Collection of over 550 First Day Covers, 2002 to 2016, with a good variety of material, many housed in 4 deluxe Lighthouse first day cover albums. Includes singles, sets, souvenir sheets, etc. We noted many special event covers (CV $6.00 each), as well as some high value definitives. Very fine and no duplication. (Image)

Est $ 200

Collection of First Day Covers,1950s to 1980s, starting with approximately 225 first day covers, from 1953 to 1970 featuring mostly Rosecraft cachets. Followed by approximately 150 covers from 1977 to 1979, with House of Commons cachets and duplication of two of each. We noted singles, sets, souvenir sheets, etc. Also included are over 50 unused postal stationary, and some commercially used covers. Clean lot. (Image)

Est $ 100

Banker's Box Full of Canada Post First Day and Special Event Covers, 1970s to 2015, includes about 700 FDC from the 1970s to 2015, with about 500 loose and over 200 covers in two 3-ring binders. Also counted 53 special event covers (cat #s 502A/5109) with a number of better. Some duplication, still overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 300

Banker's Box Full of First Day Covers, 1947-2000s, with 28 Schering covers from the 1960s and 1970s, about 200 House of Commons FDC from 1960s and 1970s, about 450 Rosecraft and Canada Post FDC from the 1950s to 1970s and about 900 Canada Post FDC from the 1970s to the 2000s. Some duplication, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Accumulation of Early First Day Covers, 1932-1958, all in a 26 inch deep file drawer box with an estimated 900 covers. Note better frankings including #s 272, 273, 202-204, 208, 192-194, 209, E8, C3, C4, 294 (x4) and more. Also saw a combination cover with #s 268, 273, C9 and E11. Early covers with and without cachets, later virtually all with cachets, from various makers. Very fine overall, many are sleeved. (Image)

Est $ 1,500

Accumulation of First Day Covers, 1959-1990, all in a 26 inch deep file drawer box with an estimated 1,000 covers. Note better items including #s 411 (x5), 1989 Regiments plate block covers (x3) and more. The vast majority are from 1959 to 1969 by unidentified cachet makers. Just a few better Canada Post items. Very fine overall, some are sleeved. (Image)

Est $ 500

Accumulation of Private Cachet Maker First Day Covers, 1947-1990, all in a 26 inch deep file drawer box with an estimated 900 to 1,000 covers, all sorted by cachet maker, with Artcraft, Artmaster, Artopages, Cachet Craft, B.A.B.N., Canadian Banknote, Caneco, Capital, Cole, Colorano, Darnell and Dominion Engineering, with many better items seen. Some duplication, very fine overall, some are sleeved. (Image)

Est $ 500

Accumulation of Private Cachet Maker First Day Covers, 1947-1981, all in a 26 inch deep file drawer box with an estimated 900 covers, all sorted by cachet maker, with Elliott-Marion, Fleetwood, Glory, H&E, Harford, Hilton, Hoechts and J.C.R. Saw some early J.C.R. covers franked with #s 284-88, 294 and 302. Some duplication, very fine overall. (Image)

Est $ 500

Accumulation of Private Cachet Maker First Day Covers, 1934-1983, all in a 26 inch deep file drawer box with an estimated 900 to 1,000 covers, all sorted by cachet maker, with Jackson, Jones, Kenmore, N.R., Ottawa Philatelic Society, Regal, Rosecraft, Scott, S.C.S., Smartcraft, Universal and Winnipeg Philatelic Society. Some duplication, very fine overall. (Image)

Est $ 500

Group of David Pritchard Hand Coloured Covers, 1946-1976, includes 116 Pritchard first day covers from 1967-1976 and 8 Pritchard Olympic event / site commemorative covers. Also two 1964 hand painted Christmas FDCs by Talbot and a hand coloured 1946 Artmaster CE3 FDC. Some minor duplication and overall very fine but some have toning at corners from corner mounts and a few have light overall toning and light creasing. (Image)

