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Eastern Arctic Mail continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
801 CVR   image1936 Craig Harbour N.W.T. to Christchurch, New Zealand, via R.M.S. Nascopie, an H.B.C. illustrated envelope mailed on SEP.5.1936, carried to Halifax on the R.M.S. Nascopie (which arrived there on OCT.1), then to Montréal and finally to New Zealand. An interesting H.B.C. letterhead letter inside speaks of the Eskimos and polar bears, etc, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
802 CVR   image1937 Coppermine N.W.T. to United States, via M.S. Fort James, mailed on board the M.S. Fort James (two-line handstamp) which sank, crushed by ice in the evening of 5 August, 1937. The R.C.M.P. ship St Roch was only 70 feet away, and rescued the 12 passengers, including this cover, which is apparently the only surviving cover from the vessel. It was postmarked on the St Roch on AUG.25.1937 (large circle datestamp in purple) and carried to Coppermine, where it received a c.d.s. on SEP.13. The exhibit page shows a lovely coloured picture postcard showing the M.S. Fort James at Tuktoyaktuk. Bit of staining on front, still one of only two such covers we have seen.

Estimate $ 500

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
803 CVR   image1937-1938 Coppermine N.W.T. to Hamilton, 1st Northwest Passage Mail via R.M.S. Nascopie, one of 12 covers prepared by Edwin Millls (a passenger aboard the Nascopie during its 1937 patrol) and placed in the care of William Gibson, at the new Fort Ross port, with AUG.24.1937 oval transit R.M.S. Nascopie datestamp (plus straight line NASCOPIE), then transferred to the schooner Aklavik to Gjoa Haven, King William Island (being the first east to west Northwest passage trip by sea). From Gjoa Haven the mail was taken to Coppermine by boat and dog team (Coppermine SEP.18.1938 c.d.s.) then by boat or air to Waterways, Alberta, then Hamilton (OCT.8.1938 receiver on back). Very fine and well traveled.

Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
804 CVR   image1938-1940 Coppermine to Edmonton, 1st Northwest Passage (West to East) via R.M.S. Nascopie, mailed Coppermine on JUL.23.1938, with SEP.12.1940 R.M.S. Nascopie oval handstamp, through Fort Ross (SEP.12, first day of use), Ivigtut Greenland (OCT.4), and Edmonton (OCT.17). The cover is signed by 6 officials, also certified by R.W. Hale, Postal Supervisor / Edmonton as being the "First cover North West Passage Route (West to East)". Quite a well-travelled cover (see owner's description of the route on his exhibit page), very fine and rare.

Estimate $ 500

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
805 CVR   image1938-1940 Lake Harbour N.W.T. to Edmonton, 1st Northwest Passage (East to West) via R.M.S. Nascopie, mailed Lake Harbour on JUL.20.1938, to Craig Harbour (AUG.26.1938), then boarded the R.M.S. Nascopie on AUG.31.1938 (oval datestamp) to Coppermine (JAN.20.1940) then Edmonton (JAN.27.1940). The cover is signed by 6 officials, also certified by R.W. Hale, Postal Supervisor / Edmonton as being the "First cover North West Passage Route (East to West)". Quite a well-travelled cover (see owner's description of the route on his exhibit page), very fine and rare.

Estimate $ 500

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
806 CVR   image1940 Two Censored Covers from Greenland to Canada, via R.M.S. Nascopie, both mailed Ivigtut, Greenland on JUN.25.1940, franked with various stamps from Greenland's first issue, one addressed to Victoria BC and the other to Toronto. The R.M.S. Nascopie visited Ivigtut from June 22 to 29, 1940, where these covers embarked (oval handstamps on back dated JUN.25). The cover to Toronto is addressed to Miller, who represented the Aluminum Co. of Canada, as on this trip, the Nascopie was to carry some Cryolite required in the smelting of aluminum (which they discharged in Port Alfred, Québec on July 5th). (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
807 CVR   image1940 Great Britain Missent to Port Burwell N.W.T. via R.M.S. Nascopie, mailed from Québec City (APR.25.1940) slogan machine ties a GB 1½d stamp to window cover with "Déposé en mer / Mailed on High Seas" (on S.S. Antonia), addressed to "Port Burwell", embarked R.M.S. Nascopie on JUL.23.1940 (oval datestamp on back) on its way to Port Burwell N.W.T. where it received "Try Ontario" and ended up in that Port Burwell on OCT.15.1940. The envelope contains a notice of parcel arrival dated Liverpool, APR.15.1940. Very fine and an interesting, if not unique "usage" of the R.M.S. Nascopie datestamp. Wrinkles, else fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
808 CVR   image1942 Julianehaab Greenland to Winnipeg, via R.M.S. Nascopie, mailed on OCT.26.1942 and boarded the Nascopie while it was in Julianehaab from Oct.23-27, arrived Father Point, Québec on NOV.18th and then on to Winnipeg, with censor tape, very fine and scarce. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
809 CVR   image1944 Pangnirtung, Baffin Island Airmail to Tanganyika via R.M.S. Nascopie, with SEP.14.1944 Eastern Arctic Patrol R.M.S. datestamp (the Nascopie was in Pangnirtung from SEP.13-16), franked with 75c of War issues for the airmail rate to Tanganiyka, with Leopoldville receiver, through Albertville (unclear transit), perhaps mailed by George Morrison to a relative. Several folds, still an extremely scarce routing. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
810 PC   image1940 Lake Harbour N.W.T. to Toronto, via R.M.S. Nascopie, a 2c KGV postal card datelined Pangnirtung, FEB.7.1940 which entered the mails in Lake Harbour N.W.T. on JUL.20.1940 (broken circles in deep purple), with an oval datestamp R.M.S. Nascopie dated AUG.15.1940. The Nascopie was in Lake Harbour on JUL.25 and in Churchill from JUL.28-29. Very fine.

