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The Per-Olof Jansson Collection of Admiral Rates & Domestic Rates & Usages
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 401
Symbol: Cvr
1912 (December 20), registered double-weight wrapper from Fernie, British Columbia, to Calgary, franked with 7c straw Admiral tied by roller cancellation, endorsed “Plans Only” and “Tracings only rec’d,” addressed from Alfred Cummings, Dominion and Provincial Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer, Fernie, to the Natural Resources Building in Calgary, with oval REGISTERED / FERNIE, B.C. / DEC 20 1912 handstamp, paying 2c printed-matter postage for 3-4oz plus 5c registration; a striking usage, the sender having turned an envelope into a wrapper for mailing, a highly unusual example of this extremely scarce rate. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 150
Opening C$ 80.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 402
Symbol: Cvr
1916 (August 8), registered special-delivery local drop letter at Halifax, Nova Scotia, large local cover to the Estate of Levi Hart, franked with 2c and 7c Admiral and 10c green Special Delivery, all tied by bold oval R registration handstamps, paying 11c drop-letter postage for a 10oz letter at 1c per ounce plus 1c War Tax on the first ounce, 5c registration fee and 10c Special Delivery fee, reverse with same-day Halifax c.d.s. receivers, edge tear to flap and some light creasing, but a scarce combination of local drop-letter, registration, War Tax and Special Delivery. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 150
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 403
Symbol: Cvr
1916 (April 14), improperly posted French military correspondence card from the Canadian soldier, "Correspondance des Armées de la République" military postcard, used by a Canadian serviceman in France, cancelled ARMY P.O. 1 / 14 APR 16 and struck with large IMPROPERLY POSTED / DELAYED handstamp, additionally bearing PASSED FIELD CENSOR 1510 censor marking, forwarded to Canada where a 2c Admiral coil, perf 8, was applied without charge, cancelled with WINNIPEG, MAN. / MAY 2 / 4:30 PM / 1916 machine cancel, paying the 1c postcard rate plus 1c War Tax, an unusual and highly attractive usage.
The French military correspondence card was intended for use within the French military postal system;' the card was marked IMPROPERLY POSTED / DELAYED, censored in France and transmitted onward, with the required Canadian postage affixed upon arrival.(Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 404
Symbol: Cvr
1917/1921, trio of Admiral frankings on cheques and promissory notes, comprising 1917 (1 Nov) 2c Admiral War Tax on illustrated Oscar Brown & Co. fruit and produce cheque drawn on the Merchants Bank of Canada; 1917 (5 Dec) cheque franked with 2c Admiral for 181 Swedish kronor, received from Powell River, British Columbia, to Olof Petterson, Trollhättan, Sweden, with attractive ship illustration, an unusual foreign-currency usage; and 1921 (16 May) promissory note from the Union Bank of Canada at Winchester, franked with two 20c Admirals; fine to very fine and scarce. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 120
Opening C$ 70.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 405
Symbol: Cvr
1919 (March 21), registered first-class cover from Regina, Saskatchewan, to Montreal, received in damaged condition and officially resealed, large window envelope paying the 3c first-class letter rate plus 5c registration fee, damaged in transit and subsequently struck RECEIVED AT MONTREAL IN DAMAGED CONDITION, then twice resealed with official "Postmaster Country of..." and customs labels, the reverse with various c.d.s. postmarks of Regina and Montreal, wear as expected for such mail, striking and scarce. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 406
Symbol: Cvr
1920 (May 20), registered bank parcel tag from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Bass River, paying the 86c 16oz registered parcel rate, addressed to the Canadian Bank of Commerce at Bass River, reverse with four-colour franking of 50c, 20c, 10c and two 3c Admirals, paying a combined 86c, comprising 6c for the first ounce, 5c for each of the next fifteen ounces, plus 5c registration, all cancelled at Halifax, struck with Halifax Registry keyhole cancellation and Canada Bank of Commerce / Parcel No. 1234 / Halifax N.S. handstamp, usual faults for such bag tags, which were rarely saved and routinely damaged from use, scarce. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 407
Symbol: Cvr
1920 (October 19), 5c blue War Tax postally on local Montreal drop letter, tied by Montreal machine cancellation (19 Oct, 6 A.M.), addressed locally in Montreal, the 5c franking paying the 2c first-ounce drop-letter rate plus 1c for each additional ounce, for a total weight of 3-4oz, some light edge wear, a scarce late postal use of a stamp intended for fiscal purposes, accepted without postage due.
