1941 HONG-KONG AIRMAIL to CANADA, good $3.50 franking on cover dated APR15.1941 and addressed to TORONTO with m/s arrival APR 30th, Canada censor C.195 sealing tape, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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17 INDIA RATES 1887-1944 (one later), includes 1887 Empire 6A rate to England, 1933 airmail 8A6p rate to England, 1932 registered 5½A rate to Canada, 1942 registere WWII censored airmail 17A rate to Canada, 1941 printed matter WWII censored 9p rate to USA with enclosures, four 1914-1922 registered domestic rates (2½A,3A), 1963 airmail 41.15R rate to Japan ++, good lot retailing over $390, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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276 JAMAICA TOWN CANCELS 1893-1990's, on 70 covers with mostly good UPU and airmail rates to USA plus 206 cancels on piece or stamp sorted alphabetically by town on 14 packed stock cards, note 197 are different towns, lots of good auxiliary markings, better registered noting one to St-Lucia, domestic rate covers, some airmail to Canada ++, retails over $480, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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63 NETHERLANDS & COLONY COVERS 1931-1990's, 37 are Netherland covers with mostly good airmail rates and set frankings to USA & Canada, also some rates to Switzerland, England, Germany, and Chile, 29 covers are airmail rates mostly to USA from Netherlands Indies, Curacao, Surinam, and Netherlands Antilles, lots of registered, WWII censored ++, 7 are legal size or larger covers, retails over $650, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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8 RUSSIA RATES to CANADA 1956-1979 (one later), all are airmail stationery covers with registered and express rates, includes 2.10R registered (1956), 2.95R registered-express, 28k registered (1969,1973), 18k registered (1974), 62k registered (1979), 72k express (1979), 30.50R registered Ukraine with mixed Russia and Ukraine frankings, many with the original enclosures, retails over $340, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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7 RUSSIA REGISTERED AIRMAIL RATES to CANADA 1958-1979 (one later), all are addressed to EDMONTON-ALTA on letter size stationery with colorful uprates, includes 62k rates (1958,1978,1979), 28k rates (1965,1974), 16k rate (1972), and a 90k rate (1991), retails over $220, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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19 SOUTH AFRICA RATES 1934-1988, includes a 1936 printed matter 1d rte to New-Zealand, 1936 Empire 1½d to Canada, 1934 airmail 10d to England, 12 are 1984-1988 domestic registered airmail rates noting 56c + 67c +81c + 91c +100c, also note a registered 1987 cover "POSTED OUT OF COURSE" with postage due, retails over $300, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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125 SPAIN POSTCARD RATES TO CANADA 1962-1999, note a fabulous range of mostly airmail rates during this period of rapid postal inflation, includes rates of 6p, 7p, 7.50p, 8p, 8.50p, 9p, 10p, 10.50p, 12p, 14p, 15p, 16p, 19p, 23p, 24p, 25p, 30p short paid, 36p, 40p, 43p, 52p, 55p, 62p, 64p, 65p, 67p, and 140p, also a few UPU surface rates of 3p, 3.5p, and 5p, great specialist lot retailing over $400, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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65 SWITZERLAND COVER 1889-1980's, mostly good UPU and airmail rates to USA and Canada plus a few to England, includes registered, printed matter rates, and nice topical frankings, note a 1940 WWII crash cover, 1899 illustrated adv (worth the estimate alone), lots of semi-postal frankings ++, 2 are legal size, retails over $540, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1916 MALTA to CANADA, #(x4) pays the 2d Empire leter rate on cover dated DEC22,1916 and addressed to WINNIPEG, Martial Law censor sealing tape and British red No.162 red h/s, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1960 NEW-ZEALAND REGISTERED FDC to CANADA, #330-332 on a colorful cachet cover from INVERCARGILL on MAY16,1960 and addressed to KEMPVILLE-ONT, arrived on JUN 15th with routing via VANCOUVER + TORONTO + SMITH'S-FALLS + OTT.CPR.MC, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1942 PERU REGISTERED AIRMAIL to CANADA, 155c franking on cover from TALARA on DEC13,1942 and addressed to VANCOUVER arriving DEC 23rd, routing via OTTAWA with censor sealing tape DB/578, backflap removed, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1926 SOUTH-AFRICA REGISTERED to CANADA, 7d franking on cover from DARNALL on NOV30,1926 and addressed to SASKATOON with arrival JAN1,1927, routing via MONTREAL and CALGARY, tear on backflap, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1945 SYRIA AIRMAIL to CANADA, nice 120p franking on front and back of cover + a 5p stamp tax, posted from ALEPO on OCT5,1945 and addressed to SHERBROOKE-QUE, routing via DAMASCAS on OCT 6th, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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4 TONGA AIRMAIL RATES to CANADA 1987-1988, all addressed to VICTORIA-BC with die-cut adhesive frankings from NUKU-ALOFA, note a waterproofed letter sheet rated 57s, also 2 Aerogrammes rated 47s and 49s, scarce frankings and rates, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1904 WESTERN CANADA WHEAT THRESHING SCENE, novelty bookmark Private Post Card Printed Matter, a very scarce card published by Pugh (Toronto), posted much later at EDMONTON on MAR7,1911, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1907 EWING-ALTA FARM SCENE, real photo showing farmer on a two horse hay cutter with a hay rake to the right, posted at EWING on DEC28,1907 and addressed to VILLENEUVE-FRANCE noting a receiver b/s MAY15,1908, an incredible 133 days in transit, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1909 CALGARY HORSE EXCHANGE, real photo showing the 3rd place horse at the 1908 Scottish Highland Exhibion, priced at an incredible $2500, posted from CALGARY on MAR12,1909 and addressed to JASPER-MO (USA), stamp fell off, F-VF card est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1913 CALGARY SIGHT SEEING TRAM, real photo card showing the tram packed with tourists noting a conductor with a tour guide holding a blowhorn, great card, mint and VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1912 CALGARY MUNICIPAL STREETCAR, real photo card taken at the PRESTON-ONT Manufacturing Plant showing all the assembly crew with the first Calgary streetcar, rare and VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1910 CALGARY GRAIN ELEVATOR FIRE DISASTER, real photo cards showing the fire destruction, postally used at Calgary on APR27,1910 and addressed to USA, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1910 CALGARY EIGHTH AVENUE, real photo card after streetcar tracks were laid, great readable signs noting Florsheim shoes, pool hall, drug store, furniture shops, photo shop, hundreds of pedestrians horse drawn buggy, 3 automobiles ++, mint and VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1910 CALGARY YWCA BUILDING, real photo card showing the building with 4 well dressed women, postally used JAN30,1910, scarce and VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1904 EDMONTON JASPER AVENUE LOOKING WEST, scarce Private Post Card published by the Edmonton Music Company, lots of readable signs dominated by the J.H.Morris & Company general store on the left and a large "Liberal Club Rooms" banner, dozens of pedestrians and a few horse drawn wagons & buggies, postally used at WYCLIFFE-BC on DEC3,1906 (first year open) and addressed to ROYAL-ROAD-NB (1890-1917) arriving on DEC 5th, redirected to ROYAL-ROAD-WEST-NB (1890-1917), good card with better BC and NB cancels, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1910 EDMONTON JASPER AVENUE, Private Post Card published by G.H.Graydon (Edmonton), shows two street cards in front of the Merchants Bank, also a few pedestrians, horse drawn buggie, man on a bicycle ++, mint and VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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