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Canada Stampless Covers x503 x501 503 Group of Three Early Stampless Folded Letters, 1826 to 1832, the 1826 letter (no contents) is addressed to “Ques- 501 Group of 35 Ontario Stampless Covers, with a variety of nel Esq. Montreal” and is endorsed Capt. Henry Baldwin, 22d different postmark types, manuscript or handstamp rates (in- June 1826. 1829 letter (with contents) is datelined Montmag- cluding a ½), the ERD of Newburgh Ont (AUG.5.1873 in red), ny 31 aout 1829, addressed to Québec City and is endorsed few cross border, Trans-Atlantic, free-franks, one registered on front as sent by favour (with name of carrier). The 1832 (faulty), etc. A few faults as usual for this type of lot, still over- folded letter (with long letter inside) is datelined Markham 4th all fi ne or better with mostly easily legible postmarks. July, 1832, mailed to Edinburgh Scotland. The front shows a ....................................................................................Est $200 double ring Markham UC datestamp with Jul 5 1832 manu- script date, a Lewiston NY Jul 8 c.d.s. in red, a “US P. PAID” handstamp in red, a red Crown handstamp, a rate handstamp in black (diffi cult to read), a red “25”, as well as other instruc- tional and rate markings such as Paid 25, 1/3 (crossed out) and more. Back shows a large LIVERPOOL / SHIP LTR hand- stamp in black. A few faults as usual, still a nice trio. .................................................................................... Est $100 x502 502 Group of Six Stampless Covers and Folded Letters from Ottawa, 1858 to 1866. A very nice group, with different rate handstamps such as FREE, 7, CANADA 10 CENTS, and 3, as well as datestamps including very fi ne strikes of City of Ottawa CW, Ottawa CW and Ottawa City UC. One cover contains a long neatly written family letter, addressed to Rosfi e, New York, oth- ers are covers and there is one folded letter with no contents. All fi ne-very fi ne except for an 1861 free-franked cover to Qué- x504 bec City which is reduced at left and has a tear on back. .................................................................................... Est $100 504 Group of Eight Stampless Folded Letters or Covers, 1843 to 1866, with a variety of rates, postmarks, etc. We note a folded letter (with contents) written in Kemptville and The posted at Prescott UC in 1843, (rated 9), an 1861 Botanical POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF CANADA Society of Canada cover mailed from Kingston to Montreal, offers its members: etc. A few with the usual faults and a few with unreadable $JROGPHGDOZLQQLQJTXDUWHUO\SXEOLFDWLRQ postmarks, still an overall very good to fi ne group. WKHPHSC Journal .................................................................................... Est $100 $QHZUHVHDUFKZHEVLWHZLWKVHDUFKDEOH %DFNLVVXHVRIWKHPHSC Journal 3RVWRIÀFHOLVWLQJVRI&DQDGD Canada Regular Issues (19th Century) pre-1900 8SWRGDWH&DQDGLDQFDQFHOODWLRQGDWDEDVHV $UWLFOHVDQGH[KLELWV $36DIÀOLDWH 505 Lot of 300 Queen Victoria Era Covers and Cards, with 3+6,QFDIÀOLDWH$ 2QJRLQJRQOLQHSURMHFWRQ%1$3RVWDO5DWHV 536&DIÀOLDWH 6WXG\JURXSVPDQ\RIZKLFKSXEOLVK rates (drop, registered, etc.) and mostly with postmark inter- WKHLURZQQHZVOHWWHUVDQGGDWDEDVHV est, with many small towns (mostly Ontario), machines, etc. A 3RVWDOKLVWRU\VHPLQDUVDQGDZDUGV few with corner cards or advertising, etc., all except a few are 5HVHDUFKIXQGV #8 size. Condition varies much (note a few fronts), viewing is 7KHIHOORZVKLSDQGNQRZOHGJHRIRWKHU recommended. &DQDGLDQSRVWDOKLVWRU\HQWKXVLDVWV ....................................................................................Est $200 Join today! ZZZSRVWDOKLVWRU\FDQDGDQHW )RUDPHPEHUVKLSDSSOLFDWLRQIRUPSOHDVHYLVLWRXUZHEVLWHRU FRQWDFWWKHSecretary: Postal History Society of Canada 6XPPHUKLOO$YH7RURQWR2QWDULR07$ &DQDGD EMAILVHFUHWDU\#SRVWDOKLVWRU\FDQDGDQHW 58 x506 506 #15/27 Group of Four Early Covers, with 5c Beaver (two covers) one Toronto to Bond Head, one Montreal to Québec. x509 10c Consort Mourning cover from Québec City to Boston, 1c yellow orange Large Queen (two items, both with stamp tied by partial 2-ring #7) with a cover mailed St John to Richibucto 509 #53, 54 Group of Three Jubilee Registered Covers, two endorsed “circular” and a folded printed Market Report from are franked with a 3c and