The 5c Admiral War Tax stamp was issued specifically for payment of the war tax on wines and spirits, but confusion over its status led the Post Office to authorize its temporary use for postage beginning April 16, 1915. On May 20, postmasters were instructed no longer to accept the stamp for postal purposes and thereafter such usages were liable to postage due. This October 1920 example was nevertheless accepted at Montreal and used to pay the correct local drop-letter rate - far later than the regulations permitted.(Image1)
Estimate C$ 150
Opening C$ 90.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 408
Symbol: Cvr
1920 (January 22), registered soldier’s letter from Kingston to Foresters Falls, redirected to Renfrew and Ottawa, from Pte. J.H. Lefurgey, franked with 1c and 7c Admirals, tied by Kingston machine cancellation (22 Jan), paying the 3c-per-ounce letter rate plus 5c registration fee, with large R registration imprinted on envelope, clear strike of elusive District Record Office, M.D. 3 Kingston datestamp and numerous manuscript forwarding notations including "Try Renfrew" and revised Ottawa address, with Foresters Falls (30 Jan), Renfrew (31 Jan), Ottawa & Pembroke R.P.O. (2 Feb) and Ottawa (2 Feb) transit/arrival backstamps, an unusually fresh example of such well-travelled mail. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 409
Symbol: Cvr
1922 (July 26), registered O.H.M.S. first-class letter from Ottawa to Montreal, franked 41c with precancelled Admirals for the mailing of military medals, large official envelope bearing a block of four 10c Admirals and single 1c Admiral, all with Ottawa precancels, paying the 31c first-class postage on a 14oz letter plus 10c registration fee, to Montreal, the reverse with O.H.M.S. / VALUABLE DOCUMENT label affixed, cancelled with OTTAWA/REGISTERED c.d.s., some expected wear from the heavy contents, scarce.
Following the First World War, the Post Office permitted military authorities to use precancelled Admiral stamps on mailings of medals and other material to discharged servicemen; that concession was withdrawn in January 1920, requiring postage to be paid on official mail. This example, however, was apparently allowed.(Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 410
Symbol: Cvr
1924 (May 17), registered bank parcel tag from Ottawa to Vancouver, British Columbia, paying an extraordinary $6.31 rate, Royal Bank of Canada Circulation Department tag franked with twelve 50c Admirals, together with 20c, 10c, 3c and 1c values, all cancelled by oval R registration handstamp, paying $6.31 for a 124oz registered parcel, comprising 6c for the first ounce, 5c for each of the next 123 ounces, plus 10c registration, the front with THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA / CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT / OTTAWA imprint and red REGISTERED imprint, addressed to Vancouver, B.C., usual imperfections for these, but a striking and scarce franking. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 150
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 411
Symbol: Cvr
c.1925, 18c fourth-class C.O.D. parcel rate from Montreal to Richmond, Quebec, on Ford Motor Company cloth parts bag, unusual fabric parcel container from the Ford Motor Company, Montreal, addressed to Richmond, P.Q., franked on front with 5c and 3c Admirals and on reverse with two additional 5c Admirals, paying the 18c fourth-class rate for a 3lb C.O.D. parcel, with C.O.D. label on reverse; some expected wear and staining from use, but a rare and highly unusual example of this scarce rate. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 200
Opening C$ 100.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 412
Symbol: Cvr
1925 (October 5), registered bank parcel tag from Toronto to Montreal, paying a $5.96 rate for 124oz, Royal Bank of Canada parcel tag bearing five $1, four 10c, two 3c and one 50c Admirals, cancelled with oval R registration handstamps, in two places with R.P.O. transit, the rate comprising 6c for the first ounce, 5c for each of the next 123 ounces, plus 10c registration, the front with THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA / TORONTO, ONTARIO and red REGISTERED imprints, addressed to the Royal Bank at Montreal, Montreal & Toronto G.T.R.Y. (5 Oct) transit, usual creasing, a striking and scarce four-colour franking. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 413
