Toronto Fancy 2 Cancel, Lacelle #38 on a strip of three 1c orange Small Queen, having three strikes, and reported used between September and October 1870. A lovely item. (Image)

Est $ 100

Toronto Fancy 2 Group of 5 Different, with Lacelle #43 on a deep orange 1c LQ (several faults), Lacelle #38 on a 1c orange SQ, Lacelle #40 on a 3c rose SQ, plus two more unidentified strikes on a 5c SQ and a 3c red orange SQ. Strikes range from fine to better. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Fancy or Other Interesting Cancels on Small Queens, with 31 items in all including a 1c precancel, 1c with "21" roller, 3c deep rose with lovely strike of 2-ring 58 (St Thomas), a fine strike of the 2-ring 49 on 3c, a Crown on 1c, a very fine 8c, as well as many fancy cancels, some in colour, including stars, etc. A nice lot. (Image)

Est $ 150

Selection of Better Fancy Cancels, with 6 stamps, being a cogwheel on 3c Jubilee (2 different types), a lovely geometric in blue on a 1c Jubilee, a Little Rideau (Prescott Co.) intaglio crown seal on a 2c Map (ex. Roger Boisclair), a Nicaragua Coat of Arms from Ste Geneviève de Batiscan (Lacelle #1453) on a 3c Small Queen and a Harwich straightline (Lacelle #493) on an early 3c Small Queen. A choice group. (Image)

Est $ 500

Collection of Cork Cancels on Small Queens Perforated 11½ x 12, with all neatly displayed on three black stock pages and includes 1c (x4), 2c (x2), 3c (x156), 6c (x5). We note many types of cork cancellations, many of them quite fancy, with shades, etc. A nice lot, unchecked by us for the perforations (perfed by owner). Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 2,405

Large Collection of Fancy Cork Cancels on Small Queen Stamps, with over 900 stamps in all, neatly displayed on several black stock sheets, with 1x (x486), 2c (x7), 3c (x447), 5c (x18), 6c (x19), 8c (x10). Includes many shades such as early copper or rose reds, oranges, etc and unchecked by us as per perforations or other varieties. The cork cancels are better than usual overall, with many quite fancy, some in colour, etc. A desirable lot and overall fine to very fine with a very high catalogue value, as many stamps are early printings. (Image)

Est $ 1,000

Collection of Fancy Postmarks on 1c Small Queens, with over 800 stamps in stock sheets, showing a variety of fancy postmarks, bull's eye and ring targets, blobs and bar obliterators. The fancy cancels are mostly geometric in nature, with star bursts, etc but includes other types as well. We note an Atherley CW (JUN.5.1874) broken circle strike on piece which is the second reported strike of this. Overall nice collection. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of Crown Cancels on Stamp, with various types, on all different stamps (except for two 2c Edwards) including 15c LQ, 1c and 10c SQ, Numerals and Leafs. A nice lot for the specialist, with 10 stamps in all. (Image)

Est $ 150

Lovely Collection of Fancy Cork Cancels on Stamps, all neatly displayed on three double-sided black stock sheets. Most are Small Queens (up to the 10c), but also includes a #14, seven 6c Large Queens, a few Jubilees, later QV issues, Edwards, Admirals and registration stamps. There are a large number of "very fancy" cancels in this lot, including geometrics, insects, stars, starbursts, coloured and much more. Noted a lovely leaf on a 2c Tercentenary, Way Letter on Edward and Admiral, straightline EUGENIA, Montreal starburst duplex, etc. Stamps alone have high catalogue value, with many early shades. We counted 266 singles, plus another 6 pairs and a strip of 4. All scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 500

1873 Registered Cover to Ottawa, mailed from St Stephen NB (JUN.4.1873 broken circles) to Henry J. Morgan in Ottawa. The cover is franked with a 2c Large Queen and a 3c Small Queen, both tied by the fancy reversed intaglio "S" cancels (Lacelle #779, slightly different in his illustration). The cover also has a "REGISTERED / No. ____" handstamp and a letter inside, datelined Tower Hill N. Brunswick, indicating the sender was mailing $1.00 for a copy of the 1873 Parliamentary Companion. Few light stains, still a nice franking and fancy cancels. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of Four Ottawa Fancy Cancels on Covers, 1875 to 1879, all four are addressed to Henry J. Morgan in Ottawa and franked with 1c Small Queens, paying the drop letter rate, and ideally showing the fancy cancels, which are all listed in Lacelle. Overall very fine and all four still have their original contents. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Three 1876 Covers From Minden, Ontario, (Haliburton County), each with a different fancy cancel. 3c SQ cover JAN.12.1876, 3c SQ cover APR.3.1876 and 3c + 1c SQ cover JUN.28.1876. Each is addressed to Toronto, the two yellow covers have glue residue on back and are slightly reduced on one side, the white cover has a diagonal crease. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 31 Fancy Cork Cancels on Covers, also a few stationery covers and cards, from about 1871 to 1897, but mostly 1870s and 80s, and two Edward items. Note a range of different towns and postmarks, includes a few registered and different 1c to 3c frankings. Some faults such as rough openings, still mostly fine.

