1901 poster “A Soldier of the Queen” 17 3/8” x 22 3/4”, by London Printing & Litho Co, London, Ontario, “Compliments of T. A. Muir & Co Druggists Telephone 83 New Westminster, B.C.”, a calendar with metal bar and hook at top for hanging, metal bar at bottom, contemporaneous tears repaired with old paper. A rare surviving patriotic calendar from the Boer War showing a young boy with the Canadian coat of arms, flags, roses and thistles (England and Scotland). An extensive online search shows no other examples of this poster/calendar recorded. The London Printing and Litho Company was formed in London, Ontario in 1890 and owned by Thomas Orr, and William Weld. A company history is available online and notes they particularly operated a calendar business. (Image)

1916 poster “Field-Marshall Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome Born June 24 1850 Died June 5, 1916” (15 3/4” x 20”). Some edge wear and a few tears as expected, some older tape repair at top and water stain at bottom, but still remarkably bright and in excellent condition, considering. This memorial poster shows Kitchener who served as Chief of Staff in the 2nd Boer War, later Commander in Chief of the Army in India, Consul General of Egypt, and in 1914 Secretary of State for War. He was aboard HMS Hampshire en route to negotiations with Tsar Nicholas II of Russia when his ship was sunk by a German mine off the coast of the Orkneys. An incredible poster with deep, rich colours and very fresh appearance. (Image)

Lord Kitchener silk Stevengraph, woven in silk with registration number 355800 and matching number on back of original mat mounting board. Kitchener’s accomplishments are woven into the design with “Egypt”, “1899-1900”, “South Africa”, “Soudan 1898” and titled “Kitchener of Khartoum”. One of the top Stevengraphs available, in superb condition and a fabulous frontispiece for an exhibit. Also accompanied by the same image in a real photo postcard, unused and pristine. (Image)

1902 poster “Surrender of Commandant Botha to Canadian Mounted Rifles” by Arthur Hider. Toronto: Toronto Lithograph Company. (18” x 24”, on 1/8” thick paperboard). An amazing chromolitho issued as a supplement to the Weekly Globe, 1902. Hider was a skilled artist with spectacular depictions of the Boer War and horses. A collection of his work is held at Library and Archives Canada, 2010-00043-9, Box 2000832240, as well as Toronto Public Library. Neither collection holds this particular poster. (Image)

Pair of envelopes. (1) 1899 envelope, 1st Contingent, D Company, sender Pvt L J Street, (Governor-General’s Foot Guards), 6 notation, pmk indistinct, owner’s notation c/o S S Sardinian, routing London England (Nov 29 99) to Ottawa, On, B/S Dec 7 99, ex-Wannerton; (2) 1900 envelope, water damaged, Street correspondence, indistinct Br FPO pmk, Cdn Cont carmine oval handstamp May 9 00, 1st Contingent, to Ottawa, On, B/S June 9 00 (Image)

1900 envelope, tear, creases, Cdn Cont violet oval handstamp June 27 00, Br FPO June 27 00, sender Lieut. T Temple, 1st Contingent, Montreal FREE pmk July 30 00, no B/S. (Reggie Temple was the son of a good friend of RCR Commander Otter and was reassigned to the Cape “unable to stand the rigours of warfare”.) (Image)

1900 two envelopes, Hurdman correspondence (1) with stuck corner, right reduced, sender Major W G Hurdman, Br FPO, Cdn Cont violet oval handstamp July 16 00, 2nd Contingent, D Field Battery, to Ottawa, On, B/S Aug 13 00 (2) blue Br APO 55, Nov 28 00 on 1p TVl ovpt VRI, 2nd Contingent, to Ottawa, On, B/S Dec 24 00 (2) (Image)

1902 two envelopes, (1) British 1p postal stationary, Br FPO May 5 02, 3rd Contingent, sender Pvt Lee, E Squadron 2nd Battalion CMR to Winnipeg, Man, B/S June 15 02 (2) Lee correspondence, British 1p postal stationery, 3rd Contingent, to Winnipeg, Man, pmk May 23 02, B/S June 25 02, ex-Robinson. (2) (Image)

1900 envelope, Union Jack sticker on front, CGH 1p pmk Orange River, CGH, sender J A Donaghy, RCA, 2nd Contingent, D Field Battery, to London On, B/S June 10 00, ex-Robinson (Image)

1900 envelope, indistinct Br APO on 2x 1/2p VRI ovpt, Cdn Cont violet oval handstamp Oct 10 00, sender J A Dongahy, 2nd Contingent, 1st Field Battery, to London On, B/S Nov 10 00. (Image)

