Feature Lot. Lot 634 - 1912 Cover Mailed from Nanking, China to Victoria, British Columbia, franked with a pair of 5c Chinese Imperial Post Dragon issues, tied by Nanking City c.d.s. to cover addressed to Victoria BC, via Shanghai (FEB.10 and FEB.13 transits on back). The cover is from The President’s Office / National Huazhong University in Nanking, and is addressed to "Mr. Lim Bang / The Bang of Vancouver" in Victoria. This is probably a play on words, as the addressee was a well known banker in British Colum....Estimate $ 150 Currently C$ 10 (Link to this Lot in the Catalog for Bidding)

• Part 1 of the Rob Leigh extensive collection of early Canadian postal history, with an emphasis on postmarks, from the earliest up to the 1920s.
• A lovely collection of India postal history, from early stampless to the 1930s, with emphasis on early Traveling Post Office and other postmarks.
• A useful selection of worldwide Airship mail, with over 50 lots of Zeppelin and Hindenburg-flown mail.
• A nice selection of early worldwide trans-Atlantic and steamship postal history by country

• An extensive collection of Hong Kong World War II censored mail
• An extensive collection of Hong Kong Treaty Port postal history
• A very nice collection of Hong Kong postal history, from stampless to the 1940s

All lots will be sold on January 10, 2026 and the sale starts at 08:00 am Pacific time. Each lot is unreserved will start at a low C$10.

Our auction is conducted in Canadian dollars, with a competitive 17% buyers’ fee. Registered users can place bids in advance of the sale by email, telephone or entering them directly in StampAuctionNetwork (recommended). Bidding can also be done live online on SAN “AutoHammer” during the sale, or via an agent. We will not be offering a live “floor” experience for this sale and there will be no audio.

Don’t forget to hit “Request approval to bid” on this page (upper left) if you haven’t already. More information about the sale can be found on our website www.gcpauctions.com, including how to bid, how to pay, and more. We hope you will enjoy participating in our first postal history sale!

Stéphane Cloutier FRPSC, FPHSC Auction Manager

Postal History, Canada

• 1829 Type Postmarks Lots (1-14)
  
• Early B.N.A. Postmarks Lots (15-20)
  
• Early B.N.A. Postmarks Lots (21-40)
  
• Early B.N.A. Postmarks Lots (41-60)
  
• Early B.N.A. Postmarks Lots (61-62)
  
• Early Double Circle Postmarks Lots (63-80)
  
• By Stamp Issue Lots (81-100)
  
• By Stamp Issue Lots (101-120)
  
• By Stamp Issue Lots (121-135)
  
• First Day Covers Lots (136-140)
  
• First Day Covers Lot 141
  
• Postal Stationery Lots (142-143)
  
• Advertising Covers Lots (144-160)
  
• Airmail Lots (161-180)
  
• Airmail Lots (181-190)
  
• British Columbia Lot 191
  
• Canadian Ship and Steamer Mail Lots (192-200)
  
• Canadian Ship and Steamer Mail Lots (201-207)
  
• Military Mail Lots (208-220)
  
• Military Mail Lots (221-231)
  
• Postmarks Lots (232-236)
  
• Postmarks - Machine Lots (237-240)
  
• Postmarks - Machine Lots (241-260)
  
• Postmarks - Machine Lots (261-262)
  
• Postmarks - Squared Circles Lots (263-280)
  
• Postmarks - Squared Circles Lots (281-285)
  
• Postmarks - Railway Lots (286-287)
  
• Alberta Lots (288-300)
  
• Alberta Lots (301-314)
  
• Newfoundland Lots (315-320)
  
• Newfoundland Lots (321-329)
  
• Northwest Territories and Yukon Lots (330-331)
  
• Eastern Arctic Mail Lots (332-340)
  
• Eastern Arctic Mail Lot 341
  
• Prince Edward Island Lots (342-344)
  
• Saskatchewan and Area Lots (345-353)
  
• Picture Postcards Lots (354-359)
  
  Postal History, Foreign
  
• Argentina Lot 360
  
• Australian States Lot 361
  
• Austria Lot 362
  
• Bermuda Lot 363
  
• Brazil Lot 364
  
• British Guiana Lot 365
  
• Ceylon Lot 366
  
• China Lot 367
  
• Cuba Lots (368-369)
  
• France Lots (370-378)
  
• Gold Coast Lot 379
  
• Great Britain Lot 380
  
• Great Britain Lots (381-400)
  
• Great Britain Lots (401-420)
  
• Great Britain Lots (421-437)
  
• Great Britain - Scotland Lots (438-440)
  
• Great Britain - Scotland Lots (441-443)
  
• Hong Kong Lots (444-460)
  
• Hong Kong Lots (461-480)
  
• Hong Kong Lots (481-487)
  
• Hong Kong Censored Mail Lots (488-500)
  
• Hong Kong Censored Mail Lots (501-520)
  
• Hong Kong Censored Mail Lots (521-540)
  
• Hong Kong Censored Mail Lots (541-560)
  
• Hong Kong Censored Mail Lot 561
  
• Hong Kong Treaty Ports Lots (562-580)
  
• Hong Kong Treaty Ports Lots (581-600)
  
• Hong Kong Treaty Ports Lots (601-620)
  
• Hong Kong Treaty Ports Lots (621-640)
  
• Hong Kong Treaty Ports Lots (641-653)
  
• India Lots (654-660)
  
• India Lots (661-680)
  
• India Lots (681-700)
  
• India Lot 701
  
• India Airmail Lots (702-706)
  
• Indonesia Lot 707
  
• Ireland Lots (708-709)
  
• Italian States Lot 710
  
• Jamaica Lot 711
  
• Mauritius Lot 712
  
• Panama Lot 713
  
• Peru Lot 714
  
• Poland Lot 715
  
• Portugal Lot 716
  
• Russia Lot 717
  
• Spain Lot 718
  
• Straits Settlements Lots (719-720)
  
• Switzerland Lot 721
  
• Turkey Lot 722
  
• United States Lots (723-734)
  
• Venezuela Lot 735
  
• Worldwide Airship Mail Lots (736-740)
  
• Worldwide Airship Mail Lots (741-760)
  
• Worldwide Airship Mail Lots (761-780)
  
• Worldwide Airship Mail Lots (781-787)
  
• Picture Postcards Lot 788