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Postal History, Canada continued...

Manitoba continued...

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Lot Description

361

CVR/PC

Collection / Stock of Manitoba Postmarks on Covers, Cards and Stamps, Part Three, from Small Queens to modern, sorted into about 43 home made envelopes by town name (some envelopes contain more than one town), with each envelope containing an average of 5 to 10 items. We noted covers, picture postcards, stationery cards and envelopes as well as on or off paper stamps, all selected for the clarity of the town postmarks. A useful group for the specialist or dealer, overall fine to very fine. Online photos only show a small sampling of what can be found in this lot. Ex Gordon Richardson. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
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New Brunswick

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362

CVR

10c Vermilion Bisect on an 1860 Domestic Cover, the bisect, paying the proper 5c rate, is tied by a pen cancel to a cover addressed to Harvey, NB with the following backstamps: W.O. Armstrong's Brook (DEC.31), Bathurst (DEC.31), Chatham (JAN.1), Salisbury (JAN.3), Harvey (JAN.3) and one other unidentified. Opening faults at bottom, else fine and accompanied by a 1998 Greene Foundation certificate. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 1,000

Currently...C$50.00
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Nova Scotia

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Lot Description

363

CVR

6d Yellow Green Heraldic Bisect on 1858 Cover, mailed from Upper Musquodoboit (AUG.6) to Windsor (AUG.8) through Halifax (AUG.7). The bisected stamp is properly tied by an oval grid cancel, and has a stain and a tear, else a fine and rare cover. Accompanied by a 1956 Philatelic Foundation certificate and a 2007 Greene Foundation certificate. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 6,000

Currently...C$50.00
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Ontario by County

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364

CVR

Collection of Welland County Postal History, 1847 to 1970s, all written up and displayed on pages in a binder, with a little less than 90 covers and cards. We note various rate handstamps, corks, duplex, machine and slogans, a few postcards, many Welland corner cards, etc. Also noted a Crowland U.C. (rare, from 1847), Merrittsville C.W. (very rare as post office open only 9 years), nice "old aqueduct at Welland" view (from an old book), etc. Mixed condition, with many very fine. Ex Liptak collection. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
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Prince Edward Island

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365

CVR

Group of 5 Prince Edward Island Covers, 1861-1869, all franked with early PEI issues, three are domestic, one to New Brunswick and one to the United States. Four of the covers are accompanied by (pink) 2010 Greene Foundation certificates describing various problems with those items, including some stamps not belonging, or being removed and replaced, etc. An interesting group for the PEI collector, all items scanned online, with their certificates, and a few are shown on both sides. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 250

Currently...C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

Newfoundland

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366

CVR

1919 Hawker Trans-Atlantic Flight Overprint on 3c Red Brown Caribou, mailed from St John's on APR.12.1919 (machine cancel) to The Daily Mail in London, England, with English seal on back (used to close open flap), cancelled London MAY.30.1919. The cover is franked with a well centered Newfoundland C1, tied by the St John's machine cancel, with a "BY AEROPLANE" endorsement at top left. There is a vertical folding crease in the middle of the cover, still fine to very fine. Rsv. $14,000.

This flight made a controlled crash landing in the ocean, after about 13 hours of flight, which likely explains why the back flap became unattached. An exceedingly rare cover, as only 200 stamps were overprinted, 18 of those destroyed as they were defective and with only 95 used stamps believed to exist, with far fewer remaining on their original covers.

Accompanied by a 2023 Greene Foundation certificate. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 30,000

Currently...C$14,000.00
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367

CVR

C3h

1921 Halifax Air Mail Cover NOV.21.21, with 1.5mm between Air and Mail and period after 1921. Halifax receiver dated FEB.4.22. Fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 400

Currently...C$50.00
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368

CVR

1927 De Pinedo Flight Overprint in Red on 60c Black King Henry VII, with tied postmark St. John's MAY.21.1927 and St. John's receiver MAY.25.1927. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate and a 1976 Diena certificate, both noting that the cover was not carried on the De Pinedo flight (those covers bore a May.20.1927 postmark), but was delivered locally instead. Only 300 stamps were overprinted for the flight. Fine. Rsv. $14,000. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 25,000

Currently...C$14,000.00
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369

CVR

C18

1933 $4.50 on 75c Bistre, Italo Balbo Flight, tied to cover by St. John’s JUL.26.33 c.d.s., the first day of issue, endorsed “Per GENERAL BALBO FLIGHT” and struck with circular CROCIERA AEREA DEL DECENNALE / ITALIA- NORD AMERICA flight cachet, to the British Consulate in Rome, Italy, with Shoal Harbour JUL.27.33 broken circle transit and two Rome c.d.s. backstamps, small cut from lower left, else a fine and scarce cover from this renowned flight. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 1,100

Currently...C$50.00
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370

CVR

Group of More Than 80 Covers, 1920s to 1949, noting a set of the Labrador Air Mail issue on First Day Cover, Long Coronation on two Registered letters to London, UK and a first flight Wabush-Katsao to Seven Islands. We also saw 20 first flights from "St. Pierre France to St. John's NFLD" (1931) with Maritime & Newfoundland Airways labels affixed to the back. There are a few Rev. Butler covers also and some loose stamps (mint and used) are included; we noted a hinged set of the Labrador Air Mail issue. There may be postmark interest in this lot from the Armstrong find. Generally very good to fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

Newfoundland Stationery and Postcards

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371

1892 2c Carmine Red Postcard to Belgium, with the reply portion still attached, postmarked St. John's JUN.22.96 with a Glasgow JUL.30.96 transit. Fine.

