39 WESTERN CANADA RAILROAD POSTCARDS 1905–1930s (a few later), includes gold embossed Warwick No.3087 showing the FRANK-ALTA slide, CPR passenger train at MOOSE-HAW-SASK, train bride views, CALGARY freight yard, BC logging trains ++, lots of real photo cards, retails over $400, mostly F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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600 CANADA RAILROAD HOTEL POSTCARDS 1905–1950s, note 13 CPR hotels and 8 CNR-GTR hotels, a fabulous group noting from 1 to 97 different cards for each hotel, note some better Folkard letter sheets, a bookmark card, hold-to-light card, many real photo cards, souvenir packs ++, 187 are chromes, huge retail value over $2000, mostly F-VF ($150 US) (Image)

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8 EARLY USA & CANADA RAILROAD CHECKS 1851–1862, note 5 with Boston-Concord-Montreal-Railroad all different illustrations 1851–1862, also Pittsburgh-Fort-Wayne-Chicago-Railroad 1857, Albany-Saint-Louis-Railroad 1851, Bay-state RR & SS company 1857, retails over $300, F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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9 USA & CANADA RAILROAD CHECKS 1866–1885, note 8 with railroad illustrations from various railroad companies, includes North Central Railroad 1866, Canadian Southern railroad 1874 and 1878 (both different designs), Cleveland-Pittsburgh Railroad 1875 $20,0000 check, Oneida Steam Engine Company 1882, Jefferson-Madison-Indianapolis Railroad 1883, New-York-Lake Erie-Western Railroad 1883, Cornwall-Lebanon Railroad 1885, retails over $220, F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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8 CANADA RAILROAD CHECKS 1877–1943, note 6 with railroad illustrations from various railroad companies, 7 have revenue stamp frankings noting 3¢–50¢ Bill frankings, noting better 1920 Blais Store $540 check from THEDFORD-MINES-QUE to the Quebec-Central Railroad, $394 check to the GTR in 1921 ++, retails over $200, F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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12 USA & CANADA RAILROAD CHECKS 1885–1922, 2 are illustrated, includes Minnesota Railroad 1885, CPR check in 1910, Great Northern Railroad 1914 (×2), GTR check 1911, Temiskaming-Northern-Ontario illustrations, Intercolonial Railway 1915, Minneapolis-St-Paul-Sault-St-Marie Railroad 1916, Chicago-Illinois-Midland Railroad 1919, Southern Pacific RR 1931, Duluth-South-Shore-Atlantic Railroad 1922, retails over $240, F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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13 USA & CANADA RAILROAD CHECKS 1924–1944, from various railroad companies including CPR 1924, Richmond-Fredericksburg-Patomac-Railroad 1924, Pere-Marquette-Railroad 1924+1927+1936, Great-Northern-Railroad 1924, Minnesota-Dakota-Western Railroad 1925, Pennsylvania Railroad 1928, Rutland-Railroad 1934, London-Port-Stanley-Railroad 1936, New-York-Central-Railroad 1943, Western-Maryland-Railroad 1943, Pittsburgh-Lake-Erie-Railroad 1892, retails over $240, F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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6 CANADA CPR-CNR COVERS & LETTERHEADS 1903–1941, includes a 1915 Chateau Laurier overall adv cover, 1903 CPR Windsor Hotel adv cover, 1936 CNR Chateau Laurier overall adv cover showing views of 5 CNR Hotels, 1941 Royal York Hotel adv cover, plus CNR Chateau Laurier and CPR Chateau Frontenac letters with illustrated letterheads, F-VF ($75 US) (Image)

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1934 EASTPORT & SPOK. RPO TR.2 (reported 1935 only, Ludlow W-35 RF-500), US duplex h/s dated JUN18'1934 on cover posted at the SPOKANE-WASH train station and addressed to CRANBROOK-BC, a rare Canadian franking on a US cover to Canada that was accepted by the RPO clerk, a large cover reduced to letter size, VF cancel ($100 US) (Image)

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7 CANADA RAILROAD STATION CANCELS 1869–1908, all are from shortlived offices on stamps with readable dated cancels, includes 1891 RR-1 (1887–1893 RF350), 1869 RR-5 (1860–1885 RF-235), 1875 RR-15 (1874–1886 RF-295), 1897 RR-50 (1891–1897 RF-260), 1873 RR-61 (1860–1881 RF-305), 1908 RR-92 (1904–1910 RF-285), 1901 RR-51 (1893–1903 RF-310), a scarce group and F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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40 CANADA RPO CANCELS 1897–1967, on 12 covers and 28 on stamps, all are identified with rarity factors up to 350, note better #W-25, W-30, W-44, W-62m, W-159, W-171, W-174A, O-355J, O-41BB, DD-10 ++, lot includes 3 US RPOs used on cross border routes and a few LAST trip covers, F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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