Symbol: Cvr
1925/28, group of three householders’ bulk-mail distribution forms, comprising two Kitchener, Ontario usages at the special ½c local circular rate, one for 300 circulars franked $1.50 and dated 23 Oct 1925, the other for 150 circulars franked with 5c, 20c and 50c adhesives totalling 75c and dated 14 Feb 1928, together with a 1927 (November 21) Form 9P from Toronto for distribution to householders and boxholders at Virden, Manitoba, franked with precancelled 5c, 20c and $1 values totalling $1.25, paying the 1c-per-piece rural-route rate for 125 circulars, a very fine trio, illustrating both the local and rural rates. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 414
Symbol: Cvr
1927 (March 12), registered first-class cover from Halifax, Nova Scotia, paying the 12c rate with imperforate and Provisional Admiral issues, franked with 2c imperforate Admiral and a horizontal strip of five 2c-on-3c Provisionals, tied by light Halifax c.d.s., paying the 2c first-ounce letter rate plus 10c registration fee, with large boxed R / HALIFAX N.S. / ORIGINAL NO. 137 registration handstamp on front, reverse with dual Halifax c.d.s. (12 Mar), a striking and scarce franking.
From July 1, 1926 to June 30, 1931, the domestic first-class and drop-letter rates were both 2c for the first ounce. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 415
Symbol: Cvr
1927/1928, two registered bank parcel tag with Sherbrooke & Montreal R.P.O. Clerk datestamps, each from Montreal to Clemensville, Quebec, each Canadian Bank of Commerce parcel tags, comprising one franked with single $1 and two 10c Admirals, cancelled by partial boxed Montreal registration markings, paying $1.20, comprising 10c registration plus 5c per ounce for 22 ounces, with Montreal & Sherbrooke R.P.O. transit marking (20 Apr, 1928) and scarce violet "Sher & Mont R.P.O. / P.M. Tr. / Apr 20 / 1928 / P.S. Newman" datestamp; the second franked with single 50c and $1, tied by Montreal c.d.s. (23 Dec, 1927), with A. Lavallee clerk handstamp, each with light wrinkles, fine-very fine. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 200
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 416
Symbol: Cvr
1928 (October 25), 34c insured parcel franking from Quebec, piece of insured parcel bearing 10c brown Admiral and two 12c Confederation issues, tied by circular grid cancellations, with purple INSURED PARCEL / COLO ASSURÉ handstamp, with violet Quebec (Sans Bruit) / P.Q. c.d.s. alongside, paying the 34c total charge comprising 28c parcel postage for a 4lb parcel, calculated at 10c for the first pound plus 6c for each of the next three pounds, together with the 6c insurance fee applicable to parcels insured for between $5 and $25; a scarce and attractive usage. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 417
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection
Domestic Rates, balance of collection comprising over fifty items, wide-ranging assemblage illustrating first-class, drop-letter, postcard, printed matter, business reply mail, third-class, registered, acknowledgement-of-receipt and special-delivery usages, many with additional points of interest including postage dues, revenue stamps used as postage contrary to regulations, householder mail, lathework and an appealing range of advertising, among them colour patriotic, biscuit, exhibition and tool-related designs; a desirable and carefully selected holding, with the odd fault, but most fine to very fine or better, most attractive, and an exceptional nucleus for further expansion. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 1,000
Opening C$ 600.00
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Usages to Great Britain & the British Empire
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 426
Symbol: Cvr
Bahamas, 1917-1918, pair of Bahamas special delivery letters from Montreal to Nassau, showing both Bahamian overprint types, comprising 1917 (August 25) cover to Nassau, franked with 2c Admiral War Tax with Bahamas 5d Special Delivery stamp, showing the first overprint type, cancelled on arrival at Nassau (4 Sep 1917), and 1918 (June 11) cover to Nassau, also with 2c Admiral War Tax, Bahamas 5d Special Delivery stamp alongside, showing the second overprint type, likewise cancelled at Nassau on arrival (17 Jun 1918); an appealing duo, very fine.