Est $ 300

Group of Overseas Mailers First Day Covers, 1958-1973, includes 76 covers with some up to market value 4 (values to $60) in van der Ven / Lerner catalogue. Note 21 covers with the Overseas Mailers inserts and #535 cover with #535ii (the Green Frog on Leaf variety). Overall very fine and not often offered. (Image)

Est $ 300

Collection of Canada Post First Day Covers in Nine FDC Albums, we estimate about 700 covers from 1971 to 2000, all very fine and note $8 Bear and other higher value issues, souvenir sheets, etc. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of Schering First Day Covers, 1964-1985. From 1964 to 1972 there is a total of 63 oversize covers (most with contents, with up to 5 copies of each stamp issue). Then from 1975 to 1985, there is a total of over 400 #10 covers, with 40 different stamp issues, all in plate blocks of four, with quantities of 2 to 34 of each, all with inserts. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of About 300 Mostly early FDC’S with about 120 before 1950’s incl some better ones such as 2c Fathers of Confederation Epstadt cover (stamp faulty); #C3 x 20; #C4; #198; Royal Train; 1937 Mufti Issue set; a 1938 hand drawn illustrated FDC; #1249-50 Regiments inscription block of 4; etc. Few faults in the earlier, but overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of First Day Covers in 6 Lighthouse Albums, 1967 to 1987, with a good variety of material, no apparent duplication, with singles, blocks, se-tenant, etc. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Large Group of Mostly Pre-Canada Post First Day Covers, with probably close to 2,000 in all, 99% are #8 size and it appears that the majority are before 1973. We note a good quantity of different cachet makers, some blocks of four, a few signed covers, (one signed by Robert Cole), a group of 1939 Royal Visit covers postmarked in Fredericton and much more. A close inspection should reveal many interesting items. See scans for an idea. (Image)

Est $ 350

About 900 Modern Fist Day Covers, 1980s to 2008, over half of which are still in sealed Canada Post "Quarterly Collector's Pack" and "Semi-Annual Collector's Pack". No appearance of duplication, except for a stack of 100 of the 1999 Barreau du Québec issue. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of Mostly First Day Covers, starting with a group displayed on pages, mostly 1960s and 1970s from many different cachet makers, including better, with replacement covers, general use cachets, Senate FDC and uncacheted covers as well. Also a smaller group of 1980s FDC as well as a stack of USA FDC from 1936 to 1972 and a few worldwide and other odds and ends. Inspection highly recommended as there may be many good ones in here. A few faults due to storage, else overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

1927 60th Anniversary of Confederation First Day Cover Set, all on plain unaddressed covers except the 5c which is addressed. All cancelled with Ottawa June 29th, 1927 flag cancels. Note that Unitrade catalogue values are for addressed plain covers. Note the odd mark or light crease, still overall very fine. A scarce or seldom seen set. (Image)

Unitrade $ 800

1927-1928 Group of Six Scarce First Day Covers, includes #s 141, 142, 146 (x2) and 147 on plain unaddressed covers, and C1 on a plain addressed cover with an additional 2c Admiral. All are very fine, and Unitrade catalogue value is for all plain unaddressed covers. (Image)

Unitrade $ 925

1927 2c Fathers of Confederation Eppstadt First Day Cover, with Ottawa flag cancel and addressed to himself in Maxville, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1927 2c Fathers of Confederation Eppstadt First Day Cover, with Ottawa flag cancel and addressed to himself in Maxville, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 18 Better First Day Covers from the 1930s, includes #s 208 (x8), 204, 202 (x2) and E8, as well as #s 234, 235, 236 all in blocks of four, plus some combination covers with #s 192-194 and C4, as well as 211-216 and a cover with 219 + 223. All except 3 have cachets. Some with minor creases, still overall very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 505

1946 17c Revised Issue Airmail Special Delivery First Day Cover, originally issued with the wrong accent on the E of EXPRESS, this is the one reissued on DEC.3.1946 with the correct accent. These were issued without advance notice and so first day covers are quite scarce. Very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 400