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SESSION FIVE — POSTAL HISTORY November 10 10:30 am INDEX Canada to 1893 Lots 2001 – 2027 Canada 1898 – 1933 2028 – 2053 Canada 1935 to date 2054 – 2067 BNA & Newfoundland 2068 – 2074 Great Britain, Australia 2075 – 2089 Bahamas - Tristan da Cunha 2090 – 2124 U.S.A. 2125 – 2149 Austria – France 2150 – 2161 Germany – Japan 2162 – 2188 Netherlands – Vatican 2189 – 2248 Carton lots (includes “On Service”) 2225 – 2248 Literature 2249 – 2260 Postal hammers 2261 – 2270 Postal ephemera 2271 – 2277 This is our most diverse session in the sale. Many of the single covers are destined to grace award-winning Exhibits. The range of interest- ing envelopes, postmarks, postal rates etc. is fascinating. We hope you find a good number of items which tempt you. Also in this session it will be possible to buy LIT- ERALLY tons of covers. One lot alone would easily fill at least two large SUVs. Have fun. And WE certainly hope that all the floor lots sell to the floor. 161 COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY Canada and B.N.A. 2001 Canada - 1821 Stampless Cover with Early Cornwall Straight-line. Stampless folded letter from Cornwall (straight- line) to York, posted in 1821. Usual filing folds, but early example of this straight-line postmark, which is faint as usual. ......................................................................................Est. $200 2002 - Canada - 1826 Domestic Stampless Folded Letter. Appealing folded letter with manuscript seven pence charge applied in upper-right. Large “Niagara U.C. JAN 9 1826” circular datestamp. Addressed to Honourable John H. Duncan, His Majesty’s Receiver general. Lot 2008 ..........................................................................................Est. $75 2003 Canada - 1832 Stampless Folded “Money” Letter from 2009 Canada - 1858 Three Penny Beaver Domestic Rate Cover. Chatham. Attractive 1832, stampless folded letter from Chatham Attractive exhibition piece enhanced by its simplistic appeal. to Bathurst District, sent as a money letter, rated 1N2. Stamp (Scott #4) with large balanced margins, tied on neat cover ......................................................................................Est. $100 with blue ink four-ring numeral cancel, with an accompanying BELLEVILLE U.C./ NO 15/1858 cds. Back-stamped with Brockville C.C./ No 15/1858 cds. Accompanied by 2002 Greene 2004 Canada - 1852 Prince Albert (6d Slate Violet on Laid Foundation certificate. Ex. Carrington. Paper) Cover to United States. Lovely piece posted from MON- ......................................................................................Est. $700 TREAL SP 23/1852 with red “CANADA” and “PAID” hand-stamps. Four margined stamp (#2) has vibrant colour, but short tear at 2010 Canada - 1859 Prince Albert (10c Deep Red Purple) Double bottom and tied by black target cancel. No back-stamps. Accompanied by 2004 Greene Foundation certificate. Rate Cover from Montreal to London (CW). Pre-printed folded ....................................................................................Un. $2,500 letter addressed to London (Canada West) with MONTREAL OC 15/ 1859 cancel. Stamp (Scott #17e with perf 11.75) tied by four-ring #21 cancel. Accompanied by 1990, Greene Foundation 2005 Canada - 1855 Beaver (3d on Wove Paper) “Mourning” certificate. Ex. Roberts Cover. Very presentable item with pleasing esthetic qualities. ....................................................................................Est. $1,100 The stamp (#4) has been graded as fine-very fine and is tied by target cancel. Posted with PERTH JUL 21, 1855” split rings cds 2011 Canada - 1861 Embossed “Beaver” Cover with Oshawa 4- cancel. ........................................................................................Un. $300 ring Numeral (#25). Five-cent beaver (#4) on embossed, ladies cover from Oshawa to Ottawa, via Prescott in 1861, with four-ring numeral 25 canceling stamp. Some trivial flaws, but above-aver- 2006 Canada - 1856 Prince Albert (6d Brownish Grey on Wove age quality for this fragile paper. Rarity factor -RF 5 (“very Paper) on Preprinted French Address Cover.. Desirable cover scarce”) - numeral cancel off-cover, and the earliest large-size with scarce, printed corner card in French, addressed to embossed cover we’ve seen from Canada. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Tied by tidy QUEBEC NOV 27, 1856 ......................................................................................Est. $170 split two-ring cancel. Prince Albert stamp (#5a brownish grey) with three full margins. Accompanied by 2005 Greene 2012 Canada - 1862 Cross Border Rate Cover. Two superb MON- Foundation certificate stating “it is genuine but in our opinion the stamp has been lifted and replaced on the cover.” TREAL CE Berri duplex DBE-56 strikes (only 32 strikes recorded) ....................................................................................Est. $1,850 dated “PM/OC 9/62” and addressed to Rouses Point, New York. Embossed advertising cover from H.W. Ireland, Hardware Broker with two 5c Beaver stamps (Sc. #15). An outstanding cover. 