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Postal History, Canada continued...

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LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

401

CVR/PC

104/120

Group of 89 Covers / Cards Franked with Admiral Issues, with a good variety of different denominations (1c to 50c), frankings / combinations, rates and postmarks, we note registered, postage due, circular receipt, War Tax, C.N.E., a few destinations, D.L.O., A.R. cards, several return to sender pointing fingers, a single 10c plum usage and much more. Overall nice quality lot, fine to many very fine. (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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$325.00
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Canada Airmail

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

402

CVR

Group of 5 Semi-Official Airmail Flight Covers, 1926-1932, with four Patricia Airways and Exploration Limited covers with AMCN2 #PE2601a Toronto to Red Lake (delivery flight of the "Lark" into the Red Lake area, c.v. $75), along with three covers dated March 9, 1928, franked with CL #s 25 (Unitrade c.v. $175), 25ci (green ascending with violet plane, $250), 26 ($225). The lot includes a first flight cover, franked with CL51, from Edmonton to Fort McMurray, dated DEC.30.1932, signed by the air engineer, and a 1925 flight cover from Victoria, British Columbia to Seattle, Washington, with"VIA SEA PLANE" handstamp on the front. A nice group for the aerophilatelist, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$160.00
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403

CVR

Collection of Roughly 200 First Flight Covers, 1929-1934, organized chronologically on roughly 70 homemade album pages. The lot consists of first flights from across the country, notably the MacKenzie River flights into the Northwest Territories, along with representation from Québec, the Prairies and the Maritimes, with a few incoming first flights from the United States. We note registered and special delivery rates, at least 40 with colourful frankings, including Jubilees, Leafs and Numerals, and more, along with C1 and C3 solo franking, along with a few covers signed by the postmaster. The lot also includes roughly 50 pages depicting images of the various cachets for each first flight. A colourful and informative lot, with online photos showing a sampling. We note a few small faults on a few of the covers, still overall fine to very fine. (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 $ 300

SOLD for C$1,400.00
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404

CVR

Accumulation of Roughly 400 First Flight Covers, 1928-1939, loose in a box, with the majority in the 1930 to 1935 range. We note C1, C3-C5 frankings and includes a few better flights (cataloguing $10 and up), and a few pilot signed covers, with routes covering the Maritimes, Québec, Ontario, Prairies, and the Arctic. The lot includes roughly 80 flight covers, well described on exhibit pages, noting a possible flown cover by Von Gronou from Halifax in AUG.1930 (has no back stamp). Online photos show an overview. We note a few covers having small faults such as toning/soiling and corner bends from previous mounts. A nice group for the aerophilatelist. Overall fine to very fine (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$325.00
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405

CVR

CL3/CL52

Group of 19 Different Semi-Official First Flight Covers, 1925-1934, neatly arranged on quadrille pages, franked with Unitrade #s CL3, CL4 (both Larder Lake winter flights from January, 1925); CL5 (Rouyn to Haileybury, June, 27, 1925, with "FIRST FLIGHT" cachet in violet); CL40 (x6, including 5 covers from July 1-2, 1929, Mackenzie River flights with flights to Aklavik, Fort Norman, Waterways and Fort McPherson); CL41, CL46 (x5), CL48, CL50, CL52 (x2). A nice group with all covers photographed online. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$190.00
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406

CVR

CL13

Group of 4 Pilot Signed Patricia Airways and Exploration Limited Flight Covers, all unlisted in the new AMCN2 catalogue, with two flight covers posted at Toronto, dated APR.24.1926, with Red Lake broken circle dated the same day on the front, with 4-line boxed company receiver at Sioux Lookout dated APR.28.1926. Both covers are addressed to H.E. Holland, the de facto postmaster at Red Lake. The other two flight covers were posted at Red Lake dated JUN.7.1926, with 4-line boxed company receiver at Sioux Lookout dated JUN.8.1926, with both covers addressed to A.J. Algate, designer of the Patricia Airways and Exploration Limited company stamps. All 4 covers are pilot signed by H.A. "Doc" Oakes on the left hand side of each cover, and are seldom seen for this airline. The lot also includes a July 7, 1926, first flight cover, franked with CL13, from Sioux Lookout to Pine Ridge. A nice group, with all flight covers photographed online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$130.00
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407

CVR

CL42

Group of 8 Yukon Airways First Flight Covers, 1928-1929, neatly organized in clear mounts, on 8 quadrille pages, including promotional flights from White Horse - Carcross - Atlin and return, April 13-16, (x4, AMCN2 #s YA2807-CL42, f, g (x2)); Telegraph Creek - Atlin - White Horse, December 5-11, 1928 (YA2813-CL42), White Horse - Telegraph Creek (YA2909-CL42); White Horse - Champagne Landing and return (YA2927-CL42a,b). Online photo shows an overview. A nice clean group and an excellent start to a Semi-Official airmail first flight collection. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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AMCN2 $ 760

SOLD for C$180.00
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Canada Postmarks

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Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

408

Huge Collection / Stock of Town Cancels on Stamps or Stamps on Piece, with 5 banker's boxes, each containing 6 red boxes, each containing about 700-800 102 cards (one stamp per card), so likely a total of over 22,000 stamps in all. The boxes are arranged by province (each one is represented) and the stamps (and postmarks) appear to date mostly from the 1930s to 1980s, but we saw many before that as well. The quality of the postmarks varies from crisp, socked on the nose, to readable, and the great majority of the 102 cards have the town name indicated, as well as a retail price, ranging from 10c to as high as $15. A rare opportunity to acquire such a large quantity of town cancels.

