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Postal History, Canada continued...

Newfoundland continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1351

CVR

Cover Lot, 1890's-1949, with 90+ items. Includes postal stationery (both mint and used), advertising covers, railway covers, O.H.M.S. and airmail covers. Lot of small town cancels. Mixed condition, so inspection is recommended. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (All Scans)

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1352

CVR

1940's Lot of Over 100 Corner Card Covers. Mostly different and all pre-Confederation. Many from smaller towns. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 350

SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1353

CVR

Group of 14 WWII Censor and Military Covers. Includes 1944 Formula Registered envelope to Québec, a CAPO No. 5 airmail cover to Ontario, 11 U.S. Military in Newfoundland patriotic/philatelic covers and a commercial cover from APO 80/-A to the U.S.A. Mostly very fine. A scarce group. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (All Scans)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

1354

CVR

Small Box of Covers, 1890s-1990. With a couple of hundred covers, mostly size #10 and includes Registered and Special Delivery rates, Postage Due and Meter covers, etc. (Scan a)

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

1355

CVR

1940s Lot of Over 100 Merchant Corner Card & Town Cancel Covers, with corner cards from merchants across Newfoundland. Note foundries, oil, plumbing, fishmongers, bakeries, golf and more. An interesting mix of merchants, with little duplication.

Est $ 250

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1356

CVR

253/269

March 31, 1949 Last Day Registered Cover, franked with 16 different stamps, mailed from and addressed to St. John's. With Cachet in green "Ninety-two years of philatelic progress, 1857 -1949...". Very fine and colourful. (Scan a)

Est. $ 100

SOLD for C$65.00
Will close during Public Auction

1357

CVR

J2a

1946 2c Postage Due, Perf 11x9, used on 1949 Cover from Canada. Mailed at Toronto Feb.18.1949 to a St. John's Hotel. Addressee had gone back to Toronto, so was forwarded with 2c Postage Due. Scarce usage and cover. Some minor creases as to be expected with #10 size commercial covers. (Scan a)

Unitrade $ 150

SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

Covers -- Collections & Accumulations

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1358

CVR

Group of Covers and Cards, 1868 to 1928. Twelve covers including a few from NS, a few advertising, Map stamps, etc. Also ten unused postal stationery cards, QV to QEII. Mostly fine or better. (Scan a)

Est. $ 75

SOLD for C$55.00
Will close during Public Auction

1359

CVR

First Day Cover Collection, 1949 to 2005, all housed in thirteen black Lindner albums with slipcases, each containing between 13 and 25 pages with 4 covers per page. Contains single issues, se-tenant pairs and blocks, etc. One of the albums contains a specialized collection of the 2005 Nova Scotia Agricultural issue, with Canada Post special presentation folders, some covers addressed to, or mailed by the President of the College, some are cancelled by special College postmarks and two (numbered 001 and 003 out of 100) are signed by College officials or personnel. There is also a sealed package of 100 of these FDC. A clean and fresh collection, and albums alone would retail close to $1,000.

Est. $ 500

SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1360

CVR

Interesting Collection of Seven December 25th Cancelled Covers, with each item having one or more other special attributes. With 1862 Mourning cover, franked 5c Beaver, with blue Vankleek Hill cancel, 1865 "Ottawa City" broken circle to Ohio with scarce "20" handstamp, 1868 3c LQ Freelton to Gananoque through Hamilton, 1888 3c SQ and 2c Registration (both deep rose carmine shades) King to Clinton, 1898 1c Grand Trunk Railway illustrated post card uprated 1c Numeral going to Suffolk England, 1902 Ottawa FREE cancel on Mourning cover endorsed to Sir Frederick William Borden, Laurier's militia and defense minister 1896 to 1911 and 1929 First Flight Prince Albert to Ile a la Crosse, with CL46ii (snow on wings variety). Nice quality and would make a great exhibit subject. (Scan a)

Est. $ 250

SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1361

CVR

Group of 113 BC and Yukon Covers, 1930s to 1990s, with a good variety of postmarks including duplex, broken circle, c.d.s., Klusendorf, etc. Note a few corner cards, one addressed to England, etc. Also included is a group of about 75 covers from Small Queen to 1940s, with postmark interest, a censored Newfoundland to Vancouver cover, some war time correspondence, military postmarks, etc. Nice quality lot.

