CANADA COVERS continued...
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Est or CV / bid in C$'s |
2081 |
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IMPRESSIVE 1908 QUÉBEC TERCENTENARY FRANKING TO USA - Scott 97-101, (August 24) Registered cover from W. R. Adams' Souvenir Card Store mailed to San Francisco, USA, bearing a single 1c to 10c, paying a 20 cent rate for letter up to 10
ounce, plus 5 cent registration fee, with Elm Street, Toronto AU 24 08 CDS dispatch, stamps cancelled by light roller, oval "R" registration handstamp; Chicago transit backstamp. The heavy content was likely a postcard printing plate - a very rare
rate and especially with these commemorative stamps. F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 500 $
Currently Opening at...C$250.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2082 |
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KING
EDWARD VII ADVERT COVER - 1911 (Oct. 10) Pittsburg Steel Co. "The Weld That Held" Fences illustrated advertising envelope with additional all-over advert on back, with 2c carmine (Scott #90) tied by Winnipeg, Man. machine datestamp to Montreal,
F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 50 $
Currently Opening at...C$28.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2083 |
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SMALL
QUEEN REGISTERED PARCEL POST USAGE - 1896 (December 16) Exchange Bank mailing label of a parcel from Halifax to Yarmouth, NS franked with 8c dark grey pair, 3c vermilion and 10c salmon (Scott #41, 44c, 45b), all with some degree of faults from usage,
pays a remarkable quadruple domestic parcel post of 24 cents (6c per four oz) plus 5c registration, a rare usage, (Image1)
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Estimate 200 $
Currently Opening at...C$112.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2084 |
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MIXED
ISSUE NUMERAL & KEVII FRANKING TO FRANCE - 1903 (November 30) Mens Sana In Corpore Sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) envelope in choice condition bearing highly unusual franking consisting of 1c green & 10c brown lilac (Scott 89, 93) and on
reverse ½c Leaf block of eight (Scott 74) postmarked at Quebec to Thun, Switzerland, odd double ring Inspector's datestamp from Quebec at lower left, Registered London 7 DE 03 transit and superb Thun 9.XII.03 CDS receiver backstamp. Pays double UPU
letter of 10 cent + 5 cent registration fee, VF (Image1) (Image2)
(All Scans)
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Estimate 500 $
Currently Opening at...C$245.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2085 |
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SPECIAL
DELIVERY STAMP USAGE FROM USA - 1931 (Oct. 21) Cover from Newport, Rhode Island bearing US 3c violet Lincoln (Scott 635) alongside 20c scarlet special delivery (wet printing) tied by light Newport duplex cancels; no backstamp. Appealing and scarce
reciprocal usage of the Canadian special delivery stamp from the US. F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 200 $
Currently Opening at...C$98.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2086 |
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POSTAL STATIONERY - MANITOBA - 1984-1986 32c, 34c and 32c on 34c Transportation Issue postal stationery, with a total of well over 300 used envelopes, all size #8 and addressed to the Manitoba Telephone System. Cancelled from various small
communities, villages and towns with approx. a third Winnipeg. Nice range of cancelling devises used. An attractive lot for the Manitoba Postal History collector. VF
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Estimate 80 $
Currently Opening at...C$35.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2087 |
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MIXED
ISSUE AIRMAIL RATE TO BAHAMAS - 1937 (March 5) Clean airmail cover to Nassau, Bahamas franked with #190 two singles and #221 single tied by Toronto machine cancel, paying the correct 25c airmail rate (effective until Dec. 14, 1937), VF (Image1)
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Estimate 50 $
Currently Opening at...C$24.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2088 |
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SMALL
QUEEN WRAPPER WITH HIGH FRANKING - From the mid-1890s, a portion of a wrapper franked for a high 23¢ rate, addressed to St. Joseph Beauce and bearing a 3c vermilion and a pair of the 10c dark rose carmine shade tied by indistinct two-ring numeral
cancels (#41, 45a), (Image1)
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Estimate 200 $
Currently Opening at...C$105.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2089 |
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MARINE
DEPARTMENT HALIFAX OFFICIAL ENVELOPE - 1893 (August 24) 3c red postal envelope showing "ON HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE" imprint (56mm long; Webb DEN8F) along preprinted "The Agent, Marine Department, Halifax, N.S." imprint, neat Indian Harbour, NS split
ring dispatch, Halifax AU 24 93 arrival backstamp. Envelope somewhat reduced at left and couple small tear at top, still a scarce departmental stationery item. F-VF
(Image1)
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Estimate 50 $
Currently Opening at...C$25.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2090 |
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THREE-COLOUR NUMERAL ISSUE FRANKING TO DENMARK - 1899 (Nov. 8) envelope mailed from Toronto to Skive, Denmark, bearing Numeral 1c, 2c purple and 2c on 3c carmine (Scott #75, 76, 88) tied by Toronto flag cancel; Skive 23.11.99 CDS receiver
backstamp. A neat and unusual way for paying the 5 cent UPU letter rate. F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 100 $
