1873 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-1 (reported OCT10'1872-AUG23'1874), 23 mm fancy radial cork on #37 franked cover dated MAY23'1873, addressed to circuit judge and former BC gold commissioner Peter O'Reilly while he attended court duties at YALE-BC with a manuscript receiver on MAY 29, this is the first reported cork from New Westminster, lot includes O'Reilly's biography, a rare and VF cancel ($300+ US) (Image)

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1875 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-3 (reported FEB19'1875-JUL22'1875), 22 mm 4-bar grid cork on #37 franked cover dated JUN15'1875 and addressed to the Hudson Bay Company Doctor and head trader John Helmeken, received in VICTORIA on JUN 16, Helmeken later became the speaker of the BC Legislature and chief negotiator of the 1871 Confederation agreement with Canada, lot includes Helmeken's full biography, cover has a rough opening at top, scarce and VF cancel ($150+ US) (Image)

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1876 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-4 (reported NOV19'1875-FEB5'1877), 24 mm 8 petal flower cork on #37 franked cover dated JAN7'1876 and addressed to lawyer H. S. Mason in VICTORIA, stamp has a corner fault, a scarce and VF cancel ($150+ US) (Image)

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1876 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-4 (reported NOV19'1875-FEB5'1877), 24 mm 8 petal flower cork on #37 franked cover with the latest reported date of FEB5'1877, addressed to lawyer H. S. Mason in VICTORIA, a scarce and VF cancel ($225+ US) (Image)

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1876 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-4 (reported NOV19'1875-FEB5'1877), 24 mm 8 petal flower cork on #37 franked cover from circuit judge Peter O'Reilly dated JUL18'1876 while attending court duties in New Westminster, addressed to his wife at their Victoria Point Ellice home, the cover has a closed tear at top, a scarce and VF cancel ($150+ US) (Image)

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1876 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-4 (reported NOV19'1875-FEB5'1877), 24 mm 8 petal flower cork on #35,36 franked cover dated AUG25'1876 and addressed to lawyer A. R. Robertson in VICTORIA, a scarce and VF cancel ($150+ US) (Image)

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1877 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-4 (reported NOV19'1875-FEB5'1877), 24 mm 8 petal flower cork on postal card dated JAN5'1877 and addressed to insurance agents Stahlschnidt & Ward in VICTORIA, a scarce and VF cancel ($100+ US) (Image)

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1877 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-5 (reported FEB16'1877-AUG29'1877), 20 mm 3-bar grid cork with a vertical cut, the earliest known strike on #37 franked cover dated FEB16'1877 and addressed to the Hudson Bay Company doctor and head trader John Helmeken, a scarce and VF cancel ($200+ US) (Image)

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1877 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-5 (reported FEB16'1877-AUG29'1877), 21 mm 3-bar grid cork with a vertical cut, the latest known strike on #37 franked cover dated AUG29'1877 and addressed to VICTORIA lawyer H. S. Mason, a scarce and VF cancel ($200+ US) (Image)

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1878 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-6 (reported OCT19'1877-AUG30'1878), 22 mm 8-bar cork grid with diagonal cut on #37 franked cover from circuit judge Peter O'Reilly dated AUG20'1877 while attending court duties in New Westminster, addressed to his wife at their Victoria Point Ellice home, a scarce and VF cancel ($200+ US) (Image)

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1878 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-6 (reported OCT19'1877-AUG30'1878), 22 mm 8-bar cork grid with diagonal cut on stationery envelope, with the latest reported date of AUG30'1878 and addressed to John McDonald who was secretary of the Mount Herman Masonic Lodge at BURRARD-INLET-BC, cover has closed tear at top, a scarce and VF cancel ($225+ US) (Image)

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1878 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-7 (reported MAR5'1878-JUL14'1878), 24 mm 5-arrowhead radial cork, the latest reported strike on #37 franked cover dated JUL14'1877 and addressed to VICTORIA lawyer H. S. Mason, cover has a closed tear UL, a rare and VF cancel ($225+ US) (Image)

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1878 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-8 (reported NOV19'1878-DEC17'1878), 21 mm fancy “H” cork, the earliest reported strike on #37 franked OHMS cover dated NOV19'1878 and addressed to VICTORIA customs lawyer C. S. Tailayson, a rare and VF cancel ($225+ US) (Image)