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Webb $ 225

Currently...C$50.00
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Covers -- Collections & Accumulations

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372

Group of 8 Queen Victoria Era Stationery Postcards to Foreign Destinations, 1890 to 1902, with two Small Queen postal cards (each uprated by 1c) to Sweden and Newfoundland, plus 5 QV Leaf issue postal cards (some uprated, incl. two 5c U.P.U. cards) to New Zealand (x2), Newfoundland, Chile (from St. Eustache, Man.) and Brazil, as well as a QV Numeral and 2c Map picture postcard to Sweden. Overall fine or better, all items scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 250

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

373

CVR/PC

Box of Various Interesting Postal History, with a few hundred covers, but also some stationery cards, bag tags, etc. The material ranges from Large Queens to Modern, with all sorts of variety, including better postmarks, frankings, usages, registered, postage due, and so much more. Some faults, including cover fronts, else overall fine to very fine. See our online 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) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 250

Currently...C$50.00
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374

CVR/PC

Accumulation of Roughly 700 Covers and Cards, Victorian Reign Onward, consisting of four binders and loose material. We note a binder of over 100 used and unused postal stationery, ranging from 1871 to the 1930s, roughly half being Victorian with Ottawa and Montréal printings. A second binder contains roughly 160 commercial covers, with roughly half coming from a correspondence with material ranging from 1900 to the 1930s. The remaining material is a mix of primarily commercial mail with various rates noting postal stationery, A.R. cards, postcards, meter mail, airmails, registered, military mail, advertising mail (some illustrated), perfin frankings, first day covers, etc. Some of the covers are sleeved and a few priced for retail ranging from $10 to $20 (with a few priced higher). Our online photo shows a sampling of the lot. We note a few small faults including corner bends and general wear. Overall fine to very fine.

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Estimate $ 300

Currently...C$50.00
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375

CVR

Collection of 25 Covers from Montréal, with Several Better, a wide variety of material, all with a connection to Montréal, mostly in terms of postmarks, includes three advertising covers (1896-1899), a 1900 Leaf cover with E1 Special Delivery canceled by Bickerdike flag cancel (scarce), an 1846 SFL with Montréal Steamboat Letter postmark, an 1867 "Montréal Post Office / C.E." double circle, an 1848 folded money letter with a Montréal tombstone cancel, 4 covers addressed to Major Amyot from Les Voltigeurs de Québec (1873-1875), an 1890 "Montréal / W.R.H." carrier marking on card, an 1877 "Carrier / North Dis" carrier marking on mourning cover, a French 1939 MAI.15 Royal Train registered cover that is one of three known missing a Montréal transit c.d.s., a MAI.18.1939 Royal Train cover, a 1c Small Queen Massey Harris Co. cover with Montréal roller cancel, a scarce 1923 Montréal keyhole registration marking, a censored Admiral War Tax cover, two covers with all over illustrated backs, and a few more. A very interesting and useful lot, overall very fine. All items pictured online. (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) (Scan 23) (Scan 24) (Scan 25) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 600

Currently...C$50.00
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376

CVR/PC

Collection of 9 covers / Cards with Winnipeg and Other Dead Letter Office Postmarks, 8 items have various Winnipeg DLO postmarks, two of those also have a London DLO and a Regina DLO, and there is also an Ottawa DLO on 7c Edward registered cover to Latchford, Alberta. There are other interesting attributes such as directional markings (missent to, etc.), RPO postmarks, and one has a 1c postage due stamp. A great lot for the specialist, overall fine or better. (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

Currently...C$50.00
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377

CVR

Group of 6 Covers with Customs Duty Stamps or Postmarks, 1921 to 1937, 4 covers are franked with 2c red stamps and one with a 1c green, and a 6th has no stamp. All covers have the large National Revenue Postal Branch / Duty Free handstamp (with indicia 1 to 4 from Winnipeg) and there are also two pieces with similar postmarks. The covers are incoming from the US, GB and Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika. A rarely offered group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$50.00
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378

CVR/PC

Group of Meter Covers, Bulk Mailing Permits, etc., starts off with 22x PAID in CASH (or similar) permit frankings from a variety of cities (Winnipeg, Québec, Montréal, Toronto, Hamilton, Edmonton), mostly covers but also a picture postcard, a wrapper, 5 are cut-outs, a few that were uprated with Admirals, a few advertising, etc. A rarely offered group. Also contains 32 covers and cards with circular with chevron type frankings, with several different types, including one that was uprated to pay for registration, etc. A great start to a new collecting area, overall 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) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$50.00
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379

CVR/PC

Banker's Box of Misc. Canadian Covers, Cards, etc., with several hundred various items, including a stack of AGM stationery covers and cards, a binder of 1960s and 70s first day and event covers, a stack of probably 100 Post Par mailed covers with a few different postmarks, a few hundred commercial covers and cards with a variety of rates, frankings, covers, etc., a stack of two different colourful Calgary Stampede unused covers, two different Karsh Maxi-Cards, a study of King Edward 2c re-entries, etc. on covers mounted on pages, used and unused stationery items, Canada Post creations and much more. Our pictures can only show a portion of this interesting lot, so plan on having an in-person look. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
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380

CVR

Accumulation of Several Hundred Canada Covers, Late 1800s to Late 1970s, with a wide variety of material from the Victoria era (SQ covers) to modern, with postmark interest, including postal stationery (used and unused), postage dues, airmails, postcards, military mail such as unaddressed covers with CFPO 108 and 5001 cancels,and many commercial covers. Also included is a group of first day covers from the 1940s to 1970s with mostly Rose Craft and Art Craft cachets. We noted a few fronts, and faults to be expected such as tears and folds. Clean eclectic lot, worth in person viewing. Online photos show an overview. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction