1847 5c red brown Franklin Imperforate, used with bright red circular grid, three large margins plus one just clear at bottom. There is a small shallow thin near the S of POST, else fine-very fine (Image)

Scott $ 375

1847 5c red brown Franklin Imperforate, used with red grid cancels, showing sheet margin at left and part of next stamp at right two other margins well clear. A lovely and extremely fine example of America's first stamp. (Image)

Scott $ 375

1847 10c black Washington Imperforate, used with blue circular grid, three large margins and cut into frameline at top, fine. (Image)

Scott $ 825

1847 10c black Washington Imperforate, used with pen cancel, huge margins and very fine. JG. (Image)

Scott $ 500

1875 5c red brown Franklin Imperforate "Reproduction", unused (no gum, as issued), with full margins all around and bright colour. Crisp impression, with trivial corner wrinkle at bottom right (entirely in margin) mentioned for strict accuracy, very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 850

1875 10c black Washington Imperforate "Reproduction", unused (no gum, as issued) with intense shade and a crisp impression. Large margins all around, with trivial paper thinning at top (mostly in margin), else a very fine and attractive stamp. (Image)

Scott $ 1,050

1893 1c to $5 Columbian Exposition Set, with a mix of mint and used, with 1c (mint hinged, tiny faults), 2c to 5c (used, 4c and 5c have small faults), 6c (mint hinged), 8c and 10c (used), 15c (mint hinged with pulled perf at right), 20c (used), 50c (unused, no gum), $1 (mint hinged, part gum), $2 (unused, no gum), $3 (unused, no gum with small thins), $4 (unused, no gum, a lovely stamp with bright colour and a 2006 PSE grading it as "VF-XF 85") and $5 (mint hinged). Many are very fine centered, not often encountered complete. (Image)

Scott $ 9,102

1898 $2 orange brown Trans-Mississippi Exposition, used with light cancel. Centered low with small stain on back, fine. JG. (Image)

Scott $ 1,050

1912 Photographic Essay of a Panama - Pacific Issue, mounted on card measuring 100 x 75 mm, with "Stamp Division / P.O. Dept / FEB.12.1912" handstamp on back. The design is of the Golden Gate Bridge on a 2c frame (unadopted) which would eventually be used on the 5c value. Accompanied by a photocopy of a 1980 Warwick & Warwick certificate. (Image)

Scott $ 1,500

Group of Four Duck Stamps, with RW1 (not counted as it is heavily creased), RW2 (used), RW3 (mint never hinged, but counted as hinged because of light wrinkling visible on gum side) and RW4 (used). (Image)

Scott $ 375

1949 Cover with Complete Set of B.C.O.F Overprinted Stamps, being Scott #s M1 to M7, each tied to cover by Australian Army Post office cancels, addressed to Victoria. Clean and very fine and catalogue value for the used stamps alone is $278. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of 54 Military-Related Covers, mostly all mailed from Australia, a few mailed to Australia. A good variety, with censored (tapes and handstamps), FPO, MPO,Air Force, Korean War, World War II, Registered, patriotic, rates, frankings, etc. Destinations include Papua, USA, Dutch New Guinea, Tasmania, etc. All are sleeved and moderately priced, overall fine or better and rarely offered. (Image)

Retail $ 1,003

Carton with Over 875 Post-WWII Covers, all on pages, we noted balloon covers, flight covers, postage due, censored, ship mail, "Christkindl", postal or post cards and first day covers to the 1980s. Lots of variety and possibilities for finds. (Image)

Est $ 200

Box with Over 250 Covers and Cards, from Stampless to 1930s, all on pages and includes pneumatic, airmail, postal stationery, offices abroad, postcards, 3 newspapers with newspaper stamps, advertising, postage dues, registered, 10 cards with cancellations from the 1909 Karlsbad Stamp Exhibition, which the owner paid $171 for in 1991, and much, much more. We show only a few items online, close inspection should prove rewarding. (Image)

Est $ 200

Banker's Box Filled with Over 900 Military Covers and Cards from World War I, all on pages and in two albums, and includes censor markings, unit cancels, with many identified by owner, some coloured stationery, some cinderellas on cover or card, picture post cards and much more. We have scanned only a few pages online to give an idea, but careful viewing is recommended to better appreciate the wide variety of specialized material included here. (Image)

Est $ 300

Collection of 64 King George VI Coronation Issue First Day Covers, all addressed to the same person in Ottawa, from a good variety of different countries. Some are cacheted and some are registered, and overall fine or better with a few small faults. (Image)

