BIRTLE MAN. a fine free strike DE 11/96 plus a second strike tying an 8c Small Queen to a registered cover to New York City. A third strike on back, alongside a Moosomin ASSA c.d.s., a Winnipeg c.d.s. a St Paul Minnesota transit and two NY receivers. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

BIRTLE MAN. two items with very fine strikes: a -/MY 28/02 on a 1c Leaf stationery post card (this very fine), and a -/JA 13/99 transit on back of a ripped and tattered large legal cover mailed from a barrister in Moosomin ASSA to a barrister in Yorkton NWT, franked with seven 2c purple QV Numeral stamps. RF 30 (Image)

Est $ 100

BRANDON MAN. collection on 3 pages plus others, with a total of 10 covers or post cards plus one stamp. We note many very fine strikes, illustrating usages, etc plus a study of the "broken 8" in 1898 with a chronology of its deterioration. Includes an 8c SQ registered cover, etc. Overall fine or better, with a few faults, still a useful lot. RF 7.5 (Image)

Est $ 250

BRANDON MAN. group of mostly very fine strikes on 6 post cards, 4 covers and 14 stamps. We note an 1895 UPU card to Germany, an 1893 1c SQ Canadian Pacific Railway Company cover, the stamps are mostly socked on the nose examples, with three stamps having a "missing 8" in 1898 (plus others which are partially missing), one with inverted day and month in -/27 NO/93 (unreported), etc. One cover has a light crease, a few have overall ageing, still overall very fine. RF 7.5 (Image)

Est $ 200

DELORAINE MAN. group of 5 covers, all showing very fine strikes. Including two matched sets of AM and PM time marks on AP 19/99 and MR 20/99 (all franked with 2c purple Numerals) plus a registered cover with AM/AP 22/99 (3c QV stationery cover uprated with 5c Leaf) with two additional strikes on back. All very fine. RF 25 (Image)

Est $ 200

DELORAINE MAN. three registered covers: two franked with 5c Leaf + 2c purple Numeral combinations AM/AP 4/99 and PM/MR 25/99, both to Toronto and both with additional strikes on back plus squared circle RPO cancels. The third cover was mailed on AM/MR 23/01 (with a broken circle, being only the second report and latest date for that hammer), with stamps cancelled by a Deloraine roller to Minden Ont. Back has many different transit datestamps, including a NAP + WPG No. 2 squared circle. A very fine trio. RF 25 (Image)

Est $ 200

DELORAINE MAN. a fine-very fine (bit light) strike -/SP 5/95 ties an 8c Small Queen to a registered corner card cover to New York City. Back has two additional strikes, alongside a Winnipeg c.d.s. and two NY receivers. Very fine. RF 25 (Image)

Est $ 150

DELORAINE MAN. collection on six pages with 4 post cards and 3 covers. We note different usages, AM, PM and blank time marks, an OHMS cover front with a very fine strike AM/FE 19/00 being the unrecorded new latest known date in the first period, a post card with a very fine strike PM/DE 27/10 being the latest recorded date for this hammer, and one of 5 known strikes in the third period (1906), and more. A mostly very fine group. RF 25 (Image)

Est $ 150

DELORAINE MAN. 5 covers, 4 post cards and 3 stamps, all with very fine strikes. We note a picture post card mailed to Forget ASSA on PM/MR 3/06 This was mistakenly reported as the latest of the 1906 strikes, but as a MR 31, which it is not (Forget receiver clearly MR 6) - still one of only 4 strikes known in this period. A PM/FE 28/06 receiver on picture post card from Hungary is a new unreported earliest known date for Period 3. A very nice group. RF 25 (Image)

Est $ 150

ELKHORN MAN. a very fine free strike (plus two additional very fine strikes on back) -/AP / on a registered cover mailed to Toronto (AP 6 receiver on back). Franked with a 1c Leaf + two 3c Numerals (each tied by grid cork cancels). A lovely cover, written-up on page. RF 30 (Image)

Est $ 150

ELKHORN MAN. a lovely Wilcox & Clingan Merchants illustrated advertising 2c Numeral cover with a proof-like strike MY 20/98, two very fine strikes (1895 on 3c SQ cover, 1898 on 3c stationery cover), very fine 1897 strike on 1c post card, very fine 1899 strike on 1c Leaf post card (reduced), partial receiver strike on back of a tatty post card and a socked on the nose strike OC 7/96 on a 3c Small Queen stamp. Overall very fine. RF 30 (Image)

Est $ 300

ELKHORN MAN. two post cards, each with very fine strikes: -/JY 10/96 as transit from Kola Man to Brandon Man, two strikes -/JA 17/98 as dispatch to Winnipeg (corner crease). Also a fine 40% strike -/OC 9/99 on a 2c Numeral stamp, being the latest recorded date for this hammer. Very fine pair. RF 30 (Image)

Est $ 150

GRETNA MAN. a very fine free strike OC 16/02 on a 2c Numeral cover to Minneapolis (next day receiver on back), being the latest recorded date for this hammer, and confirming strike. Small tear at top, still very fine and one of only 7 known covers. RF 45 (Image)

