BRITISH COLUMBIA & VICTORIA ISLAND USED GROUP: Inc. 1860 2½d reddish rose (shade); Vancouver Island 1865 5c rose (paper hinge) & 10c blue, both perf. 14; and British Columbia 1865 3d deep blue. SG 2, 13, 14 & 12 good to fine. Cat. £860. (4 stamps) (Image)

BRITISH COLUMBIA 1868-71 USED RANGE: Six different values to $1. A mix of perf. 12½ & perf. 14 types. SG 24, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 31. The 10c & 50c values with some short/nibbled perfs, and the latter additionally with some surface damage; the $1 value possibly reperfed. Cat. £3,500 (6 stamps) (Image)

COLONY OF CANADA IMPERF. RANGE, 1851-57: Good used range ½d to 10d, SG 2, 6, 12, 14 & 17. The ½d, 3d & 6d values each being good 4 margin examples, the 10d value just clipped at lower left corner and the the 7½d yellow-green with outer frame cut into on three sides. BPA Cert. (1960) accompanies the ½d value (SG 17, formerly SG 23). SG cat. £7,800 (5 stamps) (Image)

1852: 6d slate violet four margins, nicely used example with partial target cancel, fine. SG9, SG cat. £1100. (Image)

1855: 6d greenish grey, four margin used example but thinning lower left and tiny corner creases at base SG 100 with 'Sismondo' Cert. SG cat. £1200. (Image)

COLONY OF CANADA 1858-59 PERFORATED 6d BROWNISH GREY: Good used example perf. 11¾ SG 27 £6,000 (Image)

QV USED COLLECTION: Includes 1859-64 values (7) in mixed condition (12½c with tear), a representative range of large & small 'Queens', 1893 20c & 50c, 1897-98 'Maple Leaves' set of 8, 1898-1902 'Numerals' set of 11, 2c surcharges, etc. (49 stamps) (Image)

1868-1935 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on SG printed pages with all spaces filled inc. 1867 -97 'large' & 'small' heads, 1893 'Widow weeds' pair (SG cat. £525) 1897 QV Jubilee complete to $5, (SG cat. £6000, $5 appears u/m & $4 has no gum, other dollar vals. with heavy hinges) then complete mint to 1935 with all definitive & commem sets inc. coils. The post 1897 issues have some adhesion to pages but could be removed with care, also the QV issues have gum toning in places and have varying amounts of gum from umm to having no gum. Would benefit from careful inspection. SG cat. approx. £10,000. (213) (Image)

1897 JUBILEE $2 DEEP VIOLET USED: Good used example. Roller cancel. Tiny thin. SG 137 £450. (Image)

1897 QV 'JUBILEE' SET USED: Complete set of 16 values to $5, good to fine used with the exception of the $3 value which has a thinned area along lower edge. SG 121/140 £3,500 (16) (Image)

15c JUBILEE ON REGISTERED COVER: Plain env. ex Toronto to UK franked 15c Jubilee (SG 132) tied by fine "TORONTO/NOV 14/9 P.M./CANADA" cds with blue crayon cross (front & back) & "R" in circle & blue "R toronto" & black "12388" hs's adjacent, and lightly smudged Stapleford arrival cds on back. In pristine condition. [Ex John Lea]. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

1915 (FEB.) WAR TAX OVERPRINTS: Fine used set of three values 5c, 20c & 50c diagonally optd "WAR TAX". SG 225/227 £425 (3) (Image)

1930 DR. ECKERLIN ROTARY INTAGLIO SAMPLE PRINTING: Group of 5 sample prints on white card, based on the 3c 'Admiral' issue but in a larger format, with the design printed in reverse. Colours are blue, green, orange, red & black. Produced as part of a trial of a new printing process for the American Bank Note Company. (5) (Image)

AIRMAILS - TWO EARLY PIONEER COVERS: 22 Dec. 1921 large env. from Birtle to Port Blandford with KGV 1c + 3c, redirected to Halifax and a 5c (pair) + 20c added & tied by violet boxed "FIRST/AIRMAIL/HALIFAX/TO/ST JOHN'S/JANUARY/1922" hs. The mail was never sent by air as the aircraft was badly damaged in an accident prior to departure. Also 1 Oct. 1924 special env. carried on the 1st flight from Estevan to Winnipeg bearing KGV 1c strip of three tied by a fine oval "VIA AEROPLANE/ESTEVAN, SASK" ds. Pilot signed (E A Alton). Cross Reference: MILITARY, PAQUEBOTS (Image)

1851-63 USED GROUP: Inc. examples of 3d dull red SG 2 with 2 good margins and 6d olive-yellow SG4 with just one decent margin. Also 1860-63 range of 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 12½c & 17c mostly fine. (8 stamps) (Image)

1851-63 GROUP WITH CLASSICS: 1851 1d red brown, 3d deep blue and 6d yellow green. Good close margined examples. Also 1862 white paper 1c to 12c. Fine. SG £1,500+. (9) (Image)

1857 1/- PURPLE ON BLUISH PAPER: With framed grid cancellations. Unfortunately repaired. SG 8 £4,000. BPA Cert. (2009) (Image)