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Estimate $ 1,000

SOLD for C$1,250.00
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409

CVR

Collection of World War I Slogan Postmarks, 1917-1918, with 47 covers and cards, mostly identified by flag type (21 to 37), noting better cancels from Sault Ste Marie, Fort William, Medicine Hat, Victoria, Québec, and more. Two covers are fronts only, rest are generally fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$110.00
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410

CVR

Group of Just Over 100 Flag Cancel Covers, 1930s to 1940s, a good number (x66) are Enlist Now slogans (incl. some bilingual) and also includes 1937 (x24) and 1953 (x12) Coronation flags. Note many different days and towns, several corner cards, some censored covers, etc., overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
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411

CVR/PC/O

Extensive Collection of Early Oval Parcel Cancels, from the mid-1890s to the Edwardian era, on stamps (mostly Small Queens from the ½c to the 50c), covers, cards and various stationery items. The collection is neatly displayed and arranged into 11 sections: 1) Montréal, 2) Montréal Ste. Catherine Street Centre, 3) Halifax on covers, 4) Saint John, 5) Halifax on stamps, 6) Toronto on 2c and 5c Registration stamps, 7) Saint John on stamps, 8) Montréal Ste. Catherine Street Centre on stamps, 9) Victoria B.C. and Winnipeg, Man. on stamps, 10) Toronto on stamps, 11) Montréal on stamps. The collection is quite extensive in terms of different types of these cancels, with different sizes, configurations, numbers, etc. We counted a total of 13 covers, cards or stationery items (these are tough to find with parcel cancels, and include cross border and overseas items) plus over 830 stamps, mostly made up of ½c to 50c Small Queens, plus other issues from the time period. Most of the items pictured in the book "Canada Oval Parcel Cancels - A Postal History Study" (published by B.N.A.P.S. in 2020) are in this lovely collection. We scanned all the covers, cards, etc., and have only scanned a sample of the stamps. A great opportunity to acquire such an extensive collection, either to continue, or to exhibit. (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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 750

SOLD for C$900.00
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412

CVR/PC

Collection of About 90 Small Town Ontario Broken Circle Postmarks on Covers or Cards, Mostly 1870s to 1930s, originally selected for being ERD or LRD. Many dates have been superceded since, but many still retain their ERD or LRD status. Accompanied by a 2023 inventory giving current status, county, etc.

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$325.00
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413

51-53

Collection of Postmarks on 1c to 3c Jubilees, with roughly 275 stamps, in 5 Vario-style stock pages. The vast majority of stamps are fully dated, generally ranging from July to August, 1897, with a few on either side of the range. We note squared circles, c.d.s., a few R.P.O, and other postmark types, with many socked on the nose. All the stamps are photographed online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$250.00
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Postmarks-Squared Circles

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Cat No.

Lot Description

414

London Ontario Type I Advanced Calendar Collection, MY 1 / 93 to NO 25 / 98 (also a MY 0 / 93 error strike), with hundreds of stamps from both states, chronologically sorted onto 21 double-sided black stock sheets. All dates appear to be fully readable including time mark, and there does not appear to be much duplication. There are a good number of different stamps and denominations, including Small Queens, Leafs, Numerals and Jubilees, with singles, pairs and strips. A rarely offered collection which would be difficult to duplicate. Photos show a small sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$275.00
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415

Ottawa Ontario Type I 3c Small Queen Calendar Collection, MY 4 / 93 to JA 31 / 98, with 630 different dates / time marks, chronologically sorted onto 11 black stock sheets. All dates appear to be fully readable including time mark, and there does not appear to be any duplication. A rarely offered collection which would be difficult to duplicate. Photos show a sampling only. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$550.00
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416

Large Collection of Squared Circle Postmarks on Stamp, on 48 retired circuit pages plus 16 stock pages, some of it sorted by town, with some towns having a good representation. Almost all issues are represented, with Small Queens, Leafs, Numerals, Jubilees, Maps, Edwards and even saw an Admiral with a very partial Hamilton cancel. We note a great variety of different towns in this lot, and a high percentage are well struck, with many hundreds of stamps in all. We scanned many representative pages online to give a good taste. (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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$275.00
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417

CVR/PV

Group of 73 Covers / Cards with Ontario Squared Circle Postmarks, 1893 to 1900, with a few more recent. Good variety of different towns, with duplication of some. We didn't notice any very rare towns, but the great majority of these strikes are very fine. A nice, clean lot, all items are in new sleeves. (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$500.00
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418

CVR/PC

Group of 17 Squared Circle Precursor Items, mostly on cards, but also on 5 covers and one pair of stamps. We noted strikes from Halifax, Winnipeg, Ottawa, St Johns (on two registered covers), Hamilton, Seaforth and London. Strikes are mostly very fine and this is a nice quality lot, unchecked by us for dates, etc. All items are pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$450.00
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Postmarks-Fancy

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Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

419

Selection of Better Numeral Fancy Cork Cancels, on 23 Small Queens, showing a wide range of different numbers, including varieties of the same number in a few cases. All are annotated as to the postmark, and often as to provenance (Narbonne, Lamb, Cohen, Lussey). A superior group for the advanced collector or online reseller. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$400.00
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420

Selection of Better Fancy Cork Cancels, on 55 Small Queens, showing a great variety of different cork types, including a page with several different crown types (incl. a few forgeries), a page of stars and the rest are segmented or geometric designs. Each item is annotated, sometimes with provenance information. A wonderful collection, ideal for the advanced collector or online reseller. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$600.00
Will close during Public Auction