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1880 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-11 (reported JAN2'1880-JAN23'1880), 23 mm 6-spoke radial cork, the earliest reported strike on #37 franked cover dated JAN28'1880 and addressed to the respected Victoria and Surrey pioneer settler Caleb Pike, sent shortly after the death of his wife and his move from the mainland back to VICTORIA, lot includes a detailed biography, a historic cover with a rare and VF cancel ($225+ US) (Image)

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1881 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-13 (reported OCT25'1880-JAN29'1881), 24 mm 10-bar grid cork, the latest reported strike on #37 franked cover dated JAN29'1881 and addressed to John McDonald who was secretary of the Mount Herman Masonic Lodge at BURRARD-INLET-BC, a scarce and VF cancel ($200+ US) (Image)

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1882 NEW-WESTMINSTER TARGET CANCEL NW-19 (reported OCT12'1882), 19 mm brass target cancel with a distinct 5.0 mm inner circle, on #37 franked cover dated OCT12'1883 and addressed to Lawyer Alexander Anderson at the Railway House Hotel in YALE-BC, a VF scarce early target cancel ($100+ US) (Image)

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1885 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-20A (reported SEP15'1885), 19 mm indistinct target cork with a hollow center, on a #39 franked 6¢ double rate BC Government stationery cover dated SEP15'1885 and addressed to prominent VICTORIA politician David McEwen Eberts (later BC Attorney General and supreme court justice), a biography accompanies the lot, this is a previously unreported cork with a F-VF strike ($200+ US) (Image)

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1885 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-21 (reported OCT28'1885-MAR6'1886), 15 mm 7-pointed star cork on #37 franked cover dated DEC30'1885 and addressed to Howard Felton in VICTORIA, scarce usual light Fine cancel ($100+ US) (Image)

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1885 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-22 (reported DEC2'1885-MAR6'1886), 15 mm crossroad cork on #37 franked cover with the earliest reported date of DEC2'1885, addressed to lawyer E. Musgrave at COWICHAN-BC with scarce receiver b/s, routed via VICTORIA on DEC 3, some rough opening at top, a scarce VF cancel ($150+ US) (Image)

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1885 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-22 (reported DEC2'1885-MAR6'1886), 15 mm crossroad cork on postal card dated DEC22'1885 and addressed to insurance agent Robert Ward in VICTORIA a scarce F-VF cancel ($100+ US) (Image)

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1886 NEW-WESTMINSTER CORK NW-22A (reported APR1'1886-SEP16'1886), 15 mm wide cut crossroads cork on #37 franked cover with the earliest reported date of APR1'1886, addressed to lawyer and member of the Provincial Legislature Jasper Orr in VICTORIA, tape stain on RHS, a scarce and VF previously unreported cork ($150+ US) (Image)

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1887 NEW-WESTMINSTER TARGET CANCEL NW-23A (reported DEC9'1882), 19.5 mm brass target cancel with a distinct 4.5 mm inner circle, on #37 franked cover with the earliest reported date of DEC9'1887, addressed to A. J. Berni who was president of the VANCOUVER Berni Gold Mining Company, lot includes a bottom sheet margin strip of 5 Small Queen #37 stamps (ex-Wellburn) with 5 strikes of the same target cancel and noting the plate inscription on the left 3 stamps, scarce VF target cancels ($100+ US) (Image)

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1888 NEW-WESTMINSTER TARGET CANCEL NW-23B (reported FEB3'1888), 19 mm brass target cancel with a distinct 5.5 mm inner circle, on #35(x3) franked cover with the earliest reported date of FEB3'1888, addressed to Lawyer John M. McDonald at MOODYVILLE-BC, McDonald was also the secretary of the Mount Herman Masonic Lodge, cover has stains and closed tears LHS, scarce VF target cancels ($200+ US) (Image)

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1889 NEW-WESTMINSTER BRASS GRID CANCEL NW-23C (reported JUL10'1889-AUG13'1889), 24 mm 9-bar brass grid cancel on #41 franked cover with the earliest reported date of JUL10'1889, addressed to ST-JOHNSBURG-VT via MONTREAL, a superb and scarce cancel ($200+ US) (Image)

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1889 NEW-WESTMINSTER BRASS GRID CANCEL NW-23C (reported JUL10'1889-AUG13'1889), 24 mm 9-bar brass grid cancel on #41 franked cover with the latest reported date of AUG13'1889, addressed to the storekeeper at the Dorchester Penitentiary in DORCHESTER-NB, a VF and scarce cancel ($200+ US) (Image)

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