Lot 496 Canada #14, 15, 17, 20 group of five First Cents Covers, 5c Beaver on 1861 cover North George Town LC to Prescott, 10c Consort on 1861 cover Montréal to Montpelier Vermont, 10c Consort on 1864 cover Hamilton to Buffalo New York (with PAID / CANADA-10-CENTS handstamp), 10c Consort on 1867 cover Québec City to Norwalk Connecticut (large double circle MONTREAL-POST-OFFICE / C.E backstamp) and 2c Queen Victoria on 1866 cover Hamilton to Cayuga (probably paying the adjacent post office rate?). A few backflap tears, else a mostly very fine group. Estimate $400, sold for C$1,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 729, Group of 25 Newfoundland covers franked with 1897 Discovery Issue, sold for C$731
Lot 729 Newfoundland #61/74 group of covers franked with 1897 Discovery of Newfoundland Issues, with 25 covers total (plus a front), with a good variety of franking covering every denomination. We note several single frankings such as for example a 6c on registered cover to Moreton’s Harbour (with rare boxed St John’s datestamp on back, first we’ve seen), a 10c on registered cover to Wisconsin, another on registered cover to New York, 15c on registered cover to Winnipeg, 24c on registered cover to England, 30c on registered cover to New York, 35c on registered cover to Austria and 60c on registered cover to New York. A mostly fine or better group, with one being repaired (back re-glued on) and some other various faults, one was mailed in 1955 and a few have some earlier issues used to uprate. All scanned online. Estimate $250, sold for C$625.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 5, Canada ten pence Cartier trial colour plate proof in black with SPECIMEN overprint, sold for C$789
Lot 5 Canada #7TCi 10d Cartier Trial Colour Plate Proof in black with vertical SPECIMEN overprint, on card-mounted India paper, very fine and rarely offered. Unitrade $1,000, sold for C$675.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 582, Canada 1897 Jubilee registered cover Ottawa to Owen Sound, sold for C$819
Lot 582 Canada #52, 55 1897 Jubilee Registered Cover, mailed Ottawa on JUL.20.1897 to Owen Sound and received there on the next day. The cover is franked with a fairly scarce combination of the 2c and 6c Jubilee issues, both tied or cancelled by four “C” in circle (House of Commons?) cancels. Very fine and ex Steinhart and priced by him at $500. Estimate $200, sold for C$700.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 783, Canada 1914 Expeditionary Forces group of three covers with crown datestamp, sold for C$702
Lot 783 Three 1914 Canadian Expeditionary Forces Covers with Crown Datestamps, NOV.1914 Y.M.C.A. “With H.M. Army & Navy” illustrated corner card cover mailed to Brighton, NOV.29.1914 cover mailed to Carshalton and NOV.27.1914 O.H.M.S. cover to Toronto. All have a large “CANADIAN OVERSEAS / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE / FIELD / POST OFFICE” datestamps with Crown. A few tears, else fine. Estimate $200, sold for C$600.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.