1907 YUKON-TERRITORY COURT CLAIM, dated MAY11,1907 for an unpaid $111.60 promissory note by a Dawson Gold Miner, the 25¢ filing fee paid by Yukon Territorial Law Stamp (Van-Dam #YL8), a scarce revenue stamp on document, VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1907 SASKATCHEWAN-NWT ESTATE DISBURSEMENT DOCUMENT, a legal document establishing a 5% fee payable to the lawyer and 5% to the estate executor to disburse the assets of a deceased Regina-NWT resident, filed in the NWT Supreme Court in the District of Assiniboia, the 10¢ filing fee paid by Saskatchewan Law Stamp (Van-Dam #SL-2), a very scarce revenue stamp on document, VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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20 KALSO-BC TOWN BOUNDARY EXTENSION DOCUMENTS 1929-1954, looks like the complete file with letters, maps, and by-law revisions pertaining to the BC government bill to adjust the city boundaries that progressed over a 26 year period, great historical material noting a range of ministerial signatures, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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75 BRITISH-COLUMBIA EPHEMERA ITEMS 1880-1980's, includes a 1935 report on Negro immigration during the 1858 Fraser Valley gold rush (an important original historical document worth the estimate alone), also a 1900 BC Government check, 1880 Bank of BC used check, multicolor can labels for beans and Chinese noodles, a David Spencer Vancouver tourist guide packed with mostly Leonard Frank photos, a BC Resources stock certificate, 9 song sheets from the MAY9,1924 BC Pioneer Reunion at the Victoria Empress Hotel, 16 Vancouver 1940 lithograph photos, 1940 “Geology in the Rockies & Selkirks” monograph by B. R. Mackay, business letterheads for a range of BC companies, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1877 WEIGHTS & MEASURES INSPECTION REPORT, from an inspection at Wallacetown-UC on FEB13,1877, 4 weights were tested and were found to be within regulation tolerences, the 40¢ testing fee was paid by two copies of VanDam revenue #FWM4, stamps alone catalog $130 and are very scarce on document, the right stamp has pulled perfs at top, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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2 QUEBEC RAILROAD RELATED LEGAL DOCUMENTS 1908-1920, includes a 1908 deposition by the widow of a railroad worker who died in a fire, Quebec Law Stamps #QR5-QR6 pays the 20¢ document fee, also a 1920 property deed selling Dorchester County farmland adjacent to the railway line to the CNR, Quebec Law Stamp #QR17 pays the 10¢ document tax, VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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60 FOOD RELATED EPHEMERA ITEMS 1930-1960's, includes a a display box for Weston's “Wagon Wheels” priced at 5¢ each, a Coca-Cola (Toronto) magazine adv, Bordon's Evaporated Milk adv, Behive Corn Syrup adv, Durham Corn Starch adv, Magic Baking Powder adv, a Planters Peanuts paint book with great multicolor adv, 1855 recipies from the Milner-BC Grocery Store, 1930 Oak-Bay-BC Meat Market adv, Vancouver Fletcher's Bacon, 39 bonus coupons for Nabob Teas and Coffees (30 different) ++, retails over $380, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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52 BRITISH-COLUMBIA FRUIT TIN LABELS 1972-1984, colourful group of all different labels noting 12 Empress Brand, 20 Mrs Milne's (Summerland-BC), 14 Berryland Farms (Sardis), plus single labels for BC Tree Fruits (Kelowna), Vernon Fruit Union, Zenith Producers (Osoyoos), Southland Co-Op (Oliver-BC) ++, retails over $300, VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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13 FOOD SUPPLIER COOK BOOKS 1930-1970's, includes two different Magic Baking Powder cook books, Southern Pacific Railroad Dinning Car Recipies, Cooking BC Fresh Eggs, Jewel Shortening Pies, Nestle's Chocolate Recipies, American Salads, retails over $280, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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48 FARM RELATED EPHEMERA ITEMS 1910-1980's, strength in Dairy Farming brochures, also Poultry and Wheat Farming, includes a 1946 Holstein Judging Manual, Facts about Jersey Cows, two 1936 Chicago Grain Lecture tets, 1912 Conkey's Poultry Handbook, Purity Flour bag tag, 6 Butter score cards from fairs at Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, and Toronto, 6 country flag trade cards from Dairyland Foods, Medicine Cure brochures for hog, cattle, and chicken diseases ++, retails over $300, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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36 USA PUBLICATIONS & EPHEMERA 1903-1988, includes 6 “Home & Hearth” 1907-1908 magazines issues No.1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 containing fabulous adv for recipes, sewing patterns, book reviews, political commentaries ++, also 6 rare Maud Stum artist signed “Sports Girl” 10” 13” prints, 18 sports and theater programs 1935-1952 including a scarce 1950 Rose Bowl program, “Classic Cars of the 50's” book published by Franklin Mint to promote the sale of their model cars, and 5 St-Paul 1903 Land Title Gold Bonds, retails over $1250, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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36 USA ADVERTISING & HISTORIC EPHEMERA ITEMS 1863-2014, includes a 1901 Lifebuoy Soap adv brochure from Lever Brothers with medical