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CANADA TWO CENT MAP STAMP POSTAL HISTORY continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1461 c 1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, an attractive and clean cover to Ireland, bearing a fresh single with light blue oceans tied by circular grid, at left (the cover1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, an attractive and clean cover to Ireland, bearing a fresh single with light blue oceans tied by circular grid, at left (the cover having been run through the canceling machine sideways) is a "Toronto/Dec 25 1898" flag machine cancel with index letter "C", backstamped Dublin on January 4, 1899, a lovely and choice very fine Christmas first day cover; one of only two covers known posted to Ireland on this date, this being the finer of the two (Unitrade #86). (Image) Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1462 c 1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, a handsome cover to Aden from the F.R. Latchford correspondence to whom we owe considerable gratitude for some of the most intere1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, a handsome cover to Aden from the F.R. Latchford correspondence to whom we owe considerable gratitude for some of the most interesting Empire destinations of Christmas first day covers, fresh single tied by "Ottawa/Dec 25 1898" machine cancel, London transit, backstamped Aden, stamp centered to the bottom as is the case with nearly all the Latchford covers, very fine; Mr. Latchford sent letters (copy of the letter he sent enclosed) to 38 colonies in the Empire with the 2c Map on the covers cancelled on Christmas Day, December 25, 1898, the first day of the new rate; he requested that the postmaster return the envelope to him, he also enclosed a self-addressed envelope requesting that it be franked with a 1p stamp of the recipient country so that he would have a penny post cover from that country as well; how successful he was in getting his covers returned is not known, however Latchford's covers posted to remote parts of the Empire are often the only example known posted on Christmas day as is this cover to Aden; each of these is an important rarity of the postal history of the Two Cent Imperial Penny Postage; ex-Latchford (Unitrade #86). (Image) Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1463 c 1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, a Latchford cover to British Central Africa, addressed to the Postmaster or Commandant nearest Parmhele, fresh single with typica1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, a Latchford cover to British Central Africa, addressed to the Postmaster or Commandant nearest Parmhele, fresh single with typical just fine centering of his covers, tied by "Ottawa/Dec 25 1898" machine cancel, London and Aden transits, with Chinda, B.C.A. transit and backstamped Zomba, note from the British Central African Postmaster's General office in red on the reverse reads "As Parmhele is unknown this communication was opened and dealt with at the PMG's office Zomba", slight postal wear to the cover, very fine; this is one of the countries that complied with Mr. Lachford's request that both this envelope be returned to him and also the enclosed self-addressed envelope is included with 1p Ultramarine and black right sheet-margin single (Scott #43) tied by "Zomba/B.C.A./MR 2 99", Chinde transit and backstamped Ottawa, a very fine petite B.C.A. cover with the Imperial Penny Post rate; matched pairs of covers, such as this, are of great rarity with only eleven pairs recorded furthermore this is the only example known posted on the Christmas first day to British Central Africa; ex-Latchford (Unitrade #86). (imagea) (Image) Est. $3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1464 c 1898 2c Black, lavender and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, a well centered single with slight perf. toning tied to light blue cover to Gibraltar by TorontoDec 25 1898 flag machine c1898 2c Black, lavender and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, a well centered single with slight perf. toning tied to light blue cover to Gibraltar by "Toronto/Dec 25 1898" flag machine cancel with index letter "A", backstamped Gibraltar on January 9, 1899, cover has been opened on three sides and re-sealed on two of them with closed edge tears at top not affecting the stamp or markings, otherwise very fine; an extremely rare Christmas first day Imperial Penny Postage cover being the only example recorded to Gibraltar on this date (Unitrade #85). (Image) Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1465 c 1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, a Latchford cover to Natal with single tied by OttawaDec 25 1898 machine cancel, London transit, backstamped Durban, stamp wit1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, a Latchford cover to Natal with single tied by "Ottawa/Dec 25 1898" machine cancel, London transit, backstamped Durban, stamp with just fine centering, cover has small edge tear at top and with vertical folds, none of which affects the stamp, otherwise very fine; the folds are probably the result of the cover having been folded to go into the envelope that Latchford enclosed for a Natal posting back to him; that Natal cover is also included with a 1p Rose (Scott #67; slightly nibbed perfs. at top) tied by "Durban/Natal/30 JA 99" double-circle c.d.s., enclosure of the postmaster (fold splits) also included wanting to exchange Natal stamps for Canadian stamps, minor edge crease at top left of cover, very fine; another very rare matched set of covers of which only eleven pairs are recorded; this is also the only known cover posted on the Christmas first day of the Imperial Penny Postage to Natal; ex-:Latchford (Unitrade #86). (imagea) (imageb) (Image) Est. $3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1466 c 1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, a Latchford cover to Sarawak with attractive single with normal just fine centering of his covers, tied by OttawaDec 25 1898 m1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, Christmas first day cover of the Imperial Penny Postage, a Latchford cover to Sarawak with attractive single with normal just fine centering of his covers, tied by "Ottawa/Dec 25 1898" machine cancel, London and "Panang to Singapore" transit c.d.s., plus "Sarawak/11 Feb 99" receiving c.d.s. on the front, cover has been folded horizontally and vertically probably to be enclosed in the return envelope that Latchford enclosed for a Sarawak posting back to him (the return envelope not included), folds not materially affecting the markings or the stamp, otherwise very fine; this is one of the most exotic destinations of all the Christmas first day covers and represents the only recorded cover posted on that date to Sarawak; ex-Latchford (Unitrade #86). (Image) Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1467 c 1898 2c Black, lavender and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, single showing uniform brown muddy water effect along with 3c Carmine Maple Leaf (Unitrade 69 light perf. staining to both stamps) tied to multicolor Britannia Rules the Waves po1898 2c Black, lavender and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, single showing uniform brown "muddy water" effect along with 3c Carmine "Maple Leaf" (Unitrade #69; light perf. staining to both stamps) tied to multicolor "Britannia Rules the Waves" post card to England by "Montreal/Dec 15, 1899" flag machine cancel, backstamped Woodbridge on front and back, slight corner bends to the card, otherwise very fine; all the excitement over the new penny rate not coming until Christmas perhaps caused the sender not to realize that post cards could already be posted by the U.P.U. rate for 2c and that the 3c stamp was not necessary, a rare and early usage (Unitrade #85). (Image) Est. $300-400

