REGISTERED MAIL/ MONEY LETTERS 1844-90: a small group of domestic covers and forms mounted on written-up pages explaining the rates & routes etc., inc. an 1883 private postcard (First Division Court, County of Middlesex) with a 2c REGISTERED and 1c postage stamp tied with partial LONDON/CANADA cds (damaged on front, but with a Vincent Graves Green cert. 2017), an 1878 quintuple rate letter with a 2c REGISTERED + 5 x 3c postage stamps tied and s/l 3 x REGISTERED h.s. (side tears and creases overall), plus other stamped & stampless covers & EL in overall good condition. Also, 3 C.O.D. envelopes (1889/90, two extremely fine, the other torn open), 3 Registered Letter Bills (all dated 1963), plus a non-registered cover dated 1887. All covers generally fine with small tears, creases, or stains. Ex-dealer's stock. A substantial group of likely higher value items. (12 card/covers + 6 forms) Cross Reference : REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL MAIL "FREE" MARKS COLLECTION: 1855-1960s Legislative Assembly, House of Commons & House of Assembly "FREE" mail collection inc. 1855 (July) EL with Frelighsburg double ring cancel with mss date 'July/17/55' in centre and fine "FREE" h.s. in black, 1859 & 1860 pair of envs with dated red Legislative Assembly shield h.s. in red with FREE h.s in black or red (the latter with lines above and below), 1887 unfranked printed O.H.M.S. env with "OTTAWA CANADA/FREE" cds, 1887 env franked 3c tied by "HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY/ONTARIO/[CROWN]/MAR 24/1887" duplex in blue, 1906 unfranked env with fine "HOUSE OF COMMONS/CANADA/FREE/DEC 10/1906" cds & MPs signature bottom left, 1921 env franked 3c tied House of Assembly machine cancel with inverted year slug, etc. Plus many later types inc 'keyhole' free d.s.'s & machine cancels, etc. A very good lot (60 covers) Cross Reference : PARLIAMENTARY, OFFICIAL MAIL, FREES (Image)

REGISTERED MAIL 1857-87: a small group of covers and forms mounted on written-up pages explaining the rates & routes etc. Mainly domestic, some to U.S.A., inc. a clean example of a 5c Nesbitt postal stationery env. pen-cancelled with a s/l REGISTERED hs & indistinct cds - 1860? (back flap neatly cut with blade), an 1857 part wrapper rated 8/6 currency with a PAID and 2 boxed REGISTERED h.s.s and a very fine large ST. HYACINTHE/A/JAN/31/1857/C.E. cds, an env. to New York dated 1887 incorrectly franked with a 2c REGISTERED stamp with the remainder of the 5c fee made up by postage stamps (+ double rate postage of 6c, side tear with small part of flap missing), and other stamped & stampless registered covers. Also, 2 C.O.D. envelopes (1889, one extremely fine, the other torn open), a Registration Receipt dated 1892, 2 Letter Bills and 2 Registered Letter Bills (all dated 1963), plus 2 non-registered covers. All covers generally fine with small tears, creases, or stains. Ex-dealer's stock. (13 covers + 7 forms) Cross Reference : POSTAL STATIONERY, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

1868-1900 QV USED COLLECTION ON PAGES - mainly a fine selection of large and small queens values to 15c all chosen for postmarks with many fancy types, plus a page with group of 1893 20c vermilion and 50c blue (15 of each, SG 115/6 £1600). (c178) (Image)

1875/98 REGISTERED & SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUES - on pages with registered 2c orange etc (79), 5c green (36, shades) and 8c blue (4), plus 10c green special delivery (52, shades). Good specialist's lot; SG £2000+. (171) (Image)

1897 JUBILEE MIXED MINT & USED SET: A complete set of the Jubilee issue with mint ½c-20c & $1 with remainder used. 1c Orange, 8c & $4 with slight thins only visible from the rear & $3 with heavy all-over cancel, remainder good to fine. SG 121/140 c£3000 (excluding thinned units). A very scarce set (17) (Image)

1903 KEVII DEFINS MOSTLY MINT ON TWO PAGES - mint values to 50c violet including many of the shades (16, SG 173-87 £2000 min.); plus group of 2c pale rose-carmine imperf inc. blocks of four mint & used, used pair, corner examples with huge margins on two sides used (2) & mint, etc. (35 items) (Image)

1908 QUEBEC USED COLLECTION ON PAGES - inc. 5c indigo (6), 7c olive (6), 10c violet (8), 15c brown-orange (6) and 20c brown (4); SG 188-95 c£2500. (82) (Image)

KGV ADMIRALS MOSTLY USED COLLECTION ON PAGES - inc. 1913 perf 8 x imperf coils 1c green (5 + a pair) & 2c carmine (2 + a pair) SG 224a/b £50 each; scarce 1915 WAR TAX ovpts set of three (4 sets, SG 225-7 £425 per set); 1918 1c green two large holes single SG 217; 1923/4 imperf singles group, etc. many multiples included. Also 1927 env. with 1926 2c on 3c carmine SG 265 and 1933 env. with 1c chrome-yellow block of six imperf horiz. (c270 items) (Image)

1942-43 WAR EFFORT: The three Special Delivery issues 10c, 16c & 17c each in complete unmounted mint sheets of 50. SG S12/S14. Cat. £1,225 (150) (Image)