Following a request from the Nassau postmaster, post offices outside the Bahamas could obtain Bahamas Special Delivery stamps from Nassau for use on mail requiring special delivery there. Only 600 examples were delivered to Canada, of which 140 were sent to Toronto.(Image1)
Estimate C$ 300
Opening C$ 200.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 427
Symbol: Cvr
Egypt, 1918 (May 17), first-class letter from Winnipeg to the Malta Artillery with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Chamber of Commerce Headquarters for Army and Navy envelope franked with 1c and 2c Admirals, tied by Winnipeg machine cancellation (17 May), paying the 3c first-ounce overseas letter rate, addressed to Capt. W.R. Gatt, Malta Artillery, Sultan Hussein Club, Alexandria, with triangular PASSED BY CENSOR / No. 3147 military censor handstamp, reverse with Alexandria c.d.s. receiver (29 Jun), some light toning, but a desirable military destination in the Middle East.
The addressee, Captain W. R. Gatt, was serving with the Royal Malta Artillery detachment attached to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force at Alexandria, where Maltese artillerymen assisted with the city’s coast-defence establishment. The Sultan Hussein Club was named for Sultan Hussein Kamel, and was a prominent social centre used by members of the city’s British expatriate community.(Image1)
Estimate C$ 80
Opening C$ 50.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 428
Symbol: Cvr
Great Britain, 1914 (December 4), registered parcel tag from Gray Creek, British Columbia, to Nottingham, parcel tag franked with 7c and 2c Admirals, tied by grid cancellations and very fine strike of Gray Creek BC split-ring, with two further strikes on reverse, paying the 4c parcel rate plus 5c registration fee, typical light creases, a scarce usage, particularly from a small British Columbia town. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 150
Opening C$ 90.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 429
Symbol: Cvr
Great Britain, 1915 (January 27), first-class letter from Toronto to London, damaged by immersion in water and returned, cover franked with 1c Admiral pair, tied by Toronto machine cancellation (27 Jan), addressed to London, where cancelled on arrival with London W.C. datestamp (8 Feb), returned and well-struck with framed DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN WATER, some associated staining and wrinkling as expected, scarce. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 430
Symbol: Cvr
Great Britain, 1921 (January 15), Saint John, New Brunswick, to Walthamstow, redirected and ultimately returned to Canada, first-class letter franked with 1c and 2c Admirals tied by Saint John machine cancellation, resealed in England, with seal tied by Walthamstow c.d.s., struck with violet framed UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED / RETURN TO SENDER, manuscript "opened by Pike" and signed, likely by the Postmaster, with additional forwarding and instructional markings including KINDLY TRACE AND IF NOT CLAIMED KINDLY RETURN TO ADDRESS on reverse, redirection to Blackhorse Lane, finally returned to Canada, usual faults from such handling, else fine. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 80
Opening C$ 50.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 431
Symbol: Cvr
Great Britain, 1924 (October 13), underpaid first-class letter from Saskatchewan, to England, charge not collected, cover franked with a 3c Admiral, shortpaid 1c against the 4c British Empire first-ounce rate, struck with Canadian T 10 deficiency handstamp, arriving in Britain where 1½d postage due was collected with 1d and ½d British postage due adhesives, forwarded to Brenywood and again assessed 1½d, further affixed with additional 1d and ½d postage dues, these tied by framed CHARGE NOT COLLECTED as the latter amount could not be recovered, some light staining to Admiral, a highly unusual double postage-due usage. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 150
Opening C$ 90.00
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Lot No: 432
Symbol: Cvr
