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Lot 5, Canada 1858 half pence deep rose horizontal strip of six on folded cover Newboro to Ottawa

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Our Fall 2025 General Sale begins today with Canada Stamps & Postal History.

Lot 5, Canada 1858 half pence deep rose horizontal strip of six on folded cover Newboro to OttawaLot 5, Canada 1858 half pence deep rose horizontal strip of six on folded cover Newboro to OttawaLot 5 Canada #8 1858 (March 1), ½d deep rose horizontal strip of six on folded cover from Newboro to Ottawa, paying the 3d single letter rate, the strip with margins close to large except just touched at left of stamp 1 and slightly in on stamp 4, tied by three crisp target cancels with Newboro despatch c.d.s. at lower left and backstamped with City of Ottawa / U.C. arrival c.d.s. (3 Mar), a couple of unobtrusive filing folds affecting stamps 1 and 5, yet an important and extremely rare showpiece of exceptional visual appeal, one of only twelve covers recorded with this franking, of which just two bear intact strips of six; ex Nickle (Firby Auctions, 29 Oct 1988, lot 388), de Volpi, and Jarrett.

Illustrated in Canada’s Pence Era: The Pence Stamps and the Canadian Mail 1851–1859 by Arken, Leggett, Firby and Steinhart. Estimate C$5,000

Lot 673, Canada 1918 Tremper Longman pioneer airmail flight, Ottawa to Toronto

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Lot 673, Canada 1918 Tremper Longman pioneer airmail flight, Ottawa to TorontoReverse of Lot 673, Canada 1918 Tremper Longman pioneer airmail flight, Ottawa to TorontoLot 673 Canada #PF-8a 1918 (August), Ottawa to Toronto, Pioneer Aerial Mail flight by Lt. Tremper Longman, franked with 2c Admiral War Tax, tied by Ottawa c.d.s. (15 Aug), further tied by bold green “BY / AEROPLANE / AUG 15 1918 / Ottawa, Canada flight cachet, endorsed in manuscript “via Aerial Mail” and addressed to A.G. Forsyth, with Toronto c.d.s. arrival backstamp (17 Aug), some uniform aging, but a lovely strike of this cachet, and a newly-discovered example of mail from this rare flight, of which only a handful of examples are recorded. Lt. Tremper Longman, RAF, flew a Curtiss JN-4 “Canuck” on behalf of the Aero Club of Canada, departing Leaside Aerodrome on August 15, and landing at Rockliffe Ranges, Ottawa, at 3:09pm the same day. He returned to Toronto on August 17, landing at Leaside at 12:25pm. Most mail carried on this flight was official correspondence; in the case of the cover offered here, “On His Majesty’s Service” is crossed-out. The letter was addressed to Mr. A.G. Forsyth, the former Mail Transportation Superintendent of Toronto, and has never before been offered on the philatelic market, having always been in the possession of Mr. Forsyth’s family. The family notes that Mr. Forsyth “was involved in the first airmail, and tested the delivery times by mailing letters to himself.” AAMC C$8,000.

Lot 400, Canada 1908 half cent Québec Tercentenary on picture postcard, Ottawa to Orange River Colony

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Lot 400, Canada 1908 half cent Québec Tercentenary on picture postcard, Ottawa to Orange River Colony, frontLot 400, Canada 1908 half cent Québec Tercentenary on picture postcard, Ottawa to Orange River Colony, reverseLot 400 Canada #96 First Day Usage of the 1908 ½c Québec on a Picture Postcard to the Orange River Colony, mailed from Ottawa on JUL.16.1908, the first day of issue of the ½c black brown Québec Tercentenary issue, to Orange River Colony, South Africa. The printed matter postcard depicts a school in Ottawa and is franked on the picture side, a common practice of the time. Address side has a confirming Ottawa despatch c.d.s. as well as “IMPRIMES” and TIMBRE COTE VUE” handstamps in purple, as well as an oval return address handstamp from Mrs. Bédard. Small tear at bottom, still a great addition to an existing collection / exhibit, or a great way to start a new Québec Tercentenary collection. Estimate C$350.

Lot 729, Suederland C.W. 1857 unrecorded and unknown post office to Toronto, sold for C$819

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Lot 729, Suederland C.W. 1857 unrecorded and unknown post office to Toronto, sold for C$819Lot 729, Suederland C.W. 1857 unrecorded and unknown post office to Toronto, sold for C$819Lot 729 Russell 1857 “SUEDERLAND / C.W” unrecorded and unknown Post Office, a cover mailed Free to Toronto from “SUEDERLAND / C.W” on MR 4 / 1857 / O. Arrived Toronto on MAR.9 and passed through City of Ottawa on MAR.4 (same day as departure). A very interesting postmark, as there are no post offices listed under that name, so one can only guess that this is a spelling error by the postmark manufacturer. The most plausible post office we can think of is Cumberland, and if so, it is logical that the cover would have passed through Ottawa on the same day on its way to Toronto. The Sunderland post office opened several years after this postmark was applied, and the Sutherland post office is in Essex county, and would not have passed through Ottawa. So this may very well be a variant of the Cumberland office postmark, as this town is also one of the few in Canada West that used the basal “O” in its “C.W” instrument. Estimate C$100, SOLD for C$700.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.

Lot 569, 1918 Aero Club of Canada Semi-Official on Registered Cover Ottawa to Toronto

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Auction #48 continues today with Postal History. This cover is worthy of the attention it has been getting.

Lot 569, 1918 Aero Club of Canada Semi-Official on Registered Cover Ottawa to TorontoLot 569 Canada #CL1 1918 Aero Club of Canada Semi-Official on Registered Cover Ottawa to Toronto, blue cover is franked with a 3c brown plus a 5c blue Admiral (both tied by Toronto roller), plus CLP1 (ideally on front) tied by large “by Aeroplane” flight cachet in blue, and there is a Toronto AUG.26.1918 c.d.s. free strike. The front of the cover also shows a dated Toronto “AERIAL MAIL” boxed cachet in violet, a light Toronto registration handstamp and an Ottawa same day receiver on back. A rare cover, with only 26 items carried, lovely and very fine. Unitrade CV$5,000.Lot 569, 1918 Aero Club of Canada Semi-Official on Registered Cover Ottawa to Toronto (reverse)