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Postal History, Canada continued...

New Brunswick continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1292

Group of 15 St John NB Registration Receipts, 1873 to 1926, all but three are dated before 1882 and we note some rarely seen postmarks, probably only used for this purpose, one is a C.O.D. tag (1923). Overall fine or better. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Est $ 50

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1293

CVR

Collection of Over 140 St. John, New Brunswick Covers and QV Stationery Cards, 1870s to 1940s, with emphasis on a wide range of different postmarks, with several different duplex, squared circles and precursors, 2-ring 7, broken circles and c.d.s., corks, machines and slogans, instructional markings, parcel postmarks, a key hole and a MOTO (on the same registered cover), oval bar obliterators, suburb postmarks (East and West St John, Sub 7), a St John Paquebot machines, letter carrier markings, a few octagonal registration handstamps, and much more. Also includes many stamps or pieces not counted in the 140 above. Many faults, still an overall fine lot and great for the postmark specialist. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (Scan e) (All Scans)

Est $ 300

SOLD for C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction

1294

CVR

Group of 13 St John NB Advertizing Covers and Cards, 1885 to 1916, many lavishly illustrated with a variety of subjects covered. Includes a letter with a lovely letterhead from the Father Murphy's Cold Cure Institutes, addressed to Henry Morgan (with a matching cover, dated one year earlier), as well as a group of 1890s clippings and letters sent to Morgan (these without covers and not counted in the 13 covers). A few small faults, else an overall very fine lot. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (Scan e) (All Scans)

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$190.00
Will close during Public Auction

1295

CVR

Group of 6 St John NB Exhibition Covers, etc, with a fancy 1904 embossed (in gold) card, mailed with an "Old Home Week and Ter-Centenary, St John" cinderella stamp on the address side (Lafrenière #cc0015, cat $30), rest are Exhibition covers and one is a postcard with an "Aeroplane View of the Exhibition" from 1910. A few small faults on two covers, rest are very fine. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1296

Group of 47 St John, New Brunswick Picture Postcards, mostly all mailed between 1904 and 1912 (4 or 5 are later) with a wide range of subjects pictured, mostly buildings or town scenes, also some patriotic, etc. We note a few small town postmarks such as Chalet and Gordonsville. Overall fine to very fine with a few faults noted. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Est $ 75

SOLD for C$35.00
Will close during Public Auction

1297

Collection of 49 St John, NB Picture Post Cards, all unused, appear to be from the Teens to the 1930s, mostly all different, fresh and very fine. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$45.00
Will close during Public Auction

1298

CVR

Group of Six NB Stampless Folded Letters, starting with a St John NB straightline postmark dated "Feb'y 14,1810" on the back of a folded letter mailed to Fredericton (no contents), a St John Fleuron datestamp (light strike) dated NOV.11.1815 on folded letter to Fredericton, 1853 St John PAID double broken circle in red on three folded letters (1849 to 1853), one to Philadelphia, one to Bangor ME and one to Fredericton, and a St John NB double circle on an 1841 folded letter to Fredericton (no contents). File folds (except on 1810 cover), overall fine or better. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

1299

CVR

1869 Way Office Large Queen Cover, mailed from W.O. Riverside NB (June 30, 1869 manuscript date) to St John NB, with P.O. Hopewell Cape NB and Saint John backstamps. The cover is franked with a 2c and a 3c Large Queen paying the proper rate in the period just before the Small Queens were issued. MacManus states this is one of two covers reported with this Way Office postmark, and the earliest. Very fine, with very light aging. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1300

Group of Four Postmarking Instruments from New Brunswick, with a brass "MISSENT TO", a brass oval grid and a steel "W.O. MACES BAY N.B. / PAID" double broken circle and a circular brass "PAID / 5 / CENTS". The first three have short wooden handles "stumpers" and the fourth has a hand-crafted wooden handle with birch bark contour (very worn). All four are well used and worn, but still collectible and rare. (Scan a)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction

Nova Scotia

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

1301

CVR

Collection of Halifax Postal History, all displayed in an album, with covers, stationery and postcards from the 1870s to the 1970s, starting with duplex cancels, then through a range of different machines and other postmarks, with corner cards, first flights, sepia postcards of Halifax scenes, etc. Overall fine or better with about 80 items in all. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 50

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

1302

O/CVR

Box Full of Nova Scotia Postmarks, on hundreds of cut squares (without stamp), plus a few covers, arranged alphabetically by town and appears to be all from 1953 to 1955. A great lot for the NS town cancel enthusiast. (Scan a)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

