QV TO MODERN STAMPS & COVERS: Two boxes containing a range of stamps & covers in albums & stock books inc. 1885 env franked 1c & 2c Small Queens tied 'target' cancels with ms 'Via Peterboro & Apsley', 1943 air mail env to St. Vincent franked 3c (3, pair & single) & 1c tied Toronto wavy line cds with censor tape at left "OPENED BY EXAMINER/U.U/7", 1948 printed hotel env sent air mail to England franked 3c (3) & 4c tied Montreal wavy line cds with circular "T/CENTIMES" tax h.s and "2D/I.S." h.s. with 1d Red (2) p.dues tied Twickenham cds, 1953 air mail env franked 4c with fine boxed "6 CENTS/DUE" with 4c & 2c p.due tied by pen cancel & much more (qty) (Image)

QV TO MODERN COLLECTION: Carton with 3 albums of QV to modern stamps & covers. Used focus on cancellations with strength in 1870 'Small Queens' issues with many 'cork', flag, duplex, squared circle cancels, etc. Mint inc. 1897 Jubilee ½c-20c & used 50c SG 121/134, 1928 mint 50c SG 284 £150, etc. Inspection recommended (qty) Cross Reference : CANCELLATIONS (Image)

ACCUMULATION: A box containing a variety of stamps inc. 1859 17c Cartier Deep Blue unused & stained (SG £1600) & used (SG £95), 1868 QV 12½c Bright Blue mint thinned (SG £950), small Queens duplicated used range to 10c, 1897 QV $2 used (SG £425), 1942 env. to Vancouver franked KGVI 3c + 10c express, 1946 25c bilingual text booklet (SG £65), 1949 50c green with official opt mint (SG £180), small group of PEI, Newfoundland etc. (Qty.) Cross Reference : EXPRESS MAIL (Image)

QV-EARLY QEII MINT & USED COLLECTION: An album housing a useful ranges of Large & Small Queens, better mint KGV defin. sets to $1 values, KGVI imprint blocks, etc. (Few 100s) (Image)

SUPERB DOUBLE-OVAL "Ship Letter/[Crown]/QUEBEC" ON MONTREAL COVER TO SCOTLAND; Attractive Oct. 1800 E from "Montreal" to "Kincorth" (nr. Aberdeen, Scotland) via a London Agent endorsed "p the [Ship] Montreal" charged "2/-" with a superb double-oval "Ship Letter/[Crown]/QUEBEC" (inverted) on the front. Cross Reference : TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MARITIME MAIL (Image)

CANADA ARTICLE 12 MARKING; Pair with framed "CANADA/&c. ART.12" in Red accountancy marks on front with Mar. 1848 EL 'via L'Angleterre' to Puy and Aug. 1852 EL to Cuiseaux both ex Montreal and rated '20' or '34' decimes on front. Scarce pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference : FRANCE, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image)

CANADA ARTICLE 12 MARKING; Pair with framed "CANADA/&c. ART.12" in Red accountancy marks on front with Aug. 1851 EL 'via Liverpool for Steamer' to Metz and Apr. 1855 env. 'per Steamer Asia' to Strasbourg both ex Montreal and rated '34' or '17' decimes on front. Scarce pair and with individual 2016 Roumet (Paris) Certs. (2 covers) Cross Reference : FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL (Image)

1859-1997 mostly used range on leaves in binder with small Queens to 6c inc. ½c unused, Large Queens to 15c, KEVII to 20c, KGV sidefaces to 50c, 1928-29 1c - $1 set, 1925 1c - $1 etc. Majority fine (few hundred) (Image)

QV-KGV MINT & USED SELECTION: 1859 1c QV Pale Rose (unused) & Deep Rose (2 - used & unused), 5c Pale Red mint, 1864 QV 2c Rose-Red unused, 1882-97 ½c Black marginal mint block of four and 1935 13c, 20c, 50c & $1 mint (15) (Image)

1859 12½c GREEN COVER TO G.B. WITH UNUSUAL CANCELLATION USAGE OF THE "KIRKWALL/U.C" UDC; 27 Sept. 1859 orange paper env. minor creasing at top) to Scotland "BY Canadian Mail" with 1859 12½c Green (slight creasing) tied - most exceptionally - by a 75% "KIRKWALL/U.C" undated mark with a further v. fine 100% strike (with m/s date in centre) alongside, along with mainly fine red "PAID/LIVERPOOL/COL.PACKET" cds (12 Oct.). Unusual cancellation. Cross Reference : TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

