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Sparks Auctions Sale: PH1

Postal History, Canada
Canada
Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 1
Symbol: Cvr

image 1843 (January 12), Bytown to Montreal, stampless money letter, with commercial contents signed "J.B. Bruyere", regarding debts and financial matters, including reference to a debt owed to Gilmour, rated 2/3, endorsed "Money" in manuscript and twice handstamped "MONEY-LETTER", postmarked with Bytown double split-ring, no backstamps, a lovely and fresh cover. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 2
Symbol: Cvr

image 1846 (August 31), Port Maitland, Ontario, manuscript cancel on stampless folded letter, with commercial contents, endorsed "On Her Majesty's Service", rated 1/4, to Montreal, with clear manuscript cancel at lower left, reverse with Dunnville (31 Aug), Hamilton (1 Sep), and Montreal (4 Sep) backstamps, typical filing folds, else fresh and very fine. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 3
Symbol: Cvr

image 1850 (July 17), "Too Late" money letter from Brockville to Guelph, with contents, rated in manuscript and endorsed "Money" and handstamped "MONEY LETTER", postmarked with Brockville double split-ring (17 Jul), to Guelph, handstamped TOO LATE, backstamped with Hamilton (19 Jul) and Guelph (20 Jul) double split-rings, vertical filing fold, else fine and scarce. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 4
Symbol: Cvr

image 1882 (September 18), "Not Called For" returned 1c postal stationery cover, postmarked with Montreal duplex (18 Sep), sent locally, crossed-out in blue crayon and handstamped NOT CALLED FOR / MONTREAL (30 Sep), illustrated corner card of the American Forestry Congress, visually striking and scarce. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 5
Symbol: Cvr

image 1885 (September 27), Toronto to Riga, Russia (Latvia), 2c UPU postal stationery card,  postmarked with Toronto duplex, with c.d.s. receiver struck on front, red London transit c.d.s., stain to back, lovely and fresh appearance from front, a scarce destination. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 6
Symbol: Cvr

image 1888 (November 10), Hamilton to Elmira, "Not Called For" illustrated advertising cover, franked with 3c Small Queen, tied by Hamilton duplex, Elmira split-ring receiver (12 Nov), with Berlin transit and partial DLO backstamp, beautiful illustrated advertisement for the Merchant’s Protective & Collecting Association, lovely and fine. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 7
Symbol: Cvr

image 1889 (September 10), uprated postal stationery cover from Victoria to Germany, 1c postal stationery cover (EN3), uprated with two 2c Small Queens, tied by Victoria duplex (SP 10), to Leipzig, Germany, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a few small toning spots, attractive. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 8
Symbol: Cvr

image 1896 (July 21), Halifax Summer Carnival, illustrated advertising cover, franked with 3c Small Queen, tied by Halifax JY 21 96 squared circle, addressed to Port Hawkesbury, Cape Breton, with lovely illustrated advertisement for the Halifax Summer Carnival, imprint on back flap of A&W MacKinlay, Publishers, Booksellers, and Stationers, attractive and fine. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 9
Symbol: Cvr

image 1897 (July 24), Moncton Flour & Seed illustrated advertising cover, franked with 1c Small Queen, tied by Moncton c.d.s., lovely illustrated advertisement for Charles Fawcett, Flour, Cornmeal, Buckwheat, Meal & Heavy Feed, paying the 1c drop letter rate, stamp faulty, not detracting from the visual appeal of this beautiful cover. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 10
Symbol: Cvr

image 1898 (July 11), "Dingman's Electric Soap" full-front advertising cover, franked with 3c carmine Numeral, tied by Toronto flag cancel (Indicia C), colour advertisement depicting the offices of Puglsey, Dingman & Co, promoting Dingman's Electric Soap, "the Wonder of the Age / Makes Healthy Happy Homes", reverse with neatly-struck next-day Owen Sound c.d.s. receiver, fresh and attractive. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 11
Symbol: Cvr

image 1898 (July 19), "Havana Fruit" Chewing Gum advertising cover with double flag cancel, to Owen Sound, franked with 3c carmine Numeral, tied by Toronto flag cancel (Indicia B, 19-0 and Indicia D, 20-01), colour advertisement depicting a pack of chewing gum, extolling its medical virtues of improving digestion, corner card of S.T. Brittin of Lombard Street, trivial opening tear at top, reverse with neat c.d.s. receiver, a scarce topic, attractive. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 12
Symbol: Cvr

image 1898 (September 20), "Kolona" Pure Ceylon Tea illustrated advertising cover to Paris, Ontario, franked with 3c carmine Numeral, tied by Toronto flag cancel (Indicia E), colour advertisement at left depicting a woman's arm holding a tea box, reverse with Anchor Brand imprint on flap, trivial opening flaw at upper left, else very fine. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 13
Symbol: Cvr

