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Postal History, Canada continued...

First Day Covers continued...

LotNo.

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Lot Description

441

CVR

Group of Roughly 350 Canada Modern First Day Covers, generally ranging from the 1980s to 2016, with the majority post-2000. We note single, pairs, sets, and souvenir sheet frankings, including #1250ii Canadian Regiments plate block (L.L., c.v. $250), set of Star Trek first days, and more. Online photos show an overview. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$325.00
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442

CVR

Group of Over 1,150 Different First Day Covers, 1980 to 1988, all Canada Post official first day covers in a carton, with many issues having examples of singles, se-tenant pairs, plate blocks and souvenir sheets. There is significant completion in the period and a good assortment of high-value denominations including $1, $2 and $5 definitives. We noted several special event and large-format souvenir sheet covers and a couple signed by the designer along with all four corner blocks of Unitrade #926A, the 36c Plum Queen Elizabeth definitive (Unitrade #926A). This clean, well-organized lot would be a great way to start a collection of this popular collectible, or to fill gaps in an existing collection. Our online photos provide a mere overview of the contents. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$130.00
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443

CVR

Group of Over 800 Different First Day Covers, 1989 to 1999, all Canada Post official first day covers in a carton, with many issues having examples of singles, se-tenant pairs, plate blocks and souvenir sheets. There is significant completion in the period and a good assortment of high-value denominations including $1, $2 and $5 definitives. We noted large-format souvenir sheets and Art of Canada plate blocks and as well as Fruit Trees definitives. This clean, well-organized lot would be a great way to start a collection of this popular collectible, or to fill gaps in an existing collection. Our online photos provide a mere overview of the contents. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$225.00
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444

CVR

Group of Over 600 Different First Day Covers, 2000 to 2014, all Canada Post official covers in a carton, with many issues having examples of singles, se-tenant pairs, plate blocks and souvenir sheets. There is significant completion in the period and a good assortment of high-value denominations along with Millennium sheetlet covers, Lunar New Year plate blocks, Fruit Trees definitives and souvenir sheets. This clean, well-organized lot would be a great way to start a collection of First Day Covers, or to fill gaps in an existing collection. Our online photos provide a mere overview of the contents. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$325.00
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445

CVR

Collection of Roughly 600 Canada First Day Covers, 1948-2007, in six first day cover albums, roughly 100 Vario-style stock pages in two binders, and loose material. The collection contains roughly 175 pre-1973 private cachet covers, noting makers Jackson, Chickering, H & E, Cachet Craft, and more, noting single, blocks, plate block, high value, and souvenir sheet franking, including Unitrade #1250ii Regiments plate block (x2, UR, LR, c.v. $250 total). Online photos show a sampling and an overview. Clean and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$225.00
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Alberta

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Lot Description

446

CVR/PC

Group of 20 Covers / Cards from Alberta, 1920s to 1940s, noting better postmarks such as Wabamun, Winnington, Carrot Creek, Calgary Sub.8 (to Hawaii), P.O.W. 132, Penhold M.P.O. 1307, Banff Winter Sports slogan duplex, Medicine Hat C.P.R. Depot, and more. Also note a 1910 real photo postcard depicting a dredging operation near Huff (Edmonton). Overall fine or better with useful material. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$130.00
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British Columbia & Vancouver Island

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Lot Description

447

CVR/PC

Group of 35 British Columbia Covers / Cards, 1890s to 1940s, a good variety of material, including some smaller town cancels: Hollyburn, Coglan, Murrayville, Fairmount Hot Springs, etc. We note Admiral registered covers, two real photo cards (unused), airmail covers, an Aldergrove BC squared circle receiver dated SP 5 / 96 (just readable, as usual, on a faulty cover with contents), a picture postcard mailed from Sidney BC (lovely duplex) with a single 4c Admiral to Sweden, some M.P.O. covers, an 1895 2c Small Queen drop letter to and from Victoria, and more. An interesting group, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$180.00
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Manitoba

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Cat No.

