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LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1061

285-291

1898 1c to 50c Trans-Mississippi Group, hinged unless otherwise noted, with 1c (NH single and hinged plate 607 pair), 2c (single plus NH plate 676 pair), 4c, 5c (plate 618 single), 8c (used), 10c and 50c (used). Plate items catalogued as regular stamps. Overall fine, all scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 872

SOLD for C$225.00
Will close during Public Auction

1062

546

1920 2c Carmine Rose Washington, Type III, a mint never hinged plate 13647 block of four, fine.

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Scott $ 1,450

SOLD for C$275.00
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1063

1885 10c Blue Special Delivery, mint with full original hinged gum, very fine.

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Scott $ 575

SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1064

E5, E6, E6a

1894, 1902 Three Different 10c Blue Special Delivery Issues, all mint with full original gum, E5 is hinged, E6 is lightly hinged and E6a is never hinged but has light wrinkles, overall very fine.

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Scott $ 1,190

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1065

1902 10c Ultramarine Special Delivery, mint never hinged, with large margins, with very light natural gum wrinkle, still fresh and very fine.

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Scott $ 500

SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1066

J33

1894 50c Deep Claret Postage Due, a mint never hinged left arrow sheet margin block of four, fresh and fine. Catalogue value is for four singles only.

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Scott $ 2,300

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1067

Q2/Q5

1913 2c to 5c Parcel Post Stamp Group, all mint hinged, with Q2 (plate pair, upper right corner pair and plate block of four), Q3 (block of four), Q4 (block of four) and Q5 (plate block of four). Overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

1068

S2a

1955 25c Blue Green Savings Stamp Complete Booklet, containing 4 panes of 10 stamps, each with inter-leaving, staples are tight, light scuffing on back, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 3,750

SOLD for C$500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1069

E/P

1847-1893 Postmaster General Book Containing the Complete Set of Proofs, with all issues in period, each on India paper mounted in a soft-bound book (coming apart), gifted to Messrs. Hamlin and Hamlin by the Postmaster General the Hon. Wilson S. Bissell, in 1893, who then gifted it to a family member in 1959. The proofs consist of the 1847 issues (reproduction #s 3 and 4), the 1851s are a mix of perforated and imperforate designs, up to the 1893 issues, including the Columbians, Special Delivery, Postage Due, Carriers, Newspaper and all of the Officials. The book is accompanied by a letter (with corner card envelope (stamp missing)) from the Postmaster General (on his letter head) to the Hamlin boys' father explaining the gift. A quick calculation of the value on the stamps gives us a catalogue value of about US$22,500. A remarkable group, surely unique and would be a great addition to any proof collection or serious United States collection. All 23 pages of the book are scanned online, as well as the two page letter. Rsv. $7,500. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (Scan 20) (Scan 21) (Scan 22) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 7,500

SOLD for C$9,500.00
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USA Territories & Possessions -- Philippines

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1070

463a

1944 2c Rose Booklet Pane, Overprinted VICTORY in Purple, mint with pane selvedge at top, lightly hinged with a few stamps having gum disturbances, still a fine and rare pane.

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Scott $ 12,500

SOLD for C$4,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

Historical Canadian Documents

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1071

CVR

1842 Masonic Letter Written by James Fitzgibbon, regarding Masonic affairs, written to the Honourable R.B. Sullivan, datelined Kingston, 20 June, 1842, signed James FitzGibbon; FitzGibbon writes "Brother - May I request of you to place in the hands of Brother Dean, on or before the 6th July next, a Bill for £50 Sterling, to be remitted to London to pay the fees on the Warrant, and in part payment for the Jewels for the New Lodge. There are sixteen subscribers to the Petition: four pounds from each will be £64, currency, which is about the amount required to purchase a Bill for £50 sterling. As this charge will hereafter be defeated from the funds of the Lodge, each Brother will be reimbursed the sum now called for, and which may be considered as an advance. I remain fraternally yours, James FitzGibbon”. Fitzgibbon, praised for achieving the surrender of 462 American officers and men at the Battle of Beaver Dams, and for his role in suppressing the Rebellion of 1837, was a prominent Freemason, serving as Deputy Provincial Grand Mater - the most senior office in Upper Canada - from 1822 to 1826. Laura Secord famously informed him of the planned American invasion in June, 1813, which allowed a combined force of British and Mohawk forces to repel the attack at the Battle of Beaver Dam. The addressee, Robert Baldwin Sullivan, served as Mayor of York and on Sir Francis Bond Head’s Executive Council at the time of the Rebellion. A wonderful letter between two significant Upper Canadian figures. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 350

