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LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
101 CVR 36, 41 image1891 Small Queen Registered Illustrated Cover, mailed from Kent Bridge, Ont. on MAR.26.1891 (very fine broken circle free strike, and earliest recorded strike of this instrument) to London, Ont. (MAR.27 receiver) through Chatham (MAR.26), via the London & Windsor RPO (MAR.26). The cover is franked with a pair of 3c and a single 2c Small Queens, paying the 8c registration rate. The front is illustrated with three Maple Leaves from the J.S.P & Co. Seeds, and the back has more advertising relating to seeds, such as for example "We do not sell seeds on commission nor do we sell cheap seeds". Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
102 CVR 36, F1 image1879 Aldborough U.C Quadruple Rate Registered Cover, mailed on MAR.14.1879 (28mm steel datestamp was part of the 1831 order, and this is a LRD by 17 years) to St Thomas (MAR.15 receiver) and travelled on the Canada Southern Railway (boxed "REGISTERED / C.S.R." RY-33, and "C.A.SOUTHERN.R / EAST" double broken circle dated MAR.15 RY-34). The cover is franked with a 2c green Small Queen block of six, plus a 2c orange Registration issue, all tied by concentric ring cancels and straightline "REGISTERED" handstamps. Small tear at left, else a very fine quadruple rate registered cover and scarce railway postmarks. Ex Harrison, Averbeck. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
103 CVR 37, F1 image1882 Kingston Station N.S. Unofficial Duplex on a Registered Small Queen Cover, mailed on FEB.13.1882 (unofficial duplex # DUN-23) to Bridgetown, franked with two 3c Small Queens and a 2c Registration stamp (each a tad sulphuretted) paying the 8c registration letter rate. Also a "REGISTERED / LETTER No ___" handstamp. Very fine, and a scarce duplex cancel.

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
104 CVR 37, F1 image1886 Toronto Registered Cover to Owen Sound, mailed on APR.7.1886 (three Toronto oval registration postmarks, one on front and two on back) to Owen Sound same day receiver on back. The cover is franked with a 3c Small Queen and a 2c Registration stamp, paying the 5c domestic registered cover rate. Bit reduced at right, still overall fine.

Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
105 CVR 37, F1 image1886 Chatham Ont Registered Small Queen Illustrated Cover, mailed on NOV.23.1886 (two c.d.s. tie stamps) to Richmond Hill Ont (NOV.24 receiver) through Toronto (interesting dateless c.d.s.). An advertising cover from Manson Campbell Fanning Mills (showing their large building) franked with a 3c Small Queen and 2c Registration issues, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
106 CVR 37, F1 image1883 Toronto Registered Small Queen Cover, mailed on JUL.4.1883 (scarce REGISTERED / TORONTO ONT c.d.s. free strikes on front and back) to Sandwich (JUL.5 receiver) through Windsor (JUL.5), franked with a 3c Small Queen and 2c Registration stamp, both tied by fancy cork cancels, very fine. Ex Horace Harrison (Lee, Sale 108, lot 234, where the Toronto postmark was described as having only 4 examples known on front).

Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
107 CVR 37e, 40e image1875 32c Rate Registered Cover to the United States, mailed from Chatham, Ontario on AUG.6.1875 (Berri duplex strikes cancel the stamps) to Ripley, Mississippi, with partial AUG.6 West G.W.R. datestamp on reverse. The cover is franked with four (two singles and a pair) 3c red Small Queens (perf. 11½ x 12) plus a vertical pair of the 10c pale milky rose lilac Small Queens (perf 11½ x 12) paying 32c, being 9 times the cross-border letter rate plus 5c registration fee. Reduced at both ends and wrinkling, which is to be expected on such a heavy cover, still an unusual rate and more importantly a scarce and desirable use of the first printing of the 10c value, as very few multiples of this issue are known, on or off cover. Ex Ted Nixon (2012), Danny Cantor (2015).

Estimate $ 500

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
108 CVR 38 image1882 Cover from Waterdown, Ontario to Scotland, mailed on AUG.16.1882 (broken circle free-strike) to Gartly, Scotland, with “GLASGOW PACKET / PAID / AU 29 / 1882” transit handstamp, through Aberdeen (AUG.29 transit) and Gartly (AUG.30 receiver). Franked with a 5c Small Queen (Scott #38), tied by a concentric ring cancel. Staining and edge wear, else overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
109 CVR 40 image1881 10c (Double Weight) Small Queen Cover to England, Undeliverable, mailed from Chatham, Ontario sometime in 1881 (duplex year is unreadable) to Newcastle on Tyne (FEB.9.1881 receiver on back), through Halifax (JAN.27.1881), franked with a very fine 10c dull rose lilac Small Queen, paying the double weight 5c rate. Upon arrival, the cover was endorsed "Not Known" and "Address Insufficient" in bright purple ink. It was sent to the Newcastle on Tyne Dead Letter Office (FEB.21 datestamp on front), where it was opened, then resealed with "Officially sealed" labels. The cover was then mailed back to Canada (FEB.22 "Returned Office / London" c.d.s. on back) and arrived at the Ottawa Dead Letter Office on MAR.1.1881. Condition is commiserate with an officially repaired cover, and we do not recall seeing another undeliverable cover at this rate. Ex Bowen ("Ten" Auction, lot 2398), Brigham (July 2016 Auction, lot 533). (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 350

