Ca. 1944 Buy Victory Bonds Labels, a mint never hinged strip of eight (being two identical strips of four). Lafrenière #3385 with extensive description, not mentioning the existence of se-tenant strips such as this. Very fine and very scarce, with only a small thin spot on one stamp. (Image)

Est $ 75

World War I Ask for Goods Made in Winnipeg Labels, Lafrenière #3060, a lot of the two known different sheet configurations, in sheets of 12 different labels, with exceptional graphics. Lafrenière explains that Bileski stated that "only about 30 sheets exist", printed in Winnipeg by Bulman Brothers and possibly commissioned by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. Fresh, mint never hinged and very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Newfoundland War Savings Certificate, in the amount of $6, serial number B16744, redeemed in 1953 with handstamps attesting. A lovely item with only a small closed tear at right, else deprived of any other creases or defects often seen on these. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Shoe Box Full of Hundreds of Military Covers, from WWI and WWII, with a very good variety of different postmarks, with orderly rooms, CPO, FPO, CAPO, CASF, many different censor tapes and postmarks, and more. Overall quality is average, with many faults, etc. but still well worth a close look as there may be many finds in this one. (Image)

Est $ 250

Collection of World War I Correspondence, with about 55 letters in a binder, all written by Basil Pickford (born 1900). The letters are dated 1915 to 1917, while he was still a teenager and show a progression of his movements during the War, with some letters written back on his behalf near the end when he was hospitalized in France. Some are addressed to Mother, some to Daddy and some to Margaret, some are written on fancy YMCA letterhead and over half still have their envelopes. A fascinating read. (Image)

Est $ 150

1916 WWI Multiple Redirected PTO DLO Second Contingent Soldier's Cover, franked with a 2c + 1c War Tax Admiral, tied by an Epsom JUL.15.1916 machine cancel to a Private with B Company, 25th Batallion, Second Canadian Contingent. Balance of address obscured by multiple REDIRECTION labels, the last being to Shorncliffe. Multiple manuscript notations as well as instructional markings "NOT ON RECORD CCAC FOLKESTONE"and "INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS", as well as extensive backstamps including WOODCOTE PARK, DLS SHORNECLIFFE, FIELD POST OFFICE, FOLKESTONE c.s.d. and DEAD LETTER BRANCH OTTAWA. A exceptional addition to a WWI collection. Both sides are scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 55 World War I Covers, all with orderly room markings, almost all different, typical mixed condition for military mail. Scarce in this quantity and with such diversity. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of World War II Military Postal History, with about 250 items, with FPOs, orderly rooms, navy, RCAF, air letters, tobacco cards, perfins, MPOs, etc. Overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of World War I Postal History, with about 230 items, a great lot to research FPOs, note orderly rooms, cover to the USA, whiz bang cards, patriotic corner cards, UK camp cancels, etc. Usual quality. (Image)

Est $ 250

Group of About 200 World War I Field Post Covers, most with orderly room markings, with a great diversity of markings, some with contents. Overall fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Box with Several Hundreds of Military Covers, from World War I to modern, with a wide variety of material including censored, a multitude of different postmarks, incoming and outgoing, airgrammes, FPOs, NPOs, RCAF, and much more. Usual condition, being overall fine or better, and likely to be some finds in here. (Image)

Est $ 350

Group of Four Newfoundland CAPO Covers, all censored, three were mailed to Ontario, one free-franked and two air mail. The fourth was mailed air mail to Montreal, with a large O.H.M.S. RCAF re-use label (scarce). Overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1943 Dafoe Sask Registered Cover, mailed on MAY.22.1943 to Toronto and with unlisted (in Bailey and Toop) purple boxed registration handstamp for DAFOE, SASK / M.P.O. 1206 and several backstamps, including RPO. Few wrinkles and repaired at left, still a good postmark. (Image)

