1928 5c Brown Olive Airmail, two mint upper marginal plate blocks of 10. Plate 1 is hinged in margin only (10 stamps are never hinged) and plate 2 is re-attached on several stamps, separated in several places and the others have light gum disturbances. Overall very fine centering and catalogued as plate 1 (hinged plate block plus 2x NH) and plate 2 (8x hinged plus 2x NH). (Image)

Unitrade $ 495

1928 5c Brown Olive Airmail Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally, mint never hinged, with a very light wrinkle mostly in top margin, else fine-very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 403

1932 6c on 5c Brown Olive Airmail Surcharge, mint never hinged, well centered among four large and balanced margins, quite fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2007 Sergio Sismondo certificate grading it as "XF-Sup 95 OGnh". A very nice stamp, catalogue value irrelevant. (Image)

Unitrade $ 30

1932 6c on 5c Brown Olive Airmail Inverted Surcharge, mint hinged, with balanced margins, very fine. Accompanied by a 2021 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 300

Group of Complete Mint Never Hinged Airmail Sheets, starting with Scott # C9 ($112), CE1 ($268), CE4 ($573 separated in half horizontally) and CO2 (two sheets, at $1,402 each). Overall very fine, and includes a small group of Norway and Sudan large mint blocks (not counted). (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,757

Valuable Dealer Stock of Mint Airmail Issues, all presented in 166 black stock cards with catalogue number and dealer's asking price, separated by hinged and never hinged. Includes various quantities of singles, pairs and blocks of four, including plate blocks. See online pictures for a sampling of the cards, overall fine to very fine, with a high catalogue value. The "retail" value given is a total of the dealer's asking prices for these. (Image)

Retail $ 22,474

Dealer Stock of Mint Special Delivery Airmail Issues, all presented in 109 black stock cards with catalogue number and dealer's asking price, separated by hinged and never hinged. Includes various quantities of singles (incl. 33 complete sets), pairs and blocks of four, including several plate blocks. See online pictures for a sampling of the cards, overall fine to very fine, with a high catalogue value. The "retail" value given is a total of the dealer's asking prices for these. (Image)

Retail $ 2,635

Collection of Precancels on 34 Black Stock Pages, all neatly sorted and identified by owner as catalogue number and value, with three major parts: town precancels, town numbers and barred. from King Edward VII issues to the Flower issues, with duplication but also with a good variety. Viewing this on is recommended to better appreciate it as our scans only give a glimpse. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Group of 4 Complete Tuberculosis Stamp Booklets, with a French and an English of 1939 and 1940, each containing 5 panes of 20 of the Christmas stamps. A very fine group, with bright colours and quite fresh, the first we have handled. (Image)

Est $ 150

Extensive Collection of Canadian Christmas Seals, 1927 to 2008, all neatly mounted on computer-generated pages, appears to be complete (or close) for all years and we note French language issues, se-tenant sheets, booklet panes, etc. Note two Muskoka issues with double-printing. A very good start a decent collection of these popular issues, see scans for a glimpse. (Image)

Est $ 200

Collector's Hoard of Christmas Seal Duplicates, from Canada, United States and other countries. Thousands of stamps are present, in singles, blocks and many complete sheets. The lot contains 4 sheet stock files, 2 large envelopes full, 3 stockbooks and a few stock sheets and envelopes. We have taken a few photos to give an overall impression, but recommend viewing in person to better appreciate. (Image)

Est $ 250

Extensive Christmas Seal Collection in a Thick Binder, 1927-1991, with singles, blocks, booklet panes, complete booklets, tête bêche, progressive die proofs, imperforates, varieties and more, mostly both in French and English. Also includes a group of rarely seen private issues from Bruchesi Int'l Montréal (1925-26), Muskoka (1912-30), Queen Alexandra London Sanatorium 1910, Queen Mary Toronto (1919-21), Royal Edward Inst. (1925-26), IODE Hamilton (1926), Tuberculosis Canada Winnipeg (1911), Tuberculosis Vet. Assoc. Ottawa (1924), various Red Cross issues, including Sask., BC, Girl Guides and others. A very nice collection, one of the nicest we've seen in a while, see scans for an overview of the lot. (Image)

Est $ 400

Collection of Courier Labels and Cinderellas, with examples of Pembina, Juan de Fuca Despatch and other local and strike posts, in groups on black stock sheets accompanied by Bileski write-ups and some Pembina covers addressed to him. Also includes hundreds of Christmas seals from Canada, Denmark and the United States (we noted a 1936 progressive proof), along with Easter seals and other cinderellas (see photos for a glimpse). This clean lot could use some organization, but promises lots of fun for the next owner. Contents appear to be fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Circa 1865 Upper Canada Public Schools Merit Stamps, a block of four printed in dark blue on stiff cream card, with the stamps depicting Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Jacques Cartier and the Union Jack flag. Each stamp has the inscription "I Merit" at top plus four different merit categories at bottom. Listed in Lafrenière as nos. 1b to 4b, described there as being earned by students for perfect recitation, good conduct, punctuality and/or diligence, and could be exchanged for merit cards of higher denominations, leading to the end of the year where the student with the most merit points could exchange them for a book prize. Very rare and very fine, unpriced in Lafrenière. (Image)

