Collection of Over 600 Covers, 1910s to 1980s, with about one third dated before 1950, including an interesting group of censored airmail covers sent to the Red Cross in Switzerland with a variety of high value frankings. Also note a 1935 rocket mail cover, O.A.T., air letters (used and unused) and many other interesting items. The remaining two thirds are dated 1950s to 1980s and includes commercial mail, first day covers and more. Overall fine to very fine lot. (Image)

Est $ 200

Old Time Collection of Covers, 1840s to 1920s, with about 400 covers mounted on over 200 pages, includes a few stampless, then mostly 1850s to WWI. A tremendous variety of material here, with many early imperforate frankings, postal stationery (used and unused), postage dues, censored, tons of postmarks, a few Lombardy-Venetia, and much more. A real treasure trove that has not seen the light of day in decades, see scans for just a taste, else view in person to better appreciate. Mostly fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 400

Collection of Bavarian Postal Stationery Cards, 1880s to 1910s, with over 135 items in album pages, vast majority being used from a wide range of towns, but also including unused material selected for printing varieties such as watermarks, surcharges, etc. Note several uprated items, to destinations such as Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland and various other German States. A very nice collection. (Image)

Est $ 100

Large Heavy Carton Filled with Thousands of Covers, most were mailed to Canada from a variety of different countries by a philatelic agency in the 1970s and 1980s. We note lots of topical interest as well as lots of Officials used on cover, including several "missing period" stamps from Montserrat. Also includes loose stamps and a few worldwide banknotes. See scans for a small taste of what this lot has to offer. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of Nine Silver Wedding Covers, includes registered, FDC, etc from Sarawak, Sierra Leone, Leeward Islands, Barbados, Nigeria, British Solomon Islands (two diff.), Falkland Islands Dependencies and Bechuanaland Protectorate. A very fine group, all are sleeved and scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 250

Lovely Collection of 53 First Day Covers, 1957 to 1962, mostly all different (only a few duplicates, including better), with mostly complete sets, including many valuable. The catalogue value for the stamps alone would be $4,627 (for mint) or $610 (for used). All are unaddressed and with cachets, and a few have a red handstamp on back from the "China Philatelic Company" in Peking. A rarely offered collection, and a similar collection (containing 64 covers in the exact same era) recently sold at auction for $5,250. Very fine and rare, see scans of a few examples online. (Image)

Est $ 1,500

Collection of First Day Covers in Seven Volumes, with hundreds of mainly unaddressed first day covers, running from 1937 to 2008. Very few covers up to 1960s although includes #112-114, and afterwards there is a high degree of completion with definitive sets to $122 (#948-982). Very little duplication, with lots of topicals and very fine. Catalogue value given is for used stamps only. (Image)

Scott $ 2,800

Extensive Collection of Covers, Cards and Maxi-Cards, 1956 to 2016, consisting of over 415 commercial covers (many addressed to Canada), first day covers, post cards and Maxi cards (including a 1957 France Décaris Maxi-Card), all franked with EUROPA issues. We note frankings of singles, sets, blocks and some souvenir sheets. A very difficult to assemble group, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 350

Group of Over 200 Covers, 1880s to 1840s, we note a nice selection of about 60 covers and cards from Italy, with 19th Century frankings, WWI censored and military patriotic cards. A group of WWI German Occupation of Belgium covers with overprinted stamps and a few others (62 covers). Great Britain is represented with 19 covers from the 1880s to 1940s, France with 33 covers and cards, mostly mailed to Switzerland including some nice Peace and Commerce frankings, WWI military patriotic postcard,, one franked with #SP2 (Red Cross) cancelled Trésor & Postes #140, a nice Peace and Commerce uprated card to Switzerland and finally, about 40 other items of interest, with Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, censored card, Japan, Bosnia stationery and military mail. An ideal lot for the internet reseller or dealer, inspection recommended to better appreciate. See scans online for an idea. (Image)

Est $ 300

Collection of French Southern & Arctic Territories Covers, with a total of 160 covers, all mailed to the same person in Canada between 1973-1993. The covers are separated by postmark origin, with Dumont D'Urville Tadelie, Port aux Français Kerguelen, Martin de Vivies St Paul AMS, Alfred Faure Crozet, and a few more. We note many different cachets from expeditions, missions, a Lady Franklin ship cachet, posted at sea, registered, some are FDC, and much more. Also of note are the stamps, which are mostly all different and include many sought after air mail issues. (Image)

Est $ 300

Group of Six Early Stampless Covers, 1736 to 1837, with 1736 Orleans straightline to Marseille, 1746 Pons to Bordeaux, 1791 Limoges straightline to Monaco, 1808 Cravant to La Guadeloupe (long letter describes being captured by Guernsey privateers, etc.), 1836 Villers (cds) to Ambert (cds), and 1837 Paris to Geneva (dated straightline receiver). A very nice group, mostly very fine. (Image)

Est $ 300

Group of Eight Covers with French Postage Due Stamps,1859 to 1988, with 1859 10c imperforate single on folded letter; 1870 15c imperforate single on folded letter; 1872 25c imperforate on folded letter; 1929 30c red gutter strip of three on Service de Recouvrements cover, two Canadian Admiral covers mailed 1927 with blue "Gouvernement du Canada Paris Commissariat" one with a single 30c postage due on back and the other with a strip of three 10c postage due (these two have wrinkles or folds); 1983 10c + 3,00 insects on 2,00 Marianne cover; 1988 10c + 50c + 5,00 insects on 10c Marianne cover (last day postage due stamps available). A very fine group. (Image)

Est $ 200

Three Interesting Air Mail Covers, first is #C1-C2 on a very fine cover from Marseille to Paris on JUL.7.1927 (stamps alone catalogue $450); second was mailed from Paris to Indochina in FEB.1927 by first flight, franked with a combination totaling 11f50, with handstamps "GRIFFE" in black, "RAID INTERROMPU / PAR ACCIDENT / RETOUR A L'ENVOYEUR" in purple, returned to sender; third is a card from the "1ere Exposition Internationale de Poste Aérienne" in Paris, postmarked there on FEB.6.1930. All three are very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

1851 Folded Cover from Toulouse to St Giroux, franked with a horizontal pair of the 1849 10c Cérès first issue, properly tied by lozenge grids, mailed from Toulouse on JUL.11.1851. Creases (not affecting stamps) still fine and stamps alone catalogue $600. (Image)

Est $ 250

Group of Covers and Folded Letters Franked with Imperforate Cérès and Napoléon Issues, 1849-1860, with 5 items, each with a different franking, including multi-colour. 1860 Bordeaux to New York via Steamer Africa, 1855 Marseille to Breslau, Prussia, 1849 Sainted to Bordeaux, 1858 Paris to Bale, Switzerland and 1854 Paris to Livorno, Italy. Faults can be expected, still an interesting and overall fine group. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of Covers and Folded Letters Franked with Perforated Cérès Issues, 1872-1878, with 4 items, including a variety of frankings, postmarks and destinations such as Washington DC, Belgium (on a precursor post card), Rome, Italy and Mulhouse. A few faults, still an interesting and mostly fine group. (Image)

Est $ 100

1873 Marseille to Argentina Folded Cover, mailed Marseille on NOV.13.1873 and addressed to Buenos Ayres, Argentina, endorsed to go via the steamer "Garonne". Franked with perforated Cérès pair of 30c and a 40c single (with retouched "4"), both tied by lozenge "2240". and with boxed "P.P." in red. Tear at bottom, else very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of 16 Covers and Folded Letters Franked with Perforated Napoléon Issues, 1864-1870, with a variety of frankings, rates, postmarks (noted many Paris star cancels), destinations such as New York, Switzerland and domestic. Twelve folded letters are cut down at bottom but still have good stamps and postmarks, and there are some faults on others, still an overall fine group. (Image)

Est $ 200

Lot of 176 Covers Mailed to Canada and the USA, 1920s to 1940s, plus a few earlier, with 143 addressed to USA and 33 to Canada. Exceptional variety of different rates and frankings (mostly all the issues in this period are represented, (both definitives and commemoratives) including interesting Marianne de Gandon usages. We note better single and multiple frankings, all on a variety of different material such as surface or airmail letters, postcards, registered, "Exprès" and so on. This lot is also loaded with better than usual postmark interest. Mixed condition, expect some faults, still overall fine or better and a great lot for the enthusiast. (Image)

Est $ 500

Lovely Accumulation of About 130 Covers and Cards, 1829 to 1970s, vast majority are between 1900s and 1940s, and we note many interesting frankings, both commemorative and definitives, many are sought-after single use frankings. Good destinations such as Sweden, Algeria or Czechoslovakia. Some registered, censored, "Expres" mail, with a great variety of cancellations, with many unusual. Some of the better frankings include #B23 on 1936 registered to Belgium, B255-256 Red Cross issue on a FDC, a 75c Peace and Commerce 1895 rate cover Tripoli Barbarie to Constantinople, and more. A great lot for the enthusiast with many very nice covers included. Mixed condition, still overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 400

Collection of Air Mail Covers and Stamps, with roughly 70 covers and a few dozen used stamps (including blocks and nice postmarks), we note first flights, special flights, many commercial covers are addressed to the USA, etc. Some faults, still overall fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Five Interesting Covers, 1927-1958, with a 1927 advertising cover mailed from Réunion to Belgium (with slogan receiver and franked with a 50c and a 1fr pictorials "returned" label, bit of toning); 1934 air mail cover mailed from Indo China to Mulhouse France (franked with a 36c red air mail issue and label "via Air France Extrème Orient", tear on back); 1942 St Pierre & Miquelon to Kansas USA (franked with a 25c and a 2fr25 FRANCE LIBRE overprint issues, with "Passed by Censor DB/107" handstamp); 1945 Algeria registered cover to Tunisia (franked with 1fr50 and 4fr50 Mariannes plus a 5fr Tunisian postage due, back has a customs label); 1958 France air mail to Lebanon (total of 50fr franking, but Lebanese postage dues on back and Beyrouth receiver). A mostly very fine group. (Image)

Est $ 150

1930 and 1933 S.S. Europa Catapult Mail Covers to the U.S.A., includes a SEP.10.1930 Seapost flown cover to New York and onto New Jersey (with lovely seaplane perforated label on back), and a MAY.7.1933 cover from Koln, flown on the supplementary flight to the S.S. Europa and then flown to New York on MAY.12, then on to Chicago, franked with Germany C35. Both have very minor faults, still very fine and colorful. (Image)

Est $ 100

Collection of First Day Covers in Thirteen Albums, 1962 to 1982, including an album with various from 1986 to 1997. Probably close to complete in period, and we estimate about 1,500 covers in all. A very fine and clean collection.

Est $ 150

Group of Three Tunnellers Military Covers, all mailed to Canada at the 1sh4d rate, note three different censors, fine or better and not often seen. (Image)

Est $ 100