Newfoundland

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1303

CVR

Group of 35 Interesting Covers and cards. Starts with an uprated UX3 card to England, a used UX12 and UX13a, rest are covers dating from 1902 to 1947, with 14 to the USA (including two registered), 2 to England, some FDC, interesting frankings, combinations, some first flights (including two 1933 Sept-Isles, Wabush Katsao Labrador flights), a Paquebot cover mailed in Australia in 1952, a 1921 air mail cover franked with a C3 to Halifax (priced at $125), a 1941 WWII patriotic colour illustrated cover to USA censored, etc. Most are fine or better but includes some faults and at least one front only. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1304

CVR

Group of 8 Interesting Covers, with Scott 129 on 1920 cover from Whitbourn paying the 1c inland rate plus 2c War Tax, #s 131, 133 on a 1925 corner card cover from Bell Island Mines, a 1941 registered cover from Topsail to Pennsylvania, a 1941 railway cover from St. Fintan's (scarce, population of 106) to Toronto, a 1947 FFC from Gander to New York City, and more. Overall fine or better group, see scans online. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1305

CVR

Group of 16 Covers, 1880s to 1946, including one front. We note 20 copies of #20 (including a block of 12) on an 1893 registered cover to Toronto (open on three sides to show all the stamps), a lovely registered 1898 cover with two #79, 81 and 64 to PEI (backstamped with two different squared circle postmarks and two different RPO), a 1900 corner card cover with a "N & W Railway T.P.O" cancel, some flight covers, etc. Some have faults, including creases still overall fine or better lot. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction

Covers -- Collections & Accumulations

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

1306

Collection of Unused Postal Stationery Cards, with 60 cards from Queen Victoria to the 1950s, plus two KGV covers. Overall clean and very fine and appear to be all different.

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$25.00
Will close during Public Auction

1307

CVR

Group of Ten Interesting Covers, includes a 2c QV stationery cover mailed to New York, returned for postage, 1c SQ added, then sent to DLO, as there was no return address to whom charge the extra cost; a registered cover from Halifax to USA franked with a 3c + 5c SQ; an 1872 3c SQ cover Kincardine to Toronto; a 3c QV Leaf advertizing cover Vancouver to Boston, a 1c QV Numeral illustrated Massey Harris cover to USA (Strachan Avenue c.d.s.), a picture postcard mailed Halifax to USA franked with a pair of MR1, and a few more. All very fine except for a Dufferin Hotel (St John NB) illustrated cover which is torn open. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

1308

CVR

Group of 143 Covers, 1930s to 1970s, mostly with special interest such as FDC (both Canada post, non-cacheted and private cachet makers), better frankings (many $2), special events, first flights, etc. Overall very fine. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (Scan e) (Scan f) (All Scans)

Est $ 75

SOLD for C$25.00
Will close during Public Auction

1309

CVR

Group of About 600 Commercial Covers from the 1990s, each selected for special frankings, postmarks, instructional handstamps, etc. Some were allowed to pass unfranked, some were postage dued, etc. All from the same commercial correspondence, all #8 size and overall very fine. A great lot for the postmark enthusiast. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (All Scans)

Est $ 75

SOLD for C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction

1310

CVR

Lot of Interesting Covers and Cards, 1835 to 1897, with 7 stampless covers or folded letters, five Large Queen covers (including four 3c LQ mailed from Newport NS), one Cents cover, 29 Small Queen covers and 37 used stationery cards. Many are addressed to Henry Morgan in Ottawa and some contain interesting letters, we also note many good postmarks, a JUL.07.1868 1c LQ folded circular from Brockville (Berri duplex) to Newboro, a JAN.9.1866 5c Beaver cover from Point Fortune LC to Ottawa, an 1875 colour illustrated cover from The Sarnia Observer (depicting a printing press), a few 1c and 2c rates, two railway squared circle cancels (on a 3c SQ stamp and a 2c Edward stamp), a few registered covers, one 5c rate to England, a stampless (unmailed) letter datelined Gananoque Dec..1835, and much more. Condition varies, still a useful lot with many being fine to very fine. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1311

CVR

Lot of 75 Various Covers and Cards, 1899 to 1991, with 13 QV-franked covers (many are addressed to Henry Morgan in Ottawa), one Map cover, 10 KEVII covers and cards (incl. two UPU going to Germany and France), 5 Admirals, four Newfoundland items (including a used #U1, cat. $90), some unused QV stationery, a #321 FDC, a 1991 80c single franking to Australia, some cinderella usages, some cancel interest including machines, and more. Some faults, (including a few with price tags on the items), and some large size, still an interesting lot. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (Scan e) (Scan f) (All Scans)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction