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CANADA Covers/Postal Histroy

Stampless Covers

This is a cover from Dresden, U.C. (Upper Canada) Jan 26, 1860 (split-ring cancel) to London England per Canadian Steamship Jan 27, 1860 - with London BM Feb 17, 1860 PAID cancel and two transit backstamps, one Hamilton (C.W. filed off?) JA 27, 1860 split-ring cancel and the other possibly Newbury, U.C. There is a notation in the upper left which was added by Rev. James at the Congregational Library in London England in reference to the subject matter of the letter - the congregations on Vancouver Island.

The stamp appears to have been removed from this cover - the overseas rate being 12½¢ - contents included: a 4 page letter detailing the challenges the Congregational Church was having on Vancouver Island at the time - $150.00

- Stampless cover – 1856 cover - PORT SARNIA - JA. 15 1856 UC – nice black 3D in circle – backstamp LONDON JA. 16 1856 - $35.00

- Stampless cover – 1895 cover – LAMBTON LC double-ring with manuscript date - JA 14 1895 – 3D rate also manuscript – backstamp QUEBEC LC Jan 27 1895 - $18.00

- Stampless cover – 1856 cover - PORT SARNIA - JU 1 1856 UC with nice RED PAID 3D in circle – backstamp large TORONTO JUN 3 - $40.00

- Stampless Folded Letter – 1855 SFL - TORONTO to LONDON CW – LONDON 1 MAY 1855 – backstamp large TORONTO May 2 CW - $55.00

- Stampless cover - 1853 Money letter - Sandwich U.C. to Brooke C.W - Sandwich JU 9 1853 cancel with paid 6D hand stamp - Double split-circle backstamps: June 10 Chatham U.C, June 11 London U.C and Warwick U.C. (undated hammer with manuscript date 11 June 1853 inserted) - 2 different Money Letter handstamps - - $95.00 SOLD

- Stampless cover – 1870 cover – MONTREAL Q – AM MR 25 70 cancel to NEW YORK USA – 10 hand stamped rate paid - $18.00

- Stampless cover – 1870 cover with contents – STRATHROY ONT OCT 1870 – PAID 3 straight line handstamp – backstamp SARNIA OCT 22 ONT - $25.00

- Stampless cover – 1870 cover – STRATHROY UC AP 29 1870 – PAID 6 straight line handstamp – not usual hand stamp for this time period - backstamp SARNIA AP29 ONT - $35.00

- Stampless Folded Letter – 1853 SFL – PERTH to PORT SARNIA UC - nice black 3D in circle – PERTH MAR 4 1853 – backstamps BROCKVILLE UC MR5 1853 to LONDON UC MR 10 1853 to PORT SARNIA
: Letter to MP Malcolm Cameron’s SARNIA agent by surveyor, regarding length of time required to survey local SARNIA land - $45.00SOLD

- Stampless Folded Letter – 1845 SFL – MONTREAL to PORT SARNIA UC – straight line PAID handstamp in red – MONTREAL LC JA 3 1845 red cancel – M Cameron MP signature on front – backstamp PORT SARNIA UC JA 10 1845 – MP Malcolm Cameron letter to his SARNIA agent regarding sale of land in TORONTO and local election candidates - $36.00SOLD

- Canada Postal Card – WATFORD ONT to SARNIA ONT 1879 – WATFORD ONT JU 4 1879 cancel - $10.00 SOLD

- Stampless Folded Letter – 1851 SFL – CHATHAM UC to PORT SARNIA UC - nice red PAID 3D in circle – CHATHAM UC OC 14 1851 – backstamp PORT SARNIA OC 16 1851 - $21.00SOLD

- Stampless Folded Letter – 1851 SFL – MONTREAL to PORT SARNIA UC - nice black 3D in circle – red MONTREAL LC JU 3 1851 – backstamps red LONDON CW JU 7 1851 to PORT SARNIA JU 8 1851 - $40.00SOLD

- Stampless Folded Letter – 1845 SFL – MONTREAL to PORT SARNIA UC – straight line PAID in red – red MONTREAL LC JA 15 1845 – backstamp red PORT SARNIA UC JA 20 1845 - M Cameron MP signature on front – Malcolm Cameron letter to his agent in PORT SARNIA regarding land sales throughout LAMBTON COUNTY (SARNIA, ENNISKILLEN, PLYMPTON and MOORE TWP) - $45.00SOLD

- Stampless cover – small 1872 cover with early usage of JARRETT #6061 PAID3 straight line hand stamp - $20.00

- Stampless DEAD LETTER OFFICE Cover -1886 cover – Ottawa to Longwood ONT – small OTTAWA 2/AP 23 1886 circle cancel with large 3 handstamp – backstamp LONGWOOD AP 29 1886 – several notations on outer DEAD LETTER cover regarding the enclosed dead letter - $40.00

Small Queen Covers

Registered Cross-Border Cover - Halifax Jan 20 1893 to Norristown, Pennsylvania - Travel through St. John New Brunswick JA 21, 1893 and received on 1/23/93 with the following NY registry receiving mark - $125.00

