. The usual file folds, still overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 200

Collection of Stampless New Brunswick Folded Letters, 1840s and 1850s, with 21 in all, mostly written-up on pages explaining the postmarks, rates and routes. Most are inland usage and we note some better postmarks including several Way Office datestamps, Paid handstamps, etc. The usual file folds, else overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of Stampless Folded Letters To and From New Brunswick, 1819 to 1860, with 16 items, mostly in the 1830s and 40s, many with detailed descriptions of their postmarks, rates and routes. We note Ont to NB (x3), NB to Ont (x1) and NB to NS (x12). Usual file folds, still an overall fine lot. (Image)

Est $ 200

Collection of Stampless Folded Letters to and From New Brunswick and Québec, 1831 to 1862 most with detailed description of the postmarks, routes and rates, with 13 in all, 6 from Québec and 7 from New Brunswick. Usual file folds, still overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 150

1863 Burnstown U.C (Renfrew Co.) Registered to Québec City, mailed on MAR.9.1863 (double broken circle with basal "D") and rated FREE (handstamp) and REGISTERED (boxed handstamp) to Crown Lands office. Back has a City of Ottawa transit MAR.10.1863 and a red Quebec C.E "changeling" receiver dated MAR.12.1863. Missing small part of backflap, still very fine. (Image)

Est $ 50

1867 Cover Mailed by Thomas D'Arcy McGee, being a cover with House of Commons Canada large crown shield handstamp in red, next to a red serifed and italic FREE inside two horizontal lines. The cover is datestamped Ottawa C.W NOV.18.1867 and endorsed at bottom left "TDMcGee" in black pen, addressed to Henry Morgan. Small opening tear on back, still a lovely example of his signature. Accompanied by a long Ottawa newspaper article (from 2017) describing his life and then assassination in 1868. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of Nine Better Ontario Stampless Covers and Folded Letters, 1849 Waterloo UC double circle to Guelph, 1841 Orillia UC manuscript double circle to Berkshire England, 1861 Simcoe UC double broken circle to Berwick England, 1870 Toronto inner broken circle to Scotland Ontario with blue Charge Box handstamp from the Canada Lended Credit Company (with all-over advertizing on back of unsealed cover, plus red Scotland receiver), 1847 Waterloo UC manuscript double circle to Toronto, 1840 Guelph manuscript postmark to Toronto, 1835 Queenston double circle in green receiver on a folded letter from Saratoga Springs (red c.d.s dispatch), 1855 Allansville UC double broken circle in red to Elora and 1847 Waterloo UC manuscript double circle to Newcastle. Collected for the better postmarks, which are all good quality strikes. There are many transit or receiving postmarks on backs, with a few small faults, still an overall better than usual quality lot. (Image)

Est $ 350

Group of Eight Better Québec Stampless Covers and Folded Letters, 1851 Saint Croiz LC manuscript double circle to St Antoine, 1814 Québec Fleuron postmark on back of letter to Montreal, 1850 Steamboat Letter Québec broken circle in red to Montreal, 1890 Robertson Station PQ double oval c.d.s. in green on card to Québec, 1829 La Prairie manuscript 1829-Type broken circle in red to Montreal, 1825 Québec PAID and Québec Fleuron markings on each side of a folded letter to Montreal (tear at top), 1816 Québec PAID and Québec Fleuron markings on each side of a folded letter to Montreal and 1848 Quebec LC double broken circle in red plus Crown Paid at Quebec LC double circle in red on cover to Worcestershire England. A nice lot, collected for the postmarks, which are mostly all very nice examples. A few small faults on the covers, still overall very fine group with many transit and/or receiver postmarks on backs. (Image)

Est $ 350