SESSIONSESSION FFOUROUR POSTALPOSTAL HISTORYHISTORY andand LITERATURELITERATURE WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAY JUNEJUNE 22,22, 20112011 followingfollowing SSESSIONESSION TTHREE,HREE, aapproxpprox 33:00p.m.:00p.m. LotsLots #1201-1451#1201-1451 IndexIndex LotsLootst CanadaCaCanada - mostlymom stly ssingleingle cocovers,vers, cocollectionsllececttiono s 1201-12271202 1-12227 NovaNoNova ScotiaScotit a & P.PP.E.I.E.I. - includingininclc uding raritiesrarir tit es 1228-1267121 282 -11267 NewfoundlandNeewfoundlandn - includinginincludinng ColumbiaColuumbia CoverCovoveer 11276-1283276-122838 CanadaCaanada ccollectionsollections & aaccumulationsccccumulations 11284-1311284-1311 GreatGrreat BrBritainitain & CoCommonwealthmmononweala thh 131312-1332121 -1332 U.S.A.U.SS.A. andand WorldwideWorldwiw de 131333-1362333 -1362 WorldwideWoWorldwide cacartonrton llotsots 131363-1390633-11393 0 LiteratureLLiitterature 11391-1440391-1 1440 ArtifactsArttifacts & EpEphemerahemera 11441-1451441-141 515 91 Covers & Postal History Canada Stampless Folded Letters 1203 #10 1857 6d reddish purple Consort on thick soft pa- per, tied to cover by #21 4-ring numeral cancel plus a double split ring SE.16.1858 Montreal cancel. Stamp is attractive but has a tiny tear at bottom right, cover front was torn and repaired. Accompanied by 2004 Greene Foundation certifi - cate. .................................................................. Unitrade C$10,000 1204 #12 3d perforated Beaver cover, very fi ne centered stamp (small tear at bottom right) tied to cover by Toronto square grid dated OC.13.1859. Addressed to Richmond Hill with receiver dated OC.14.1859. Cover has content letter from the Edinburgh Life Assurance Company. Backfl ap faults x1201 from opening, else very fi ne. Accompanied by 2010 Greene Foundation certifi cate. 1201 1801-1869 Collection of 32 stampless covers, with .................................................................... Unitrade C$1,100 many interesting items including 2 Montreal straightline cancels (1801 and 1821), 2 nice Quebec 1829 Types (dated 1205 #14 1859 1c rose Victoria fi ve examples on cover, tied 1831 and 1834), some early double circles from Montreal, by Montreal DE.13.1869 duplex cancels paying the 5c letter Quebec and Toronto (1834 to 1838), some double broken rate to Beaurivage with Quebec transit backstamp, fault from circles from 1840-1858, 2 Montreal Tombstone cancels, nice rough opening (not affecting stamps) and still attractive. rate handstamps and markings throughout including some .................................................................................... Est $100 cross-border and one registered. A quick check on the Postal History of Canada website reveals that at least three of the 1206 #15 1859 5c Beaver on 3 covers, including well cen- datestamps are early or late unrecorded dates. A nice collec- tered pair on 1861 cover from Nairn, U.C. to NY, 2 singles tion with mostly better than average cancels and condition on 1867 mourning cover from Montreal to NY and single on very fi ne. 1867 cover from Montreal to Montebello addressed to the ....................................................................................Est $500 Hon. Louis Joseph Papineau, overall fi ne-very fi ne. .................................................................................... Est $100 Canada Regular Issues (19th Century) 1207 #15b, 17e 5c Beaver Bisect and 10c deep red purple Consort on piece, tied to piece by 4-ring #21 numeral can- cels and 5c also tied by Montreal JA.20.1860 double broken circle. #15b catalogues $8,000 and #17e catalogues $500 1202 #2 1851 6d slate violet Consort on laid paper, with 3 as fi ne, this combination would have paid the 12½c Trans- large margins and just into at bottom (corner faults at top Atlantic rate and is very rare. Very fi ne. While modern Expert right and bottom) tied to Money Letter folded letter by 7-ring Committees would likely express “no opinion”, in past de- cancel. Mailed at Goderich on NO.17.1851 to Detroit with red cades it likely would receive “genuine as far as one can tell”. Windsor and black London transit datestamps, a black “10” We believe this to be genuine. rate handstamp and CANADA in arch handstamp. A few fi le ....................................................................................Est $400 folds, else fi ne. .....................................................................Unitrade C$2,500 92 1213 #40 Two 10c Small Queens on cover to Australia, left stamp tied by fancy cork, right stamp not tied and apparently replaced but cancelled by same fancy cork cancel. Mailed from Ottawa AP.07.1879 to Sydney, Australia. There is a San Francisco “Paid All” transit on back dated MY.12 and two Syd- ney JU.09 receivers. Back fl ap is missing and small wax seal opening fault, else