SCARCE "GLASGOW PACKET/COL.PAID" D.S. ON 1859 12½c COVER + CASH-PAID COVER TO G.B.; 12-24 Oct. 1860 env. (minor toning) from Quebec to Scotland with 1859 12½c Green tied by light Quebec Numeral with a v. fine scarce black "GLASGOW PACKET/COL.PAID" d.s. alongside; plus cash-paid 29 Aug. 1862 E to Glasgow with v. fine red "MONTREAL/PAID/CANADA" d.s. and matching v. fine "PAID 6d.Stg." on the front beside a very fine scarce blue "GLASGOW PACKET/COL. PAID" d.s. (10 Sept.). Good pair of the Glasgow d.s. in different colours. (2 covers) Cross Reference : TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, SHIP LETTERS, SCOTLAND (Image)

QV PERIOD MAIL TO GREAT BRITAIN; Range on leaves inc. 1866 env. to London franked 17c Cartier ex Montreal with "BY-CANADIAN/PACKET" h.s. on front, 1868 env. to Liverpool franked QV 12½c ex Montreal carried on the Allan Line Moravian, 1871 env. to London franked 6c ex Ottawa carried on the Prussian, 1873 env. to England with two strikes of the "PAID 6" in Red an d a further similar type in Black, 1875 env. to Ireland franked 6c ex Toronto with Derry Packet cds on front, 1896 env. to Brighton franked 3c + 1c pair with circular "T/25" h.s. on front plus Nova Scotia 1866 env. to London franked 12½c with bar cancel and Wolfville cds on rear, 1868/70 envs. to England franked Newfoundland 12c ex Fogo or St Johns both carried by the Inman Line, 1874/75 envs. to England franked Newfoundland 3c pair or 6c ex Twillingate or Bay of Islands and further related examples. (19 covers/cards + 2 prints) Cross Reference : INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, NOVA SCOTIA, NEWFOUNDLAND (Image)

ANGLO-FRENCH ACCOUNTANCY MARK FROM PAPAL STATES; Feb. 1870 unfranked env. (small faults at top) to Quebec with Rome cds on front with scarce tombstone "*FR/2F" accountancy h.s. on front and rated '19' and '8' on front. London, Quebec & St Hyacinthe d.s. on rear. Unusual origin for use of this marking with the majority found on mail originating in France. Cross Reference : ITALIAN STATES, ITALY, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL (Image)

1871 TO MODERN MINT & USED P.STAT COLLECTION: A small box containing a range on album leaves inc. 1882 2c Green p.stat card ex Quebec to France, 1938 2c+1c printed p.stat env "CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER/OTTAWA" with Windsor Ottawa cancel, 1980 10c p.stat env with "T/CENTS" in circle tax h.s. with ms '14' with 5c(pair) & 1c (block of 4) p.dues applied, Cross Reference : REVENUES (Image)

1879-99 COVERS & CARDS GROUP: Range inc. 1886 env (unsealed) franked small Queen 1c tied black cork cancel to France, via London at the Printed Matter rate, 1891 1c deep slate-green p.stat card (with unused reply half still attached) to Brussels uprated with ½d Black (pair), 1895 2c green p.stat env. to England uprated with small Queen 1c & 2c (toned perfs.) tied "MENTEITH/MAN" cds, 1898 illustrated advertising cover (showing a policeman) franked 1c Blue-Green (strip of 3) to USA with fine "SOUTH STUCKLEY thimble cds, etc. (11 covers/cards & a front) (Image)

1907-37 RANGE WITH GOOD DESTINATIONS, MARKS, ILLUSTRATIONS, ETC.: Range inc. 1909 PPC ex Edmonton to French troops at Peking, China with fine strikes of oval "SHANGHAIKWAN I.J.T.O" h.s in purple front & rear, 1924 multicolour printed advertising env. of E.W. Gillett Co. Ltd "MAGIC BAKING POWDER" plant, 1927 env to Paris franked 2c (strip of 4) tied by "TOR. & N.BAY. R.P.O. No.24" cds's, 1928 air mail env to USA franked Canada 2c & USA 10c Air with two fine strikes of "PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA/RECEIVED/1 22 28/SAINT JOHN N.B." cds in black, 1930 2c green p.stat env to Nagoya, Japan regd "MAWER. SASK." & uprated by 12c & 1c (3, pair & single) tied Mawer cds's with a further six Canadian & 3 Japanese cds's on the rear, etc. An interesting range (17 items) Cross Reference : AIR MAIL COVERS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

