Group of 20 Covers / Cards from Alberta, 1920s to 1940s, noting better postmarks such as Wabamun, Winnington, Carrot Creek, Calgary Sub.8 (to Hawaii), P.O.W. 132, Penhold M.P.O. 1307, Banff Winter Sports slogan duplex, Medicine Hat C.P.R. Depot, and more. Also note a 1910 real photo postcard depicting a dredging operation near Huff (Edmonton). Overall fine or better with useful material. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Group of Mint Air Mail and Special Delivery Air Mail Blocks and Plate Blocks, with #s C3 to C9 and CE1 to CE4, present in various quantities in either blocks of four or larger, including plate blocks (these counted as stamps only, so c.v. will be higher) and most of the blocks are lightly hinged on one or two stamps only, leaving the majority never hinged. A fresh group from an old time estate, overall very fine and all pictured online. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,436

Toronto Style 1 Precancel on 1c QV Numeral, without gum, a fine centered stamp with a thin at top, never the less a very rare stamp of which only 3 copies are known to exist, being a separated strip of three originally found by the Postmaster of Upper Stewiacke, NS. Ex Andrew Ellwood collection. (Image)

Precancel $ 3,000

Windsor and London Double Precancel on a 1c King Edward VII, used with a light grid cancel, fine and very rare. Harry Lussey wrote in Topics (March 1986) that there are only two known examples of this combination (this one off cover, and our next lot on cover). Accompanied by a 1999 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex Andrew Ellwood collection. (Image)

Precancel $ 2,000

Windsor and London Double Precancel on a 1c King Edward VII on Cover, a nice, clear impression on the stamp, on a (faulty) cover addressed to Aylesford, Nova Scotia. Harry Lussey wrote in Topics (March 1986) that there are only two known examples of this combination (this one on cover, and our previous lot on stamp). Ex Andrew Ellwood collection. (Image)

Precancel $ 2,000

1923 3c Carmine Admiral Precancelled R-Gauge Block of Four, mint with bottom stamps never hinged, plus Toronto Style 10-109 precancel and cutting arrow at top of selvedge, very fine, and possibly unique. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Extensive and Specialized Precancel Collection, neatly displayed in black mounts in two deluxe Deveney Stamps precancel albums, which closely follow the Marasco and Taylor Precancel Catalogue. Volume 1 is for forerunners, bars and perfins, and volume 2 is for towns and cities. This is the most extensive collection we have offered to date, by far. It is loaded with stamps cataloguing $100 to $500, in fact far too many to list. One way to gauge the extensiveness of the collection is to say that we counted 2,395 different stamps in the towns and cities section alone, plus another 220 different forerunners and bar types for a total of 2,615 stamps. These numbers do not include the numerous added extras, usually in the form of pairs and blocks of four, but sometimes extra copies, or slight variations on the precancel. We noted that many stamps have never hinged gum, including the sought after Admirals, which adds to the desirability of this awesome collection. This collection was formed over a lifetime, and contains quantities of items that are difficult to locate. We have scanned only a small portion of the pages online, and can easily offer video viewing on request. Ex Andrew Ellwood collection. (Image)

Estimate $ 15,000

Extensive Collection of Precancel Varieties, neatly displayed and described in a heavy binder containing 90 black stock pages. The collection includes the types of varieties listed in Part IV of the Marasco and Taylor Precancel Catalogue, with broken bars, missing letters, partial letters, offsets of the precancel, stamps that have other postmarks, squished and clipped letters, missing province, and so many more, most appear to be constant varieties, as often proven with more than one issue or example of the variety. We counted about 558 bar type stamps and 3,852 town and city type stamps, for a total of about 4,410 stamps, including duplication of up to dozens in some cases, and each pair and block was counted as one only. We did not count precisely but there appears to also be 400 to 500 number between bar types, identified by position, as well as varieties. A very unique collection, in fact we do not recall ever seeing anything like this offered before, and would have taken a lifetime to assemble. If catalogued, the value would be immense, so we estimated an average of $1 per stamp, based on the large quantity of items with high catalogue value, and the probable high level of interest. We show many representative pages online, but can also offer video viewing on simple request. Ex Andrew Ellwood collection. (Image)

Estimate $ 5,000

Group of 41 Early 1c Precancels on Cover, Queen Victoria to King Edward VII, includes illustrated advertising, an 1889 Birth Registration letter, 16x 1c Small Queen Covers, 21x 1c Leaf or Numeral covers and 4x Edward covers. The precancels vary from single bars to wavy lines, with different Types, we even noted a few roller precancels and Householder covers. Some have faults, still a rarely offered lot with many lovely and valuable covers included. Photos show a good sampling. Ex Andrew Ellwood collection. (Image)

Estimate $ 400

Group of 105 Covers with City or Town Precancels, mostly with Admiral frankings, but also Edward, Scroll and Arch, up to Medallion. There is a great variety of material here, including illustrated advertising, printed matter rates, wrappers, a newspaper bulk mailing receipt with 30 fifty cent Admirals, a Military Medal wrapper mailed registered from Ottawa to Hamilton in 1921, a 1c stationery cover uprated with a 1c Scroll precancel to Mexico, a 1c Admiral precancel with International Harvester private perfin and more, with precancels from a number of different places, including some varieties such as inverted, misprints, etc. 13 covers are oversize, rest are #8 size and we noted a few faults (incl. a lovely colour illustrated advertising front), else overall fine to very fine. Ex Andrew Ellwood collection. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Group of 177 Covers with Various Precancelled Stamps, 1890s to 1940s, with a few more recent, neatly displayed in a cover album. Starts with an 1896 The All Around Stamp Advertiser magazine / newspaper with a ½c Small Queen precancelled with a St Hyacinthe roller (very fine), rest are all #8 size covers or postcards with a great variety of precancelled stamps, including Queen Victoria Numerals (1c and 2c, x11), as well as Edwards, Admirals, Scrolls, Arch, etc. We also note a good variety of precancel Types, with wavy lines, bars, numbers between bars and city / town types. The majority of the covers have business corner cards, and we believe these were collected for that attribute. Nice overall quality and overall fine to very fine. Ex Andrew Ellwood collection. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Accumulation of Roughly 85 Christmas and Easter Seals Sheets, 1940s-1980s, along with many partial sheets, a few booklets and United States cinderella sheets. The majority of material appear to be from the 1950s to 1970s, with duplication up to three in a few cases, noting a few sheets with perforation separation. A nice holly jolly lot, with online pictures showing an overview. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Accumulation of a Few Thousand Canada Cinderellas in a Binder, 1930s Onward, with singles, sets, and full sheets, noting a majority of Christmas and Easter seals, generally ranging from the 1950s to 2000s, along with Coronation labels, airmail etiquettes, courier stamps, etc. We note a few items with retail prices ranging from $5 to $20. Online photos show a sampling, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

1900 2c Carmine Queen Victoria Numeral Complete Booklet, a gorgeous booklet containing two panes of 6 very fine centered stamps, with original inter-leaving. The cover has bright, fresh colour and the staple is tight. An extremely fine and seldom encountered complete booklet, the finest we have handled. Accompanied by a 2023 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $3,400. (Image)

Unitrade $ 6,750

Collection of Roughly 280 Complete Booklets, 1937-1983, with each booklet in a glassine, and identified by the owner. A spot check revealed a few pre-1942 booklets including Unitrade #s 28c, 29c (c.v. $70), 30, 32d, along with booklets cataloguing from $10 to $25 each. Owner's older catalogue value totals $2,869, not including premium for very fine centering. Online photos show a sampling and overview. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,869

2000 47c Flag Over Inukshuk Booklet with Dramatically Shifted Die Cutting, both vertical and horizontal die cutting are shifted, resulting in a vertical line through the middle of 5 top stamps and a "cross" in the middle of the bottom 5 stamps. Very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

2005 $1,49 Himalayan Blue Poppy Booklet, with Dramatically Shifted Die Cutting, the horizontal die cutting is shifted down by about 5mm, very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Collection of Roughly 275 Complete Booklets, 1913-1985, in roughly 32 Vario-style stock pages, housed in a binder. A spot check indicated 43 booklets, ranging from 1913 to 1942, noting just a few of the better with Unitrade #s BK9a (French, c.v. $1,300), BK11 (French, $750), BK12 (French, $500), BK13 ($800), along with a few English, French and bilingual booklets cataloguing $100 and up. 2022 Unitrade catalogue value for the lot totals $11,165 (with no premium for VF stamps). Online photos show a few of the early booklets. Duplication up to 3 in some cases. We note some of the booklet covers have faults including edge wear, scuffs, etc. A nice lot for the booklet collector or dealer. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 11,165