Group lot incl. 1900 envelope, sender Pvt F Black, #7325, 1st Contingent, C Company, RCR (48th Highlanders), to Orillia, On, B/S April 5 00; 1900 envelope, soiled, Br APO 55 pmk Dec 1 00, London PAID Dec 22 00, sender Pvt J Clark, RC Dragoons, 2nd Contingent, 1st Battalion CMR, A Squadron, to Toronto, On, ex-Burgers; 1900 envelope, badly stained, tears, Br FPO Oct 31 00, 2 x Tvl 1/2p VRI ovpt (stamps torn), Cdn Cont violet oval handstamp Nov 14 00, sender A MacDonald, 2nd Contingent, RCA C Field Battery, to Gananoque, On; 1902 envelope, staining, sender J J Haslem #2198, South African Constabulary, E Squadron, Br APO Bloemfontein, OFS, April 3 02 to St Catherines, On, B/S, ex-Robinson; envelope, stains, tears, creases, Montreal, Que pmk Mar 3 00, B/S indistinct Charlottetown, PEI, with poem on reverse “The Hat for Your Credit’s Sake, and Pay-Pay-Pay!”.; military patriotic, FRONT, battle scene stationery of the Alpha Chemical Company, Berlin, On, 2c Victoria numeral with Toronto & Sarnia RPO Apr 25 01; envelope - Canadian Contingent forgery with GB 1&1/2d stamp Novelty; 1900 two envelopes, Lieut. Weldon McLean correspondence, Royal Field Artillery, British Army, Canadian in British unit (1) toning, to McLean from Kingston, On Victoria 2c numeral, June 3 00 to McLean with Royal Field Battery, no B/S (2) envelope, opened, to McLean, GB 1p lilac pmk London, England, Aug 27 00 c/o High Commissioner for Canada in London, B/S Aug 27 00,(3) envelope, tear, to McLean in Southampton from St John’s Wood, pmk Aug 25 00 to McLean, B/S Aug 25 00 (Image)

1900 envelope, roughly opened top right not affecting cachet, En Route Cdn Cont violet oval handstamp Jan 30 00, on Allan Ship Line stationery, tax markings 4 and 10 (latter crossed out), sender Capt. R Costigan, 2nd Contingent, E Battery, Field Artillery (Major 3rd Field Battalion) to Montreal, B./S Feb 15 00, ex-Wannerton (Image)

1900 envelope, tears, toning, Cdn Cont violet oval handstamp Jan 31 00 with less common partial En Route on Allan Line stationery (posted at Cape Verde island), sender Capt. R Costigan 2nd Contingent, E Battery, Field Artillery, to Montreal, Que, B/S Feb 15 00, less common, second date of En Route, ex-Wannerton (Image)

1900 envelope, toning, En Route Cdn Cont violet oval handstamp Jan 30 00, size 10 envelope, sender unknown, to Addison at the Globe newspaper (newspaper correspondent?), 2nd Contingent, to Toronto, On, B/S Feb 16 00, T mark and 20 grease pencil mark, ex-Burgers (Image)

1900 envelope, tears, no FPO pmk, Cdn Cont carmine oval handstamp March 30 00, London PAID April 16 00, T marking crossed out, sender Pvt C Anslow (12th Field Battery), 1st Contingent, G Company to Newcastle, NB, B/S April 29 00, ex-Robinson (Image)

1900 envelope, tears, Cdn Cont carmine oval handstamp April 11 00, 2nd Contingent to Rothesay, NB, no pmk on back, owner notation sender from Canadian Postal Corps, ex-Burgers (Image)

1900 envelope, sender Pvt W H Hooper, Cdn Cont carmine oval handstamp April 11 00, 1st Contingent Reinforcements, with address from “Special Detachment RCR”. (43rd Ottawa and Carleton Rifles), 1st Contingent, to Ottawa, On, B/S May 7 00 (Image)

1900 envelope, stains, GB 1p lilac indistinct pmk, sender Pvt W P R Brettingham (12th York Rangers) #7320, 1st Contingent, Cdn Contingent carmine oval handstamp, April 18 00 to Toronto, On, B/S indistinct, ex-Greene handstamp on reverse (Image)

1900 envelope, Boone cover with Br FPO July 24 00 with 2¢ map stamp and OFS 1p ovpt VRI, to Newmarket, England, B/S Aug 20 00, sender M Boone (128th Field Battery CA), 2nd Contingent, E Field Battery, several identical covers recorded and illustrated In Rowe (p. 82). (Image)

1900 envelope, OFS 1p VRI ovpt, Br FPO May 12 00, Cdn Cont carmine oval handstamp May 17 00, sender Pvt R C S Randall, 2nd battalion, 2nd Contingent, CMR, to Ottawa, On, B/S June 11 00, ex-Burgers (Image)

1900 envelope heavily toned, Br FPO May 24 00, Cdn Cont carmine oval handstamp May 30 1900, London PAID June 16 00, to Ridgetown, Ont., B/S June 25 00, owner notation to a member of the 2nd Contingent, CMR 2nd regiment (Image)

1900 envelope, Br FPO May 24 00, Cdn Cont carmine oval handstamp May 30 00, sender Pvt C F W Rochfort, 2nd Contingent, 2nd Battalion CMR, to Grenfell, ASSA, B/S June 27 00 (Image)

1900 envelope faint Br FPO May 24 00, Cdn Cont carmine oval handstamp May 30 00, 2nd Contingent CMR, to Montreal, Que. (sender possibly Pvt W Wright A Squadron, 1st Hussars), no B/S (Image)

1900 envelope, Br FPO July 22 00, Cdn Cont violet oval handstamp July 31 00, sender Pvt Basil Chichester D’Easum 2nd Contingent 2nd Battalion CMR, to Fort Saskatchewan, Albta, B/S Sept 8 00, transit Strathcona, Albta Sept 4 00 (Image)

1900 envelope OFS 1p VRI ovpt, Br APO July 00, Cdn Cont violet oval handstamp July 25 00, sender unidentified, “Via New York” inscription, to Hamilton, On, B/S Aug 20 00 (Image)