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
1468 c 1898 2c Black, lavender and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, a similar multicolor Britannia Rules the Waves post card to England, this one with the single 2c paying the proper 2c U.P.U. post card rate, written on board the S.S. Athabasca on La1898 2c Black, lavender and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, a similar multicolor "Britannia Rules the Waves" post card to England, this one with the single 2c paying the proper 2c U.P.U. post card rate, written on board the S.S. "Athabasca" on Lake Huron, stamp tied by "Guelph/Ont./JY 19 99" c.d.s., via Hamilton, Ont. and backstamped Sunderland, England, small corner creasing to the card not affecting the stamp, otherwise very fine and a nice companion to the similar 5c franked card above (Unitrade #85). (Image) Est. $200-300

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction
1469 c 1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, pretty single tied to lovely post card with gorgeous multicolor patriotic design inscribed The Maple Leaf For Ever and Patrium Amamus (our love of home land), stamp tied by VictoriaB.C1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, pretty single tied to lovely post card with gorgeous multicolor patriotic design inscribed "The Maple Leaf For Ever" and "Patrium Amamus" (our love of home land), stamp tied by "Victoria/B.C./DE 4 99" c.d.s. with additional strike at left, posted to Leddington, England, very fine; ironically the 2c stamp properly pays the 2c U.P.U. post card rate which is identical to the Imperial Penny Post rate for a cover; any post card with the 2c Map stamp is extremely rare but this exceptionally attractive patriotic card is especially so (Unitrade #86). (Image) Est. $400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1470 c 1898 2c Black, deep blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, three singles tied to triple rate multicolor illustrated patriotic cover to London, illustration shows the Union Jack and American flag with seated Liberty and Britannia, stamps tie1898 2c Black, deep blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, three singles tied to triple rate multicolor illustrated patriotic cover to London, illustration shows the Union Jack and American flag with seated Liberty and Britannia, stamps tied by "Toronto/Canada/Feb 9 99" double-circle c.d.s., couple of perf. flaws to one stamp and light edge wear and age staining to cover with a small portion of backflap missing, fine; double rate covers even to England are rare, triple rate covers are infinitely more so (Unitrade #86b). (Image) Est. $300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1471 c 1898 2c Black, lavender and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, single with strong muddy water affect making the oceans a uniform brown color, tied by Port MaitlandN.S.JY 16 00 c.d.s. to front and back patriotic cover with British Flag and Bull1898 2c Black, lavender and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, single with strong "muddy water' affect making the oceans a uniform brown color, tied by "Port Maitland/N.S./JY 16 00" c.d.s. to front and back patriotic cover with British Flag and Bulldog in colors on the front inscribed "What We Have We'll Hold, a seven verse song called "Bobs" is on the reverse, inscribed at the bottom "Patriotic Envelopes, with Patriotic Songs on the reverse for correspondence with our Soldier Boys in South Africa", produced by J.C. Wilson & Co. of Montreal; backstamped Walkerburn, Scotland with the proper penny postage rate, unobtrusive vertical folds not affecting stamp or markings and some edge wear, otherwise very fine appearance; illustrated on page 96 in Winmill; ex-Bain (Unitrade #85). (Image) Est. $200-300