Est. $ 100

SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

1362

CVR

Large Cover Collection, 1859 to Modern. Housed in binders and filling four Banker's boxes. Note #15 on cover as well as Large and Small Queen covers. Good selection of postal stationery from Victoria-period and on, but mostly KGVI and QEII. Includes collections of internal rates to U.S.A. and Internally. Note registered including AR, MPs mail, strike mail, postage due covers, damaged, undeliverable mail and more. Also a nice selection of B.O.B. covers. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 400

SOLD for C$550.00
Will close during Public Auction

1363

CVR

Cover Lot of Approximately 200 Items, 1910s-1970s. Includes WWI mail from Europe to home, postcards, Military cancels, etc. As well as a few later FDCs, etc from the 1960s and 1970s. Very mixed condition, inspect.

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$55.00
Will close during Public Auction

1364

CVR

First Day and Special Event Covers in 7 Cover Albums, 1939 and On. Includes 1997 Lester Pearson covers, 2002 Toronto Maple Leafs 75th Anniversary cover as well as a good selection of Lunar New Year Covers. First Day covers are mostly Canada Post, but did note a few private cachets. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (All Scans)

Est $ 250

SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction

1365

CVR

Banker's Box Full of Covers, 1879 and On. Includes registered mail, postal stationery, balloon covers, oversize covers, etc. Vast majority is modern commercial mail.

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction

1366

CVR

Banker's Box of First Day Covers, 1970's and On. All are Canada Post, with some duplication. Also includes U.S.A. uncacheted First Day covers, Canada Post postcards and a few foreign First Day covers.

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$35.00
Will close during Public Auction

1367

CVR

Banker's Box Full of Covers, Admiral-era and On. Includes WWII military mail, postal stationery, selection of 1960's and 1970's Newfoundland town cancel covers plus a selection of 1980's Canada Post booklets on First Day covers. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction

1368

CVR

Lot of Over 1,040 Modern Covers, about half from Canada and the rest from all over the world, mostly all addressed to the same philatelist in Ottawa, Canada from 2010 to 2014. Great variety of countries, frankings, registered, rates, postmarks, etc. About one third are large or semi-large size, the rest are either #8, #10 or European size. Overall very fine condition and all carefully opened.

Est. $ 100

SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

1369

CVR

Lot of Over 100 Small Queen Covers, 1870's-1890's, including 5c and 6c single usage covers, 2c and 5c Registered Letter covers, duplex and coloured cancels, postal stationery and more. Interesting group, mixed condition. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 250

SOLD for C$230.00
Will close during Public Auction

1370

CVR

Lot of 89 King George V Era Covers, 1920's to 1930's,including registered, A.R. covers, better advertising covers, airmail, postcards, etc. Overall nice condition. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (All Scans)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1371

CVR

Lot of over 200 Postal Stationery Items, 1870's-1970's, both unused and used. Includes lettercards, aerogrammes, postal cards, envelopes, etc. Note Printed to Private Order including Hydro and Express Company cards. Also a selection of sepia view cards. Includes some foreign destinations. Mixed condition. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (All Scans)

Est $ 250

SOLD for C$85.00
Will close during Public Auction

1372

CVR

Lot of Over 60 Admiral Era Covers. Includes registered covers, A.R. cards, advertising covers, postal stationery, postcards, etc. Some what mixed condition. Inspect. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1373

CVR

Lot of 11 Small Queen Registered Covers, 1880-1897. all written up on album pages. There are 7 covers with the 2c Registered letter stamp and two with the 5c. Nice variety of rates that include 5c, 8c, 9c, 10c, 11c, 14c and 17c. Only the 10c rate is to the U.K. rest are internal rates. Some with faults ranging from minor to serious. 17c is a front only, cut out of a large envelope and possibly a 3c stamp missing. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 250

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1374

CVR

Lot of Over 600 Canada Post View Cards, 1970's. Approximately 450 are mint 7c and 8c cards and the balance have First Day cancels. Views on the cards match the stamps.