Est $ 100

Small Group of Covers and Cards, with a good variety of interesting items including Australia unused stationery (letter card and wrappers), a group of 9 stampless folded letters (1828 to 1852) to the Punjab, Bengal East Indies, Agra, Bombay, Calcutta, etc, with lots of interesting despatch and transit postmarks and rates, etc. A few Victorian covers from England, a World War II ration book from Jersey, mail from South Africa, New Zealand, etc. A group of covers mailed from Marion Island South Africa in 1948 (two) and 1958 (two) plus an article on these and another cover mailed from the SANAE South African Naval Antarctic Expedition. Also 23 covers mailed from England in the mid-1940s with slogans from the First UN General Assembly (with articles on the subject). Also a small group of stamps from Antigua, British Honduras, Guyana and Seychelles (#22, 23, 25 mint hinged, $60). Overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 42 Covers from the 1950s, an interesting group, including four covers mailed to Canada, some registered, various rates and frankings (solo usages, franked on back, etc) plus two Hong Kong covers (one from 1950 addressed to Canada, via Vancouver). Mixed condition with some faults but with many fine covers and possible finds. See scans for an idea. (Image)

Est $ 100

1919 Experimental Flight Cover from Barraquilla to Puerto Colombia, on June 18, 1919. This flight was made by aviator Knox Martin during negotiations for the establishment of regular air service in Columbia. A special 2c stamp overprinted "1er Servicio Postal Aero 6-18-19" which was used on the 160 covers flown. The stamp's perforations are all intact, which is rare as these were usually cut by scissors. Light vertical crease (as most of these have), still a rare and sought after early pioneering flight cover. The $2,500 catalogue value given is from the 1990 supplement to the American Air Mail Catalogue Vol. 5 and the Scott catalogue value for the used stamp alone is $1,700. Rsv. (Image)

Air Mail $ 2,500

1918 France World War I Poster, for the Third National Defense Loan Campaign from the Crédit Lyonnais, and depicting a soldier putting up a Liberté flag on a globe (in colour). The poster still has a Crédit Lyonnais 13 page calendar for 1918 stapled to it. Light edge wear and punched hole at centre top (with reinforcing tape behind it), still a rare poster. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 40 Old Documents or Newspapers, 1807 to 1880, we note 5 "Journal des Débats" from 1817-1831 with some incomplete but all with "timbre humide" revenue handstamps, A superb 1807 document from the "Magasin Principal des Hopitaux Militaires" signed by "Lamy" with red wax seal (would look great framed). Some original printed decrees dating back to the Revolution with interesting signatures, various receipts and official certificates such as one from Ville de Calais (1830), an 1815 folded letter from Paris rated "15" addressed to "A la Cazerne [sic] de la Nouvelle France...". An unusual and fascinating group in overall fine condition, and interesting to read. (Image)

Est $ 200

1862 French Offices in Turkey Folded Cover, with no contents, mailed from Constantinople (with sender's business handstamp) to Lyon, with boxed "PD" and red boxed "PAQUEBOTS / DE LA / MEDITERRANEE", Phase JUL.30.1862 transit. Datestamps on back are Marseille, Marseille à Lyon and Lyon. The cover is franked with a 10c and a 40c Napoléon imperforates, both cancelled by Anchor in dotted lozenge cancels. Very fine and with Roumet expert handstamp at bottom. Rsv. (Image)

Est $ 300

Box with Hundreds of Covers, Stampless to 1960s, noted covers from Monaco, some with contents, good frankings, lots of postmark interest, rates, and a few classic stamps. Some covers have faults (including some fronts), still an overall fine or better lot. Scans give a taste of the contents. (Image)

Est $ 250

Group of 89 Stampless Covers, 1790s to 1850s, with a wide variety of origins, a few are incoming with entry markings. We note postmarks such as straightlines, c.d.s. (some in colour), rate and auxiliary markings, etc. Many are domestic and majority, if not all have contents. We note two with old fabric sample inserts, official printed matter wrappers, Paris c.d.s., a few maritime letters and more. Lots of variety and many interesting items. Overall nice quality (of postmarks and covers) for this type of material. (Image)

Est $ 350

Group of 75 Covers or Cards, 1920s to 1950s, with a few earlier. Good variety, with many interesting items. For example, we note Sage pneumatic stationery, special postmarks such as Congress, monument, good single usage frankings, censored covers, souvenir cards, airmail (including a 1945 trans-Morocco first flight with nice franking), a few FDCs, a correspondence to the USA, a 1927 registered cover to Austria franked with a nice block of 6 of #B17, etc. Mixed condition but overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 150