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LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

561

CVR

141-145, E3

1927 Confederation Set (plus E3) on Registered Cover to Czechoslovakia, Re-Directed to England, mailed registered from Winnipeg MB on JUL.2.1927 (slogan and Orb cancels dated only a few days into the issue) to Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia (JUL.16 receivers on front and back), with address crossed-out and re-directed to London, England. A colourful and busy cover, very fine and from the Leigh Hogg collection. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$110.00
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562

CVR

141-145, E3

1927 Confederation Set (plus E3) on First Trans-Canada Flight Cover, AMCN2 flight #PF29A cover (with McLaren Lumber Company handstamp on back) mailed from Montréal (with special 3-line flight slogan cancels) to Lethbridge, Alberta. The flight was abandoned due to problems obtaining insurance, and all the mail was sent to the Ottawa Dead Letter Office (JUL.19 c.d.s. on back). 500 covers were prepared to be mailed on this flight, and very few of them were franked with the complete 1927 Confederation set (issued only days prior) even fewer with the Special Delivery E3. Very fine and accompanied by the owner's long write-up, as well as a photocopy of two contemporary newspaper articles on the abandoned flight. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$100.00
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563

CVR

141-148, E3

1927 Confederation and Historical Sets (plus E3) on Registered Special Delivery Cover, a #10 size cover from the Columbia Phonograph Company mailed from Paris, ON on FEB.13.1928 (M.O.O.D. datestamps in purple tie all 9 stamps) to Toronto, with purple SPECIAL DELIVERY and registration handstamps (FEB.14 Toronto registered receiver) via TOR HAM & LON R.P.O. railway. The E3 stamp is slightly discoloured, still a very fine and impressive cover. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$80.00
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Canada Airmail

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Cat No.

Lot Description

564

CVR

Group of 20 Interesting Airmail Covers, starts with a group of three flight covers, 1925-1929, earliest is a "1st Trip" handstamped Admiral cover mailed Victoria BC on SEP.21.1925 with circular cachet "Victoria BC to Seattle, Wash / Via Sea Plane", very fine. Next is a cover mailed from Vancouver to New Jersey on JUL.29.1929 franked with a 5c McGee and a CL44 with "British Columbia Airways Ltd." corner card. Third cover is considered a precursor to the CL44 use, and was mailed Victoria BC to Vancouver BC on JUL.23.1928 with cachet reading "First Flight, / Air Mail / Victoria - Vancouver, B.C.", very fine. Also includes a group of 17 first day covers for the 6c on 5c surcharge Airmail stamp (C3, c.v. $25 each), postmarked on FEB.22.1932 in 17 different cities and addressed to the same person in Maxville, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$100.00
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565

CVR

Group of Roughly 70 First Flight Covers, 1930s-1940s, includes a few 1939 first flight Trans-Atlantic covers from Shediac to Great Britain, and a few first flight covers franked with Ireland stamps for the return trip to Canada, along with two Semi-Official first flight covers with AMCN2 #s WC2723-CL40 Snake Falls to Red Lake (c.v. $40) and CH3001-CL46 Ile A La Crosse to Prince Albert ($35). The remaining covers are common first flights, primarily from Ontario and Western Canada. We note a few small faults on a few of the covers, otherwise very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$90.00
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566

CVR

Collection of R100 Souvenir Cards and Ephemera, with AP-3001b George Faille signed photo postcard of the R100, postmarked AUG.01.1930 and AUG.13.1930 in Montréal, St. Hubert, with oval cancel in magenta (AMCN2, c.v. $250), along with 5 other souvenir covers dated August 1 and 13 (x2 each), August 5, 6, and 11 (c.v. $250 total). The collection also includes a few real photos and post cards, photo reproductions, and a few commemorative and anniversary covers. A nice group for the aerophilatelist with 15 items in total. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few toning spots on one cover, otherwise very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$300.00
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567

CVR

1931 Vancouver to Colombia, via SCADTA Service, mailed Vancouver on JUL.14.1931 to the Royal Bank of Canada in Girardot, Colombia, where on arrival JUL.23 it received a Colombia #C59, 30c SCADTA stamp tied by SCADTA postmark (plus another strike on back). A scarce double-country franking, and based on the 9c Canadian franking plus the 8-day transit, it is assumed it only received the Airmail service on the first (within Canada), and last (within Colombia) part of the trip. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 350

SOLD for C$400.00
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568

CVR

Group of 48 WWII Canadian Airmail Covers with O.A.T. Handstamps, 1942-1945, loose in a box, with various boxed and oval O.A.T. handstamps, paying primarily 30c and 40c rates (note a few 10c rates with solo frankings), primarily to Switzerland, Sweden, and France, along with Norway and Iceland. The covers are franked with 1938 Pictorial and War issues, noting blackout and machine cancel types, along with a variety of censor tapes and handstamps. We note some duplication of rates and destinations, online photos show an overview.. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$550.00
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569

CVR

CL1

1918 Aero Club of Canada Semi-Official on Registered Cover Ottawa to Toronto, blue cover is franked with a 3c brown plus a 5c blue Admiral (both tied by Toronto roller), plus CLP1 (ideally on front) tied by large "by Aeroplane" flight cachet in blue, and there is a Toronto AUG.26.1918 c.d.s. free strike. The front of the cover also shows a dated Toronto "AERIAL MAIL" boxed cachet in violet, a light Toronto registration handstamp and an Ottawa same day receiver on back. A rare cover, with only 26 items carried, lovely and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 5,000

SOLD for C$1,500.00
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570

CVR

CL19

1927 Haileybury to Rouyn Cover Franked with CL19b, mailed at Richmond Hill on JUN.17.1927 (c.d.s. tying a pair of 1c orange yellow Admirals), with Haileybury JUN.21 c.d.s. on back and Rouyn JUN.23 receiver both on back, plus a second strike tying the CL19 (with slightly smaller V in VIA) to the front of the cover. Very fine and scarce.

