Lot 1341 CVR Canada #41 1894 Renfrew All Over Map Illustrated Cover, mailed Renfrew OCT.26.1894 and addressed to Toronto (receiver on back). Front is illustrated with a map in rose-red of main roads (and railroads) leading to Renfrew, from Georgian Bay to the West, to Ottawa to the East. There is also a long paragraph boasting on the merits of Renfrew “…the most substantial town in the Ottawa valley…”. Very fine and interesting cover. Estimate $100, sold for $160 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 246 — Canada 1929 one cent orange KGV Scroll, VF MNH, sold for $126
Lot 246 Canada #160 1929 one cent orange King George V Scroll, mint never hinged, very fine. Unitrade CV$120, sold for $110 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 1319 — Canada 1884 cover with three one cent Small Queens, St. Mary’s to Fish Creek, sold for $172
Lot 1319 Canada #35 1884 St. Mary’s to Fish Creek, Ont. Mailed on JAN.4.1884 (cds) and franked with three 1c Small Queens, each cancelled by a cogwheel fancy cancel (Lacelle No.1495) with (fuzzy but identifiable next day Fish Creek C.W. broken circle receiver on back. Very fine. Estimate $100, sold for $150 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 1304 — 1847 stampless Transatlantic letter from Quebec to Normandy, sold for $345
Lot 1304 1847 Stampless Transatlantic Letter Quebec to Upper Normandy France, rated with script “55” notation. Handstamped with multiple PAID markings. Contents indicate the letter was drafted on 18.DEC.1846. It bears no Canadian postmarks, but shows clear Manchester JA.18.1847 double split-ring and PAID 19 JA 19 1847 cds of London. From thence it travelled to Calais (20.JANV.47), Abbeville (21.JAN.47), and finally its destination in Upper Normandy (Seine Inférieure). The contents indicate the letter was written by the Mother Superior of the Canadian Branch of the “Chanoinesses régulières hospitalières de la miséricorde de Jésus,” a French Catholic religious order. The letter includes three pages of contents, almost entirely readable. An attractive item, in very fine condition, and of historical interest. Estimate $200, sold for $300 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 1479 — 1931 Australia to England first flight cover, sold for $218
Lot 1479 1931 Australia to England Registered First Flight Cover, mailed Sydney and addressed to London England. Franked with a combination of 5 different issues, totaling 26d. On airmail stationery “Per First All The Way By Air Royal Mail”. Light corner crease, else very fine and colourful. Estimate $150, sold for $190 plus buyer’s premium.