safety report, two 1915 2 multicolor seed packs from Dalton-NY nurseryman William Burt, 1890 Blickensderfer typewriter operation manual, 1949 Knott's Berry Farm brochure, adv sign for the 1920 Skippy's 1¢ lunch program, 1916 illustrated letterhead for Neustadter men's clothing, 1928 label for the bicentennial celebration of the Wilkes-Barre-PA battle of Wyoming Valley, 5 studio photos of the Detroit Ballet Company, a 2014 Washington State fishing licence ++, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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11 HAMBURG-GERMANY 1905 LOTTERY EPHEMERA ITEMS, sponsored by the Landau Bank in Hamburg, includes the prospectus' for the AUG-1905 and SEP-1905 lotteries (No.328 and 329 respectively), one lottery No.328 ticket, four lottery No.329 tickets, printed results from lottery No.328 shwing winners, scarce items and VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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52 BEER & LIQUOR EPHEMERA ITEMS 1930-1980's, includes 12 different Western beer coasters, 5 different Labatt's Beer bottle labels, Hiram Walker cocktail recipe book, 2 Carling O'keefe postcards, Edmonton Mayfair Hotel wine and liquor list, 5 Zinfandel botle labels, 3 Royal Eport Beer box labels (Princeton-BC Brewery), original photo for the Old Style Beer Company adv showing a commercial fisherman ++. VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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92 ANTIQUE EPHEMERA ITEMS 1861-1970's, note a stamp display case with 30 mtd USA postage stamps issued 1862-1920 that includes mint plate singles, perfins, precancels, Federal and State revenue stamps for liquor and tobacco, City Epress stamps, Wells Fargo money order receipt ++, also a cigar box packed with 58 interesting items noting pill tins, a Black Cat lady's compact, 22 railroad and military uniform brass buttons, knib pens ++, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1879 GALT-ONT $1000 BOND, dated AUG2,1879 and signed by Mayor Richard Blain, sold in England with the 6sh-3d transfer fee paid by an embossed revenue stamp, printed by Bautz-Clayton-Burton (Hamilton), a rarity and VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1924 BRITISH EMPIRE STEEL CORP of NOVA-SCOTIA STOCK CERTIFICATE, for 10 shares ($1000) issued DEC10,1924 and signed by the company director and secretary, lovely allegoric steel worker illustration, sold in England with the 2sh3d transfer fee paid by an embossed revenue stamp, printed by the American Banknote Company, Ottawa, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1912 BRITISH NORTH AMERICA TOBACCO COMPANY STOCK CERTIFICATE, for 10 shares ($50) dated SEP10,1912, sold in England with 2sh transfer ta paid by an embossed revenue stamp, 5 divident couons remain, signed by the vice-president and secretary, printed by Waterlow et-al (London), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1890 BRANTFORD CARRIAGE COMPANY STOCK CERTIFICATE, for 70 shares ($7000) issued JAN2'1890 and signed by president Hugh Duffey and secretary S. Whitehead, the shares were assigned to the secretary S. Whitehead and was likely an executive bonus, the certificate has a great engraved illustration showing the carriage factory and offices, a very scarce item representing 7% of the company value, this was a fortune in 1891, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1926 SIGNAL HILL OIL COMPANY (CALGARY) STOCK CERTIFICATE, for 10 shares ($10) issued APR1,1926, signed by the company president J. Jones and secretary E. Henderson, a great engraved illustration showing a gushing oil well, some wear on the folds, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1940 ORIOLE MINES (ONTARIO) STOCK CERTIFICATE, for 1000 shares ($1000) issued OCT3,1940, signed by the company president and secretary, great illustration showing underground miners with hydraulic drills, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1956 BRALORNE MINES (BC) STOCK CERTIFICATE, for 500 shares (no par value) issued JUN8,1956, signed by the company president Austin Taylor and treasurer G. Davenport, nice illustration showing an underground miner with a hydraulic drill, printed by the British American Banknote Company (Ottawa), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1920 PITTSBURGH-CINCINNATI-CHICAGO-ST.LOUIS RAILROAD $1000 GOLD BOND, at 5% interest issued JUN1,1920, signed by the acting company president and assistant secretary, fabulous illustration showing a steam locomotive and rairoad workers, printed by the American Banknote Company (NY), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1909 ATLANTIC & ST. LAWRENCE RAILROAD COMPANY (PORTLAND) STOCK CERTIFICATE, for one share ($100) issued AUG27,1909 with 28 dividend coupons still intact, signed by the company president and secretary, fabulous illustration showing a steam locomotive, printed by the Continental Banknote Company (NY), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1871 CINCINNATI & SPRINGFIELD RAILROAD (OHIO) $1000 BOND, at 7% interest issued FEB22,1871, the $1.10 document transfer fee paid by $1.00 revenue paper #RN-W2 on front and RN-P5(2) on back, stamps alone cat $175, signed by the railroad president R. M. Shumaker and vice president Aurther Lehr, a wonderful illustration showing a steam locomotive with passenger cars and a mail car at a station, printed by Major & Knapp (NY), VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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