image 1899 (December 26), Parrsboro Nova Scotia illustrated merchant's cover, to St. John, New Brunswick, with illustration depicting the town on the Bay of Fundy, franked with 2c carmine Numeral, Die I, tied by partial Parrsboro c.d.s., corner card of General Merchant James W. Day, reverse with next-day c.d.s. arrival backstamp, adhesive with some aging, else a fine and scarce illustrated Maritime cover.​ (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 14
Symbol: Cvr

image 1900 (May 24), "Monarch Ready Mixed Paints" front & back advertising cover, to Moncton, franked with 2c carmine Numeral, Die I, tied by St. John, New Brunswick c.d.s., colour advertisement depicting a can of the company's paint, reverse promoting various products including plumbing supplies, brass goods for engineers and gas fitters, etc., opening tear at right removing small portion of text on back, a scarce and attractive cover. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 15
Symbol: Cvr

image 1900 (October 20), A.R. Williams Machinery, full-front advertising cover from Toronto, franked with 2c Numeral, tied by Toronto flag cancel, sent locally, no backstamps, attractive. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 16
Symbol: Cvr

image 1901 (October 11), Royal Review, Exhibition Park Camp, Toronto, cover franked with 2c Admiral, tied by choice strik of "ROYAL REVIEW / EXHIBITION PARK CAMP / OCT 11 1901 / TORONTO / ARMY POST OFFICE", Assistant Postmaster / Toronto backstamp (22 Oct), better quality than often seen. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 17
Symbol: Cvr

image 1903 (November 7), Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, book advertising cover, to Thamesville, franked with 2c carmine Numeral, Die I, tied by Toronto machine cancel, with illustration for the book by Cyrus Townsend Brady and published by the Copp, Clark Company, one of Canada's oldest publishers, reverse with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (9 Nov), some light discoloration to front, a scarce cover, promoting the famed inspiration for the popular rum, and the "story of a real pirate and the love affairs of the gallant Alvarado and the beautiful Mercedes." (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 18
Symbol: Cvr

image 1905, rejected, returned, & re-mailed postcard to Belgium,  franked with 1c KEVII, to Antwerp, first assessed postage due, crossed-out, returned due to writing on image side making it ineligible for the printed matter rate, re-franked with 2c KEVII, tied by Riviere du Loup Station c.d.s. (8 Aug), receiver strike beside, an impressive and scarce usage of  desirable quality. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 19
Symbol: Cvr

image 1906 (January 21), Toronto to Pietermaritzburg, Natal, returned cover, franked with 1c KEVII horizontal pair, paying the 2c Empire Rate,  Natal, c.d.s. receiver struck on front (26 Feb), address crossed-out, handstamped UNKNOWN, with multiple DEAD LETTER OFFICE strikes on back, scarce and fine. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 20
Symbol: Cvr

image 1906 (July 7), Carling Heights, London, Militia Camp postcard, attractive Adolph Selige card franked with 1c Edward VII, tied by London machine cancel, to Gromarty, with split-ring receiver and Dublin transit, sender signs message from "The Camp, Carling Heights, London", typical edge wear, a scarce early example from this summer training camp. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 21
Symbol: Cvr

image 1906, Birtle, Manitoba, real photo postcard to the Philippines, franked with 1c KEVII, postmarked NEEPAWA, Winnipeg, San Francisco, and ILOILO, violet oval WINNIPEG DEAD LETTER OFFICE datestamp, some light toning, scarce destination. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 22
Symbol: Cvr

image 1908, Quebec Tercentenary uprated postal stationery cover to France, 2c KEVII postal stationery cover, uprated with 1c and 2c Quebec Tercentenary, paying the 5c rate to Neuchatel, Switzerland, postmarked Montreal, Swiss address crossed-out and redireted to France, with Neuchatel (IX 08) and Vesoul (7-9) c.d.s. backstamps, trivial cover fault at top clear of stamp, a lovely and scarce cover. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 23
Symbol: Cvr

image 1910 (September 15), Aldershot Field Post Office to Halifax, returned to DLO, 78th Highlanders at Pictou postcard, franked with 1c Edward VII, tied by Field Post Office Aldershot Camp c.d.s. (15 Sep), Halifax c.d.s. (21 Sep), handstamped RETURNED FOR POSTAGE, violet oval Halifax BRANCH DEAD LETTER OFFICE and violet DLO CANADA HALIFAX BRANCH c.d.s. (21 Sep), some light edge wear, a scarce militia card with DLO markings, with quality strikes. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 24
Symbol: Cvr

image 1916 (July 20), Camp Borden machine cancel, real photo postcard depicting Camp Borden, franked with 2c Admiral, tied by choice example of CAMP BORDEN machine cancel, in use only from June 2 to August 3, to Halifax, attractive and very fine. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 25
Symbol: Cvr

image 1916 (July 20), Vancouver to Hugh Rose Barracks, Japalpur, India, postcard franked with 2c Admiral War Tax, tied by Vancouver slogan cancel, to Royal West Kents, Hugh Rose Barracks, Jabalpur, India, with c.d.s. receiver (1 Sep), violet rose two-line "PASSED CENSOR / BOMBAY" handstamp, light edge wear, desirable and scarce. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 26
Symbol: Cvr

image 1916, RMS Cameronia, 14th Brigade en route to England, 2c Admiral postal stationery card, postmarked with unusual mute circular obliterator, message on back datelined "Cameronia Sept 12" and references the 14th Brigade and sailing for England, Tiverton split-ring arrival backstamp, a scarce World War I naval usage from an ocean liner that had been requisitioned for a troop ship. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 27
Symbol: Cvr

image 1917 (April 6), 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade, Killed in Action, cover franked with three 1c Admiral War Tax, postmarked Upper Stewiacke, to a soldier in France, Field Post Office 183 c.d.s. on reverse (5th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 25th Battalion), struck on front UNDELIVERABLE FOR REASON STATED / RETURN TO SENDER and CANADIAN CONTINGENTS RECORD OFFICE POSTAL REC'D (4 Jul), manuscript KILLED IN ACTION on front, some toning to one stamp, a tragic piece of First World War history. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 28
Symbol: Cvr

image 1917, Canadian Prisoner of War in Crefeld, Germany, Prisoner of War postal card, from a POW in Crefeld, with c.d.s. and German POW censor h/s in violet, to Crowborough, Sussex, where 1c KGV was postmarked, cancelled and sent on to Hamilton, franked with 2c Admiral, also cancelled Crowborough as well as with Hamilton flag (25 Jun), Hamilton Heights split-ring receiver, some creasing or small toned spots, not surprising given the origin and route of this well-traveled card, quite unusual. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 29
Symbol: Cvr

image 1917, FPO 4P, 4th Canadian Brigade, "PB" wax seal on cover, postmarked Field Post Office 4P (RF E), "PC" wax seal at upper right likely applied at Liverpool, affixed with 2c Admiral, tied by Toronto flag cancel (10 Jul), scarce. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 30
Symbol: Cvr

image 1925 (October 24), Sifto Salt full-back advertising cover, franked with 3c carmine Admiral, Die II, tied to cover by Saskatoon slogan cancel, superb full-back colour illustrated advertisement for "Sifto" Iodine Salt, for household purposes and "for prevention of goitre", the odd trivial wrinkle, lovely and very fine. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 31
Symbol: Cvr

image 1926, Admiral multiple-franking on registered Royal Bank of Canada tag, franked with six $1, single 50c, 10c and 1c Admirals, postmarked with large oval R h/s and with oval REGISTERED / WINNIPEG d/s (15 Jul), partial Mont, S. Falls & Toronto RPO transit, to Montreal, scarce and a visually-appealing franking. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 32
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 209

image 1934, 10c Loyalists, first day cover group of eight,  each franked with single 10c Loyalists, to Newark, New Jersey, on day of issue, one cover each cancelled in Port Arthur, Fort William, Moose Jaw, Lethbridge, Calgary, Vancouver, Regina, and Victoria, an attractive and very fine group. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 33
Symbol: Cvr

image 1937, 45c rate Air Mail cover, Montreal to Buenos Aires, Argentina, franked with 20c Harvesting pair, 5c Air Post, each tied by Montreal 12 FE 34 datestamp, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with machine arrival backstamp, a nice franking to an uncommon destination. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 34
Symbol: Cvr

image 1941 (January 15), Farnham Internment Camp, letter sheet from internee, postmarked BASE APO (15 Jan) and censored with straight-line "EXAMINED BY CENSOR" and 'CANADA INT OP / CENSORED", backstamped New York (28 Jan), with letter (in German) from Internee Josef Finkelstein, small tear to back flap, overall nicer quality than usually seen. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 35
Symbol: Cvr

image 1943 (December 2), Y-Force, Jamaica, Up-Park Camp military cover to Galt,  franked with 1/- KGVI Pictorial, tied by Kingston machine cancel, handstamped with clear MILITARY CENSOR NO 2 / "Y" Force h/s, return address of Up Park Camp, no backstamps, lovely quality. (Image)

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Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 36
Symbol: Cvr

image 1950, hand-painted sailing ship cover from Steep Rock, Ontario, franked with 4c KGVI, lovely watercolour illustration on front of a sailing ship,  to Betty Jayne Tuttle of Seattle, Washington, return address of C. McDougall, Steep Rock, Ontario, a lovely item. (Image)

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New Brunswick
Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 37
Symbol: Cvr

image 1830, St. Andrews straight-line, stampless folded cover to Fredericton, rated PAID 1N6 in red manuscript, endorsed "On Service of H.M. Customs" and struck with two-line ST ANDREWS / NEW BRUNSWICK at upper left, to Fredericton, no backstamps, portion of address lightened, vertical filing fold, yet an uncommon strike. (Image)

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Nova Scotia
Sale No: PH1
Lot No: 38
Symbol: Cvr

image 1842, Cumberland Star cancel on stampless folded letter to Halifax, with contents datelined Amherst,  rated 1/6 +1 = 1/7 (double rate and 1d local delivery), endorsed "On H M Service" and postmarked with Cumberland Star, filing folds, else fine. (Image)

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