Est $ 200

GRETNA MAN. two very fine strikes FE 22/96 on a post card to Morden, Man (two file holes), also a very fine strike FE 21/98 on an O.H.M.S free franked Notice of Undelivered Publication notice (small tear at bottom). Overall very fine, and 2 of only 7 known covers. RF 45 (Image)

Est $ 250

MANITOU MAN. two fine strikes SP 9/95 tie a 3c + 5c Small Queen to a cover to New York City. Two additional strikes on back, plus a Winnipeg c.d.s., a St Paul, Minn transit and two NY receivers. Tiny tear at top, still very fine. RF 30 (Image)

Est $ 150

MANITOU MAN. 1 cover, 3 post cards and 2 stamps, mostly with very fine strikes. We note a purple strike DE 21/95 on a post card (2 filled-in file holes), a very fine strike DE 21/97 on a post card (2 file holes), two 3c SQ stamps with very fine strikes, etc. Overall very fine lot. RF 30 (Image)

Est $ 150

MANITOU MAN. two post cards: a very fine (proof-like) strike -/OC 1/96 and a very fine (but light) magenta strike -/NO 28/95 (this one with file holes). A very fine duo. RF 30 (Image)

Est $ 100

MANITOU MAN. a very fine free strike -/OC 13/94 on a post card, being the unreported new earliest known date (handbook says OC 17). Two filled-in file holes, still very fine. RF 30 (Image)

Est $ 100

McGREGOR STATION MAN. a very fine strike -/JU 13/98 ties a 1c QV Leaf to a lovely Voting Paper unsealed cover to the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Very fine. RF 30 (Image)

Est $ 150

McGREGOR STATION MAN. a fine strike FE 13/96 ties an 8c Small Queen to a yellow Rennie registered cover to Toronto. Two additional strikes (one is very fine) on back, alongside a large C.P. RY WEST OF WINNIPEG 1. RPO and a Toronto FE 16 receiver. Small fault at top right affecting stamp, else very fine. RF 30 (Image)

Est $ 150

McGREGOR STATION MAN. a fine strike OC 4/94 on a 1c post card, a very fine strike AU 4/98 on a 1c Leaf CPR illustrated stationery post card to La Prairie Man, and a well centered fine strike DE 13/94 on a 3c Small Queen stamp. A very fine trio. RF 30 (Image)

Est $ 100

MINNEDOSA MAN. 5 covers, 3 cards and 17 stamps, all with fine to very fine strikes. We note a socked on the nose -/AU 29/93 on 3c SQ stamp, being the earliest recorded date for this hammer, a lovely strip of three 5c SQ with two deep purple strikes -/FE 7/98, a fine 90% strike -/MY 14/03 on a 2c Numeral stamp, being the unrecorded new latest known date for this hammer, an 1893 2c + 3c SQ cover to Ireland, two post cards to Rhode Island, etc. One card has a crease, rest is overall very fine. RF 25 (Image)

Est $ 300

MORDEN MAN. partial (and light) strikes -/MR 3/95 tie stamps (3c QV stationery and 5c SQ) to registered cover to Toronto. Back has two very fine strikes plus a 95% strike of the Napinka & Winnipeg MC. RPO squared circle (RF 30) and a Toronto receiver. Slightly reduced at top, else very fine. RF 20 (Image)

Est $ 100

MORDEN MAN. collection on 15 pages with 14 covers, 2 post cards and a few other items. We note dispatch and other usages, a very fine free strike 37/DE 1/97 (showing the Queen's years of reign as the time mark), 2c Edward cover with -/MR 8/04 being the only known 1904 use (unreported in handbook), a Christmas Day 1905 strike, 2 of only 4 known 1908 strikes, the only known 1910 strike (partial on 2c Edward), one of only 2 known 1911 strikes, one of the only 2 known 1914 strikes, the only known 1915 strike, a lovely 2c Admiral War Tax private post card showing one of only 2 known strikes used as dispatch (-/SP 6/18), the only known 1920 strike, one of only two known 1934 strikes (this one with borrowed indicia), three covers and a piece showing December 1946 strikes and more. One of the covers was mailed from Wakeham Man, (open for only 10 years) with its broken circle being the first report (MY 19/03). A most useful group with many rare items. Overall very fine. RF 20 (Image)

Est $ 350

MORDEN MAN. 11 covers, 5 post cards and 4 stamps. We note a 37/AU 23/97 on 3c Jubilee stamp, -/JA 4/14 on 10c Admiral stamp, an -/AP 30/17 used as a receiver on a censored 2c + 1c War Tax Admiral cover, a War Tax Admiral cover mailed from Haskett Man (JUN 15/15 broken circle is a new second report and latest date for this hammer), an 1895 5c SQ cover to Scotland (unusual Packet Letter Glasgow cancels on back), an FE 29/96 (leap year) 3c + 5c SQ registered cover to Rennie, an unreported 1904 strike on a picture post card from the Le Roi Mine in Rossland BC (faults), two unreported 1934 strikes (JAN 11 and JAN 23 receivers) and more. Overall a nice group. RF 20 (Image)

Est $ 400