1860 5c brown Connell, Perforated 12, unused (no gum), trimmed at left, fine. Accompanied by a 1945 RPS London certificate not mentioning the very light marks running across the middle of the stamp. A presentable example of this infamous stamp. (Image)

Unitrade $ 8,000

1860 1c red lilac Locomotive, a mint block of nine, with four stamps never hinged, pulled perf at bottom left, fine-very fine (Image)

Unitrade $ 850

Shoebox Full of New Brunswick Town Cancels, probably several hundreds in all, mostly on piece, ranging from Small Queens to about Mufti eras. We note many very small towns throughout, with broken circles, c.d.s., duplex, etc. Some are on cards with a history of the town and other information. This must have taken many years to assemble.

Est $ 150

1895 New Brunswick Small Queen Cover, mailed from Cambridge NB on DEC.1.1895 (broken circle free strike on front) to Gagetown NB (very late DEC.26.1895 receiver on back) and franked with a lovely and very fine strip of three 1c Small Queens, tied by two ideal strikes of the oval grid cancel. Tear at top and opening faults at right, else very fine appearance. (Image)

Est $ 75

Group of Covers, cards, etc. 1859 to Modern, with 16 registration receipts (1859 to 1890s) plus about 30 other covers and cards with a variety of rates and postmarks, some from small towns. We note Dupuis Corners, Elmsville, Aldouane, Sable River, Lower Cape, Upper Loch Lomond (on piece), Jeffry (on piece), Trout Stream, Juniper Station, Fairville, etc. A few faults, else overall fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

1842 Stampless Folded Letter from Hampton New Brunswick, datelined Hampton 20 SEPT 1842 and addressed to William H. Odell in Fredericton. Front has an ideal red ST JOHN NB / PAID dateless datestamp and back shows a decent strike of the St John NB c.d.s. dated "OC 1842" in black. Manuscript rated 1/2 in red ink and endorsed "post paid". Long letter inside (which we have scanned) refers to the writer's involvement in the War of 812, and many other interesting subjects. File folds and tears, still an early letter from New Brunswick. (Image)

Est $ 100

1852 Stampless Folded Cover from St John New Brunswick, mailed at the Way Office Carleton St John NB (OCT.5 broken circle in red on back) and addressed to Fredericton (OCT.6 c.d.s receiver on back). There is a PAID St John broken circle on front (OCT.6) as well as a different St John broken circle on back (OCT.6). Rated "Paid 3" in manuscript. Light vertical file folds, still very fine, outer cover only. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 17 Stampless New Brunswick Covers, 1825 to 1866, with a variety of town cancels, either as dispatch or receivers, with St John fleuron (DEC.23.1825, light strike), St John (various types), Fredericton, St George, etc. Some rate handstamps, etc. Many covers are scruffy, some of the postmarks are light or incomplete, overall vg-fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Two New Brunswick Stampless Letters, with 1843 Fredericton to Halifax NS (inter-provincial) with two different Fredericton datestamps, file fold in middle, else very fine. Also 1847 St John NB to London England, endorsed "per Royal mail Steamer" mailed on MAY.15.1847 and arrived on MAY.30.1847, carried on the Caledonia, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of Six New Brunswick Stampless Covers, 1843 to 1855, with many postmarks on front or back, in black, red and green, with Woodstock, Fredericton, St Stephen, St John, St Andrews, Newcastle, Kingston and Grand Falls. Most postmarks are very fine and well struck, covers have the usual file folds. A nice lot for the specialist. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of About 1,000 Small Town New Brunswick Postmarks on Covers and Cards, with mostly fine to very fine strikes from the 1920s to the 1940s, including many rare post offices such as Haut St Antoine and Hazen Settlement, just to name a few. Most have opening and closing dates in pencil, all are small #8 size, majority of the offices here were closed by 1970. Minor duplication, still probably the finest offering of depression era New Brunswick ever offered. (Image)

Est $ 1,000

Collection of About 1,000 Small Town New Brunswick Postmarks on Covers and Cards, with mostly fine to very fine strikes from the 1860s to the 1920s, including many rare post offices such as Green River, Mace's Bay, Steeves Mills, McPhee, McGinley, Canadian Road and Black River Bridge just to name a few. Most have opening and closing dates in pencil, all are small #8 size, a large number of these post offices are now closed. Minor duplication, still probably the finest recent offering of turn of the century era New Brunswick. (Image)

Est $ 2,000

Collection of About 340 Small Town New Brunswick Postmarks on Covers and Cards, with mostly fine to very fine strikes from Edwards to QEII (mostly 1930s and 40s). Some have opening and/or closing dates in pencil, all are small #8 size, a large number of these post offices have closed long ago. Minor duplication, overall fine or better.

Est $ 400

Collection of About 200 St John New Brunswick Advertizing Covers and Cards, 1880s to 1950s, with illustrated, corner cards, some in colour, postmark interest including suburbs, slogans, etc. All but six are smaller $8 size and overall fine or better condition. (Image)

Est $ 250

Group of New Brunswick Squared Circles on 9 Covers and Cards with Fredericton (1897 on front of an incoming US post card), Indiantown (on three post cards, fair strikes from 1905 and 1906), River Louison (partial 1909 strike on a scruffy post card), Rothsay (partial 1906 backstamp on a cover), Shediac (tying an 8c Leaf issue on an 1898 registered cover), Woodstock (backstamp on an 1894 cover), St John (precursor dispatch on a post card). (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Ten Small Queen Era New Brunswick Covers and Cards, all with double broken circle datestamps. 3c SQ covers with Gage-Town (1875), Apohaqui (1871), Ossekeag (on back of Apohaqui cover), Canterbury Fredericton, Canterbury Station (all on back of an 1875 cover from St John), 1c SQ cover with P.O. Chatham (faulty oversize 1884 cover). The rest are on QV post Cards: P.O. Caraquet, Carleton St John, Campbelleton, W.O. Victoria (P.O Lepreau on back), P.O. Lepreau and Grand Falls. A few small faults, still a good lot for the specialist. (Image)

Est $ 200