1859-99 QV range of unused o.g. or part o.g examples, some faults but good appearance incl. 1859 1c o.g, 12½c part o.g, 1864 2c o.g, 1870-93 3c orange-red o.g, 1890 6c deep chestnut, 1893 50c blue, 1897 Maple Leaf ½c to 8c (7) & 1898 Numeral issue 1c to 10c (7), ST.Cat. £3500. (21) (Image)

1860-1900 collection of QV postal stationery wrappers, letter sheets & envelopes, comprising of unused wrappers (10) and one used to Buenos Aires, Argentina, also unused envelopes (18) incl. a scarce 1860 5c red, 10c dark brown & a 3c 'Head Quarters 63rd Rifles 'Service' cover. Fine condition. (31) (Image)

1870-93 predominantly U, few M, mainly Small Head collection in album incl. Ottawa printed 1889-97 5c (22), 1870-90 6c (12) some showing re-entries, 1889-97 6c (6), 10c (3), 1882-97 ½c (41, incl. blocks), 1897 8c (36), small variety range; postmarks with two ring collection (54), other pmks, some on Large Head issues (9), Cork cancels, Way Letter h/stamps (6), 2c, 3c, 5c Imperf singles, and 1870-90 1c bright yellow Imperf vertical strip of three (unused, Cat. £600+++) M range with vals to 10c etc. Fair to fine. (287) (Image)

1897 Jubilee set M, 20c & 50c are unused, 2c thinned, others large part o.g. with mixed centering, SG.121/140, Cat. £6000 (16) (Image)

1928-56 M & U collection in album incl. 1928-29 set to $1 with coils, U c.d.s pmks (Cat. £261), 1930-31 1c & 2c booklet panes M (Cat. £62), 2c green U, Plate blocks - 1c (2), 1c green (3), 2c green (block of ten), 2c red (block of ten & four), 2c brown (4), 3c, 5c, 8c, set to $1 U (Cat. £90), 1930 Air U (Cat. £30), Coils, 1932-33 1c, 2c, 5c Plate blocks, 1c & 3c (2) booklet panes M (Cat. £106), 2c U, set to 13c with coils U, 1935 set to $1 with extra 50c Re-entry & Coils U (Cat. £161), booklet pane set (4's & 6's) with extra 2c UM, SG.242b (Cat. £309), 1937-38 set to $1 (2, one is aniline), Coils & booklet pane set M (Cat. £427), also set U with Coils (Cat. £54), 1942-48 (2) & 1946 sets M (Cat. £417), 1942-48 to $1 (4) with Coils & 1946 sets U (Cat. £112), 1949-51 Coils, 1951 $1 etc. Good to fine. (100's) (Image)

OFFICIALS good to VFU range on hagner leaves from OHMS - G overprints complete, SG.O162/211, Cat. £580 (Image)

Postal history collection written up on 52 pages comprising of two early stampless covers (1840 & 1846), a number of 'Postage Paid' covers when there was a stamp shortage (1897, 1918 & 1919) airmails and first flight covers incl. the 1922 DO-X flight, and a range of postal stationery incl. the elusive KGV 2c letter card. Some interesting slogan cancels noted. Besides the written up exhibit, there are numerous other covers in the back of the plastic exhibition pages. A really well researched collection. Viewing recommended to appreciate. (Image)

1857-1946 predominantly M collection neatly presented & written up on leaves, in protectors from 1857-64 Pence issues incl. 1857 1d, 5d & 8d M, 1860 3d M, 3d U with cert, also a forgery, 1860 4d & 6d, U - both with certs stating 'genuine but rebacked,' another 4d FU but thinned with cert, page with a range of first printings M 2d, 4d, 5d, 6d corner marginal pair, 1s, second printing 2d, 4d, 6d, 6½d, 8d & 1s, 1865-75 First Cents issue 2c, 5c, 12c, 13c & 24c M, 24c U - forgery, 1868-75 Second Cents issue 1c (3) M, 3c, 5c U, 6c M (3), 1876-79 Rouletted 1c M, 2c, 3c & 5c U, 1880-1892 Montreal Printings vals to 10c M + extra shades, odd U, 1897 Discovery set M, 1897-1901 Royal Family set M + shades, 1910 Pictorial set incl. 6c A & B, 1911 Recess set M, 1911 Coronation set M, 1919 Contingent set M, 1919 Air $1 on 15c M, 1920 Pictorials M, 3c on 10c 'Seals' & 3c on 35c 'iceberg' M, 1921 Air 35c with & without stop M, 1923 Pictorial set M, 1928 Publicity set M, 1929 & 1931 Publicity sets M, 1932 Dornier DO-X Surcharge M (with cert), 1932-38 Resources issue M, 1933 Labrador Airmail set M, 1933 Balbo Flight $4.50 M, 1933 Annexation set M, 1933 Jubilee set M, 1937 Coronation short & long sets M, also Line Perf issues M, 1941 2nd Resources set M, also Nova Scotia 1851 3d & 6d U. Nice collection for further development. Cat. £12,000. (Image)

