1852 Printed 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE / POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT / RETURNED DEAD LETTER' blue folded letter rated manuscript '1d' and used locally from Quebec 15 MR, horizontal filing fold at top, otherwise fine and a scarce DROP LETTER RATE RETURNED LETTER. (Image)

Est. 70+

1869 Printed 'ON HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE. / 'POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, / Dead Letter Office' / D. 10,000 - 7.' 68. Returned Dead Letter conveyance envelope rated handstamp '5' (¢) and used from Ottawa 5 OC '69 to Toronto, with explanation for use on backflap, scarce and very fine. (Image)

Est. 50+

1880 Printed 'ON HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE / FREE' W. H. GRIFFIN / Dy. P. M. G. 'POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, / Dead Letter Office' folded ADVICE OF DEAD LETTER FORM used from Ottawa 28 MY '80 to USA with 31 MY Springfield, Illinois receiver, printed instructions inside for remittance of Postage Stamps (either Canadian or US) to pay for return of the letter (form D 46 - 3,000-6-12-'79), very light glue toning inside only and one minor fold separation, rare and fine. (Image)

Est. 50+

1893 Printed 'ON HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE' WILLIAM WHITE, / Dy. P. M. Gen'l. 'POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, / Dead Letter Office' folded ADVICE OF DEAD LETTER FORM used from Ottawa 2 DE '93 to USA with 12.14 NY receivers front and back, printed instructions inside for remittance of Postage Stamps (either Canadian or US) to pay for return of the letter (form D 46 - 10,000-24-7-'93), small toning spot and corner damage, still rare and appears fine. (Image)

Est. 40+

1898 Printed 'ON HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE / FREE' WILLIAM WHITE, / Dy. P. M. G. 'POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, / Dead Letter Office' D. 72.-500-24-1'94. official brown envelope used with dark blue DEAD LETTER BRANCH CHIEF SUP'T 27 SEP 1898 P.O. DEPT CANADA oval and same day Ottawa 'FREE' cds to pre-printed address in Washington, DC (Postmaster General) with 23 SEP receiver, minor edge bends, etc, still fine. (Image)

Est. 30+

1914 Printed 'RETURNED DEAD LETTER, POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, CANADA / DEAD LETTER BRANCH at VANCOUVER.' / 10 D. L.(a)-25,000-3-4-13. POSTAGE DUE 2 large conveyance envelope, used with Vancouver 17 AUG 1914 Exhibition slogan cancel to St. Peters Bay, P.E.I., accompanied by the UNDELIVERABLE LETTER originally mailed with a 2¢ rose carmine Admiral from St Peters Bay, PEI 21 JUN '14 addressed to Reid Island, B.C., marked manuscript 'not here' and 'via Vancouver' on front with violet BRANCH DEAD LETTER OFFICE VANCOUVER, B.C. AUG 17 1914 oval handstamp and faint 23 AU receiver on back, some cover faults, especially at left, still an attractive and displayable pair of covers, telling the entire story from beginning to end. (Image)

Est. 75+

1922 Printed OHMS / POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, OTTAWA, CANADA / 6½ - 15,000-9-10-19. conveyance envelope, used with DEAD LETTER OFFICE OTTAWA, CANADA undated large single circle and oval POSTAGE DUE -O- '3' handstamp to Cranbrooke, BC, 19 MR '22 receiver on back, fine and scarce. (Image)

Est. 40+

1947 Printed OHMS OFFICIAL BUSINESS ONLY / CANADA POST OFFICE "Correct addressing speeds delivery" 30 - 1,500,000 - 17-7-45 envelope to Chesterville, with MOOSE JAW 21 JUN 1947 machine cancel, BRIGHT BLUE DISTRICT DEAD LETTER OFFICE Moose Jaw, Sask boxed handstamp bottom left and oval POSTAGE DUE '9' rate stamp top left, 24 JUN receiver on back, slight trimming/opeing faults at right, otherwise fine. (Image)

Est. 24+