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Lot Description

941

CVR

Two large cartons with approximately 6,800 United States covers, mainly 1980s to 2000s comprising a wide array of first day, event, and commemorative covers including air shows, stamp shows, hand-coloured examples, limited editions and designer-signed pieces, a strong representation of modern covers with better cachets throughout, some duplication noted though cachets and cancels generally vary across the same stamp issues, a clean and appealing holding, overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 500

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

942

United States, 1940s/60s, Naval & Polar ephemera group, including four photographs of the USS Edisto, USS Staten Island, and USS Skate; a signed portrait of Rear Admiral George Dufek, Commander of the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica; two highlights from the Philippine Sea Line ship’s newspaper—one referencing Rear Admiral Byrd’s polar expedition; a typed memorandum titled “U.S.S. Philippine Sea (CV-47) / Information for Lookouts Regarding Ice Formations” (with some fold separation); and additional related items, an ideal group for the polar enthusiast. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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943

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Group of more than 600 U.S. space flight-related first day covers, 1969–1977, commemorating a wide range of events tied to U.S. high-performance aircraft flights, Apollo missions, and related milestones including moon liftoff, roll-out, splashdown, recovery efforts, equipment testing, and simulation flights, with minimal duplication and a variety of cancellations such as Moffett Field, Houston, White Sands Missile Range, Kennedy Space Center, and others, nearly all covers are unaddressed and remarkably fresh in appearance; online photos show a representative sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

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944

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Canal Zone, 1900s–1960s, Postal History Collection, approximately 220 covers neatly arranged in two Lighthouse cover albums, comprising a diverse and intriguing selection including first flights, postcards, censored mail, first day covers, special event items, and postal stationery envelopes; the first volume contains about 80 covers primarily originating in the Canal Zone, notably including two scarce but very wrinkled 1917 covers from Jamaica, each franked with a Sc. #J17 postage due issue (catalogued at $175 each on cover); the second volume features roughly 140 incoming covers, mostly from the United States, directed to smaller towns and cities such as Culebra, Ancon, Pedro Miguel, Empire, and Cristobal, supplemented by international mail from countries including Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, Canada, and Mexico, with registered usages, multiples on cover, and airmail examples; condition is generally sound, though some mixed quality is to be expected in such a substantial group; an appealing collection offering potential for interesting discoveries, ideal for the specialist collector; videos available online. (Video 1) (Video 2) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$450.00
Will close during Public Auction

Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections

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Lot Description

945

CVR

Avis de Réception (AR) Postal History Collection, 1900s to 2000s comprising over 120 covers and AR-related forms, predominantly pre-1940s material, neatly arranged alphabetically by country in plastic pages within a large three-ring binder, starting with British Commonwealth issues, followed by worldwide examples, and concluding with the United States; an eclectic and fascinating group assembled by an avid specialist, notable strength in early Ceylon, India, and Malayan States, featuring abundant registered envelopes, multiple frankings, and a wide array of AR handstamps, complemented by rarely encountered material from countries such as Andorra, Palestine, Algeria, Argentina, Costa Rica, France, various independent African states, Romania, and others; typical tropical toning present on many covers from Southeast Asia and similar climates, overall mixed condition with a few fronts included; a particularly interesting and seldom offered thematic, ideal for the knowledgeable collector or dealer seeking potential surprises or discoveries. (Video 1)

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Estimate C$ 400

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946

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South America & Central America postal stationery and aerogramme accumulation, divided into two main groupings, the first comprising five to six hundred mint and used postal stationery items organised by country in glassines with H&G numbers, including PS cards, envelopes, wrappers, and letter cards; the second a large binder containing a few hundred mostly modern aerogrammes along with some earlier Nicaragua and Salvador postal stationery envelopes, a strong and diverse accumulation, well suited to the entrepreneurial collector. (Video 1) (Video 2)

