Canadian Postal Supply Co. Original Shares Certificate, dated June 17th, 1899, this certificate is one of two known to have survived, and is illustrated on page 46 of the Bickerdike Machine Papers. The owner, Harrison B. Young was an original director and promoter of the company. Both were acquired by Ray McLean, co-author of the BMP, from a descendent of the Young family in the course of his research. One of two known. Ex. Larry Paige. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 500

Hamilton (Types 7-1 and 7-2 Involute Flag) Die Letters A and B, with 13 items. Noting: The earliest reported day and hour of Die A use (DEC 16 (11-0) 1897) on 1c stationery card; The last reported use of Die A (MAR 11 (23-S) 1898); Earliest and latest reported use of Die B (DEC 16 1897 and MAR 11 (19-0) 1898); a superb 5c UPU mourning cover to England bearing 2 strikes of the B obliterator; a nice 6c Small Queen usage (double weight rate) on Sawyer & Massey illustrated advertising cover; two covers with Die A (scarce, as Die A was usually used on stationery cards in Hamilton). From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 600

Hamilton (Type M-4 Straight Line), a superb and complete strike of this elusive postmark canceling a pristine 3c Leaf cover dated MAR 14 (18—0) 1898 addressed to Athens, Ont. Used only during 3 days (1898.03.12, 14,15) and one of only 6 reported. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 700

Hamilton (Type M-4 Straight Line), first day of usage (MAR 14 (11-S)) canceling a 3c Leaf on a Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo R'Y Co. cover addressed to Hamilton. Used only during 3 days (1898.03.12, 14,15). One of only 6 reported strikes, and possibly the only one reported on this day. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 750

Hamilton (Type 8-3 Barred Involute Flag) Die Letter G, an earliest reported day of use (MAR 12 (23-S) 1898) on a 1c stationery card. Used only for 3 days (1898.03.12, 14, 15). From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 500

Hamilton (Type 8-3 Barred Involute Flag) Die Letter G, a latest reported day of use (MAR 15 (9-0) 1898) and according to previous owner, the only reported copy on that day, on an early private advertising postcard (fruits, fish illustration, creases and edge wear). Used only for 3 days (1898.03.12, 14, 15). From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 400

Hamilton (Type 8-3 Barred Involute Flag) Die Letter G, the first day and hour of use (MAR 12 (13—0) 1898) complete and crisp strike canceling a 1c Leaf on a cover front. Used only for 3 days (1898.03.12, 14, 15). From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 200

Hamilton (Types 8-1, 8-2 Barred Involute Flag) Die Letters A and B group of 30 items. We note: Latest reported use (B- JAN 31 (18-0) 1902) on stationery card; Another latest reported day (JAN 31 (18-0) 1902) Inverted flag; A nice usage on redirected cover from Finland; Some nice illustrated advertising covers and few destinations, such as: Australia (printed matter rate); Holland, Scotland. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 500

Hamilton (Type M-6 Straight Line) Die Letters A and B with 10 items, including the earliest reported date of usage (A- FEB 3 (10-0) 02) on a 2c letter card; the latest reported use (A- OCT 21 (9-0) 1902) tying a 2c Numeral on cover to London, Ont.; a curious “slippage usage” which occurred when the B machine wore out late in the period; as well as few nice advertising illustrated covers/cards, and a Switzerland destination. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 300

Hamilton - Remainder of the Early Machine Cancel Collection, with 127 covers or cards (30x Involute Flags; 25 Straight Lines and 72 x Barred Involute). Unchecked in detail by us for better dates, varieties or dies. Includes also some advertising covers. Mixed condition, from poor to very fine, but a great lot for the specialist and most items are in sleeves. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 150

Montreal (Type M-1 Straight Line) dated MAR 10 (19-0) 1896 tying 2c Small Queen on local cover to Hochelaga (adjacent P.O. rate). First day of use, and the only reported example on cover. Cover reduced at left. Ex. David Sessions (1999). From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 1,000

Montreal (Type M-1, M-1b Straight Line), group of 3 items including: MAR 20 (21-0) 1896 on card (the latest reported day and hour of use); MAR 20 (13-0) 1896 (last reported day of use) tying 5c Small Queen on faulty cover to Switzerland; MAR 4 (12-0) 1897 on Canadian Pacific printed matter stationery to the U.K. (second period of use). From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 350

Montreal (Type M-2 Wavy Line), group of 4 items including MAR 23 (21-0) 1896 (ERD) on stationery card, and 3 other 3c Small Queen covers, all dated MAR 28 1896 (20-0 or 21-0). From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 150