Est $ 50

Collection of World War II Air Letters, with about 120 air letters mostly to Canada from the UK, but also a few from Canada to Europe and a few US to Canada. Overall very fine group. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of World War II "V" Slogan Covers, with 110 in all, from 1941 to 1943. Good variety of town cancels and time marks and not many with advertising corner cards. Majority are #8 size but does include some larger ones, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Shoe Box with About 170 Domestic World War II military Covers, with rates including free, censored, V-mail slogans, OHMS and more. Good variety with some opening faults and various sizes, still lots of postmark interest or other. (Image)

Est $ 150

World War II Mail Bag Disaster Cover, with original St Johns Ambulance Brigade 2 page letter still inside, mailed on SEP.25.1941 from Ottawa to Calgary. Accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Postal Service saying that when the letter left North Bay by plane, one of the compartment doors opened and the bag "rolled out" in the vicinity of Cobalt. An intensive search ensued involving 100 men and it was finally found after three days "in a small lake". The back of the cover is postmarked with a purple ink North Bay Postal Service datestamp on OCT.1 and accompanied by a copy of a newspaper report on this search and rescue mission. Very interesting, unlisted and rare. (Image)

Est $ 350

1945 S.S. Greenhill Park Explosion Cover, being a Salvation Army stationery cover mailed with a blackout machine cancel dated FEB.15.1945 to Islington Newcastle Australia (stamp fallen off). There is a black handstamp on front and back reading "SALVADGED FROM / SHIP FIRE / VANCOUVER BC". Accompanied by an extensive article by Unwin and Scrimgeour published in BNA Topics in 2000 explaining this event and its resulting postal history, and listing the 15 known covers (the owner has added two more, including this one). Wrinkles and roughly opened at left, still a rare and desirable cover, ex. Bill Topping and Bowen. (Image)

Est $ 350

Group of 9 World War I Covers, all addressed to Cobalt, Ontario and mailed "On Active Service" with various postmarks, censor handstamps, note a label "opened under martial law", etc. (condition varies). Also includes a lovely felt "Premium" Canadian flag (from a cigar box?). (Image)

Est $ 100

Box Full of Camp Borden Postal History, with hundreds of items, including ephemera, giant postcards, WWII postcards, photos, RFC and RCAF commemorative covers, postage due cards, but mostly covers, mostly modern but note some early and some written-up on pages. Condition varies, inspect. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of WWII Postmarks on 31 pieces, 7 covers, many with "V" slogans, 7 are MPO cancelled, note a group of "V" in grids, etc. Also includes a #10 cover mailed from Toronto to New Zealand in 1946, franked with a $1 and 50c War issues paying the double weight airmail rate (75c per ½ oz) via Pan Am clipper service (faults). Lastly there are two lovely WWII poster prints and a group of seven early British Columbia photographs. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 25 WWII Canadian Military Brewery Tobacco Cards, including examples from Dow, Frontenac and Black Horse breweries. Note card from Egypt, almost all with different orderly room markings, some censored, etc. Scarcer group than the normal tobacco cards. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 25 Better Canadian Military Picture Post Cards, including WWI patriotics, camp scene and unit real photo cards, Canadian soldiers overseas, armories, etc. Overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1943 OFLAG VII-B Canadian Prisoner of War Illustrated Christmas Card, with Best Wishes for Christmas and New Year message, mailed from Eichstatt, Bavaria, from Lieutenant GL Drysedale to Ottawa. Edge wear and corner creases as expected, still a scarce card franked with a 40pf Hitler issue. Both sides are scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 200

Full Colour Boer War Military Calendar, for the year 1900, this original chromolithograph calendar is from the T.S. Annandale Grocery Store in New Westminster, British Columbia. Printed by the R.J. Lovell Co. Toronto, it measures 17½ x 22¼ inches, with gilded metal hanging rims at top and bottom. An important and lavishly illustrated Boer War item, with wonderfully rich and vivid colours, with only two light horizontal creases and discoloration at Queen Victoria's neck, still probably unique and quite stunning. Stored in a non-smoking environment and offered in a rigid PVC sleeve for display and viewing. A must have to embellish any respectable stamp room. (Image)

Est $ 500