Great Britain, Offices in Morocco,1927 (January 29), Victoria, British Columbia, to Fez, extensively redirected and returned to Canada, 2c surcharged postal stationery cover uprated with 2c, 4c and 8c Admirals, paying the 6c double first-class letter rate plus 10c registration fee, postmarked Victoria and bearing boxed registration R / VICTORIA, B.C. handstamp, to the Bank of British West Africa in Fez, struck on front and back with oval London registration datestamps, endorsed in manuscript "Parti sans laisser / d'adresse", struck RETURN TO SENDER / UNCLAIMED, returned via London to Canada, with multiple transit backstamps, a visually-impressive returned cover to a desirable foreign destination. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 250
Opening C$ 150.00
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Lot No: 433
Symbol: Cvr
India, 1922 (September 18), Saskatoon, to Bombay, extensively redirected and ultimately returned to Canada, first-class cover franked with 4c Admiral tied by Saskatoon machine cancellation (18 Sep), paying the first-ounce British Empire letter rate, sent surface to England and onward via Aden, reaching India in November, where repeatedly redirected through Bombay and other offices, including Experimental P.O. (10, 15 and 22 Nov) and Belgaum (27 Nov), subsequently sent to the Bombay Dead Letter Office (28 Nov), marked “Inconnu - Not Known”, and returned to Canada, finally cancelled at the Ottawa Dead Letter Office (5 Feb 1923), fault as as expected, but a remarkably well-travelled and visually striking cover to a desirable destination. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 434
Symbol: Cvr
Ireland, 1927 (October 22), underpaid first-class letter from Regina, Saskatchewan, to Dublin, returned to Canada and damaged in transit, franked with 2c Admiral tied by Regina slogan cancel (22 Oct), shortpaid 1c against the 3c British Empire first-ounce rate, struck with T 10 deficiency handstamp and COLLECT 2 CENTS, affixed with 1d Irish postage due, cancelled TO PAY D.N.F., further struck INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED, RETURNED FOR REASON STATED and DIRECTORY – RETOUR – Retour à l’envoyeur, then returned to Canada; found damaged on arrival at Montreal and struck RECEIVED AT MONTREAL IN DAMAGED CONDITION / REÇU À MONTRÉAL EN MAUVAIS ÉTAT and officially resealed, tied by Montreal duplex (20 Nov), expected faults, striking and scarce. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 120
Opening C$ 80.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 435
Symbol: Cvr
Malta, 1927 (February 18), Montreal to Birchirara, franked with pair of 7c Admiral lathework, cover franked with vertical pair of 7c Admirals with lathework in the lower margin, paying 14c against the 3c British Empire first-ounce letter rate plus 10c registration fee, overpaying the required 13c by 1c, tied by circular grid cancels, with boxed registration handstamp at left, postmarked with Montreal c.d.s. (18 Feb), with Malta Registered oval transit (7 Mar), the reverse with a colourful advertising label for Emeralite Piano Lamps (“Kind to the Eyes”), this particularly desirable being tied by Montreal c.d.s., some edge wear, a scarce and attractive franking. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 200
Opening C$ 100.00
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Lot No: 436
Symbol: Cvr
New Zealand, 1924 (May 5), registered double-weight first-class letter from Toronto to Dunedin, damaged in transit and officially resealed, cover franked with 10c, 4c and 3c Admirals, paying 17c, comprising the 4c first-ounce British Empire letter rate, 3c for the second ounce and 10c registration fee, the front with large registration R handstamp and manuscript “torn in transit” endorsement, subsequently sealed in New Zealand with ornate DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND / OFFICIALLY SEALED labels applied around all four sides, the reverse with Vancouver transit (9 May), faults as expected, but a desirable three-colour franking. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 150
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Lot No: 437
Symbol: Cvr
South West Africa, 1917 (January 18), registered cover from New Hamburg to Keetmanshoop, occupied German South West Africa, franked with two 5c Admirals paying the 5c British Empire letter rate plus 5c registration fee, tied by oval R handstamps, New Hamburg c.d.s. despatch at left, reverse with Toronto with St. Marys & London Train E R.P.O. transit (20 Jan), then carried through the United Kingdom, Suez and Aden to South West Africa, the front bearing PASSED BY CENSOR C599 handstamp, affixed overtop with bilingual censor label, one stamp slightly affixed over top, fresh and very fine; a rare destination.