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
1472 c 1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, single paying the 2c empire rate on ornately illustrated 1899 cover commemorating the Imperial Penny Postage scheme, posted to England with stamp tied by MontrealMar 9 1899 flag machine c1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, single paying the 2c empire rate on ornately illustrated 1899 cover commemorating the Imperial Penny Postage scheme, posted to England with stamp tied by "Montreal/Mar 9 1899" flag machine cancel, backstamped London, edge wear plus a vertical fold to cover and staining affecting the stamp, otherwise fine; this envelope was produced in England and generally used there, this is the only known cover used from Canada with the 2c Map; illustrated on page 46 of E.A. Richardson's Collect Canada Covers; ex-Wellburn (Unitrade #86). (Image) Est. $200-300

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1473 c 1898 2c Black, deep blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, impressive sole franking of five singles, tied to legal size double rate registered cover to England (4c postage + 5c registration fee and 1c overpaid) by Ottawa roller cancel, Registe1898 2c Black, deep blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, impressive sole franking of five singles, tied to legal size double rate registered cover to England (4c postage + 5c registration fee and 1c overpaid) by Ottawa roller cancel, "Registered/Ottawa/MR 20 01" boxed handstamp and "R' in oval at bottom right, Liverpool registry oval ties two of the singles, backstamped Hull, rounded corner perf. on one stamp and light vertical fold to cover at left of no consequence, very fine; double Empire rate registered covers are extremely rare, even to England, and especially so with sole 2c Map franking overpaid by 1c (Unitrade #86b). (Image) Est. $400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1474 c 1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, an exceptionally interesting pair of 2c Map covers salvaged from the wreck of the S.S. Labrador that foundered off the coast of Scotland on March 1, 1899, one cover posted from Winnipeg to1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, an exceptionally interesting pair of 2c Map covers salvaged from the wreck of the S.S. "Labrador" that foundered off the coast of Scotland on March 1, 1899, one cover posted from Winnipeg to London has no stamp remaining but it can be attributed as a 2c Map cover because of the running of the red ink in the telltale pattern of the British colonies on the map, officially sealed with G.P.O. seal of Glasgow, the other with the stamp still intact and held by a similar G.P.O seal plus two other smaller British post office seals of Glasgow, posted from Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Glasgow transits on both and backstamped, very fine; the use of the two different seals on the latter cover is highly unusual and quite possibly the only example known (Unitrade #86). (Image) Est. $500-750