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$45.00
Will close during Public Auction

1375

CVR

Lot of 56 King Edward VII Covers, 1900's. Includes a number of 7c registered covers with #97, the 7c issue, advertising covers, 5c U.P.U. rate covers, postcards, cover with R.P.O. cancels, mourning covers, etc. Mostly very fine. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$190.00
Will close during Public Auction

1376

CVR

Lot of Over 100 King George VI Era Covers. Includes registered mail, military and censor covers, O.H.M.S. covers, advertising and airmail covers and meter mail. Note blackout cancels as well as a few postcards. Overall good condition, a nice lot. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1377

CVR

Small Box with 56 Queen Elizabeth II Covers. Nice group that includes international rates, Forces mail, registered and official mail, postal stationery and return to sender mail. Overall nice condition. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$26.00
Will close during Public Auction

1378

CVR

1944-1948 Correspondence of 150+ Airletters. About two thirds are addressed to Lieut./Captain Gomery while he is serving with the Canadian Military in the U.K. Balance are Great Britain airletters to him in Canada after he returned home. A nice group. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$95.00
Will close during Public Auction

1379

CVR

Lot of Over 100 QV Jubilees to Québec Tercentenary Issues Covers. Includes a good selection of Victoria Numeral and KEVII covers. Note advertising and registered covers, postal stationery and postcards, as well as flag cancels. Overall fine. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 500

SOLD for C$550.00
Will close during Public Auction

1380

CVR

Lot of Over 100 Small Queen Covers, 1870's-1890's. Includes advertising covers, small town and squared circle cancels, mourning covers, registered mail and two certificates of Post Office registration from Toronto. A variety of rates, but mostly 3c. Mixed condition. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 300

SOLD for C$475.00
Will close during Public Auction

1381

CVR

WWII Correspondence Group, mostly all mailed from Montreal to Halifax, between 1943 and 1944. Addressee is "Ord. S.M.N. C.S. Jones / V-49759; 34-7 /" working in several different places (ships) in Halifax (a few were re-directed) during those two years. One can follow his placements through the different addresses. Bit of aging, else mostly fine group of over 150 covers.

Est. $ 50

SOLD for C$28.00
Will close during Public Auction

1382

CVR

Group of 17 Postal History Items, 1901 and On. Includes better items such as #EN93b and EN67 with a misplaced overprint, a Palmolive Co. "for Mother" precancelled P.T.P.O. envelope, a number of advertising postal cards, an Algoma Railway card and #P29b a precancelled Admiral card. Catalogue numbers are from Webb. (Scan a)

Est 250

SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction

1383

CVR

Shoebox with Approximately 200 First Day Covers, sorted chronologically, includes mostly Rosecraft Covers 1958-1973 and then Canada Post 1973 to 1999. Overall very fine.

Est $ 50

SOLD for C$24.00
Will close during Public Auction

1384

CVR

Large Carton with Covers, 1960's-2011. Interesting modern cover lot with M.P.O. covers, slogan cancels, duplex and split ring cancels and small circle cancels. Also Postage Due covers, etc. Also a carton of BNA topics from 1992-2011.

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$6.00
Will close during Public Auction

1385

CVR

Small Carton with Postal History Collection, Victorian era to 2000's. Includes Xpresspost envelopes, special event envelopes, aerogrammmes, #8 and #10 envelopes (including permanents), postal cards including two C.P. Railway hotel cards and a few hundreds of modern post paid picture postcards. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 600

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1386

CVR

Group of 15 First Day Covers, 1932-1942. Includes #191, 192, 195-8, 195-201, 199-200, 201, 204, 208, 216, 217-224 and C4, 231-3, 232, 234-7, 261, 262 and E10. Only one cover with a cachet is #216, the 13c Britannia. Combination cover with #195-201 has a vertical fold. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Unitrade $ 561

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

1387

CVR

Dog Team Related Covers, 1906-1990. Includes a 1906 Vancouver to Stewart River, Yukon cover which would have travelled to Alaska by ship then to Whitehorse by rail. To Dawson by stage coach and then Stewart River by dog sled. 16.FEB Stewart River receiver. Also 6 modern dog team covers, most roughly opened at top. Also two First Flight covers with dog team cachets and two other items. (Scan a)

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction

1388

CVR

Shoebox of British America Bank Note Co. First Day Covers, 1970-1985. Approximately 400 covers, mostly very fine. (Scan a)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

1389

CVR

Small Box of Commercial Mail, 1951-2013. Good selection of used postal stationery. Includes the odd F.D.C., registered mail and a few foreign covers.