The cover was mailed during the South African occupation of former German South West Africa, which had surrendered in 1915 and remained under military administration during the war.(Image1)
Estimate C$ 500
Opening C$ 300.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 438
Symbol: Cvr
Great Britain & British Empire usages, balance of seventeen items, varied group including a striking first-class letter to London subsequently forwarded to Japan, 1921 first-class letter to Barbados, 1c franking to British Guiana, censored cover to India, postage-due covers bearing due adhesives of Great Britain and New Zealand, uprated 2 CENTS postal stationery covers to Tanganyika and South Africa, illustrated Canadian Pacific Railway card, registered usages to Hong Kong, Jamaica, Newfoundland and Malta, and other useful material; a few small faults, but mostly fresh and attractive, chiefly fine to very fine. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 500
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Usages to the United States
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 418
Symbol: Cvr
1913 (January 17), special-delivery first-class letter from Toronto to Cambridge, Massachusetts, with U.S. Special Delivery stamp, franked with a 2c Admiral paying the Canadian letter rate and a 10c United States Special Delivery stamp paying the special-delivery fee, the Admiral tied by Toronto C' duplex (17 Jan), the U.S. adhesive cancelled on arrival with FEE PAID AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS. handstamp in violet, back flap removed, an unusual and attractive cross-border special-delivery usage.
Prior to January 1, 1923, special-delivery service in the United States on mail originating in Canada could only be obtained when the special-delivery fee was paid with United States postage. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Lot No: 419
Symbol: Cvr
1920 (January 16), registered six-pound fur parcel from Kelloe, Manitoba, to Corry, Pennsylvania, parcel tag for "perishable raw furs," addressed to Corry Hide & Fur Co., franked on reverse with irregular block of three 7c Admirals, paying 16c parcel postage for six pounds plus 5c registration, tied by black grid cancellations, with Kelloe split-ring despatch strike, U.S. customs marking PASSED FREE OF DUTY and Corry arrival cancellation (20 Jan), usual creasing, but scarce. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 150
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Lot No: 420
Symbol: Cvr
1920 (June 8), special-delivery first-class letter from Toronto to New York, with U.S. Special Delivery stamp, J. Henry Peters Co. envelope franked with a 3c Admiral paying the 2c letter rate plus 1c War Tax, together with a 10c United States Special Delivery stamp paying the special-delivery fee, both stamps tied by Toronto machine cancel (8 Jun), with black N.Y. REC’D STA. P / JUN 10 / 7:30 AM receiving c.d.s. on reverse, front with purple FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICE OF FIRST ADDRESS handstamp, an unusual and attractive cross-border special-delivery usage. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Lot No: 421
Symbol: Cvr
1922 (March 11), first-class letter from Ingersoll, to Brooklyn, New York, with unauthorized bisected Admiral franking, franked with a 2c Admiral pair, the right stamp bisected, intended to make the 3c first-class rate to the United States, tied by Ingersoll machine cancellation (11 Mar), the bisect not accepted as valid postage and the cover struck RETURNED FOR POSTAGE, subsequently sent to the Toronto Dead Letter Office, with bold D.L.O. oval strike on reverse (14 Mar) owing to the absence of a return address; scarce and unusual, very fine. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Lot No: 422
Symbol: Cvr
1923 (July 25), advertising first-class letter from Toronto to Newark, New Jersey, with vending-machine miscut 3c Admiral, British American Oil Co. envelope franked with a vertically miscut 3c Admiral, tied by Toronto Terminal Station machine cancellation (25 Jul), paying the first-class letter rate to the United States, the stamp showing dramatic vending-machine miscut caused by interruption of the feeding mechanism; very fine, a striking and unusual variety. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Lot No: 423
Symbol: Cvr