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Estimate C$ 300

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947

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Early Perfins on cover postal history collection, 112 covers and a few pieces of postal stationery from the early 1900s to 1930s, housed in a black-paged Lighthouse stockbook; virtually all items bear intact corner cards or company names on back flaps, aiding in the identification of the perfin initials; countries represented include the UK, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Bavaria, and Italy, with strong representation from Germany featuring Germania frankings; a wide variety of originating cancels are present; most items are part of a correspondence sent to an optical products manufacturer in Alsace-Lorraine, a historically contested region between France and Germany; an ideal collection for the advanced perfin enthusiast seeking to move beyond individual stamps and into commercial usage and company identification, a rich and research-worthy group perfect for expansion. (Video 1)

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Estimate C$ 500

SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction

948

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Worldwide Mourning Covers postal history collection, over 90 mostly black-bordered covers ranging from the 1850s to the 1940s, the majority pre-1900, housed in a European cover album and arranged alphabetically by country beginning with the United States, United Kingdom, and British Commonwealth, followed by a broad representation from Europe and beyond including Canada, Gibraltar, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and others; includes a diverse array of frankings, cancellations, and destinations, with some covers opened for display to show contents; generally sound condition with some expected edge faults or slight soiling, a seldom-offered quantity in this niche, ideal for expansion. (Video 1)

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Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

949

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Worldwide, 1906–1907, Early Postcard Collection to Australia, comprising 150 mostly undivided-back postcards neatly housed in a postcard album, all originating from a popular turn-of-the-century philatelic postcard service that mailed subscribers cards franked with stamps to international destinations; predominantly topographical views from diverse and seldom-seen origins such as Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Turkey, Algeria, Hungary, Tunisia, Russia, Portugal, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Bavaria, and other countries, chiefly addressed to Sydney or Brisbane, Australia, with many cards franked on front, bearing receiver cancels, and a few with Australian postage dues, accompanied by eleven unused postcards from the same period; condition generally sound, some postcards showing typical age-related toning; an exceptional and possibly unique grouping, ideal for the specialist collector or dealer. (Video 1)

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Estimate C$ 500

SOLD for C$450.00
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950

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Eclectic group of postal history, a large box with hundreds of covers and related material housed in 11 volumes, organised thematically and chronologically, including 43 German stampless covers from the 1800s; 52 early European and British stampless covers from 1778–1851; 64 Italian covers, postcards and postal stationery cards from the 1890s–1960s; 66 items of WWII military mail; 32 modern first flight covers post-1940; 51 covers from Germany, France and other European countries dated 1870s–1950s; 51 DDR covers from 1947–1990; 89 WWI-era military mail items, mostly German and Italian; 31 British and German WWII POW covers; and a miscellaneous group that includes Ruhleben camp stamps, an Auschwitz POW cover and a small album of modern DDR stamps, much for the postal history enthusiast to explore. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

951

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Worldwide postal history collection, 1900s to 1980s, with nearly 100 covers or postcards, almost entirely commercial mail, with emphasis on the mid-twentieth century, an eclectic mix including example from Bahrain, Iraq, 1940s covers from Iran and Pakistan to Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, the Netherlands, and more, condition mixed, some with faults, but an interesting collection. (Video 1)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$110.00
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952

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Worldwide, Late 1940s–Early 1960s, "Dear Doctor" Pharmaceutical Advertising Postcard Collection, comprising 75 postcards with a few covers housed in a European-style cover album, representing a distinctive advertising campaign of the period wherein pharmaceutical companies sent postcards primarily from European colonies to doctors in France, featuring local scenes, native subjects, and prominent buildings franked with colourful commemorative stamps to attract attention to their products; the collection includes a remarkable range from seldom-seen areas such as Andorra, Morocco, various French African colonies, New Caledonia, French Oceania, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Vietnam, Cambodia, Pitcairn Islands, British West Indies, Falkland Islands, St. Helena, Ascension, as well as other European and Middle Eastern countries, mostly addressed to recipients in Alsace-Lorraine, France, condition generally sound, though many items have portions of addresses removed; an unusual and attractive thematic area, rarely available as a cohesive collection. (Video 1)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$200.00
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953