2007 Canada - 1857 Prince Albert (6d Slate Violet on Wove ......................................................................................Est. $120 Paper) Cover to New York. Impressive half-ounce rate cover to United States with 1855 Prince Albert (#5) issue in slate violet 2013 Canada - 1866 Domestic “Mourning” Cover with Rare shade. Stamp has three full margins with right being trimmed along frame-line. Tied by target cancel and LENNOXVILLE Franking. Unusual cover posted from QUEBEC DE 16/66 to NO12/1857 double ring cancel and addition Canada hand-stamp Megantic and franked with single 1c Victoria (Sc#14), which is in red. No back-stamps. Accompanied by 2005 Greene very fine with trace of imprint and pair of 2c Victoria (Sc #20) with Foundation certificate. HISTORICAL NOTE: Abraham Bell and Co. top stamp having damaged perfs, while the bottom is very fine transported thousands of immigrants from Ireland during the with full imprint. A rare franking with only 13 recorder by Firby. potato famine. ......................................................................................Est. $350 ....................................................................................Un. $1,500 2008 Canada - 1857 Jacques Cartier (10d Blue on Thin Paper) 2014 Canada - 1866-1867 One Cent Printed Matter Rate Unique Double Rate Cover to Ireland. Two singles of the 10d Covers. Pair of covers paying the printed matter rate. The first bright blue (Scott #7) with clear to good margins, and tied by shows a preprinted cover from the Victoria Mutual Fire Insurance “Hamilton” four-ring cancels with September 7, 1857 datestamp. Company and is tied by a “HAMILTON C.E. NO 17/66” Split-ring Addressed to Ireland with scarce “AMERICA’DUBLIN’PAID/SE cds cancel. Apparent water damage at left. The second cover 21/1857” postmark in blue. The cover shows some toning with bears a well-centered stamp and is tied by a MONTREAL FE repair in lower right; the left hand stamp has trivial corner crease. 15/67 duplex on an attractive small cover (115x65cm). The The only double rate cover recorded to Ireland. Accompanied by stamp has a horizontal crease, but otherwise an exhibition item. 1968 RPS certificate “genuine” and 1986 Holcombe certificate ......................................................................................Est. $120 “Genuine”. An important exhibition item. Recent Firby-Wilson “Wilkinson” auction item realized US $8,000 for more common rate to England. ....................................................................................Est. $8,000 162 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2009 Postal History 2010 2011 2005 2012 2014 163 Canada Postal History continued 2021 Canada - 1871 Montreal Telegraph Co. Cover with Contents. Attractive small-sized preprinted cover with Montreal 2015 Canada - 1867 Two Cent Single Franking Rare Usage Telegraph Co. 1847 logo at upper-left. Includes telegraph con- Victoria Issue on Folded Letter. Folded document posted from tents, dated August 23, 1871, from London to Wardsville QUEBEC DE 16/67 with 2c Victoria issue (Sc. #20). The stamp addressee. Interesting and uncommon item. was affixed over “FREE” as the one ounce weight was surpassed. ......................................................................................Est. $150 Stamps is fine and tied by target cancel without back stamp. ....................................................................................Est. $2,100 2022 Canada - 1873-1898 Small Queen “Cover and Postal Card” Lot. Appealing lot with 132 domestic rate covers and postal cards that appear to have been collected from maritime region. 2016 Canada - 1867 Two Cent Single Franking with Imprint Due to period rates, most bear the 3c denomination, however, Victorian Issue on Municipal Cover. Attractive, uncommon the range of dates indicated that the earlier printing is represent- piece showing 2c Queen Victoria (#20iv), with imprint, on cover ed. Housed in a large stockbook it is easy to view the range of addresses to the Municipal Secretary-Treasurer. Tied by QUEBEC cancels, illustrated commercial envelopes, etc. Stamps, of C.E. JA11/68 circular date stamp. Cover has been roughly course, are in mixed condition as should be expected. opened at left with typical wear. Unitrade catalogue values stamp ......................................................................................Est. $350 on cover at $3000 CA. Accompanied by 2001 Greene Foundation certificate. 2023 Canada