Currently Opening at...C$52.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2091 |
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SEMI-OFFICIAL FLIGHT COVER - #CL13d used on 1926 (July 7) Sioux Lookout - Red Lake First Flight cover with flight cachet in green, on reverse a Style One official stamp with Blue-Black route inscription showing the scarce small "t" in
"TO" variety (Position 8) tied by same-day Red Lake split ring on arrival, VF (Image1)
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Estimate 500 $
Currently Opening at...C$227.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2092 |
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SEMI-OFFICIAL AIRMAIL COVER - 25¢ Klondike Airways (#CL45) used with clear Mayo Landing, Yukon AP 18 29 split ring on Greenfield & Pickering Whitehorse, Y.K. cover, sent to Toronto with MY 1 CDS receiver. An elusive use of this stamp
on cover, VF (Image1)
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Estimate 500 $
Currently Opening at...C$245.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2093 |
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STAMPLESS
MONEY COVER - 1843 (January 23) Folded lettersheet endorsed "Money" in manuscript, posted at the Canadian exchange office at Kingston, thus no Canadian postage was required; Kingston double arc dispatch in red, originally rated three times the US
postage of 18¾ cents rate (for distance between 150-400 miles) to New York and rerated "75" (four times; to collect) on arrival. An interesting cover, illustrated and discussed in Harrison, Arfken and Lussey "Canada's Registered Mail 1802-1909" (Page
30), VF (Image1)
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Estimate 200 $
Currently Opening at...C$91.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2094 |
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FIRST DAY COVERS 1990-1994 - displayed in plastic sheets, an attractive lot of over 100 different cacheted covers, Scott range from 1167 showing high completion to 1540a. Collection includes singles, coils, pairs, sets, se-tenant and plate blocks all
on thematic cancelled covers such as Heritage Rivers, Architecture, Folklore, Canada Day combination of 12 singles, and many more. VF
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Estimate 150 $
Currently Opening at...C$91.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2095 |
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CANADA LARGE SELECTION OF 1930S/1960S - Prestamped envelopes consisting of mainly addressed size #8 envelopes from the KGV to QEII era. Also includes a few size #10 envelopes one of which is an electoral (Form 95-12-60-50m) envelope. Basically
includes about 10 King George V, 30 or so King George VI, 15 'Cameo', about 35 'Karsh', 10 'Wilding' return post cards and 50 'Centennial' mainly 5¢ blue covers.
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Estimate 150 $
Currently Opening at...C$77.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2096 |
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JUBILEE
REGISTERED PRINTED MATTER - 1897 (June 24) Large wrapper mailed on Fifth Day of Issue from Toronto to England, franked with 8c violet and 1c orange tied by Toronto Junction CDS; 1c stamp torn at left, wrapper repaired at lower right. Paying a very
unusual registered printed matter rate - quadruple weight (1c per two ounce) plus 5c registration; oval London registered 5 JY datestamps. A striking combination - quite likely the ONLY KNOWN displaying this particular combination of stamps, rate and
destination. (Image1)
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Estimate 300 $
Currently Opening at...C$140.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2097 |
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VARIOUS
USAGES - Over 100 items with postage due, modern era special delivery, dead letter office, acknowledgement of receipt, registered, OHMS (including some with perforated officials), etc, some in mixed condition but many are F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 125 $
Currently Opening at...C$59.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2098 |
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SMALL
QUEEN COVER ASHDOWN TO TORONTO ON: 1877 - 3¢ Small Queen tied by Fancy "A" for Ashdown (Lacelle #200) to domestic cover. split ring NO 24 77 dispatch, Rosseau ONT and Toronto split ring backstamps. mounting adhesion on reverse, a nice fancy
cancelled cover, (Image1)
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Estimate 100 $
Currently Opening at...C$56.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2099 |
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LARGE
QUEEN COVER TO THE U.K. - 1877 (December 21) A nice cover with small sealed tear mailed from Cape Breton to London, England, bearing a well centered 5c olive green (Scott #26) tied by an unusual fancy segmented cork cancel in blue (likely from
Whycogomagh); on reverse a partially legible Port Hastings, CB DE 21 split ring dispatch, also Halifax DE 22 and London JA 3 78 arrival postmarks. A very nice example of the five cent Preferred Rate to England originating from Cape Breton Island,
VF (Image1)
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Estimate 500 $
Currently Opening at...C$227.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |
2100 |
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SMALL
QUEEN SINGLE-FRANKING ON 1894 RECEIPT - Receipt showing payment from Toronto Post Office record book; an unusual single-franking 1c yellow paying the 1c per one pound bulk mailing rate for newspapers and periodicals. The reverse has a 1¢ and a 3¢
paying for 4 lbs. Item displayed on annotated exhibition page. Rarely seen such receipt with single 1c Small Queen for correct payment. F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 75 $
Currently Opening at...C$35.00
Closing..Mar-10, 03:00 PM |