Scarce stampless folded letter from St. John's dated 22 Nov 1855 addr to the Sheriff Northern District in Harbor Grace (receiving cancel). Has been rated "3" with black numeral marking. F, creases & a bit tattered (Image)

Estimate 200.00+ $Cdn

29, 81-2, Tied by St. John's 26 Mar 1900 oval cancels on QV 3¢ postal stationery envelope sent Reg'd to Kenzingen, Germany (rec 15 Ap 1900 b/s). Has violet registry h/s, red London transit cancel. VF. A BEAUTIFUL LOOKING COVER! (Image)

Estimate 650.00+ $Cdn

48b (2), 80, All tied by oval St. John's 25 Feb 1901 cancels on remarkable Reg'd 2¢ orange UPU Postal Stationery card addr to Germany. A superb & visually striking card! VF (Image)

Estimate 500.00+ $Cdn

58, 62, 78, Tied by St. John's 26 Nov 1898 CDS's on cover to Halifax NS (rec b/s). The cover is addr to famous early Canadian stamp dealer CAPT HENRY HECHLER. F, a bit reduced, backside of cover is soiled (Image)

Estimate 110.00+ $Cdn

257, Tied by St. John's Sept 1940 slogan cancel on cover with F.M. O'Leary Ltd corner card. On reverse has illustrated advertising for TEN TEST Roofing and Wall Board. Addr to Bishop's Falls. F

Estimate 35.00+ $Cdn

C3h, VF centered single neatly tied by St. John's 22 Nov 1921 machine cancel on Halifax airmail cover with 4 Feb 1922 b/s. Addr to USA. VF. Has 2021 Gratton Certificate (Image)

Estimate 300.00+ $Cdn

69, 78, 82, Neatly tied by St. John's 22 June 1901 cancels on a beautiful "Krippner" Reg'd cover to Chemnitz Germany (rec b/s). Has m/s "PER S.S. BRUCE" and on reverse has a multi-coloured hand painted picture of ship by R. Krippner. The stamps pay a double UPU letter rate to Germany plus 5¢ registration (the 12¢ Cabot is rarely seen on cover). F. A SPECTACULAR COVER (Image)

Estimate 600.00+ $Cdn

78/85, Five diff stamps neatly tied by St. John's 23 Sept 1899 CDS's on an elaborate Krippner HAND PAINTED PATRIOTIC REG'D COVER. Has "OUR ROYAL FAMILY" caption. Addr to Regina Assiniboia (scarce destination) with clear 30 Sept 1899 rec b/s. The stamps depict 5 diff members of the Royal Family. VF. A CHOICE COVER! (Image)

Estimate 600.00+ $Cdn

78, 82-3, 85, Also with Canada #66, Tied by grid cancels on an elaborate Krippner HAND PAINTED PATRIOTIC REG'D COVER from St. John's 21 May 1901, addr locally (rec b/s). Has hand painted Registry label. The stamps depict 5 members of the Royal Family. F (Image)

Estimate 500.00+ $Cdn

78, 82-3, 85, Along with Canada #21, Neatly tied by grid cancels on an elaborate Krippner HAND PAINTED PATRIOTIC REG'D COVER from St. John's 21 May 1901. Has "OUR ROYAL FAMILY" caption and painted registry label. Addr locally with same day receiver on back. VF (Image)

Estimate 600.00+ $Cdn

126/148, Seven stamps tied by Harbor Grace 9 Oct 1930 CDS's on scarce COLOMBIA TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT cover, addr to London England (13 Oct 1930) rec cancel). Has violet "Returned to Sender" h/s. The cover is accompanied by a signed letter dated 6 July, 1932 from Capt J. Erroll Boyd (who was the pilot of the Columbia flight) and mentioning this cover. F, centre fold. A RARELY OFFERED COLUMBIA FLIGHT COVER (Image)

Estimate 1,300.00+ $Cdn

EN2, QV3¢ postal stationery envelope cancelled by St. John's 23 Sept 1893 addr to London England. Has VF Glasgow and London b/s's. VF. A nice Trans-Atlantic cover (Image)