very fi ne and appealing. ....................................................................................Est $250 1214 #40 10c lilac rose Small Queen cover, tied by Toronto SE.1884 duplex on Great North Western Telegraph Co. corner card to London, England with SE.26.1884 receiver on back. Light creases, else fi ne-very fi ne. ....................................................................................Est $200 1208 #17b 1859 10c yellow brown Consort on cover, tied by Berthier-en-Haut split ring dated NO.19.1863 paying the 10c rate to Buffalo, USA. The stamp is very well centered with fresh colour, small cover opening tear at top but still lovely and very fi ne. ....................................................................................Est $150 1209 #24/41a Selection of 17 Small Queen covers, with many better such as 1874 2c Large Queen + 1c Small Queen combination, nice 1889 deep rose carmine cover Victoria to Winnipeg, 2c drop letter cover with Toronto 1892 precursor, nice small 1887 cover to England franked with 1c (x2) and a 3c, 1c printed matter rate to Pennsylvania, cover to Denmark with ½c (x10), large piece with 10c and 2c. A few faults, still a nice selection of rates and frankings. ................................................................................... Est $250 1215 #45 10c dull rose Small Queen on re-directed cover to Berlin, Germany, tied by Montreal duplex dated OC.20.1895, endorsed “Via New York”, received at London, England NO.7 and re-directed to Berlin. Back has red London datestamp and German receivers. Very fi ne. ....................................................................................Est $250 1216 Small group of mostly Small Queen era covers, includes cover with #41i deep carmine rose shade, 1c stationery up- rated with 2c Small Queen and addressed to St. John, NB, 1c orange (#35d) perf 11½ single on very fi ne drop letter To- ronto 1874, a piece from U7 uprated with a vertical extremely fi ne pair of ½c Small Queens, each tied by Sydney squared circle, also a Map and two Numeral covers. Mostly fi ne-very fi ne. ...................................................................................... Est $50 1210 #35, 39a 1c orange yellow Small Queen (x2) and 6c Canada Regular Issues (20th Century) yellow brown bisect on cover,, all tied by Halifax FE.13.1876 duplex on cover to Birmingham, England, with FE.19.1876 1217 1918 Special Delivery cover to Bahamas with Bahamas receiver on back. This rare combination, although unauthor- #E2 Special Delivery stamp, not cancelled, but is tied to the ized, pays the correct 5c UPU rate. Accompanied by 1991 cover by the Canadian duplex cancel on its selvedge. In De- R.P.A. certifi cate. Negligible fi le fold at left, and back fl ap tear, cember 1916 Canada had revoked its agreement with the else very fi ne. Bahamas to cancel the Special Delivery stamps in Canada. ....................................................................................Est $750 It should have been cancelled in the Bahamas. Scarce on cover. 1211 #35/44, F1-F2 Selection of 6 registered Small Queen ....................................................................................Est $150 covers, with 1879 Haldane Hill to Toronto with 2x 1c (lem- on shade), 10c (11½ perf) and 2c RLS with many different 1218 Interesting lot of 5 covers 1916-1937, with #MR3i on Muskoka district broken circles on back (faulty and repaired), illustrated cover, #106 on censored piece with 1917 Victoria single 8c frankings to New York (2, both1895), 1890 Shep- slogan cancel, #90a imperforate strip of 5 on cover from Ed- pardton to Clinton with 1c, 3c and two 2c RLS, undated front monton (duplex 1922) to Belgium, a 1930 Registered Admi- with 5c and 3c to Powassan, 1893 Halifax to New Brunswick ral cover from Yahk, BC to Cranbrook, BC and a 1937 cover with 3c + 5c RLS. Some faults, still a fi ne lot. mailed on the RMS Lady Drake with a 3c mufti and 2c Cus- .................................................................................... Est $100 toms stamp. Very fi ne. ...................................................................................... Est $75 1212 #36e 2c deep green Small Queen, perf 11½x12 strip of 3 on cover, tied by a fancy cancellation in deep blue paying 6c 1219 #117 1923 10c blue Admiral on cover to Iceland, tied to rate to New Jersey and with additional broken circle in same Baldur, Man cds JA.1.1923 and with additional strike on cover colour from Markham, ON MR.21.1874. Letter inside date- to Reykjavik (no receiver). Scarce destination in this period. lined “Mongolia, Mar 18th 1874”, Mongolia is in York County, Tiny opening tear above stamp, else very fi ne, in the township of Markham. Very fi ne and attractive. ....................................................................................Est