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1475 c 1898 2c Black, deep blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, a fresh and well centered single with bright rich colors, tied to neat military cover to England along with V.R.I.12p on 12p Orange horizontal pair of Orange River Colony (Scott 41898 2c Black, deep blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, a fresh and well centered single with bright rich colors, tied to neat military cover to England along with "V.R.I./1/2p" on 1/2p Orange horizontal pair of Orange River Colony (Scott #44j), both tied by "Army P.O. 43/S. Africa/JY 24 00" c.d.s. pmks., "Canadian Contingent/British Field Force/South Africa" inscribed at top left, backstamped Newmarket, an extremely fine and handsome cover; Canadian postage was not really valid in South Africa, even under these war conditions; it has been speculated that the Canadian stamp was applied for patriotic reasons by a proud Canadian soldier, or that it may even have even been accepted as payment by a tolerant army post office official who then applied the proper stamps; nevertheless a marvelous usage of the Two Cent Imperial Postage stamp and a wonderful rarity, this being one of only two such covers known posted from South Africa, both posted by the same soldier with the other bearing a "Field P.O./British Army South Africa" postmark (Unitrade #86b). (Image) Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1476 c 1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, single, along with 12c Black horizontal pair and 2c Purple single Numerals (Scott 74, 76), tied to neat cover to Newton, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia by PeterboroOnt.MY 19 99 duplex1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, single, along with 1/2c Black horizontal pair and 2c Purple single "Numerals" (Scott #74, 76), tied to neat cover to Newton, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia by "Peterboro/Ont./MY 19 99" duplexes, imprint on the back flap of the Sheriff's Office of Peterboro, Ottawa and Vancouver transits plus Newton and Sydney backstamps, very fine and handsome cover; Australia, which was in their Confederacy of States period prior to becoming a unified nation, did not join the Imperial Penny Postage scheme until 1905, thus the U.P.U. rate of 5c applied during the period of the 1898 Map stamp; this lovely and extremely rare cover is the finer of only two covers recorded to Australia (Unitrade #86). (Image) Est. $500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
1477 c 1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, well centered single showing a uniform gray brown muddy water effect, tied to illustrated corner card cover of Frank P. Birley, Dominion Paper Box Co. of Toronto to Hamilton, Bermuda,1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, well centered single showing a uniform gray brown "muddy water" effect, tied to illustrated corner card cover of Frank P. Birley, Dominion Paper Box Co. of Toronto to Hamilton, Bermuda, stamp tied by "Toronto/Feb 22 1899" flag machine cancel with index letter "D", backstamped, small edge tears at top and small pieces of back flap missing from slightly rough opening, none of which affects the stamp or any other integral aspect of the cover, otherwise a very fine cover; an amazing rare use of the 2c Map for the Imperial Penny Postage rate, this being the only recorded example to Bermuda (Unitrade #85). (Image) Est. $500-750

SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1478 c 1898 2c Imperial Penny Postage, attractively franked registered cover with a single in the deep blue color combination plus another example that probably was lavender that has now oxidized to a pale grey brown, plus horizontal pair of 12c Black1898 2c Imperial Penny Postage, attractively franked registered cover with a single in the deep blue color combination plus another example that probably was lavender that has now oxidized to a pale grey brown, plus horizontal pair of 1/2c Black and 2c Purple "Numerals" (Unitrade #74, 76), all tied to 3c Red postal entire (Unitrade #U8) by "R" in oval handstamps, "Montreal, Canada/FE 8 99" c.d.s. on front and back, an extremely rare registered posting to Cape of Good Hope, portion of red London registry transit on the front, backstamped East London, C.G.H., stamps have minor perf. stains, otherwise a very fine and attractive cover; Cape of Good Hope was one of the few nations in the British Empire that did not immediately join the Imperial Penny Postage scheme on December 25, 1898, so this cover had to pay the 5c U.P.U. rate plus 5c registry fee; the Cape did eventually join with the other nations on September 1, 1899, but no covers are known to the Cape of Good Hope paying the Imperial Penny Postage rate; this is the only recorded cover to this colony with the Two Cent Map issue; illustrated on page 15 of Winmill where he describes this as "...a great rarity of Map postal history." (Unitrade #85, 86b). (Image) Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1479 c 1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, single tied to Cawnpore, India by Spadina Ave.TorontoAP 13 99 c.d.s., the addressee could not be found so the reverse is covered with transits and backstamps ending up in a Canadian1898 2c Black, blue and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, single tied to Cawnpore, India by "Spadina Ave./Toronto/AP 13 99" c.d.s., the addressee could not be found so the reverse is covered with transits and backstamps ending up in a Canadian dead letter office on September 14, 1899, slightly reinforced edge wear at the bottom of the cover, a fine and rare usage of the Imperial Penny Postage rate (Unitrade #86). (Image) Est. $200-300

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1480 c 1898 2c Black, lavender and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, two singles with uniform grayish brown muddy water effect to the oceans, tied to attractive double rate cover to Dublin, Ireland by VictoriaB.C. JY 23 99 squared circle postmar1898 2c Black, lavender and carmine Imperial Penny Postage, two singles with uniform grayish brown "muddy water" effect to the oceans, tied to attractive double rate cover to Dublin, Ireland by "Victoria/B.C./ JY 23 99" squared circle postmarks, backstamped Dublin, very fine and choice cover; double rate covers with sole 2c Map franking to any country other than England are extremely rare according to Winmill, being particularly nice to the popular destination of Ireland (Unitrade #85). (Image) Est. $500-750

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

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