a 5c (the third is a 3c stationery Schofi eld & Beer in St John NB (1870) and a 6c yellow brown cover uprated with a 5c), from Buckingham QC to New Hamp- Large Queen on a reduced cover from New Brunswick to Clin- shire (AUG.13.1897 duplex, with many backstamps including ton, Massachusetts. Condition is overall fi ne. a Montreal Squared Circle Precursor), Tatamagouche NS to St ....................................................................................Est $200 John’s NL (DEC.16.1899 with rare St John’s oval registration datestamp on back, plus other postmarks) and Halifax to Yar- mouth NS (JUL.30.1897 with illustrated corner card). All three are very fi ne and desirable. ....................................................................................Est $200 Canada Regular Issues (20th Century) 1900 and on 510 1939 Special Cross-Border Air Mail, Special Delivery 507 #35, 41 Re-Directed Small Queen Cover, mailed St An- Rate for Daffodils, being a large piece of a wrapper,mailed drews NB (AUG.15.1891 broken circle and 2-ring 50 oblitera- from Victoria BC on March 19th addressed to Greenfi eld, tors) and addressed to Pall Mall, London, England (AUG.27 Indiana (with March 22 receiver evidence). The package is receiver on back). Re-Directed (by way of an SW 19 duplex franked with a total of 96c in regular stamps (including pair dated SEP.2.1891) to Poste Restante, Geneva, Switzerland of 20c and single 50c 1938 Pictorial issues), plus another (received there on SEP.4). The cover has a printed return ad- 10c Special Delivery stamp, all tied by Victoria roller cancels. dress on back of “1308 Connecticut Avenue / Washington, There is an offi cial “Perishables” label (another one of these DC.”, a property owned by T.S. Childs in 1891. Tiny bit of ag- has been removed) plus two different “Fragile” labels, as well ing, still colourful and interesting. as a fi lled-in Customs Declaration label. Faults associated .................................................................................... Est $100 with this being a large parcel wrapper, plus a central vertical fold, still presentable. A scarce rate and ideal for the Special Delivery or King George VI collector. .................................................................................... Est $100 511 #35/41 Group of Twenty Two Small Queen Covers, 1870 to 1893, mostly single 3c frankings but also includes a few with 1c and 2c. We note many different town cancels from Ontario, Québec and Maritimes, many have cork cancels, etc. All are small size except for one legal size and we note a few opening faults (more faulty not counted), but overall fi ne or better condition. .................................................................................... Est $100 512 PC #75, 89 Group of Three Interesting Picture Post Cards, 508 #42 1893 5c UPU Cover to England, mailed from the with two private post cards, one mailed 1900 and one in Geological Survey Department in Ottawa (squared circle 1903, each having lovely illustrated advertising and franked dated NOV.14.1893) to London England (partial receiver on with a 1c QV Numeral. Very fi ne. Also comes with a 1c Ed- back). The cover was endorsed by Alfred Selwyn (in purple), ward wrapped around the top left corner of a card simulating after whom the Selwyn Range of mountains was named, but a stitched leather card, mailed from Montreal to Québec in since free franking privilege did not extend to covers mailed 1906. Picture illustrates a windmill, printed in Germany and outside of Canada, a 5c Small Queen was added to prepay very fi ne. the required postage. An extremely fi ne cover and ex. Daniel .................................................................................... Est $100 Cantor collection. .................................................................................... Est $100 59 513 #90a, 110 1927 Toronto Registered Cover, mailed on JUN.25.1927 and addressed to Winnipeg (JUN.27 receivers on back). This large commercial cover is franked with a very fi ne strip of 10 of the IMPERFORATE 2c King Edward issue, 515 #MR4 1918 Bahamas Special Delivery Admiral Cover plus a single 4c Admiral paying the 24c sextuple registration to Nassau. Franked with 2c Admiral War Tax and 5d Baha- rate. Small tears at top and wrinkles, still a scarce franking mas Special Delivery overprint, respectively