Montreal (Type M-2 Wavy Line) Second Period of Usage lot of 8 covers / card including the first day and hour of use during this period (APR 22 (14-0) 1896) on domestic cover; A first day of use (APR 22 (19-0) 1896) on uprated stationery envelope to Germany; MAY 16 1896 on uprated Post Card to Belgium; a double strike on APR 22 1896 on Royal Mail Steamships cover to New Brunswick, and 4 other domestic usages tying 3c Small Queens on covers dated between 29 APR to 15 MAY. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 300

Montreal (Type M-3 Wavy Line) Second Period of Usage - Dies A to E. Group of 19 items, including the first reported hour of use of die B on MAY 29 (17-0) 1896 cover to France; the earliest reported hour of use of die D (MAY 29 (17-0) 1896 tying 3c Small Queen cover to USA; the only reported example of a wavy line die dated later than June 5 (JUN 6 (14-0) 1896) on a stationery card; One of 2 reported copies of the dater (JUN 5 1896) used as a receiver; etc. Includes 3 illustrated covers, one printed matter rate to U.K. etc. All are scanned online. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 1,500

Montreal (Type M-3 Wavy Line) Dies E and F. A study of the first and second temporary periods of replacement, during respectively 7 and 8 days, with 6 covers plus one front. We note, for the Die E, the earliest known usage (MAR 10 (18-0) 1897) on cover to USA; The latest recorded usage (APR 6 (19-0) 1897) on a cover front. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 400

Montreal (Type M-3 Wavy Line) Retrial. A group of 6 covers dated 1899-1900 showing usage of the presumably improved Imperial machine. We note a MAR 10 (17-0) 1899 usage on a nice advertising cover being the earliest reported hour of use; a MAR 10 (20-0) 1899 (first reported day of use) strike canceling a 2c Map cover; balance with advertising covers and a 1900 usage to Germany. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 300

Montreal (Type 1-1 Ensign Flag), Canada's first flag cancel dated MAR 21 (17-0) 1896, tying 1c Small Queen on unsealed cover to Toronto. Used only for a few hours during the evening of March 21. According to owner, only 4 covers and 3 cut squares have been reported on this first day of use. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 1,300

Montreal (Type 1-1 Ensign Flag), dated MAR 23 (11-0) tying 1c Small Queen strip of 3 on cover (missing backflap) addressed to H.E. Waite, one of the co-inventors of the first Imperial canceling machines. Only 2 reported usages on this day, and the only known cover (the other one is a card). Ex. Larry Paige. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 1,000

Montreal (Type 1-1 to 1-7 Ensign Flag) Die Letters A to F. A group of 46 covers / cards. We note: The earliest reported day and hour of use of Die D (JUN 6 (19-0) 1896 and its latest reported day (JUL 8 (18-0) 1897); The last reported day of use of any Ensign flag die at Montreal (JUL 9 (20-0) 1897) tying a 3c Jubilee on cover; The earliest reported day and hour and latest reported day and hour of Die E (JUN 6 (17-) 1896 and Jun 21 (5-0) 1897); etc. We note also some destinations (Holland, U.K., South Australia, Germany), a few nice advertising covers, a scarce but philatelic Jubilee local registered cover franked with 3c + 8c Jubilee; a Free Customs Office formula card; etc. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 800

Montreal (Type 1-1 to 1-7 Ensign Flag) Yearless Daters - Die Letters A to F. A lot of 10 Small Queen covers all with yearless daters, dated from Dec. 31 to Jan 9. All are scanned online. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 500

Montreal (Type 1-6, 1-7, M1b Ensign and Straightline Flags) Dater Exchanges and 1897 Straight Lines. First is a study group of 9 items (covers, one front and 3 cards dated from January to June 1897 illustrating the replacement of the daters and the differences between the narrow and the wide digit 1897. Then, a group of Montreal 1897 Straight Lines cancels showing the altered daters, with 4 items, including the earliest reported hour of use (JAN 30 (18-0) 1897) obliterator. A total of 17 items. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 300

Montreal (Type 1-8 Ensign Flag) Die Letter K, a SEP 4 (19—0) 1896 complete strike on 3c SQ cover (reduced at left) addressed to Stanstead. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 400

Montreal (Type 1-8 Ensign Flag) Die Letter K Proof Impression. A complete strike tying a ½c Small Queen pair on unaddressed cover dated APR 31 (4—15) 1896. Possibly a test and possibly unique. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 750

Montreal (Type 2-1 Straight Jack Flag) group of 7 items on piece and 6 covers, including the earliest reported day and hour of use (APR 11 (14-0) 1896. One dated 17 APR on Windsor Hotel illustrated cover; 18 APR x 2 including a faulty 5c UPU cover to France; 21 APR and an illegible date on uprated stationery envelope to U.K. (APR 30 receiver) . All are complete strikes and all are scanned online. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. (Image)

Est $ 500