1858 folded letter from Liverpool (JU.19.1858) to Harbor Grace arriving JY 6, endorsed pr Steamer via Halifax. Extremely fine condition. (Image)

1919 Trans-Atlantic Air Post 1919 ONE DOLLAR on cover to England, tied by a St John's N'fld JUN.9.1919 roller cancel. A Harbour Grace JU.14 cancel is below the stamp. This cover was on the Hanley Page 'Atlantic' that was entered for the £10,000 Daily Mail prize to fly across the Atlantic. This was abandoned and on July 2nd the crew decided to fly to Gibraltar. However this too was abandoned and they set of for Mitchell Field, Long Island, New York on July 4th. Serious engine trouble forced the plane down and it crashed near Parrsboro, Nova Scotia on July 5th. A few minor cover faults but scarce with only 101 covers flown. (Image)

1920's-50's album of covers (74) & stamps incl. first flights, postal stationery & FDC's. Also some Inland Revenue & Customs Duty stamps. (Image)

1921 airmail first flight covers (4) written up on pages with details of the flights. Feb 26th from St. John's to St. Anthony (2 covers) and two covers cancelled MAR.10 that were on the 'FOGO' flight. Uncommon. (Image)

1921 cover cancelled NOV.26.1921 that was on the ill-fated Botwood to Halifax flight, the mail eventually arriving in Halifax over three months after posting. This cover with the airmail to Halifax N.S. 1921 stamp has the 'period after 1921.' It is mounted up on a page with the full information on the varieties found on the overprinting of this stamp. (Image)

1921 covers (2) that were on the ill-fated Botwood to Halifax flight, the mail eventually arriving in Halifax over three months after posting. One cover posted NOV.26 has the narrow 1½mm spacing between 'R' of Air and 'M' of Mail and 'no period after 1921,' (Unitrade C3f) the second cover has the same spacing but has the 'period after 1921' (Unitrade C3h). A fine pair with these varieties. (Image)

1921-50 flight covers (68) predominantly 1930's (many first flights) incl. four covers with the Cherry Red Airline 10c stamps. Viewing recommended. (Image)

First flight covers incl. 1922 Botwood - St. Anthony, 1922 St. John's - Cartwright, 1923 St John's - Botwood - Hawke Harbour - Flowers Cove - St. Anthony, and nine early 1930's flights, a number written up on pages with full information of the flights. Viewing recommended. (12) (Image)

1925-50 accumulation of covers (110), the majority are commercial with a good range of cancellations, many from small villages. (Image)

The 27 July 1929 Bluenose' first flight from Harbour Grace to North Sydney. This flight was prepared at short notice (1 day) and little mail was on it compared to most other flights (5 covers), one signed by the pilot R. Archibald. Nice group. (Image)

1930 'Columbia' airmail 50c Surcharge on 1919 36c sage-green, M, very fine. Scarce. (1) SG.191, Cat. £6000, BPA Cert. 2002 states 'Pos. 1 of Setting.' Philatelic Foundation Cert. (New York, 1950) also accompanies. (Image)

1932 cover to England with a $1.50 on $1 that was on the Dornier DO-X flight, cancelled 19.MY.1932. A London 26.MY receiving cancel is on the front along with boxed 'Undelivered for reason stated/return to sender' and 'Insufficiently Addressed' h/stamps. (Image)

1932 cover with a $1.50 on $1 that was issued for the Dornier DO-X flight to England & Berlin, cancelled 19.MY.1932. (Image)

1933 Balbo flight cover initially to Grand Bank then on to Rome where it received a number of b/stamps, adhesive with faulty N.E corner. Written up on an album page with the full story. Fine. (Image)

1933 Labrador set (5 vals) on a registered FDC to Philadelphia. Various transit & arrival b/stamps. (Image)