Lot Description

448

CVR/PC

Group of 32 Covers / Cards from Manitoba, 1900 to 1940s, noting better postmarks from Portage la Prairie M.P.O. 1012, Rivers M.P.O. 1006, Paulson M.P.O. 1005, Souris M.P.O. 1008, a Winnipeg oval D.L.O. postmark, Dawson Creek BC, St Claude, Winnipegosis, Reaburn, Fork River, Million, Austin, Tamarisk, etc., noting registered, a D.L.O. ambulance cover, a real photo postcard of Wawanesa, illustrated advertising, etc. Overall fine to 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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$120.00
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449

Group of 24 1c GPC with Manitoba Postmarks, 1881 to 1888, with St Leon (1883 in purple), St Andrews (1881 and 1882), Portage la Prairie (1882, 1885, 1893), St Norbert (1883), Somerset (1888), St Alphonse (two dated 1888), St Annes (scarce, RF D, 1887), Brandon (1882 and 1883), Baie St Paul (1888 in black and two 1889 in purple), Selkirk (1885), Letellier (1887), Morden (1888 in black and 1888 in blue), Morris (1886 and 1887), Emerson (1885 in blue green), and Bridge Creek (1886). Some with faults, still overall fine or better and all items pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$225.00
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450

CVR

1874 Fort Garry, Manitoba Cover to Minnesota, a stampless cover mailed by Amanda Roberts on JAN.19.1874 to Osakis, Minnesota, received there on JAN.29 (docketing on front). The cover is rated "5" when the rate was 6c. A scarce early winter cross border cover, very fine. Ex Don Shorting, Gray Scrimgeour.

Estimate $ 350

SOLD for C$425.00
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451

CVR/PC

Group of Three Early Fort Garry, Manitoba Items, a 1c GPC mailed on MAR.26.1874 (the MANITOBA broken circle) to Kingston, Ont., a 1c GPC mailed from the Merchants Bank of Canada on JUL.20.1875 (MAN broken circle) to Kingston, Ont (JUL.27 receiver in blue) and a mourning cover mailed from Saint Paul, Minnesota to Winnipeg, with APR.3.1874 Fort Garry receiver on back. Also includes the front and back covers of a publication "The Canadian Monthly and National Review" of March 1874 with the back cover showing a full-page advertising for immigration, explaining to future immigrants what land in Manitoba could be had for free, or purchased, information on how to apply, etc., published by the Department of Agriculture. Fine to very fine group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$170.00
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452

CVR

1850 Smithurst Stampless Folded Letter to Red River, Delivered by Favour, mailed from Lower Fort Garry on Oct.25.1850 to Rev'd John Smithurst at "Indian Settlement" (in Red River). The letter was written by W. Lane, who worked for the Hudson's Bay Company, informing Smithurst that supplies were now available for him, and that he paid "Cameron" (Indian runner) 9/6 for the letter he delivered to him. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$375.00
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453

CVR

1871 Fort Garry Cover to Ottawa, mailed on DEC.22.1871 (FORT GARRY / MANITOBA broken circle) to Ottawa, franked with a pair and a single 1c orange Small Queen (faults) cancelled with an early cork cancel. Accompanied by owner's description of the route, in part saying "...carried in a closed bag tri-weekly mail service to Pembina. The mail contractor Roger Goulet received $20 per trip. It was transported by the USA mail to Fort Cloud, the railhead, then to Windsor...". A very fine example of an early cover from what would become Winnipeg.

Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$275.00
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454

CVR

Two Early Free Franked Covers to the Secretary of State in Winnipeg, mailed 1879 and 1880 to James Cox Aikins, who was at this time Secretary of State, and would soon after be promoted to the Ministry of Inland Revenue, and became Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba in 1882. These covers were mailed from Ottawa free franked and signed for by him, both with Winnipeg receivers on back, as well as Secretary of State of Canada coat of arms embossed back flaps. Fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$50.00
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455

CVR

Group of 11 Better Early Manitoba Town Postmarks, Mountain City (partial 1882 on 1c GPC), Nelsonville (1881 on 3c SQ cover, RF E), St Norbert (1881 on 1c GPC), Treesbank, Aweme and Two Rivers (all on an incoming 1893 PC from GB), Poplar Heights (1881 ERD receiver on a "plate 22" stationery card from Winnipeg, RF E, left on owner's page with notes on the C.P.R. routing), Kildonan (1878 on 3c SQ cover, RF D), St Andrews North (RF D, on 3x 1c SQ cover with contents from a husband to his wife, postmark only used for 3 years, with Morden squared circle transit on back), Sheppardville (1884 on 3c SQ cover), West Lynne (1884 on 3c SQ cover), and St Jean Baptiste (1884 ERD on 3c SQ cover). Many items have condition issues, still a useful group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$350.00
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456