OFFICIALS, SPECIAL DELIVERY, FLAG CANCELS, ETC.: An album housing a QV to modern range of mint & used stamps & covers inc. Officials 1949-50 mint set of 6 SG O172/7, 1950-52 mint 20c SG O187, 1950-51 mint $1 SG O192, etc., Special Delivery 1898-1946 complete run in mint and/or used, etc., good range of flag cancel types on covers, pieces & partials on stamps inc. 1896 1c Black p.stat card with fine and scarce Type 1 flag cancel without indicia, etc. (qty) Cross Reference : CANCELLATIONS (Image)

SQUARED CIRCLES: An album housing a range of Barred Circle & Squared Circle cancels on cards, covers, pieces & stamps inc. 1893 1c Black p.stat card with fine Halifax squared circle & Charlottetown squared circle (used as a receiving h.s.), 1894 env franked 1c & 2c with two overlapping Ottawa cancel, 1897 env franked 3c Jubilee tied Windsor, Nova Scotia squared circle, 1900 2c Letter Card with fine Brockville cancel, etc. A good range with inspection recommended (qty) Cross Reference : CANCELLATIONS (Image)

15 Jan. 1858 EL sent locally from Sackville, NB to Dorchester, NB franked fine 4 margin 3c dull red (SG 2) tied by bars in oval cancels. Filing fold well clear of stamp. (Image)

QV-KGVI RANGES OF MAINLY MINT SETS: Mounted mint collection on album leaves including Postal Stationery and a few covers. Includes 1897 'Discovery' set of 14 SG 66/79 (£325), 1911 definitives - the Alexander & Sons recess printed issue of 6 values SG 111/116 (£300), 1919 'Trail of the Caribou' set of 12, plus listed shades of 2c, 3c & 4c values SG 130/141 (£230), 1923-24 'Publicity' set of 14, SG 149/162 (£180), 1920 opts. used SG 114, 146 & 147, 1929 Perkins Bacon re-engraved, no wmk. set of 9 SG 179/187, 1932 set of 12 SG 209/220, 1933 'L & S' opts. with varieties, 1933 'Gilbert' set of 14, SG 236/249, 1935 SJ in blocks of 4, then various KGVI sets and covers. Also, 1911 Coronation issue 15c die proof in black on white card and a plate proof in lake, the issued colour. A very good lot. Total cat. value £1,600+ (c.180 stamps, 2 proofs & 7 cards/covers) (Image)

RANGE on leaves inc. 1857/62 imperf 1d unused, 1862/64 4d & 6d unused, 1868 1c used and unused, 1876/79 1c - 5c roulette used set, 1897 1c - 60c complete set used (SG £325), 1919 Caribou used to 24c, 1937 1c - 48c complete set mint, 1939/49 1c -10c p.dues mint etc. (few hundred) (Image)

SMALL GROUP INCL. PROOF ON STOCK CARDS: 1862-62 1d chocolate & 1/- rose lake, both four-margin but with little or no original gum, SG 16, 23; 1897 60c black mint SG 79; 1932 6c blue in imperf. pair without gum; 1929-31 various mint issues from 3 different printings incl. 4c rose-purple (SG 167a) Perkins Bacon imperf. proof on cream-coloured card. (11 items) Cross Reference : ESSAYS & PROOFS, FLOWERS (Image)

1865-70 MINT GROUP with 2c Yellowish-Green mint (centred left), 5c Brown (no gum, centred high), 10c Black (centred right), 12c Red-Brown, 13c Orange-Yellow & 24c Blue plus 2c (unused, no gum) & 12c on white paper. SG £2140 (8) (Image)

1868-73 UNUSED GROUP with 1c Brown-Purple, 3c Vermilion & Blue (large part o.g.), 5c Black (traces of gum) & 6c Rose (large part o.g.), 1876-79 rouletted 1c-5c unused except 5c with part o.g. and 1880-82 1c (4 - shades inc. a pair - one single with gum), 2c Yellow-Green (large part o.g.), 3c Pale Blue (creased) & 5c Pale Dull Blue (large part o.g.) (16) (Image)

1880 1c DULL GREY-BROWN unmounted marginal block of twenty-four with part imprints at top left, slightly aged brownish gum. Scarce multiple. SG £1200++ (24) (Image)