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Early Photography Topical postal history collection, just over 100 covers and postal cards from the early 1900s to 1930s, organised on Hagner pages and housed in a 3-ring album, all selected for their relevance to early photography—featuring corner cards from photographic studios or manufacturers of photographic products, some illustrated or with printed references; countries represented include the United States, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Bavaria, and particularly Germany; many different frankings and originating cancellations are shown; of special note, all items were part of a correspondence sent to an optical products manufacturer in Alsace-Lorraine, a region of shifting control between France and Germany; a fascinating and uncommon topical collection with strong potential for expansion or exhibit development. (Video 1)

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Estimate C$ 300

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954

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1840s to 1970s, eclectic worldwide collection, with over 100 covers in a small album, ranging from stampless United States through 1970s Korean airmail, most mid twentieth century, with Great Britain 1949 cover to Canada made from a map, India & States, Guatemala including bisect franking, Ceylon, Upper Silesia, Angola, Egypt, 1930 Somali Coast to Germany,1930 Saar Express cover to Berlin, classic France, Official mail, perfins, U.S.S. Akron & Macon airship covers, 1934 Catapult Flight from New York to Bremen, and more, some faults, mostly fine-very fine; ex Trimble. (Video 1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$130.00
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955

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Worldwide military & censored cover collection, 1910s/1940s, with over seventy covers, mostly WWI through the end of WWII, with an emphasis on military, prisoner of war, and censored mail, noting several covers from WWI POW Camps in Germany, 1933 registered cover addressed to "Chancellor Adolf Hitler," WWII POW cover from Camp Andalusia in South Africa, 1944 censored cover from Belgian Congo to a soldier in Rhodesia, 1945 registered censored cover from Chungking China to Michigan,1943 "Addressee Returned to Canada" cover to an L.A.C. with the R.C.A.F., 1940 cover from Germany to a POW at Camp F (Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario), 1934 airmail cover from Colombia to Washington D.C. ex Franklin D. Roosevelt Collection, and post-WWII Internment Camp mail, as well as other censored covers from Croatia, Curacao, Austria, Turkey, France, Italy, and more, condition somewhat varies, but mostly fine-very fine, and an ideal lot for the enthusiast of this field. (Video 1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$150.00
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Picture Postcards

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Lot Description

956

CVR

Worldwide early 1900s eclectic thematic postcard collection, comprising just over 200 mostly unused cards, each housed in plastic holders, depicting a wide array of subjects including 25 embossed holiday postcards with animals, 8 Cyrano de Bergerac scenes, 14 scenes from D’Annunzio’s Gioconda film, 20 unsigned artistic cards, 35 from the Netherlands, 55 Italian city topographical views, 13 Salon de Paris, 17 Quo Vadis – Mastroianni, and 25 French Missions in Africa, a colourful and appealing group ideal for the collector or dealer alike, easily divided into attractive themed offerings. (Video 1)

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Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$50.00
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957

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Transportation and other topicals postcard accumulation, 1900s–1970s, a banker’s box containing an estimated couple thousand postcards, primarily transportation-related themes including ships, trains, aircraft, and horses, along with a wide mix of additional topicals such as RCMP, humour, floral, and greeting cards, both mint and used, including some sets, semi-sorted into plastic holders by subject, predominantly from the United States and Canada with some from the UK and elsewhere, largely unchecked in detail and offering strong potential for discovery. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$275.00
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958

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Worldwide postcard accumulation, 1900s–1970s, a banker's box filled with thousands of postcards from across the globe, with some sets housed in small booklets or envelopes, offering strong potential for discoveries; a brief scan reveals material from Europe, Asia, and Latin America, with a small portion from the United States and Canada, ideal for the diligent collector who enjoys a sorting project. (Video 1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 200

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Canada

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Cat No.

Lot Description

959

The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada, two-volume first edition, 1945, by Winthrop S. Boggs, the original Chambers publication in burgundy hardcover with gold lettering and original dust jackets (showing some wear and fading as expected), a foundational work of Canadian philately that would hold pride of place in any serious philatelic library, fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$110.00
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960

The Postage Stamps of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, by Nicholas Argenti, Royal Philatelic Society London first edition (1962), in original green hardcover binding without dust jacket, an essential reference work for collectors of this important area of British North America philately, fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$50.00
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