Est $ 200

Collection of Cinderella and Strike Mail Labels, 1910-2008, includes Buy War Savings Stamps labels, St Jean Baptiste Society, various stamp show labels, Newfoundland Screech, Lonpex 75, 40th Anniversary of London to London flight, 50th Anniversary of the first aerial mail, Aerophilatelic Society labels and more. Not all of these are listed in Lafrenière, so value is higher than those we catalogued. Some with faults such as creases or stains (mostly earlier items), and condition varies from no gum to never hinged. Lots of duplication but still a useful lot. (Image)

Lafrenière $ 1,965

Red Box Full of Complete Booklets, 1950s to 1985, with well over 250 booklets in all (incl. duplication), mostly all 25c to $1.50 but also includes 9x Forts Across Canada booklets (32c and 34c) and 4x 1985 Christmas booklets (32c). Good lot for the variety specialist or to use as postage. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 235 Mint Commemorative Booklets, 1990 to 2019, with strength in the 40c to 52c eras and more than $70 in "P" denominated stamps. We noted both versions of the Eatons booklets packaging, several packages of wedding stickers for use on the Greetings issues (these not counted in the value) a few Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College booklets, and several NHL All-Star Hockey issues. There is some duplication in this very clean group, with total face value of $1,071. It could be useful to collectors, postage users or resellers. Our photos provide an overview of the lot and the inventory sheet showing the contents. (Image)

Face $ 1,071

Group of 160 Mint Christmas Booklets, 1988 to 2000s, with strength in the 34c to 55c denominations, but with a good representation of international rates also (76c to $1.55). We noted some better items, including the 1989 issues (Unitrade BK107 x5, c.v. $60 each; BK108 x6, c.v. $22 each; BK109 x8, c.v. $40 each; total c.v. for this group alone is $752), as well as examples of both glued and open covers of many booklets and several packages of Santa labels for use on the popular Greetings Stamps of the late 1990s. There is duplication of up to 17 in this very clean group, with total face value of $583. It could be useful to collectors, postage users or resellers. Our photos provide an overview of the lot, plus some of the better items and the inventory sheet showing the contents. (Image)

Face $ 583

1990 50c Flag Booklet, Perforated 12½ x 13, a mini-investment lot of 20, all very fine (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,000

Dealer Stock of Complete Booklets, filling a black box, with all the booklets in glassines, which all have catalogue numbers and values, there appears to be a good variety of material, with French and English, bilingual, varieties, and duplication sometimes up to about 5. The owner counted the catalogue value using a 2008 Unitrade, and so we assume the modern value would be higher. Overall fine to very fine, we photographed the first 30 items to give an idea. (Image)

Unitrade $ 11,912

Collection of Over 400 Booklets, from BK5c to BK208b, this group has a good variety of different, including varieties such as different languages for the early issues, stitched or stapled, booklet covers, rate pages, etc. The catalogue value given is for most of the collection which is identified and priced, but the lot contains 16 booklets which were not catalogued but contain $66 in face. There are also 10 booklets of BK74 with the perforations shifted down which are part of the "over 400 booklets" but not part of the catalogue value, as well as a few that are missing stamps (indicated as such). A useful lot, which has much duplication of some, but also lots of variety and better items and totally unchecked by us for tagging, perforations or other such varieties. (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,125

Extensive Collection of Centennial Issue Booklets in Two Volumes, with about 400 complete booklets plus about 32 panes (incl. a few used), all neatly identified. There are a multitude of Unitrade-listed varieties as well as others that are mostly listed in Harris Centennial Definitive Series 1967-1973 including different booklet covers, different sealing strips, counting marks, fluorescence and tagging varieties, plate wear, a few Opal private vending machine items, ink smear and printing varieties and much more. A great collection for the Centennial or booklet collector or dealer. Photos show a sampling only. (Image)

Est $ 600

1970 2c, 3c Centennial Opal Booklet with Vertically and Horizontally Perforated Gutter, a complete booklet, mint never hinged, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 300

1972 Opal Manufacturing "2 BOOKLETS OF" Booklets for Experimental Toronto Dispensing Machine, two different BK69 glued together (one with "Free Dispenser..." and one with "Pre-Stamped..." message on back), with "2 BOOKLETS OF" handstamped on the front. According to Harris Centennial Definitive Series 1967-1973, 1,270 sets of these were prepared by the Opal Manufacturing Company in 1972 and dispensed in three machines in Toronto, as the Post Office was researching the use of 50c vending machines. Interestingly, these have an additional bonus: both inside back covers have a handstamp reading "This is Exhibit "B" mentioned and / referred to in the affidavit of / William Edward Greig / Sworn before me this 18th day of / March A.D. 1974 (signed R.Stainton) / "A" Commissioner, &c". A scarce item for the booklet or Centennial collector, and who knows why this booklet spent some time in court? (Image)

Est $ 150

1971 $1 Centennial Booklet with Part of Design Missing at Right of Position 4-2, with Tagging Omitted, a complete booklet showing a fairly dramatic listed variety on the first 8c stamp, with only 100 of these booklets known (BK70c, $250), but very few of these are known to also be untagged (unlisted in Unitrade, listed as variety 8-20 in Harris / The centennial Definitive Series, 1967-1973). Very fine and rare, a great item for the booklet, or Centennial collector. (Image)

Est $ 150