CVR

Group of 9 Large Size Small Queen Covers with Good Manitoba Postmarks, all of these postmarks on the back, with Smiths Hill (1884, RF E, open for 3 years only), Belleview (1889 RF D), Fairburn (1888, RF D), Manda (1884, RF C), Millford (1886, RF D), Oakland (1888, RF C), Woodnorth (1884, RF C), Sourisford (1888, RF C), Logoch (1887, RF C), Fosbery (1896, RF E, open for only 1 year), Lake Dauphin (1896, RF D) and others such as Griswold Station, Portage la Prairie, etc. Many of the covers also have various Dead Letter Office postmarks on back and other markings. All but the Smiths Hill cover are reduced to some extent, and there is a variety of frankings, with 1c, 3c, 3c x2, etc. A very useful group for the Manitoba postmark enthusiast, as many of these strikes are either the ERD or LRD, or in a few cases the only recorded strikes. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$140.00
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457

CVR

Group of 14 Manitoba Town Cancels on Small Queen Covers, with Millbrook (1896), Turtle Mountain (1896), Gretna (1890), Winnipeg (1881 bull's eye duplex), Foxton, Balmoral and Stonewall (all on an 1891 illustrated adv. cover), Dominion City (1883), Deloraine (1889), Emerson (1881), Beaconsfield (1887 on 5c SQ cover to England), Archibald (1887 weak strike on back of Beaconsfield cover, scarce), Minnedosa (1890), Emerson (1883 bull's eye duplex), Emerson (1890 in blue), Crystal City (1886 with fancy cork) and Sheppardville (1886). Includes registered, corner card, various frankings and destinations, etc. Some have faults to varying degrees, still overall fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$275.00
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458

CVR

Group of 15 Manitoba Town Postmarks on Covers from the Small Queen Era, with Balmoral (1897 on 3c Jubilee cover), Crystal City (1897 on a 5c SQ + 3c Jubilee reg. cover with lovely strike of Napinka & Winnipeg No.1 squared circle on back), Ninga (1891 on 3c SQ cover), De-Clare (1884 ERD on 3c SQ cover, with nice Fort Elgin N.W.T. backstamp), Arden Station (1896 on 3c stationery cover), Rapid City (1888 on 3c SQ cover), St Charles (1892 on 1c GPC), Rosebank (1897 on 5c SQ + 3c Jubilee reg. cover, with two strikes of the WT-857 R.P.O. on back), Emerson (1890 in blue green on 3c SQ cover), Oak Lake (1896 on an uprated stationery cover), Minnedosa (1883 on a 3c SQ and 2c RLS reg. cover with enclosure), Hartney (1892 on 3c SQ cover), Mekiwin (1896 on 8c SQ reg. cover), and Portage la Prairie (two 3c SQ covers, 1882 and 1883, both with duplex postmarks). An overall nice quality lot, all items scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$325.00
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459

CVR

Group of Four 1887 Registered Covers with Manitoba Postmarks, with Carberry (3c SQ + 5c RLS to Chicago, with Carberry Crown wax seal on back and corner card on front), Boissevain (the ERD for this postmark, 3c stationery cover uprated 2c RLS to Winnipeg, with "A. McKnight" corner card, who was the postmaster), Stonewall (3c stationery cover which does not appear to be missing any stamps to Winnipeg - went through registered for only 3c), and Asessippi (RF D, 1x +2c SQ + 2c RLS with plate imprint to Toronto). We also note a few interesting backstamps, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$550.00
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460

CVR

Group of 9 Queen Victoria Registered Covers with Manitoba Postmarks, 1890 to 1898, with Lower Fort Garry (1898 to Maine), Westbourne (1897 to France - very scarce), Gilbert Plains (1896 to Toronto), Oak Lake (1890 to Brandon), Alexander (1896 to Toronto), Whitemouth (1898 to Toronto), Austin (1897 to Maine), Lyonshall (RF D, 1898 to new York City), and Rosehill (1895 to New York). We note that all have different frankings, incl. 8c Leaf single, 8c SQ single, Leaf / SQ combination, etc., as well as interesting backstamps, incl. McGregor Station squared circle, Lake Dauphin broken circle, Montréal squared circle precursor, as well as R.P.O. postmarks. A very useful and overall fine to very fine group. (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 $ 500

SOLD for C$800.00
Will close during Public Auction