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
110 CVR 40b image1882 10c UPU Small Queen Cover to Jamaica, mailed from Wallaceburg on AUG.17.1882 to Kingston, Island of Jamaica, West Indies (SEP.1 receiver) via New York, redirected within Jamaica to Spanish Town (SEP.1 receiver). Franked with 10c deep rose lilac Small Queen, tied by a fancy propeller cork cancel, paying the 10c UPU double weight letter rate. Open on three sides, with vertical creases, piece of backflap missing and overall aging, still a scarce franking / destination, fine. Only four solo uses of the 10c value to Jamaica have been recorded. Ex Danny Cantor and George Arfken, and illustrated in "Canada and the Universal Postal Union" (p.26).

Estimate $ 1,000

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
111 CVR 40b image1892 10c Small Queen Cover to England, mailed from Chatham, Ont on JAN.2.1892 (duplex ties stamp) to Aylesbury, England (JAN.14 receiver), franked with a very fine 10c deep rose lilac Small Queen (late use of an 1883-1884 Montréal printing). Overall fine.

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
112 CVR 44 image1897 8c Small Queen on Registered Cross Border Cover, mailed from Edmonton, Alberta on DEC.29.1897 ( c.d.s. ties stamp, plus two other strikes on back) to Waterville, Maine, through Winnipeg (JAN.2.1898 transit) and St Paul, Minn. (JAN.4.1898 transit), franked with an 8c violet black Small Queen. A clean and very fine cover. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
113 CVR 44a image1893 8c Small Queen on Registered Cover, mailed from Tupperville NS (DEC.3.1893) to St John NB (DEC.6 receiver) via the Halifax & Annapolis RPO (DEC.5). Franked with an early (first year) use of the 8c blue grey Small Queen, paying the proper domestic registration rate, very fine.

Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
114 CVR 75, 85 image1898 (Dec.29) 2c Map Cover to the United States, mailed on DEC.29.1898 from Vancouver (two duplex strikes cancel and tie stamps) to Sumas, Washington (DEC.30.1898 receiver on back), franked with a 2c Map and 1c Numeral, paying the 3c cross-border rate, very fine, and ex Brigham.

Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
115 CVR 75, 85 image1898 (Dec.12) 2c Map Early Use Cover, mailed on DEC.12.1898 (13 days before the official release date of Dec. 25) from Woodstock, Ontario (two c.d.s. strikes cancel and tie stamps) to Owen Sound (same day receiver on back), franked with a 2c Map and 1c Numeral, paying the 3c domestic letter rate, very fine.

Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
116 PC 77 image1900 "Soldiers of the Queen" J.C. Wilson Illustrated Cover, mailed from Sandwich, Ont on APR.23.1900 (c.d.s. ties stamp) to Pittsburgh, PA (partial APR.24 receiver) through Buffalo NY (APR.24). A colourfully illustrated 2c Numeral cover with small edge faults, still overall fine.

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
117 CVR 85 image1899 Hotel Albion 2c Map Cover, from the "Leading House in Stratford", mailed from Stratford on APR.20.1899 (duplex ties stamp) to St Catharines (same day receiver on back. Very fine and ex Brigham.

Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
118 CVR 85 image1898 (Dec.10) 2c Map Early Use Cover, mailed on DEC.10.1898 (15 days before the official release date of Dec. 25) from Toronto Y-Depot (duplex ties stamp) to Toronto, franked with a 2c Map stamp paying the local drop letter rate. A few insignificant opening faults, still very fine.

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
119 CVR 89, 92 image1908 Edmonton, Alberta Registered KEVII Cover to Germany, a 2c embossed KEVII stationery envelope mailed on SEP.4.1908 (six c.d.s. strikes front and back) to Ansbach, Germany (SEP.21 receiver) through Montréal (SEP.9), Paris France (SEP.20) and Hamburg, Germany (SEP.21). The cover is uprated with a 1c and a 7c KEVII issue totaling 10c. Very fine and mounted on an album page explaining that this may well be the ERD of the Edmonton c.d.s., as it had been proofed only 5 days prior. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
120 CVR 90, 91 image1908 Registered KEVII Cover Edmonton to Germany, an uprated 2c embossed KEVII stationery envelope mailed Edmonton on FEB.18.1908 (oval registration datestamps in purple) to Ansbach, Germany (MAR,.6 receiver on back). The cover is uprated with two 2c and two 5c KEVII issues, for a total of 16c. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction

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