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
811 CVR   image1949 Incoming France to Wakeham Bay, mailed from Urt, France on SEP.9.1949 to Wakeham Bay P.Q. care of Eastern Arctic Patrol, with SEP.30.1949 small boxed postmark. Would have gone to Ottawa, then Montréal, flown to Fort Chimo Québec, then by boat or dog team to destination. The envelope has a re-use label folded over top, very fine and a scarce destination. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
812 CVR   image1950 Incoming Argentina to Provungnituk, via Eastern Arctic Patrol, mailed from Cordoba, Argentina on FEB.6.1950 to Provungnituk, with FEB.20.1950 Eastern Arctic Patrol small boxed datestamp on back. Would have travelled to Ottawa, then Fort Chimo, Québec, carried by the U.S. Air Force , then by dog team to its destination. Fine and a scarce destination. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
813 CVR   image1951 Two Postage Due Covers to Hebron, Labrador, both mailed via Montréal and St John's Newfoundland, then by coastal ship to Hebron. One cover from the Netherlands was taxed 5c and the other from San Francisco by 12c, being a US Army cover sent unfranked, but forwarded from New Jersey to Hebron. Both very fine, a scarce destination.

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
814 CVR   image1954 New York Airmail to Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, via R.M.S. Nascopie, mailed on MAY.8.1954 to Patrick Hill, c/o Geologic Survey Party at Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, with MAY.10.1954 Eastern Arctic Patrol small boxed datestamp on back, light vertical bend otherwise very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
815 CVR   image1955 Goose Bay, Labrador Registered Airmail to England, mailed Goose Bay on APR.5.1955 (MOON postmark ties 35c in frank), with Goose Bay Sub "A" registration label to London, England, via an unreadable Canadian transit dated APR.8. The cover was mailed with a return address from a Lieutenant at the Dover, Delaware United States Air Force Base. Small faults, still a scarce cover.

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
816 CVR   image1941-1946 Tickle Correspondence of Seven Interesting Covers Carried via R.M.S. Nascopie, 1941 Ivigtut Greenland censored to Toronto, returned to Greenland; 1941 Churchill Manitoba censored to Australia; 1941 Fort Ross N.W.T. censored to Toronto, re-directed to "Cryolite Mines" Greenland (with letter inside); 1945 Ivigtut Greenland censored to Australia; 1945 Dundas Harbour N.W.T. to Toronto; 1945 Ivigtut Greenland US Censored to Toronto (with 5-page letter inside which has a few sentences cut out, perhaps by censorship) and 1945 Dundas Harbour to Toronto (this one with letter inside written on a folded map of the north plus two illustrated photos). These covers are addressed to members of the Tickle family (Russell, Grahame and Walter) and are all written-up as to routes taken on exhibit pages (all scanned online). Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 750

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
817 CVR/PC   image1936-1940 Group of 4 Covers and 1 Card with Oval R.M.S. Nascopie Datestamps, with one for every year in the period, all written-up on exhibit pages, and also includes a folded facing slip that was used in 1938 as a bag tag. A very fine group, all scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 350

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
818 CVR   image1944-1951 Group of 3 Illustrated Photograph Stationery Inserts Sold by the R.M.S. Nascopie Post Office, first item is a 1944 cover mailed Fort Ross N.W.T. to Seattle (with Eastern Arctic Patrol c.d.s. on back) with a folded insert depicting a map of North America on one side, other side shows a picture of the Nascopie and some Eastern Arctic walrus. Second item is similar (cover and content) except it was mailed to the famous philatelist Alfred Lichtenstein (with an interesting philatelic-themed message inside). It was mailed on SEP.2.1944 (second opening of the Fort Ross post office). The third item is an insert only, with two different pictures (one of Inuit and the other a different view of the Nascopie). It has a two page letter inside datelined "Fort Chimo, Qué." written by R.A. Hadden, Postmaster of the C.D. Howe on her 1951 patrol. Third item with a crease, other two very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
819 CVR   image1937-1961 Group of 10 Hudson's Bay Co. Flag Illustrated Covers, with different envelope shades, etc., all mailed to or from interesting places like Father Point,Coral Harbour, Cape Dorset, Churchill, Fort Ross, Dundas Harbour, Cape Hershel, Cambridge Bay, and more. All 10 are written-up on exhibit pages, mostly describing their perilous routing, two have their original letters still inside and we note several interesting postmarks, overall very fine. All are scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
820 CVR   image1947 Two "Wreck of the Nascopie" Covers Salvaged / Salved from the Sea, on July 22, 1947, the Nascopie struck an uncharted reef at the entrance of Cape Dorset harbour. Much of the ship's contents was saved including mail that had been submerged. The mail was flown to Winnipeg for processing. The first cover (with stamp still attached) was mailed from Lake Harbour on JUL.16 and was forwarded to Stirling, Ontario with a label explaining the condition and its reasons. The second cover (with stamp detached by the sea water) has a return address of "Royal Mail Steamer Nascopie / Craig Harbour / Ellesmere Island" and part of an oval Eastern Arctic Patrol datestamp and a "SALVED FROM THE SEA" handstamp. It was forwarded to its destination in an ambulance cover from Winnipeg on AUG.9, with pencil note on back "The Nascopie sank at sea and this is part of the mail saved. This envelope had a beautiful blue Canadian four cent stamp__ Alexander Graham Bell, who, of course, was washed off in the sea". Very fine and rare. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

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