1914-1921 BETTER ADMIRAL COVERS 1914-1921 (x3), includes a 1918 special delivery 13¢ rate to USA, 1914 cover with #106ix with hairlines, 1921 registered 13¢ rate to USA, retails $75 US ($100 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1930 CANADA 13¢ RATE to MECCA, originally a 5¢ airmail first flight home-made letter sheet from MEDICINE-HAT to WINNIPEG on MAR-3-1930, an additional 8¢ was added to pay the British Empire rate to the British Post Office in MECCA (Saudi Arabia), routing via PORT-TAUFIQ (Egypt-Suez) on MAR-25 with MECCA arrival MAR-30, a rare destination retailing over $150 US ($200 CDN), a gem for any Admiral collector, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1928 CANADA 13¢ REGISTERED to HONG-KONG, a nice Admiral franking pays the 3¢ Empire letter rate + 10¢ registration fee on cover from ARNIA-ONT on JUL-26-1928, routing via Chicago on JUL-27 + San-Francisco on JUL-30, scarce destination retailing $200 US ($300 CDN), small cover trim RHS, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1914 STANFIELD'S UNDERWEAR, TRURO-NS, multi-color illustrated advertising on cover to SPRINGHILL-NS with arrival SEP-17-1914, rare advertising retails $100 US ($150 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1918 KING EDWARD HOTEL, TORONTO, illustrated advertising showing the Hotel on cover dated DEC-19-1918 to Ottawa, enclosed is an interesting 5 page love letter on hotel stationery written by travelling businessman "FRED" and addressed to "CLARA ROTH" in Ottawa, he provides an open extension to his original crude New Year deadline (13 days hence) for her to accept his marriage proposal, it certainly would not work today, retails $50 US ($75 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1931 REGISTERED INSURED 32¢ RATE, block franking #171 exactly pays the 2¢ letter rate + 10¢ registration + 20¢ for $50 insurance, on cover from MILESTONE-SASK on JAN-26-1931 and addressed to Winnipeg, 7 transit office postmarks on back for the 360 mile trip including 2 different RPO's, a showpiece retailing $75 US ($100 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1931 EARLY #163 FDC, a block franking on cover from Winnipeg on NOV-12-1931 one day ahead of the official NOV-13 first day, retails $75 US ($100 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1932 MAJOR RE-ENTRY #163ii COVER, a 13 stamp franking pays the 13¢ registration fee on cover from LARCHWOOD-ONT on MR-24-1932 and addressed to Sudbury-Ont, the third stamp from the left in the bottom row is the re-entry, scarce and a showpiece retailing $100 US ($150 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1937 REGISTERED $1.70 MONEY PACKET, a great Pictorial Issue franking on a Bank of Nova Scotia tag from Halifax on APR-27-1937 and addressed to Oxford-NS, retails $100 US ($150 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1938 CANADA to PUERTO-RICO, a 3¢ Mufti pays the USA preferred 2¢ rate + 1¢ ear tax, on cover from Winnipeg on JUN-27-1938 and addressed to AQUADILLA-PR, a rare destination retails $100 US ($150 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1939 ANNAPOLIS VALLEY APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, fancy advertising on a #248 FDC posted at Halifax on MAY-15-1939, retails $75 US ($100 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1941 SOUTH AFRICA "REGISTERED in TRANSIT" to CANADA, mailed in a street postal box in Johannesburg on APR-9-1941 and addressed to CHALK-RIVER-ONT, the postal clerk found it CONTAINS COINS requiring mandatory registration with 8d postage due (16¢ CDN) paid by Canada #J12-J14, a Red Cross charity label and a valuables WARNING label were added in South Africa, rare item retailing over $150 US ($200 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1945 CANADA 40¢ AIRMAIL to CHINA, #260(x2) pays the airmail fee on cover from Portage-la-Prairie-MAN on AUG-29-1945 to CHUNGKING-CHINA with arrival OCT-11, scarce with 62 days in transit, retails $75 US ($100 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1949 CANADA 15¢ AIRMAIL to CZECHOSLOVAKIA, from Montreal on DEC-5-1945 to PRAGUE with arrival DEC-13, retails $50 US ($75 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1950 CANADA 10¢ AIRMAIL to CAYMAN-ISLANDS, from Calgary on APR-13-1950 to GEORGETOWN, the original letter enclosed, a scarce destination retailing $50 US ($75 CDN), F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1957 CANADA REGISTERED $2.52 MONEY PACKET, on Bank of Montreal Winnipeg parcel tag dated JAN-14-1957 and addressed to BELMONT-MAN arriving the next day, retails $50 US ($75 CDN), F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1967 MONTREAL EXPO PASSPORT, the Adult version that paid the 7 day admission fee, completely filled with 63 different handstamps for what looks like all the pavilions, also the Cinderella labels for Barbados, Guyana, and the Ethiopian Airlines, retails over $75 US ($100 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1983 CANADA $2.76 REGISTERED AIRMAIL to POLAND, great franking pays the 64¢ airmail rate + $2.12 registration fee with $30 insurance, mailed from EDMONTON-SUB-No.58 and addressed to MODZUROW with routing via WARSAW on AUG-18, retails $50 US ($75 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1984 HUNGARY REGISTERED EXPRESS to CANADA, mailed from SZEGED on DEC-8-1994 and addressed to Vancouver, routing via Montreal on DEC-19 and Vancouver arrival DEC-21, the addressee was not available and the letter was CARDED on DEC-24 Christmas day for a later delivery, retails $50 US ($75 CDN), F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1867-1873 STAMPLESS COVERS (x7), all with detailed descriptions, includes 3 UNPAID 1869 covers with COLLECT 5¢ to pay the 3¢ letter rate plus 2¢ unpaid letter penalty, also 4 covers B24PAID in cash 1868-1873 covers noting NORTH-DOURO-CW, MARKHAM-ONT, TORONTO-CW to BRAMPTON and to CLINTON, retails $200 US ($300 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1869 SAINT-JOHN-NB to BOSTON, #27 pays the 6¢ USA treaty rate dated JUL-27-1869, the original cross-written letter is enclosed, the single stamp alone cat $150 US ($200 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1871 ST-CATHARINES TRIPLE RATE to USA, #27 strip of 3 with No.12 St-Catharines 2-ring cancels on a reduced legal size cover dated SEP-14-1871, pays the 1½ ounce rate (3 x 6¢ per ½ ounce) rate for legal documents addressed to the Circuit Court at KALAMAZOO-MICH, ex Jarrett with stamps alone cat $400 US ($600 CDN), a scarce rate and franking, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1870 BABNCo. ENGRAVED SAMPLE, showing a view of Niagara Falls from the USA side, retails $50 US ($75 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1870 BABNCo LETTER & 8 ENGRAVED SAMPLES 1870, a document dated JAN-1-1870 signed by the British America Banknote Company President William C. Smillie and Manager G. B. Burland, promoting security printing for corporate letterheads, stock & bond certificates, stamps & banknotes, retails over $300 US ($400 CDN), VF est $150+ US) (Image)

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1872 GOLD PROMISSORY $2906 NOTE, a 3 month illustrated note from BURLINGTON-VT on NOV-18-1872 and payable in MONTREAL on FEB-21-1873, Canada revenues #FB47(x4) on back and #FB48 on front pays the 60¢ document tax, retails $100 US ($150 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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