A Traditional Philatelic Auction House — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Our First Postal History auction takes place tomorrow!
Lot 30 Canada 1925 (October 24), Sifto Salt full-back advertising cover, franked with 3c carmine Admiral, Die II, tied to cover by Saskatoon slogan cancel, superb full-back colour illustrated advertisement for “Sifto” Iodine Salt, for household purposes and “for prevention of goitre”, the odd trivial wrinkle, lovely and very fine. Estimate C$60-80.
Lot 302 Canada #CLP5 1924, ($1) black on red Estevan-Winnipeg Issue, hinged, fresh colour, a fine-very fine example of this semi-official, promoting the rich coal producing area surrounding Estevan. Unitrade CV$400, sold for C$325.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 158 Canada #65 1897, $5 olive green Diamond Jubilee, a fresh used example, neatly-cancelled with magenta Winnipeg c.d.s., pleasing deep shade, a lovely stamp in all respects, very fine. Unitrade CV$1,600.
Lot 641 1883 Snowflake, Manitoba Small Queen Registered Cover, mailed on JUN.27.1883, which is 16 years earlier than the ERD in the PHSC database, so new ERD. The cover is addressed to Winnipeg (JUL.2 receiver) and is franked with a 3c Small Queen (tied by a Lacelle #1138 fancy cancel) and 2c Registered letter stamp (not tied but belongs). Description of route on exhibit page reads “Three different registration numbers suggest renumbering each phase of the routing: Snowflake, Archibald and Emerson. Transported by J. Tees one trip a week to Pembina Crossing / Archibald, then carried by J. Rinn two trips a week on the Boundary Trail to Emerson, then rail to Winnipeg. Postal revenues were $64 in 1883.” Open on three sides and reduced at left, still a nice example of this scarce postmark. Estimate C$100, sold for C$300.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 632 Canada 1882 Fort Ellice N.W.T. Registered Cover, mailed from Winnipeg on JUN.13.1882 (c.d.s. free strike) to Fort Ellice, Northwest Territories, with a “Fort Ellice N.W.T / Canada” broken circle receiver dated JUN.23 (a rare postmark, with a Robinson RF of “E”, Scrimgeour records only nine examples). The cover is franked with a 3c Small Queen plus a 2c Registration stamp, both tied by bull’s eye cancels. Faults, including missing part of the backflap, still a scarce cover. A Fort Ellice broken circle on a 1c GPC sold for $475 in our October 2022 sale. Estimate C$300.