Large Accumulation of 2,894 Never Hinged Complete Sheets of the 1935 1c to 10c Bilingual Customs Duty Issues, many in original booklets of 50 sheets, stapled together in the sheet selvedge, with protective cardboard on top and/or bottom. The lot consists of FCD6 1c green (941 sheets); FCD7 2c orange (1,742 sheets); FCD8 5c brown (201 sheets); FCD9 10c blue (10 single sheets). 2022 van Dam catalogue value for the lot totals $176,461 (including 25% never hinged premium). We note different gums and shades, along with some perforation separation, gum bends, and a few creases on a few sheets, with the vast majority being in pristine condition. Online photos show an overview, this is a unique opportunity to acquire the world's largest quantity of these, ever. (Image)

Estimate $ 3,500

Group of Four Different KGVI Law Stamps, each in a block of four, with FSC22 (NH), 24 (NH), 25a (used) and 25b (NH). Overall very fine. (Image)

van Dam $ 530

Accumulation of Mint and Used Federal and Provincial Revenues, 1860s-1960s, with a few thousand stamps, in two stockbooks, retired dealer pages, 102 cards, and roughly 30 stock pages housed in a binder. The lot has a little bit of everything, with a spot check indicating roughly 70% of the material relates to Federal revenues, noting excise, war tax, unemployment insurance, provincial and federal law stamps, luxury stamps, postal scrip issues, electricity and gas stamps, and more. A spot check noted Supreme Court FSC4 (used, c.v. $200); Excise FX20 block of 10 (used, $450), FX94 block of 10 (used, $275), leaving many other potential finds for the dedicated collector. Online photos show a sampling, with duplication up to 10 and up for some issues. We note a few small faults with a few of the stamps, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Collection of Mint and Used Federal Revenues in Three van Dam Albums, with many hundreds of stamps, including a few blocks, and a selection of Provincial revenues. The strength of the collection is the first album containing many hundreds of neatly organized Federal revenues, with sets and partial sets of Bill, Weights and Measures, Supreme Court, War Tax, Excise Tax and more. Just a few of the better items include, with van Dam #s Bill FB1-FB15, FB17 (used, FB4, FB17 mint, c.v. $711 total), FB18-FB34 (used, $777 total); Weights and Measures FWM1-FWM7 (used, $760 total), FWM9-FWM12 (used, $208 total); FWM22-FWM33 (used, FWM33 mint, $249 total); Supreme Court FSC3-FSC5 (used, $485 used), FSC6 (mint n.g., $425); War Tax FWT7b (n.g, $650), FWT12b (n.g., $650); Excise mint and used set FX52-FX94 ($1,526 total, noting 13c, $25 and $100 mint issues), along with a few singles, sets, and partial sets, cataloguing $50 to $100 and up. Van Dam 2022 catalogue value for the album totals $16,205. The lot also includes two albums containing a small selection of Provincial revenues (mainly Law stamps), noting better representation from Ontario and Québec. Van Dam 2022 catalogue value for the two albums totals $987, with a $17,192 catalogue value for the collection (mint stamps are catalogued as mint hinged, with a spot check noting a few never hinged, and mint no gum stamps). Duplication up to 3 for a few issues. A useful collection that should appeal to collectors and dealers alike. Online photos show a sampling. (Image)

van Dam $ 17,192

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used Federal Revenues, 1860s-1960s, with many hundreds of stamps, including a few documents, in an album, with loose album and Vario-style album pages, and more. The lot begins with a van Dam album, containing roughly a hundred stamps, and a few partial sets, with mint and used Bill, Excise and War Tax stamps and more, with a spot check noting FB33-FB34 (used, c.v. $425 total), FB54 (n.h., $150), along with a few stamps cataloguing $10 and up. Van Dam 2022 catalogue for the album totals $1,449. The lot continues with Gas and Electric Light Inspection, Weights and Measures, War Tax, Unemployment Insurance stamps and more, with a spot check indicating a Dominion of Canada Thrift Card with War Saving Stamps FWS1 (x4, $280); Unemployment Insurance FV75/FV105 (20 different stamps, $406 total), along with a few stamps cataloguing $10 and up. An interesting lot for the revenue collector, with online photos showing a sampling. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Group of Plug Tobacco Stamps, with 5 each of the ½lb, 1lb, 1½lb, 2lb, 2½lb, 3lb and 3½lb issues, all without serial numbers, with Ryan catalogue numbers RMN393n-404n, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Group of 39 Federal and Provincial Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamps, 1985-1999, with 12 Federal stamps, ranging from 1985 to 1999, along with 27 Provincial and Territory stamps, with representation from every Province and Territory, ranging from 1992 to 1998. A spot check indicated a few better with 2022 van Dam #s Nova Scotia NSW1 and NSW2 (c.v. $100 each), with the remaining stamps cataloguing from $15 to $40 each. Online photo shows an overview. Clean and very fine. (Image)

van Dam $ 1,094