Est $ 75

SOLD for C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction

1390

CVR

Small Carton with a few Hundred Covers, 1874-2000. Interesting group with strength in Edward and KGVI eras. Note flag cancels, military mail, precancel covers, revenue documents, FDCs, censored mail and Assiniboia covers. A few foreign mixed in. Mixed condition. Inspect. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1391

CVR

Small Carton of Covers, 1861-2000. Strength in Victoria to KGV era. Includes stampless covers, postal stationery, postcards, revenue documents, etc. Also note a number of early covers with the stamps removed. Mixed condition. Inspect. (Scan a)

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1392

CVR

Small Box of Covers, 1874-1998. Note flag cancels, registered mail, etc. Strength in mostly mint postal stationery. Mixed condition. (Scan a)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$55.00
Will close during Public Auction

1393

CVR

Collection of about 290 Different Covers and Cards, 1860-1951. We noted #17b with 1863 Cainsville manuscript cancel on cover to USA; 5c Beaver cover; 22 Registered covers from 1887 and on including #F2, 8c Numeral, 7c Québec (faults), 3 Admirals; 35-40 illustrated advertising covers including some multicoloured; 11 squared circles including Westville, Gore Bay; overseas destinations from 1890 on including South Africa, Holland, Belgium, Austria; about 20 Small Queen covers; flags; military; special delivery, blackouts; V...slogans, etc. Some faults, but a very interesting and diverse lot of what seems to be all different material which is generally clean and fine-very fine. Inspection should be rewarded. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Est $ 450

SOLD for C$450.00
Will close during Public Auction

1394

CVR

Carton of Covers, 1875-2001. Has a nice selection of over size WWII Airmail covers. Also note flag cancels, military and registered mail, Assiniboia covers, stamp show cards, O.H.M.S. and censored covers, etc. Mixed condition. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1395

CVR

Lot of Over 340 First Day Covers, 1939-2006, mostly from the 1980's-2000's and very fine. (Scan a)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

1396

CVR

Northern Ontario Postal History Group of Over 80 Covers, from Victorian era to modern, noting registered, aerogrammes, advertising, town cancels, RCAF, OHMS, and more. An interesting mix for the specialist, and at our estimate plenty of opportunity for the show or internet dealer. (Scan a)

Est $ 300

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1397

CVR

Queen Victoria - QEII Postal History Accumulation, filling a shoebox, an interesting mix with most being KGVI and earlier, noting registered, advertising, official mail, small town postmarks and closed post offices, etc. A worthwhile group for closer inspection. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (All Scans)

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1398

CVR

Group of 11 Ontario Small Queen Covers, 1874-1896. Noting several better, three bearing registration stamps, as well as including fancy cancels, auxiliary markings, advertising, etc. One is a front, some others with small faults, else a fine lot. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$55.00
Will close during Public Auction

1399

CVR

Ontario Stampless Cover Group of 16 Items, 1846-1873. Including two money letters, several different rates represented and postmarks including London, Cobourg, Goderich, Peterborough, Fitzroy Harbour, Pembroke, Berlin, Stayner, Ottawa, New Lowell and others. A few with faults as expected, but generally fine and attractive group. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (Scan e) (All Scans)

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1400

CVR

KEVII Foreign Destination Postal History Group, 1901-1910. Consisting of 12 covers and postcards all with arrival postmarks, noting destinations including Sweden, Japan, St. Pierre & Miquelon and Newfoundland, as well as redirected covers, auxiliary markings, patriotic postcards and more. An attractive group. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (All Scans)

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction