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361

AR66

1939 £3 10sh Rose Postal Fiscal, mint lightly hinged and fresh, with a tiny inclusion at top, still fine-very fine.

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Scott $ 2,250

SOLD for C$800.00
Will close during Public Auction

362

AR68

1939 £4 10sh Dark Olive Grey Postal Fiscal, mint lightly hinged, fresh and very fine.

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Scott $ 2,500

SOLD for C$1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

363

AR70-AR73, AR98

1939-45 Group of Five Surcharged Postal Fiscal Issues, mint lightly hinged, the 11sh value is never hinged (catalogued as hinged only), all are fresh with bright colours, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,038

SOLD for C$475.00
Will close during Public Auction

North Borneo

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364

193-207

1939 1c to $5 Pictorial Set, all mint never hinged except for 4 or 5 lower value stamps which are very lightly hinged, some of the stamps have light gum toning spots, else a very fine appearing set. Catalogue value is for all never hinged. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,200

SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction

Rhodesia

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365

101-114

1910 ½d to 3sh Double Head Short Set, all mint hinged to lightly hinged, with strong and fresh colours, overall fine-very fine. A very nice group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,470

SOLD for C$700.00
Will close during Public Auction

366

101/111

Group of 17 Mint 1910 Double Head Issues, to the 1sh, with duplication of some values, most stamps have heavy hinge remnants and a few have hinge thins, else overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction

St. Helena

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367

B1-B4

1961 Set of Four Tristan Relief Fund Surcharges, all four values are mint never hinged and have sheet margins at right or left. A fresh and remarkably well centered set, very fine. This is the first we have offered, and these do not come up very often, with only 454 sets produced. Each stamp has an expert signature on back in light pencil. S.G. #172-175, £8,000.

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Scott $ 7,600

SOLD for C$4,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

Saudi Arabia

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368

Selection of Mint Saudi Arabia Sets, with Scott #s 69-74 (hinged, $270), 125-129 (NH, $137), 180-184 (NH, $196), 187-191 (NH, $144), J25-J27 (NH, $137) and C1-C5 (hinged, top value NH, $181). An overall fine-very fine and useful group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,066

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

Spain

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369

605A-605F

1938 1p to 15p Submarine Set, Imperforate, a mint never hinged set of 6 in vertical sheet margin pairs, the 1p has pen writing in the margin, still very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,750

SOLD for C$550.00
Will close during Public Auction

Sudan

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370

MO1a

1905 1m Rose and Red Brown Military Official, with Overprint Variety, mint hinged, with "!" instead of "I" in OFFICIAL overprint variety, a well centered and very fine stamp with only tiny soiling on top of some perforations at top and a very light crease. Rare, with very few examples known, especially this nice. Ex Israelow and accompanied by a 1977 Philatelic Foundation certificate (not mentioning the crease) and a 2023 RPSL Ltd. certificate. S.G. #A4a, £6,000. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 4,750

SOLD for C$2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

Tristan da Cunha

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371

F2a (S.G.)

1970 2½p on 6d Surcharge on National Savings H.M.S. Cilicia Issue, Alongside Missing Surcharge Variety, a mint never hinged (tiny hinge in margin only) vertical pair with sheet margin at left, with the bottom stamp showing the surcharge and the top stamp without, a very fine and attractive variety. Accompanied by a 1975 R.P.S.L. certificate. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$450.00
Will close during Public Auction

United States

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372

298, 299

1901 8c and 10c Pan American Exposition Issues, both mint never hinged, 8c gum is pristine, 10c gum has a small bit of gum dulling mentioned for the record, both fresh and fine.

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Scott $ 555

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction

Cinderellas, Revenues and Forgeries

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373

Group of Worldwide Forgeries, includes many interesting items such as 12 different Hong Kong (#s 1/30), United States Confederate issues in matched sets of corner blocks, Transvaal reprints, early British Commonwealth issues (incl. Spiro), sets of French Colonies in blocks of four, Italian States, Buenos Aires in blocks, and more. See all items in our pictures. A nice lot for the specialist or a good start to a new collecting area. (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$250.00
Will close during Public Auction

Historical Canadian Documents

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374

October 30th, 1759 Soldier's Letter from Québec City, written by then Major Roger Morris, who served for the Louisbourg Grenadiers, a special corps made up of the Grenadiers of the 22nd, 40th and 45th Regiments during General James Wolfe's invasion of French Québec, where he participated in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. In the letter, Morris writes about difficulties in communications, and the fact that he is "apprehensive" that he may not get an answer "...before the River is shut up.". He goes on to say that General "Monckton sailed for New York yesterday" (Monckton was relieved of his duties at Québec on 26 October 1759 and was reassigned to New York for convalescence). This letter, Morris explains, was carried by Col. (Richard) Gridley, who has "promised to deliver it", etc. Morris later retired from the British army in 1764 and settled in New York City. In 1765 he built a huge mansion in Manhattan (still there) and during the American Revolution, he left for England (left his wife and children behind) and lent his mansion to General George Washington, who used it as his temporary headquarters. A note on the back reads in part "Rec'd Col. Gridley / Nov 20 1759". An important historical document.

Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$6,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

Canada Stampless Covers

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375

CVR

Group of 34 Ontario Stampless Folded Letters and Covers, 1836-1875, with a good variety of town postmarks, rates and markings, includes a few incoming from U.K., as well as outgoing to the United States and the United Kingdom. Usual faults, still overall fine or better, online scans show a sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction

376

CVR

Group of 8 Stampless Folded Letters and Covers, from Bytown U.C (1847 SFL to Prescott U.C with receiver), Merrickville U.C (1844 SFL to Perth U.C with partial receiver), Edwardsburg U.C (1847 SFL to L'Orignal), Maitland C.W (1856 cover to Brockville), Merrickville U.C (1859 cover to Toronto), Merrickville C.W (1864 cover to Québec City, with receiver, through Brockville), Merrickville C.W (1868 cover to Toronto, with red House of Assembly receiver) and Maitland C.W (1864 cover to Brantford C.W , with receiver, through Paris Station). Overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

Canada Postal Stationery

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377

CVR/PC

Group of 82 Postal Stationery Covers and Cards, 1890s to 1950s, all used, with a good variety of material, including wrappers, covers, postal cards, saw some overseas destinations (some uprated), postmark interest includes several P.E.I. small town postmarks, Canadian Express cards, Dominion Express cards, Canadian Pacific, advertising including illustrated, and much more. Overall very fine, see pictures for a sampling. (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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

378

CVR/PC

Group of Roughly 250 Used and Unused Canada Postal Stationery, 1870s-1970s, in a box, with each cover sleeved, identified, and priced for retail by the owner. A spot check indicated a few of the better items using Webb's numbers and catalogue values EN1 (x2, unused, c.v. $100 each), EN2 (unused, $100), along with 10 Hechler overprints (noting a few different types). The balance of the lot consists of used and unused cards and envelopes (we estimated 40% from the Victorian era), with retail pricing generally ranging from $3 to $5 per item. Duplication up to 3 in some cases. 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$160.00
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379

CVR

16-Page Exhibit "Use of Canadian Aerogrammes, 1947-1971", with a title page, 14 pages of written-up material, and one page of four items not yet written-up. We counted 30 used stationery aerogrammes in all, with different rates, postmarks, destinations (West Africa, Pakistan, French Somaliland, Dahomey, Hong Kong, P.R. China, Germany, Venezuela, Jamaica, France, England, Denmark, Italy, India, Czechoslovakia, Australia, Romania and Cyprus). A lovely collection which could easily be tweaked to be exhibited, online photos are representative. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction

380

CVR

Collection of Roughly 370 Unused Postal Stationery Covers, 1970s- 2003 in two albums, with roughly 200 postal stationery envelopes, of various sizes, with 10c to 45c frankings, along with 100x "P" frankings (face value $92), and roughly 35 postage paid post cards with "P" frankings, aerograms, and more. Online photos show a sampling. A clean and useful group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction

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