SOLD for C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction

1072

Group of 5 Old Documents Written at Québec City, 1782 to 1803, four of these documents have embossed Revenue stampings, similar to the rare ones that are listed in the van Dam catalogue (page 92) but without the "America" at top (so they were stamped once they arrived in England). We note many values such as 6p, 1sh, 1sh6d and 3sh, one of the documents has four different embossed revenues), and two of the documents also have postmark handstamps (Half Penny and Three half Pence). The documents are legal in nature but still interesting to read and a nice glimpse into early Lower Canada. A sixth document is not dated, nor does it have revenues, but is a two page "Royal Belfast Ginger Ale (original formula)". File folds and other faults, as usual. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$120.00
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Canada Stampless Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1073

CVR

Three Early Stampless Covers from Halifax, 1820-1835, all mailed to London, England with "2/2" rate markings, with JUN.20.1820 Halifax Fleuron on a folded cover (JUL.19 receiver); JUN.20.1823 Halifax Fleuron on folded cover; JUL.17.1835 Halifax small c.d.s. on folded cover (AUG.9 receiver). Overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

1074

CVR

1846 Port Maitland (Haldimand Co.) Manuscript Postmark on OHMS Folded Letter, mailed from Port Maitland on JUL.15.1846, with a manuscript (before the post office received its first postmarking device) cancel, the earliest date of only three recorded. The "On Her Majesty's Service" folded letter is addressed to the Receiver General in Montréal and has three red double circle datestamps on back: Dunnville JUL.15, Hamilton JUL.16 and Montréal JUL.20. Very fine and rare.

Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$60.00
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1075

CVR

Group of Roughly 50 Stampless Covers and Letters, primarily from Ontario and a few from Québec, primarily ranging from the 1840s to the 1860s. We note a number of broken circles, double broken circles, Montréal straight line, rate markings, along with transatlantic, registered and cross-border rates. We note a few small faults with corner folds tears and toning, still a useful group. Online photos show an overview. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$300.00
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Canada Postal Stationery

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1076

E/P

P1-P var

Ca. 1870 1c Post Card Design Proof in Light Blue, a stamp-sized proof printed on thin proof paper, showing part of a frame at right and the short stroke of a pen mark. Tiny corner crease upper left corner, still very fine and rare, unlisted in Webb.

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$150.00
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1077

E/P

P1-P1

Ca. 1870 1c Post Card Proof in Blue, printed on thin proof paper mounted on card, with raised lettering and stamp impression. There is a thin at top right corner, else a very scarce item.

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Webb $ 400

SOLD for C$110.00
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1078

E/P

P1-P2

Ca. 1870 1c Post Card in Blue with SPECIMEN Handstamp, a finished card with double-oval handstamp in blue reading "British American Bank Note Co. / Montreal / SPECIMEN". Very fine and rarely offered.

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Webb $ 450

SOLD for C$275.00
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1079

1878 1c Postcard Used as a Parcel Mailing Label, mailed from Mount St. Patrick U.C. on AUG.19.1878 (new latest recorded date by 3 years) to Toronto, endorsed "Parcel Post" with a pair of 5c Small Queens added to help pay for the parcel rate required (parcel post rate was 12½c per 8 oz.). A third stamp, and possibly more, were present at the time, part of which can be seen at extreme right of card. Remnants of the newspaper that would have been used as a wrapper on the parcel, very fine. Illustrated and written-up on page 5 of Early Canada Post Cards 1871-1911 by George B. Arfken. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$170.00
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1080

1873 6c Small Queen on Cross-Border Post Card, mailed from Preston, Ontario on MAY.12.1873 (broken circle in blue) to Hopedale, Massachusetts, with a very fine 6c yellow brown Small Queen (perforated 11½ x 12, one dot state) placed on top of the 1c printed stamp, as Canadian post cards were not accepted in the United States at the time, and the sender wanted to ensure the card would reach its destination. 6c per ½ oz was the cross border letter rate. Very fine and attractive. Illustrated and written-up on page 28 in Early Canada Post Cards 1871-1911 by George B. Arfken. Ex John Hillson (2019), illustrated in Hillson and Nixon, page 148. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$575.00
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