British Columbia
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Symbol |
Cat No. |
Lot Description |
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| 601 |
CVR |
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 1901 2c Numeral on
Illustrated Advertising Cover, from the Dominion Hotel in Victoria BC, showing various harbour scenes of the town, mailed on MAY.12.1901 (very fine duplex ties stamp) to University Station, Seattle, Washington (MAY.14 c.d.s. receiver) via Seattle
(MAY.13 machine transit), extremely fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 602 |
CVR |
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 1893 Victoria B.C.
Cross Border Small Queen Cover, a "The Hotel Victoria" corner card cover mailed from Victoria on OCT.20.1893 (two squared circle cancels tie the stamps) to San Francisco California (receiver on back), franked with a 5c Small Queen and a 3c that
has its central part replaced with a 2c stamp. Bit of toning on the stamps, else fine.
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Estimate $ 50
Currently...C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 603 |
CVR |
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 1888 St Thomas
Double-Sided All-Over Advertising Cover to Plumper Pass BC, Redirected, a lovely "Maple Grove Nurseries" cover fully advertised on both sides mailed from St Thomas on JUN.7.1888 (duplex ties 3c Small Queen stamp) to Plumper Pass BC (JUN.18 broken
circle receiver on back) redirected to Nanaimo BC (JUN.20 receiver), very fine and attractive. Plumper Pass is a small Post Office on Pender Island. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 200
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 604 |
CVR |
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 1906 5c QV Leaf
Advertising Cover to Argentina, for the "Hotel Driard" depicting the hotel in red, mailed from Victoria BC on AUG.26.1906 (duplex ties stamp) to Buenos Aires, Argentina (SEP.29.1906 machine receiver on back), franked with a 5c blue Queen Victoria
Leaf. Missing large part of its back, still an attractive cover to a better destination.
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 605 |
CVR |
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 1898 5c QV Leaf Cover
Esquimalt B.C. to England, mailed on JUL.13.1898 (c.d.s. free strike plus second canceling stamp) to Cheltenham England (JUL.29.1898 receiver) via Victoria BC (JUL.13 transit), franked with a 5c blue Queen Victoria Leaf issue, very fine.
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Estimate $ 50
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 606 |
CVR |
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 1884 Plumper Pass
B.C. Postmark on Stampless O.H.M.S. Cover, a yellow "Finance Dept." O.H.M.S. cover mailed free (with signature handstammp endorsement) from Ottawa on MAY.8.1884 (scarce "FREE" c.d.s.) to Plumper Pass BC (a small office on Pender Island) with a
partial receiver, via Windsor Ont (JUL.10 transit) and Victoria BC (MAY.17 transit). Small edge tears at top still overall fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 607 |
CVR |
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 1922 Victoria
Provincial Exhibition Advertising Cover, mailed to and from from Victoria on SEP.21.1922 (machine cancel ties stamp) with lovely illustrated advertising for the exhibition, small fault bottom of stamp, still very fine.
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 608 |
CVR |
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 1913 Victoria
Carnival Week Advertising Cover, mailed from from Victoria on MAY.21.1913 (Victoria Carnival machine slogan ties stamp) to Vancouver, with lovely illustrated advertising in green for the carnival, very fine.
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 609 |
CVR |
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 1913 Victoria
Carnival Week Advertising Cover, mailed from from Victoria on MAY.23.1913 (Victoria Carnival machine slogan ties stamps) to Chicago, Illinois, with lovely illustrated advertising in red for the carnival, very fine.
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 610 |
CVR |
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 1903 Victoria
Provincial Exhibition Advertising Cover, mailed from Victoria on SEP.15.1903 (duplex ties stamp) to Lillooet BC (SEP.18 receiver on back) with lovely illustrated advertising for the exhibition, slightly reduced at left, still very fine.
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 611 |
CVR |
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 1906 2c Edward
Illustrated Advertising Cover, for the "The Colonist" newspaper, illustrated with several harbour scenes of Victoria BC. Mailed from Victoria on JAN.4.1906 (duplex ties 2c Edward) to Arichat NS (JAN.12 receiver), very fine.
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Estimate $ 50
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 612 |
PC |
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 1912 Postcard Missent
to Gordon Head B.C., mailed to and from Victoria BC (machine cancel ties a 1c Admiral stamp) but with "MISSENT TO" next to a Gordon Head BC broken circle (DEC.24.1912), with a second despatching strike dated DEC.25.1912, very fine.
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Estimate $ 50
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 613 |
PC |
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 1909 Vancouver &
Cracroft RPO Steamer Cowichan, a picture postcard mailed from Seattle Washington (JUN.1.1909 machine) to Menzies Bay BC (JUN.26.1909 Silverdale BC transit) forwarded to the Europe Hotel in Vancouver (JUN.16 and JUN.25 machine cancels), via the
"Vancouver & Cracroft / R.P.O. / Str. Cowichan" oval datestamp on JUN.16.1909. Heavily creased, still a lovely strike from this scarce RPO.
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 614 |
CVR |
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 1878 Victoria B.C.
Small Queen Cover to England, "Victoria / Brit. Col" broken circle dated SF / MAR.19.1878 addressed to Farnham England (APR.15 receiver) via Hamilton (MAR.30 transit), franked with a pair of 1c yellow and a 3c Small Queens, canceled by circular
grids, small faults, else fine overall. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 25
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 615 |
CVR |
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 1898 Cover and
Letters from Bishop’s Close / Victoria B.C., a cover mailed from Victoria on NOV.22.1898 (c.d.s. free strike plus a second tying stamp) to P. (Peter) O’Reilly at Point Ellis, Victoria, endorsed “The Bishop of Columbia”. The cover encloses three
letter written by “W.W. Columbia”, two on embossed "Bishops Close / Victoria" stationery (NOV.23 and NOV.26, 1898) plus a third which is datelined “Bishops Close / Victoria B.C. Sept. 12 1898, Private and Confidential” which starts with “… I felt it
my duty to inform you that in a most malicious way certain enemies of Mr. J. W. Laing have brought to light an offence committed by lieu eleven years ago…” and goes on stating facts, etc. All three letters are signed “W.W. Columbia” which stands for
William Wilcox Perrin, who was the second Bishop of British Columbia (from 1893 to 1911). Cover missing backflap, else very fine and scarce. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 616 |
PC |
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 1895 "Clinton / Brit.
Col" Postmark on Card to Kamloops, mailed on SEP.24.1895 (broken circle free strike) with partial next day receiver alongside a purple oval "F.W. Foster / Merchant / Clinton / British Columbia" handstamp, closed spike hole else very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 25
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 617 |
CVR |
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 1899 2c Numeral on
Illustrated Advertising Cover, from the Dominion Hotel in Victoria BC, showing various harbour scenes of the town, mailed on DEC.21.1899 (c.d.s. free strike plus a second tying stamp) to Victoria, very fine.
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 618 |
CVR |
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 1941 Two Different
B.C. Telephone Co. Advertising Covers, both mailed from Victoria BC (FEB.1 and APR.1) at the 2c unsealed printed matter rate. Both with colourful advertising and very fine.
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Estimate $ 50
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 619 |
CVR |
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 1899 Galiano B.C. on
a 2c QV Numeral Cover, mailed on SEP.4.1899 (very fine broken circle free strike) to Colwood BC (SEP.5 receiver), via Victoria (SEP.4), very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 25
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 620 |
PC |
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 1916 Victoria B.C.
Cross-Border Admiral Picture Postcard Returned for War Tax, a "Dallas Hotel - Only Sea Side Hotel in Victoria" picture postcard mailed on JUL.11.1917 (machine cancel) to Los Angeles California, franked with two 1c green Admiral issues. The card
received a "RETURNED FOR WAR TAX" handstamp as well as a boxed D.L.O. / Victoria handstamp dated July 11, both in purple, very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 50
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