1925 (June 12), first-class letter from Hamilton, to Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii, returned after unsuccessful forwarding, cover franked with a 3c Admiral tied by Hamilton c.d.s. (12 Jun), addressed to Pte. LeRoy Strong, Headquarters Detachment, 13th Field Artillery, Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, the Field Artillery line crossed-out, with large NO RECORD marking, INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS / PARCEL SECTION / POST OFFICE handstamp, subsequently checked for delivery in the 13th and 8th Field Artillery and subsequently returned to sender, remarkably fresh for such well-traveled military mail, to a desirable destination, very fine. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Lot No: 424
Symbol: Cvr
1926 (January 6), first-class letter from Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, to Newington, Connecticut, with unauthorized bisected 4c Admiral, franked with a 1c Admiral and a bisected 4c Admiral intended to make the 3c first-class rate to the United States, tied by Upper Stewiacke c.d.s. (6 Jan), the bisected adhesive technically invalid for postage but nevertheless passing through the mails without postage due, vertical crease clear of stamps, striking and scarce. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Lot No: 425
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection
United States Usages, balance of exhibit comprising nearly thirty items, varied selection including first-class mail on illustrated advertising covers, with examples for the Walper House in Berlin and the Walker House in Toronto, together with exhibition, machinery and other commercial designs, one particularly attractive colour Senior’s Floor Paint cover, censored mail, postcards including returned and dead-letter usages, Grand Trunk Railway illustrated stationery, postage due, unusual COBALT, ONT straight-line on a 1924 1c wrapper, 1915 cover to Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, four registered covers, special delivery and Western Canada Airways semi-official mail; overall fresh, with only the odd imperfection, chiefly fine to very fine or better and of lovely overall quality. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 500
Opening C$ 300.00
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Usages to U.P.U. Destinations
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 439
Symbol: Cvr
Belgian Congo, 1927 (December 20), registered cover from St. Boniface, to Léopoldville, franked with 8c and 10c Admirals, paying the 8c first-ounce U.P.U. letter rate plus 10c registration, sent via Winnipeg (20 Dec), London (31 Dec) and Antwerp and onward by Belgian ship, with Léopoldville arrival (2 Jul 1928) backstamps, some light staining 10 10c, else quite fresh, a scarce destination, particularly for registered mail. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 200
Opening C$ 100.00
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Lot No: 440
Symbol: Cvr
China, 1923 (October 2), registered 20c single-franking cover from Toronto to Shanghai, 20c Admiral, paying the 10c first-ounce U.P.U. letter rate plus 10c registration fee, tied by Toronto (Spadina Avenue) c.d.s., sent by train via C. & V. R.P.O. (5 Oct) to Vancouver (6 Oct), with Shanghai arrival backstamp (30 Oct), some light edge wrinkles, but a scarce destination. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 300
Opening C$ 180.00
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Lot No: 441
Symbol: Cvr
Czechoslovakia, 1927 (July 2), cover from Winnipeg to Karlsbad, redirected to Prague and returned, franked with single 1c and four 2c Admirals, tied by Winnipeg slogan cancel, with Karlsbad receiver on reverse (15 Jul), forwarded to Prague and cancelled PRAHA the same day, opened and officially resealed at left and right, with further Prague backstamp (5 Aug), returned c/o the Royal Bank of Canada in London, Canada; a well-travelled and attractive usage. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 250
Opening C$ 150.00
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Lot No: 442
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Denmark, 1925 (May 27), registered cover from Vancouver to Copenhagen, cover franked with single 20c Admiral, paying the 10c first-ounce U.P.U. letter rate plus 10c registration fee, tied by Vancouver S.O.1 c.d.s., with backstamps of the Montreal British Mail Branch (1 Jun), received at Copenhagen (14 Jun), with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a fine-very fine and scarce single-franking registered usage to Denmark. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 200
Opening C$ 120.00
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Lot No: 443
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Denmark, 1928 (November 21), registered special-delivery cover from Regina to Copenhagen, franked with 8c and 10c Admirals together with 20c Special Delivery, paying the 8c first-ounce U.P.U. letter rate, 10c registration and 20c special-delivery fee, tied by bold oval "R" handstamp, Regina c.d.s. despatch strike alongside, reverse with Montreal (24 Nov) transit and Copenhagen (1 Dec) arrival backstamp, a lovely cover, the only known cover to Denmark bearing the 20c Special Delivery stamp, very fine. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 300
Opening C$ 180.00
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Lot No: 444
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Finland, 1926 (December 29), registered cover from Toronto to Tampere, franked with 8c and 10c Admirals, paying the 8c letter rate plus 10c registration fee, tied by Toronto / Spadina Ave c.d.s., with violet framed registration handstamp at left, reverse with Montreal transit and neatly-struck Tampere receiver (14 Jan, 1927), an uncommon destination, very fine. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 50.00
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Lot No: 445
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France, 1923 (October), newspaper wrapper from Montreal to Paris, large La Presse partial wrapper franked with two 7c Admirals, tied by Montreal roller cancellations, paying 14c for a 14oz newspaper, comprising 10c for the first 10oz plus 2c for each additional 2oz, some expected wear from carriage, but a scare use. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
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Lot No: 446
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Germany 1913 (September 2), illustrated Dominion Cartridge Co. advertising cover from Montreal to Speyer am Rhein, franked with 5c Admiral, tied by Montreal machine cancellation (2 Sep), paying the U.P.U. letter rate to Germany, the front with striking illustrated advertisement for the Dominion Cartridge Co. Limited featuring a game bird and “Dominion Du Pont Shot Shells”, the reverse with large Dominion Ammunition / “Canadian Made” for Canadian Sportsmen advertising design, light creasing at right, else a fine and desirable advertising cover, not often found to foreign destinations. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 300
Opening C$ 180.00
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Lot No: 447
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Germany, 1920s, six-ounce printed-matter wrapper from Vancouver to Berlin, 1c postal stationery uprated with 5c Admiral, tied by Vancouver roller cancellation, paying the 6c printed-matter rate for six ounces, very fine, an elusive usage. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
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Lot No: 448
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Germany, 1925 (September 10), registered cover from Montreal to Apolda, franked with single 20c Admiral, paying the 10c first-ounce U.P.U. letter rate plus 10c registration fee, tied by Montreal c.d.s., with Apolda arrival c.d.s. (20 Sep) on reverse, light edge wrinkles, fine-very fine. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 120
Opening C$ 70.00
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Lot No: 449
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Germany, 1926, printed-matter wrapper from Toronto to Leipzig, Students Book Department, University of Toronto wrapper franked with two 20c plus single 10c and 2c Admirals, tied by Toronto roller cancels, paying 52c for 26 ounces at the 2c per 2oz U.P.U. printed-matter rate, some expected wear from the substantial contents, an unusual example of a particularly heavy weight. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
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Lot No: 450
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Greece, 1924 (October 8), registered cover from Montreal to Thessaloniki, unclaimed and returned to Canada, cover franked with 20c Admiral, paying the 10c first-ounce U.P.U. letter rate plus 10c registration fee, sent via London (18 Oct) with Thessaloniki arrival (19 Oct) backstamp, handstamped in violet NON RECLAME and returned to Canada, with Montreal Dead Letter Office boxed datestamps on reverse (28 and 29 Jan 1925), a remarkably fresh and scarce unclaimed registered usage to a desirable foreign destination. (Image1)
