QV Leaf and Numeral Postal History, Chronological
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Symbol |
Cat No. |
Lot Description |
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| 62 |
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 Queen
Victoria 10c Leaf on Wrapper to Germany, a 1c QV wrapper mailed from Halifax (roller cancel) to Berlin, Germany, uprated with a 10c Leaf issue to pay for the 1c per oz. rate. A scarce proper commercial usage of this value to a foreign
destination, very fine.
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Estimate $ 250
SOLD for C$500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 63 |
PC |
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 1897 2c
U.P.U. Postal Card to Turkey, mailed from Montréal (flag cancel) to Constantinople, Turkey (MAY.8 British Post Office receiver), then redirected on MAY.11 to Alexandria, Egypt, with MAY.18 receiver on front. Under U.P.U. regulations at this time,
no additional postage was required for the redirection of mail to another country within the Union. Very fine. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 150
SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 64 |
CVR |
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 1898 6c
Leaf Registered Drop Letter, a Midland Trust Co (advertising backflap) cover mailed registered (with number on back) from Port Hope (JAN.17 squared circle), franked with a single 6c QV Leaf, received a NOT CALLED FOR handstamp on FEB.28 and sent
to the Dead Letter Office on MAR.1 (three c.d.s. on back). A scarce solo usage of the 6c value, very fine. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 400
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 65 |
CVR |
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 1899 Mixed
franking Registered Cover to Sweden, mailed from St. John, New Brunswick (FEB.7 free strike c.d.s.) to Lund, Sweden through London, England (FEB.16 oval registration transit), franked with a pair of 3c Small Queens and two 2c QV Leaf issues, for
a total of 10c. Stocks of Small Queens were still being used at this time of transition. Small opening tears do not detract from this otherwise very fine cover. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 100
SOLD for C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 66 |
CVR |
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 1898 10c
Leaf O.H.M.S. Registered Cover to England, mailed from Ottawa on (FEB.10 boxed registration datestamps) to Birmingham (FEB.19 receiver) through Liverpool (FEB.19 transit), franked with a single 10c QV Leaf, neatly tied by an Ottawa roller, paying
the 5c U.P.U. letter rate plus 5c registration fee. A scarce in-period single use of this value on a very fine cover. Ex Horace Harrison (2003) and illustrated in Harrison, Arfken and Lussey's Canada's Registered Mail 1802-1909 on page 349. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 500
SOLD for C$600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 67 |
CVR |
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 1898 1c
Illustrated Patriotic Advertising Cover, mailed from Berlin, Ontario on FEB.11 to Halifax, Nova Scotia (FEB.14 receiver), franked with a 1c QV Leaf paying the printed matter rate (cover is unsealed). The cover is lavishly illustrated in full
colour for the Alpha Chemical Co. manufacturers of the United Service Shoe Blacking, with further advertising on back. Very fine. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 150
SOLD for C$800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 68 |
PC |
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 1898 1c
Advertising Leaf Postal Card with Inverted Obliterator Bickerdike Cancel, mailed from Montréal on MAR.29 (Bickerdike Type 7 flag with inverted obliterator error) to Montréal (same day mail delivery datestamp on front), this card has illustrated
advertising on front reading in part "this card will admit to the Eden Musée a member or the family to which addressed..." and back has all-over advertising for the Eden Musée and Odéon in red. Very fine, ex Robert Heasman. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 150
SOLD for C$475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 69 |
CVR |
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 1898 5c
Rate Leaf Cover to Barbados, mailed from Summerside, P.E.I. on MAY.13 to Barbados, West Indies (MAY.28 oval receiver) through New York (MAY.15 machine transit), franked with five x 1c QV Leaf issues paying for the U.P.U. rate. Horizontal crease,
opening tears on back and edge wear, still a great destination in this period. Fine.
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Estimate $ 300
SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 70 |
CVR |
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 1898
Double Weight Registered Leaf Cover, a 1c stationery cover mailed on JUN.29 (Montréal squared circle precursor free strike) to Montréal, uprated with a 10c QV Leaf single, neatly tied by a Montréal roller cancel, paying the elusive 11c triple
weight drop registered rate. Very fine, ex Don Shorting.
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Estimate $ 500
SOLD for C$475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 71 |
CVR |
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 1898 10c
Registered Cross Border Advertising Cover, mailed from Chatham, Ontario on AUG.19 (inner broken circle datestamp) to New York, through Hamilton (AUG.20) and Buffalo (AUG.22), franked with a single 10c QV Leaf issue overpaying the 3c postage rate
plus 5c registration rate by 2c. A nice yellow "The Beehive Wall Paper and Window Blinds" advertising cover. Very fine. Ex Carnegie Institute (1981) (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 350
SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 72 |
PC |
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 1898
Illustrated Advertising Private Postcard, mailed from Brockville, Ontario on AUG.31 (Type I squared circle) to Kingston (SEP.1 receiver c.d.s. on front), franked with a 1c QV Numeral issue affixed in a printed stamp collar, illustrated with a
mast of red and blue flags, advertising Gowans Kent & Co. in Toronto. Back has all-over text. Bit of edge wear, still very fine and attractive. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 100
SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 73 |
CVR |
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 1898 10c
U.P.U. Registered Rate Cover to Tasmania, a 1c green QV stationery cover mailed from Upper Stewiacke Nova Scotia on SEP.12 (c.d.s.) to Oatlands, Tasmania (NOV.26 receiver on front), through Halifax (SEP.12), Montréal (SEP.14), Vancouver (SEP.19),
Sydney N.S.W. (Oct.21). The cover was then sent to the Tasmanian Dead Letter Office on FEB.17.1899 and finally to the Ottawa D.L.O. on APR.5.1899. Franking is made up of QV Leaf and Numerals paying a total of 10c (5c U.P.U. rate and 5c registration
fee). A very fine and well travelled cover to a scarce destination. Tasmania was a British Colony from 1856 to 1901 at which time it joined five other colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 500
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 74 |
CVR |
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 1898
Triple Weight Registered Numeral Cover, mailed from Montréal on SEP.24 (squared circle precursor free strike) to St John, New Brunswick (SEP.26 receiver), franked with the unusual combination of a pair of 6c QV Numeral plus a 2c purple QV Numeral
paying the 9c triple domestic letter rate plus 5c registration fee. Light edge wrinkles (normal for heavy covers), still a very fine and early Numeral cover. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 250
SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 75 |
CVR |
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 1898 6c
Numeral Cover to England, corner card cover mailed from Toronto on OCT.31 (Bickerdike Type 8 flag cancel) to London, England with "via New York" endorsement and NOV.11 receiver on back, franked with a single 6c Numeral issue. Very fine and a
scarce single use of this value. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 400
SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 76 |
CVR |
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 1898 10c
Registered Rate Cover to Brazil, a 2c QV stationery cover mailed from Berlin, Ontario on OCT.5 to Sao Paulo, Brazil (NOV.4 receiver) through Toronto (OCT.5), New York (OCT.7 and where registration label was affixed) and Rio de Janeiro (OCT.31).
The cover was uprated with two each of the ½c, 1c and 2c Queen Victoria Leaf issues, paying a total of 10c (5c U.P.U. rate plus 5c registration). Very fine. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 250
SOLD for C$600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 77 |
CVR |
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 1898 8c
Mixed Franking Registered Cross Border Advertising Cover, mailed from Chatham, Ontario on DEC.14 (inner broken circle datestamp) to New York, through Buffalo (DEC.16), franked with a 6c QV Leaf and a 2c purple QV Numeral, paying the 3c postage
rate plus 5c registration rate. A nice yellow "The Beehive Wall Paper and Window Blinds" advertising cover. Very fine. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 150
SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 78 |
PC |
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 1898
I.O.O.F. Improperly Rated Private Postcard, mailed locally at Knowlton, Québec on DEC.7 (broken circle ties stamp), this Independent Order of Foresters dues private postcard is franked with a ½c Numeral issue, but should have been franked 1c,
still was accepted without penalty. Light corner creases, still a scarce single use of this issue and very fine. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Estimate $ 200
SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 79 |
CVR |
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 1899 7c
Registered Illustrated Advertising Cover, mailed from Barrie APR.15 to Toronto (APR.17 receiver) and franked with 1c and 6c QV Numerals on an illustrated cover depicting the Simcoe Hotel, with horse and carriage, etc. Ever so slightly reduced at
top, still very fine and ex Greene (with his handstamp on back) and Anders. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 150
SOLD for C$225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 80 |
CVR |
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 1899 7c
Registered Cross Border Cover Re-Directed to France, mailed from Victoria, British Columbia on JUN.28 to San Francisco, California, where a Paris, France forwarding address label was probably affixed. New York City JUL.10 oval registration
transit (plus registration label affixed to front of cover) and clear Paris, Rue Meissonier JUL.19 receiver. The cover is franked with a 2c QV Numeral and 5c QV Leaf, properly paying the cross border registration rate. A very fine example showing
that the current U.P.U. regulations did not require additional postage to forward letters, even, in this case, to France, where it would have cost 10c to send directly.
(Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 500
SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