Est $ 200

1897 Notre Dame St West Fancy Flag, Lacelle #1401 on a cover front (usual for the E.B. Eddy correspondence), mailed on JUN.30.1897 to Hull, franked with a 3c Jubilee (clipped perfs). This post office is known for having fabricated a number of fancy obliterators in the late 1890s including some that are referenced as duplex, as they are usually found at 3 o'clock of the datestamp. This example is the only known example on cover, and we are aware of at least 5 or 6 strikes on stamp, including a lovely pair of 1c Small Queens included in this lot. The lot also includes a 3c Jubilee cover (with flag and pole illustrated advertizing) mailed one month later on JUL.31.1897, this time using a vertically barred fancy cancel to obliterate the stamp. Last but not least is an 1898 cover from the same post office with a barred grid cancel, as well as a 1c Small Queen stamp with a fancy geometric cancel (Lacelle #1381) known used there in July 1897. A rare offering, accompanied by extensive documentation, including a 1979 letter from Abe Charkhow offering the flag cover to the current owner for $500, as well as a 1963 Topics article on these postmarks and some other various correspondence. (Image)

Est $ 500

Collection of Fancy Postmarks on 20 Covers or Cards, with a nice variety from towns such as Cobourg, Oak Bay, Oshawa (x3), Morpeth (x2), Barrie M.O., Alvinston, Elora, Perth, Napanee, Toronto, Emerson, Hamilton, Clinton, Adamsville, Paris, Guelph and Arthur. An overall fine or better group, from about 1876 to 1923, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 250

Collection of Fancy Postmarks on 20 Covers or Cards, with a nice variety from towns such as Fergus (x2), Minden, Oshawa, Cowansville, Stouffville, Orillia (x2), Isle Verte, Napanee, Simcoe, Cobourg (x2), Erin, Guelph, Carleton Place and Oshawa. An overall fine or better group, from about 1871 to 1910, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 250

Kingston Fancy 9, Lacelle #117, on both a 1c orange and 3c rose Small Queen stamp, each having a very fine strike. (Image)

Est $ 100

Kingston Fancy 9, Lacelle #120, on both a 1c orange and 3c rose Small Queen stamp, each having a very fine strike. (Image)

Est $ 100

Kingston Fancy 9, Lacelle #119, on both a 1c orange and 3c rose Small Queen stamp, each having a very fine strike. (Image)

Est $ 100

Kingston Fancy 9, Lacelle #117, on both a 1c yellow LQ and a 2c green LQ stamp, each having a very fine strike. (Image)

Est $ 100

Kingston Fancy 9, Lacelle #112, on both a 1c yellow orange LQ and a 6c brown LQ stamp, each having a very fine strike. (Image)

Est $ 100

Kingston Fancy 9, Three Different, with a Lacelle #100 on a 3c LQ, Lacelle #109 on a 3c LQ and a Lacelle #113 on a 6c LQ. All three very fine strikes. (Image)

Est $ 100

Kingston Fancy 9 on 1870 Registered Cover, mailed Kingston on APR.29.1870 registered to Sandwich, with Windsor transit, G.W.R. transit (RR65) and Grand Trunk Railway East A (RR53) transit as well as two REGISTERED railway boxed postmarks (incomplete) on back. The cover is franked with a pair of the 1c orange SQ plus a very fine 3c copper red, all cancelled by three very fine strikes of the #9 in cogwheel fancy cancel (Lacelle #119). Reduced at left, still a very fine early Small Queen cover. (Image)

Est $ 200

Kingston Fancy 9 on 1870 Part Circular, addressed to Huntley UC, with three backstamps including Pakenham CW (MAY.5.1871 in error for 1870), Carp CW (MAY.6.1870 being the earliest recorded date for this datestamp) and Huntley UC (MAY.7.1870 being the latest and only second reported strike of this datestamp). The folded circular is franked with a 1c orange Small Queen, cancelled by a very fine strike of the #9 in cogwheel fancy cancel (Lacelle #119). Missing large part of the circular, still a very fine and early piece. (Image)

Est $ 100