Canada: 1810 (Sept. 11) entire letter from “River du loup below Quebec” to Leith Bank, Scotland and “to be forwarded from/Quebec to Greenock” charged 3/3 and struck with rare “STRANRAER/SHIP.LRE” in black. Robertson type S1, some small faults. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1852-57 wove paper 71/2d. yellow-green, close to good margins, cancelled apparently by rare "21" roller of Montreal, fine. S.G. 12, cat. £3,000. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1868-90 medium to stout wove paper 1c. orange-yellow, part gum, some gum wrinkles, otherwise fine. S.G. 56a, cat. £1,100. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1868-90 medium to stout wove paper 1c. orange-yellow, part gum, fine. S.G. 56a, cat. £1,100. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1868-90 medium to stout wove paper 6c. blackish brown, part gum, fine. S.G. 59, cat. £1,400. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1898-1902 2c. rose-carmine booklet pane of six, mint with heavy hinges on each stamp, folded along perfs., otherwise fine. S.G. 155ba, cat. £750. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: A mint group, comprising 1898-1902 20c. (minor faults), 1928-29 $1, 1920-21 50c., and 1935 50c. marginal block of four with re-entry at foot of “CANADA”, mainly fine.

Canada: A collection in seven albums and two folders, incl. 1897 Jubilee to 50c. mint, 1897-98 set used, 1898-1902 to 20c. used, 1911-22 to 50c. mint, 1928-29 sets mint and used, 1930-31 to $1 mint, a good range of later issues to 2011, booklets, booklet panes, miniature sheets, postage dues with 1930-32 set mint, etc., varied condition. (many 100s)

Canada: A Q.V. to K.G.VI duplicated selection in mixed condition on stockcards incl. range of small and large Queens, 1897 Jubilee to 20c. (2), 50c. mint incl. 6c. (4), 1898 Map mint blocks, 1908 Quebec sets unused (2), 1911-22 to 50c. (13, shades) mint, 1916 2c. + 1c. rose-red mint blocks (2), 1935 1c. to £1 set in mint blocks (lower pairs unmounted), 1937-38 sets mint (5), imperf. proofs, etc. (few 100s)

Canada: A duplicated accumulation in mixed condition on stockcards with 1946-47 Peace sets mint (7), Special Delivery stamps mint incl. 1898-1920 10c. blue-green marginal block, 1938-39 10c. and 20c. marginal blocks, 10c. with plate number, officials mint incl. 1949 Peace 50c., Air 7c. Imprint block, 1950-52 1c. to $1 sets (3), later issues in plate blocks, booklets, postage dues, registration stamps, selection of revenues incl. Dead Letter Office 1907 Victoria mint block, etc. (100s)

Canada: A selection incl. 1870-90 3c. part original gum, 1935 1c., 2c. and 5c. (2) imperf. plate proof pairs, Newfoundland 1861 5d. used, 1865 13c. imperf. proof in orange-yellow, 1897-1918 2c. misperforated pair on piece, 1937 Coronation 7c. block of four with re-entry mint, New Brunswick 1c. imperf proof overprinted “SPECIMEN”, etc. (16 items)

Canada: A Q.V. to Q.E.II duplicated mint and used collection in mixed condition in two albums and loose incl. 1897 Jubilee to 20c. (2), 50c. used, good range of later issues, also Newfoundland, a few covers and two year books, etc. (many 100s)

Canada: Registration Stamps: 1897-92 5c. unused and 8c. mint, fine. S.G. R5, R9, cat. £540. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: New Brunswick: 1851 6d. olive-yellow, four small margins, used, fine. B.P.A. certificate (1984). S.G. 4, cat. £850. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Newfoundland: 1860 2d. orange-vermilion, clear to good margins, cancelled oval of bars, fine. R.P.S. certificate (1962) S.G. 10, cat. £800. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Newfoundland 1860 4d. orange-vermilion, ?just cut-into at foot, used, trivial crease otherwise fine.used, trivial crease otherwise fine. R.P.S. certificate (1968) S.G. 12, cat. £950. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Newfoundland: 1862-64 5d. chocolate-brown block of four, four margins, mint, small crease in selvedge, fine. S.G. 19, cat. £400+. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Newfoundland: 1862-64 6d. rose-lilac mint block of sixteen (4 x 4), margins all round, mainly fine with most unmounted. S.G. 20, cat. £560+. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Newfoundland: 1865-70 5c. brown on thin yellowish paper, part original gum, fine. S.G. 26, cat. £600. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Newfoundland: 1865-70 10c. black on thin yellowish paper, large part original gum, fine. Philatelic Foundation certificate (2000) S.G. 27, cat. £375. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Newfoundland: 1873 cover to Hampshire endorsed “By St Johns, Newfoundland” franked 1868-73 6c. rose paying reduced 1/2oz. rate with fine “PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR PACKET/5 SP 73/3A” in red, backstamped Aug. 15 St John’s despatch and with fascinating enclosed ten page letter first headed “Church ship ‘Lavrock’/12 miles north of Canada Bay/North east coast of/Newfoundland/Begun Aug 2nd” and subsequently extended from “Tilt Cove” sent by John Frewen Moor to his family, repaired at top but most unusual. Moor, a student at the Theological College in St John's and trainee missionary, accompanying the Bishop of Newfoundland, James Butler Knill Kelly, on the expedition to Labrador, later drowned on the expedition after his boat capsized between Griquet and Quirpon on Nov. 12 1874. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Newfoundland: 1894 12c. deep brown, mint block of six (3 x 2), marginal form and left of sheet and hinged on one only, mainly fine. B.P.A. certificate (1993) S.G. 61, cat. £540+. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Newfoundland: 1894 (May 8) 3c. postal station envelope registered to Switzerland with added 1887 10c. black, lightly cancelled, with St John’s oval despatch, “R” in oval, red hooded London May 29 transit and backstamped Bern May 30 arrival, attractive. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Newfoundland: 1918-20 Provisional Handstamps, “POSTAGE PAID/G.P.O./ST. JOHN’S NEWF’L’D” handstamp in violet on three stampless covers to St John’s sent between 1918 (Dec. 24, first day of use) from Bell Island and 1919 (Jan. 28, late use) from Change Island and 1920 re-use in purple on covers sent (Sept. 20) from Harbour Grace and (Sept. 22), fair to fine. (5 covers)

Canada: Newfoundland: 1919 Caribou master die proof without denomination or battle name, stamp-sized in black on surfaced card.