Estimate 80.00+ $Cdn

P4, QV 2¢ postal card neatly cancelled by St. John's 15 Jun, 1895 CDS, addr to HAMBURG GERMANY (rec CDS). VF (Image)

Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn

GAMBIA COVERS 1956-1978:
153/362, Attractive collection of 23 diff covers neatly arranged on pages. Addr to Canada, England, Germany, USA & domestically. Most have beautiful multi-frankings with a variety of rates incl 7 Reg'd; 4 with River Gambia TPO cancels. F-VF (Image)

Estimate 150.00+ $Cdn

DUKE OF EDINBURGH CONFERENCE 1962:
Interesting collection of 18 Airmail covers; all addr to the Secretary of H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S Second Commonwealth Study Conference, Toronto, 1962. Items here from 14 diff Commonwealth countries. F

Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn

CYPRUS FIRST DAY COVERS:
Collection of 22 diff cach FDC's from 1960-67, primarily unaddr. Many nice sets incl Europas and values to £1. VF

Estimate 80.00+ $Cdn

FIRST UNITED KINGDOM AERIAL POST 1911 COLLECTION:
151, Specialized collection of FIRST UNITED KINGDOM AERIAL POST postcards from London 9 Sept 1911 all with olive green cachets. The cancels each have a diff Hammer from 1 to 5. Various destinations in the UK, however the Hammer 3 is addr to CEYLON (very scarce but has some creases). A nice lot. F (5) (Image)

Estimate 600.00+ $Cdn

GR. BRITAIN SHIP COVERS 1935-60:
Interesting collection of 17 covers & 1 postcard with ship / Paquebot cancels. We saw Empress of Australia, Empress of Scotland; etc. Postcard depicts RMS Ausonia. Covers addr to Gr. Britain; card to Canada. F-VF (18)

Estimate 80.00+ $Cdn

GR. BRITAIN FIRST DAY COVERS:
Lovely lot of commemorative FDC's in 4 albums, from 1967-1999. Wide range of full sets here which are primarily cacheted & mostly addr. We noted a few earlier. F-VF. Previous owner states Gibbons Cat $2,000 Cdn (278)

Estimate 300.00+ $Cdn

QE 1953 CORONATION OMNIBUS:
Nice collection of 43 diff cacheted FDC's from a wide variety of Br. Commonwealth countries. Addr to Canada. F-VF

Estimate 90.00+ $Cdn

GR. BRITAIN MILLENNIUMS:
1839-86, 1890-1937, Complete set of 96 diff Millennium issues from 1999-2000. All on cacheted unaddr FDC's. VF (24 diff FDC's with 96 diff stamps)

Estimate 100.00+ $Cdn

BARBADOS MINT SETS 1984-1990:
626a/794, Pristine collection of 12 complete mint NH sets. Also 9 diff cach unaddr FDC's from 1982. We noted 753-68 ($57). VF

2022 Scott 233.00

AUSTRALIA FIRST DAY COVERS & POSTAL STATIONERY:
Attractive collection of 183 diff cach FDC's, from 1950's-80's loose in a box. Beautiful topical singles, sets & souvenir sheets. Also 70 diff unused postal stationery envelopes from 1980's. Most F-VF, some unaddr (253 covers)

Estimate 175.00+ $Cdn

GR. BRITAIN FIRST AERIAL FLIGHT POSTCARDS 1911:
151, Specialized collection of 4 FIRST UNITED KINGDOM AERIAL POST postcards from London 9-14 Sept 1911. The cancels each have a diff Hammer number from 1-4. The postcards all have brown cachets and have diff addresses. F (Image)

Estimate 450.00+ $Cdn

WWII POW CARDS TO/FROM ENGLAND:
Comprised of bilingual used card from British POW Bureau to Geneva re German POW; used Parcel card from Durham Miner's Assoc returned from Stalag IXC, Germany 1944; unused British POW Airmail letter sheet KGVI 2½d. F-VF (3 diff items)

Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn