Canada: Early inter-Canadian mail, 1836 to 1867, selection of fourteen items variously rated and addressed incl. “FREE” (4), “PAID”, “WAY” and “MONEY LETTER” straight line marks, early “TOO LATE” on 1838 entire from Toronto to Brantford, scarcer office datestamps incl. Murray Bay 1836, Walpole 1842, St Hyacinth 1844 and L’Islet 1850 with ms. dates, etc.

Canada: Mail to the United States, 1837 to 1867, four items comprising 1837 paid to Long Island with Montreal double circle and straight line “PAID” (2), rated “41/2” and “181/2”; 1847 to New York rated “4” with five line “HALIFAX/PAID/OCT 30/1849/NOVA SCOTIA” and “5” in circle; 1867 Clements Port to Boston, Mass, franked Nova Scotia 10c. and 1863 incoming envelope to Oil Springs, Ontario from Union Springs, N.Y. franked 10c. with G.W.R. Sarnia Branch t.p.o. on reverse.

Canada: 1840 to 1900, selection of incoming and outward mail showing a range of Liverpool markings, incl. two-line “LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER” on 1840 entire from Toronto to London; octagonal “PAID AT/LIVERPOOL” on 1843 entire to Montreal via Boston (ex Robertson); “LIVERPOOL/PAID” double arc on 1844 mourning envelope to Halifax, N.S.; “PKT.LETTER/LIVERPOOL” tombstone on 1854 mourning envelope from Bowmanville to Dublin; Newfoundland 2c. postal stationery card (2, one with red “LIVERPOOL/SHIP” c.d.s., the other cancelled “LIVERPOOL/COL.PACKET”); also scarce “L/FEB17/1842” transit lozenge and red Harnden & Co. Express forwarding agent’s cachet on 1842 entire from New York to Halifax, Yorkshire. (7 items) Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1852 (Aug. 7) entire to Toronto franked 3d. beaver, attractive example with good to very large margins and neat target cancellation, slight toning at right, Montreal despatch double arc at left, Aug. 10 arrival backstamp. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1866 stampless envelope to Liverpool with Sherbooke June 1 despatch and next day Canadian Pkt c.d.s. seen only on unpaid mail, carried on the “Hammonia” with June 13 arrival and charged “1/6” for 11/2oz. letter. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Incoming mail from Great Britain, 1869 to 1878, six covers variously rated, comprising 1869 prices current from London to London, Ontario franked 1d. pl. 113; 1871 Liverpool to Summerside, P.E.I. bearing 1d. pl. 111 (4) paying late fee or intended pre-payment of 4d. rate via New York; 1873 British Hotel envelope to Kingston, Ontario franked 1d. pl. 184 strip of three; 1872 Scarborough to St John’s, Montreal “By the first packet fr./Liverpool” with 1d. pl. 136 and 3d. pl. 7; 1873 mourning envelope Glasgow to Ottawa with 3d. pl. 9; and 1878 Star Life Assurance Society envelope London to Charlottetown, P,E.I. with 21/2d. pl. 9 pair.

Canada: Pence Issues Proofs, Die Proofs, 12d. from ‘scarred die’ in vermilion, stamp-size on india paper, fine. Unitrade 3Tc, cat. $8,500. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Pence Issues Proofs, 6d. imperf. plate proof in black, left marginal block of four, each overprinted “SPECIMEN.” vertically in red. Unitrade 2TCix, cat. $1,400. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Pence Issues Proofs, 71/2d. imperf. plate proof in bluish green, horizontal pair with margins all round, fine. Unitrade 9P, cat. $700. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Pence Issues Proofs, 12d. imperf. plate proof in black overprinted “SPECIMEN.” vertically in red, small crease, otherwise fine and fresh. Unitrade 3Pi. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Pence Issues Proofs, 12d. imperf. plate proof in black overprinted “SPECIMEN” vertically in red, minor imperfections. Unitrade 3Pi, cat. $2,500. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Pence Issues Proofs, 12d. imperf. plate proof in black overprinted “SPECIMEN” vertically in scarce green, minor fault at upper right corner, otherwise fine. Unitrade 3Piii, cat. $6,500. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Pence Issues Proofs, selection comprising 1/2d. in orange-yellow, 3d. overprinted “SPECIMEN” in red horizontally, 6d. overprinted “SPECIMEN” in orange vertically, 10d. blue overprinted “SPECIMEN” in carmine vertically, mainly fine. (4) Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1851 laid paper 6d. slate-violet, good to very large four margins, used, tiny corner crease at lower right otherwise fine. S.G. 2, cat. £1,300. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1852-57 wove paper 6d. slate-violet, good to large margins, neatly cancelled, fine. S.G. 9, cat. £1,100. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1852-57 wove paper 6d. greenish grey, just touched, heavy target cancellation otherwise fine. S.G. 10, cat. £1,200. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1852-57 wove paper 71/2d. yellow-green, good margins, apparently unused with some traces of ink/soiling at upper right otherwise fine. S.G. 12, cat. £15,000. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1852-57 wove paper 71/2d. yellow-green, good to very large margins, lightly cancelled, fine. S.G. 12, cat. £3,000. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1852-57 wove paper 71/2d. yellow-green, good to large margins, used, fine. S.G. 12, cat. £3,000. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1852-57 wove paper 71/2d. yellow-green, close to good margins, cancelled apparently by rare "21" roller of Montreal, fine. S.G. 12, cat. £3,000. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1852-57 wove paper 10d. dull blue, good regular margins, diagonal crease otherwise fine and lightly cancelled. S.G. 14, cat. £1,700. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1852-57 wove paper 10d. dull blue, good to very large margins, trivial scissor cut at lower left corner just touching design, used. S.G. 14, cat. £1,700. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1859 121/2c. imperforate plate proof in green on India paper affixed to card, overprinted “SPECIMEN” vertically in red, fine. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1897 Jubilee, selection of imperf. plate proofs in issued colours on India paper mounted on card, comprising 1/2c., 1c., 2c., 3c., 5c. horizontal pairs, 8c. and 20c. left marginal blocks of four, and 6c., 10c., 15c., 50c., $2, $3, $4 and $5 singles, chiefly fine. (15 items) Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1897 Jubilee 1/2c. to $1 mint, slightly varied condition. S.G. 121-136. Photo. (Image1)