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Unitrade $ 900

SOLD for C$225.00
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571

CVR

CL42

NOV.11.1927 First Flight Cover White Horse to Dawson, mailed White Horse on NOV.11, franked with a 2c Confederation to G.H. Clarke in Dawson, Yukon (same day receivers on front and back), franked on back with a 25c Yukon Airways & Exploration Co. Ltd., tied by White Horse c.d.s. This was the first official flight by this company, and only 21 covers were carried. Small hinges do not detract but could be removed, very fine and scarce. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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AMCN2 $ 750

SOLD for C$350.00
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572

CVR

CL42f

25c Blue Yukon Airways and Explorations Co. Stamp with "Repair Entry in Left 2" on Two Covers, both are 2c Admiral covers mailed Champagne, Yukon JUN.23.1929 to Whitehorse, Yukon (JUN.23 receiver on back), with the variety quite visible, but with both stamps having a tiny piece missing in lower left. A rare and undervalued variety, which occurs only once in every sheet of 80, covers are scarce. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 1,000

SOLD for C$190.00
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Special Delivery

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Lot Description

573

CVR

Group of 4 Airmail Special Delivery Covers to the United States, 1931-1939, includes E9 on a MAR.31.1939 cover from Vancouver to San Francisco, used on the last day that the stamp was current (which only lasted one month, small piece missing from the back, else very fine). Also covers from Toronto, Hamilton and Victoria, all with E4 (these three all with various faults). A scarce group which catalogues $325 in Unitrade. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$50.00
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574

CVR

Collection of 50 Different Airmail E3 Special Delivery First Flight Covers, 1928-1932, with a few past that date range, all franked with the #E3 Special Delivery stamp (and others) and almost all listed in AMCN2 (with owner's inventory list included), plus regular SD airmail covers, noting several first flight cachets, different routes, rates and postmarks. Overall very fine, and a great lot for Canadian airmail or special delivery collectors, as well as dealers. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$225.00
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575

CVR

Collection of 73 E3 Special Delivery Franked Covers, 1927-1939, plus a few later, all franked with the E3 Special Delivery issue (plus a variety of other regular stamps). We note a great variety of material, including airmail (some of those with Airmail stamps), first flights, Royal Train covers, couple of E3 single frankings, cross border, postage due, corner card, a C4 FDC, etc., as well as good postmark interest, noting smaller towns, duplex and much more. We counted 7 oversize covers, one front and some that have creases, opening or other faults, etc., still overall very fine and a great lot for the special delivery collector or dealer. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$1,000.00
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576

CVR

Specialized Collection of the 1927 20c Orange Special Delivery Stamp on Cover, with 9 covers and one picture postcard, each having a special attraction having to do with its E3 franking. First cover is franked with the complete 1927 Confederation and Historical sets (plus E3) on a flight cover mailed 1928 Montréal to Albany; second cover is a Charles Lindbergh 1928 flown cover registered special delivery Québec to Chicago, with special label on back; third cover is franked with two E3 stamps mailed 1928 cross-border; fourth cover was mailed on the first day of issue of E3, 141 and 144 registered from Montréal to Brussels, Belgium (crease and stains); fifth cover was mailed 1927 registered special delivery from Vancouver to London, England; sixth cover is franked with a block of four #142 plus E3 mailed 1928 special delivery to Michigan; seventh item is a picture postcard mailed Montréal in 1929 to Brussels, Belgium (ex Leigh Hogg collection); eighth cover is a special delivery drop cover 1927 to and from Montréal; ninth cover is a first day cover for #142 and E3 Toronto to Toronto; and tenth cover is franked with an E3 and OX3 registered first flight Cameron Bay N.W.T. to Copper Mine. Unless otherwise mentioned, all covers are very fine, and all are accompanied by the owner's detailed description. All are pictured online showing both sides. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$375.00
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Canada Postmarks

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Lot Description

577

Many Hundreds of Town Postmarks on Piece with Stamp, from all over the country, appears to be sorted in glassines and small envelopes by province and type of postmark (Free, duplexes, c.d.s., broken circle, POCON, rollers, MOOD, registration, 30mm steel hammers, instructional, and many more) mostly from the 1930s to 1970s. Includes many rare postmarks, closed offices, etc. A nice quality collection, ex Dr. Robert C. Smith. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$130.00
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578

Hundreds of Various Postmarks on Piece with Stamp, 1890s to 1970s, with a box containing non-Ontario boxed registration, a box with hundreds of RPO cancels, an envelope with roller cancels, a glassine full of various types of c.d.s., a box with Ontario duplex cancels 1910s to 1930s, a glassine with older rate handstamps, and a pile of loose c.d.s. and broken circle town postmarks. Overall nice quality strikes.

Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$225.00
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579

Collection of a Few 100 Socked on the Nose C.D.S. Town Cancels on Stamp, with towns from all over the country, the majority hand picked out of a huge collection for being the best quality strikes. Would look nice mounted, see our photos online for an idea.

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$140.00
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580

Collection of Postmarks on 2c Map Stamps, sorted by type, such as squared circles (x25), R.P.O. (x26) and town cancels (x215) for a total of 266 stamps, all of which have a pencil dealer price on back, ranking from $1 to $15, but mostly in the $3 to $5 range. Postmarks range from partial to many socked on the nose.

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction