10c Blue Cartier Imperforate on Cover to England,mailed Montreal on JAN.12.1857 to London England with red PAID receiver dated JAN.26. The folded letter (missing part of letter) is franked with a 10d blue Cartier imperforate on thin crisp paper, with large to huge margins, very fine. Ex Dale-Lichtenstein collection and purchased by the current owner in the Eaton & Sons "Rarity Auction" (ex K. Bileski Pence collection) in June 1995. Accompanied by a 1978 British Philatelic Association certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,000

½d Queen Victoria Imperforate on Folded Printed Circular, mailed from Toronto (square grid canceling stamp) to Woodstock, with clear JUL.24.1858 receiver on back. Franked with a ½d rose Queen Victoria imperforate. The blue printed circular is headlined "Departmental Notices" and has two large illustrations as well as text referring to schools and education, mentioning that the Chief Superintendent of Education will add 100% to whatever sums are raised for education, libraries, etc. Bit of edge aging, still a lovely document. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,100

1859 3d Red Perforated Beaver on Cover, mailed from Hamilton on FEB.15.1859 to Vittoria CW (FEB.16 receiver) through Simcoe (FEB.16 transit). The cover is franked with a fine perforated 3d Beaver (short perf) tied by the Hamilton #16 in circular grid. Vertical crease away from the stamp and tear on backflap, still fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,750

1865 Printed Circular Mailed at the 5c Letter Rate, a printed folded circular (no handwriting inside, but containing 2 pages of printed matter) mailed from Montréal on OCT.27.1865 to Repentigny, franked with a strip of 5 of the 1c rose Queen Victoria, paying the 5c letter rate. Very fine and interesting. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of 5 First Cents Covers, 5c Beaver on 1861 cover North George Town LC to Prescott, 10c Consort on 1861 cover Montréal to Montpellier Vermont, 10c Consort on 1864 cover Hamilton to Buffalo New York (with PAID / CANADA-10-CENTS handstamp), 10c Consort on 1867 cover Québec City to Norwalk Connecticut (large double circle MONTREAL-POST-OFFICE / C.E backstamp) and 2c Queen Victoria on 1866 cover Hamilton to Cayuga (probably paying the adjacent post office rate?). A few backflap tears, else a mostly very fine group. (Image)

Est $ 400

5c Beaver on 1862 Lady's Mourning Cover with Socked on the Nose 4-Ring 23, mailed from Niagara C.W on AUG.20.1862 to St Thomas, by G.W.R. (WEST AUG.20) through London (AUG.21) and arrived on AUG.22. The 5c Beaver was at first cancelled by a light Sarnia broken circle, then re-enforced by a 4-ring #23 from Niagara. A very fine cover in all respects. (Image)

Est $ 150

17c Cartier on Cover to England, mailed from Kingston on FEB.27.1865 to Taunton England with a MAR.18 receiver on back. The blue cover is franked with a 17c blue Cartier (deep shade) tied by two grid cancels. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Interesting Group of 20 Large Queen Covers, 1868-1909, some faulty covers not counted, includes several 3c franked covers and a few ½c, 1c, 6c from various post offices: Delaware CW, Acton CW, Midway CW, Toronto, Hamilton two-ring 5, Lindsay CW (x3), Stratford, Montréal, Lockes Island NS, Newport NS, Halifax NS, Plaister Cove NS, St. John NB. etc. mixed condition with some reduced, sulfurization etc. All scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of 21 Large Queen Covers, 1868-1885, includes a 1c LQ cover (trimmed at right), two 6c LQ covers to the United States and 18x 3c LQ covers. Noted a Widder Station (Lambton Co. backstamp, open 1862-1876), a 2-ring #25 on cover, some with pen cancels, etc. Some have folds, stains tears or other minor faults, still overall fine or better. (Image)

Unitrade $ 850

Interesting Group of 30 Small Queen Covers and Cards, 1870-1898, noting two 1870 covers (June and July) both with copper red 3c, ½c franked registered to Germany, 2c RLS stamps, 5c UPU to France (Montreal hammer 1), Germany (front), New Zealand and to US. 2c drop, advertising, two Toronto North duplexes. 6c re-entry at top of right ‘’6’’, 3c deep rose carmine, and 3 stamps with fake overprint (not counted). Should be a fun lot, condition is mixed but overall fine and all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 300

Group of Mostly Small Queen Advertising Covers, 1867-1898, includes 45 Small Queen covers plus a 5c Beaver cover, mostly with corner card advertising but some have more elaborate advertising. Condition is mixed with some being trimmed, usually at the stamp end, away from the advertising. Also note some with minor creases or other faults, still overall fine or better and scarce. (Image)

Est $ 250

1892 Small Queen Hand Illustrated Cover to England, mailed at Halifax on NOV.17, 1892 to England, with Windsor NOV.28 receiver on back. Both address and design of a man waving two "Small Queen Flags" are neatly water coloured, and the cover is franked with a 2c and a 3c Small Queens. The back has a blue embossed monogram. Missing part of the back flap (extending partly onto front) and stained on back, still a scarce Small Queen item. (Image)

Est $ 300

Group of 7 Small Queen Advertising Covers, 1878 to 1897, all franked 3c Small Queens, with a good variety of different ads, all but one illustrated. Note a lovely 1878 American Peace Society cross border cover (ex Cantor). A few small faults, still a better than usual lot, fine or better and all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 150

Two Small Queen Montréal Exposition Illustrated Covers, both are 3c Small Queen mailed from Montreal in 1895, with the Montréal Exposition Co (ex Greene with his handstamp on back) and The Canadian International Exposition by L. Chaput, Fils & Cie, also with all-over advertising on back (this one is slightly reduced at right), very fine and scarce. (Image)

Est $ 150

1899 "Closed Against Inspection" Cover, mailed from Upper Stewiacke NS on JAN.7.1899 at the 1c circular rate (1c stationery envelope) to Halifax and likely sealed at the time (now open and showing most of the flap gum), as evidenced by the "CLOSED AGAINST / INSPECTION" handstamp. Despite the endorsement of "No Correspondence", the 1c rate was refused and the cover was charged double the deficiency of 6c (with "6" handstamp) and franked with a pair of 3c Small Queens, tied by a Halifax oval grid (missing its H and has a manuscript H written inside). The recipient did not want to pay the deficiency and so the carrier wrote "Refused" and it also got a REFUSED handstamp. The back of the cover shows Halifax JAN.7 receivers, a Brookfield transit of JAN.7 and a Halifax Branch DLO dated JAN.19. A scarce handstamp and interesting cover, accompanied by a write-up. Ex Steinhart. (Image)

Est $ 200

1896 5c UPU Cover to Cape Colony, mailed from Kingston ON (DEC.30.1896) to Grahamstown, Cape Colony, Africa (Grahams Town Feb. 7 receiver) via London on JAN.12.1897. 2c green stationery envelope is uprated with 3c vermilion, tied by a squared circle, paying the 5c UPU rate. Small surface scuff on front, still a rare destination and very fine. Ex Daniel Cantor. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of Three Illustrated Queen Victoria Era Items, an 1894 3c Small Queen cover has a London Type I squared circle and illustrated advertising for a hardware store. An 1897 3c Jubilee cover has a Montreal flag cancel and all-over back illustrated advertising for the Montreal Waterproof Clothing Co. and a 1900 1c QV Numeral private postcard has a colourful Gloria Mundi patriotic advertising. An overall very fine group. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of Three Early Illustrated Exhibition Covers, 1890 Toronto Summer Carnival 3c SQ to Port Hope (small tear upper left), 1897 Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition 3c SQ cover Halifax to Aspy Bay, CB and 1897 Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition with Cragg Bros. advertising 3c Jubilee cover Halifax to Hartford Conn. Mostly very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of Four Jubilee Items, an 1897 3c Jubilee cover on all-over advertising (both sides) Chandler cover to Toronto, an 1897 1c on drop cover to and from Truro NS (squared circle) from the Bank of Windsor and two bulk mailing receipts, each with a single 3c paying for 3 pounds of periodicals in Toronto. A very fine group. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 16 Queen Victoria Leaf and Numeral Covers and Cards, with a 1903 registered uprated stationery cover to Germany (with 10c Numeral, totaling 12c), 1903 11c registered from Montreal, 17c registered from St. John PQ, ½c householder rate, advertising (spices, gold dust), destinations including Transvaal, Switzerland, France, Argentina, (the two Loring Ont to Tasmania not counted, faulty and fronts). A mostly fine group, some faults or reduction and all scanned online (Image)

Est $ 250

Collection of 6 Different JC Wilson Patriotic Private Post Cards, all mailed between 1898 and 1903 and all with a different colourful design. Two were mailed to Ontario, three to the United States, and one, franked with a 2c Numeral, was mailed to England. A very fine and colourful collection, rarely offered in one group. (Image)

Est $ 300

1900 QV Numeral-Franked Bulk Mailing Receipt, with one side franked with 1c (x7) plus a 10c (for 17 lbs of periodicals) and the other side franked with a pair of 10c (for 20 lbs). All stamps tied and cancelled by Toronto Union Station roller cancels, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1899 Map and Numeral Combination Franking on Double Weight Cover to Germany, mailed Montréal on MAR.10.1899 to Freiburg Germany, with a MAR.21 receiver. The cover is franked with three deep blue ocean 2c Map stamps and two 2c purple QV Numerals, totaling 10c which is double the 5c UPU rate to Germany. Very fine and illustrated on page 15 of Ron D. Winmill's book on the Map stamp. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of 8 Queen Victoria Numeral Advertising Covers, all but two are illustrated, we note farm machinery, Chandler invalid chairs, Red Rose Tea, Eugene F. Phillips Electrical Works, Hamm Bros. Biscuits, Rhode Island Horse Shoes, hot water heater, etc. Overall very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 150

1902 QV Hand Illustrated Cover to England, mailed from Montréal on DEC.29.1902 (postmaster used a broken circle so as not to obstruct the drawing, but applied the Montréal machine on back) to London England, with JAN.8.1903 receiver on back. The cover has an all-over illustration in black ink, depicting a horse pulling a sleigh in a crowd, plus a building marked "Via New York". Signed by initials apparently belonging to Burgoyne Edwards. Bit of soiling, still very nice and scarce. Ex Grunin. (Image)

Est $ 200