- Canada #34 – 1/2c Small Queen (x6) – standard letter rate for the time period. Myrtle Hotel cover DIGBY, NS to WEYMOUTHBRIDGE P.O. NS dated Aug. 17, 1896. Srtip of 4 and 2 singles - $65.00

- Canada #37c – SARNIA Duplex cancel July 31, 1878 to TORONTO – backstamp partial TORONTO 1878 – $18.00

- Canada Postal Card - #P14 One Cent uprated for overseas mail - QUEBEC Canada to PARIS France – QUEBEC 3/OC 15, 1894 cancel – red LONDON AY OC 25, 1894 receiver circle hand stamp - $150.00

- Canada #39 - Small cross border cover to Detroit Michigan, USA with faint MOORE fancy cork cancel and PORT HURON MICH Jun 24 - $40.00

- Canada #37i – very thick paper 3 cent small queen on tatty corner advertising cover from TORONTO to LONGWOOD STATION – Robert Beatty & Co. (Sole agents for Gun’s Index to Advertisements) TORONTO ONT MY 6, 1879 PM duplex – backstamp LONGWOODS STATION ONT MY 7 1879 split ring cancel - $150.00

- Canada #37i – very thick paper 3 cent small queen on 1877 cover to LONGWOOD ONT – appears to be partial PORT CREDIT UC JU 1 1877 cancel with LONGWOOD ONT JU 1 1877 backstamp - $120.00

- Canada #41 – 3c small queen cover – ST. THOMAS to SEAFORTH (Huron County) – ST. THOMAS ONT NO 12 1889 duplex – backstamp SEAFORTH ONT NO 12 1889 - $12.50

- Canada 41i – deep rose carmine small queen cover – CLARKSON to LONGWOOD – CLARKSON ONT MY 25 1889 split ring – LONGWOOD ONT MY 30 1889 backstamp – tattered cover reduced at right - $20.00

- FREE OHMS – OTTAWA to CORNWALL free OHMS cover – OTTAWA CANADA FREE NO 23 1888 – CORNWALL ONT CANADA NO 24 1888 backstamp - $50.00

- Canada 41 – 3c small queen cover - TORONTO to SARNIA – TORONTO CANADA OCT 15 1892 2-ring cancel – SARNIA ONT OC 17 1892 backstamp - $7.00

- Canada 37b – Indian RED small queen cover (partial folded letter – front plus flap with text) – TORONTO to SAUGEEN – TORONTO MY 31 1870 – Letter of payment for STAFFORD FARMS – BRUCE COUNTY (Port Elgin) - $100.00 SOLD

- Canada 36+38– small queen cover Registered cross border cover from Montreal to Detroit, Michigan USA – unusual cancels in that the Montral Cancel on the back flap says Nov. 2 00, but the Windsor receiving cancel says OC 4 00 and the Detroit registered receiving cancels also states OCT 4 1900 - cover is from International Stamp Co., Montreal, Canada which may explain the later usage of these small queens - $45.00

- Canada 37– 3¢ small queen cover – Newry to Stratford, Ontario – blue split ring cancel Newry JY 6 87 to Stratford – face includes Atwood ONT JY 7 87 cancel with reverse having Mitchell ONT JY 7 87 and Stratford JY 7 87 receiving cancels - $28.00 SOLD

- Canada 41 – commercial small queen cross border cover – Windsor, NS to BLUE ISLAND, ILL USA – Windsor NS NO 22 92 duplex cancel with red Blue Island, Ill Nov 26 1893 receiving hand stamp - $6.00

- Canada 35+36– small queen commercial cover from Windsor Ontario to Amherstburg Ontario – double strike of Windsor ONT Jy 17 97 square circle cancel with receiving backstamp Amhertburg JY 17 97 - corner commercial advertising "Cameron & Curry, Bankers" Windsor Ont. - small pieces of adhesive tape on reverse - $12.00 SOLD

3 Kings (KEVII, KGV, KGVI) Covers

- Canada #90 – 2c KEVII corner advertising cover – SARNIA STREET RAILWAY COMPANY – SARNIA to SOMBRA – SARNIA ONT JAN 12 1904 – SOMBRA ONT JA 12 1904 backstamp - $55.00

- Canada #90 variety – 2c KEVII – Evelyn, ONT to London, ONT – cancelled Evelyn ONT May 1, 1906 (Evelyn, ONT in Middlesex County - post office closed 1914) – London ONT May 1, 1906 backstamp - note vertical line beside left numeral box on stamp - $40.00

- Canada - cross border letter from Sarnia Ontario Canada SEP 17, 1929 to Auditor General Lansing, Michigan USA, bearing only 2¢ 2 leaf Excise Stamp – cover shows large 4 for Postage Due and bears Coutts M-0045 slogan cancel "MAIL EARLY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MID-DAY MAILS" - $10.00 - new

- FREE O.H.M.S. – Registered FREE O.H.M.S. cover - OTTAWA to LONDON – Office of the controller of Currency, Department of Finance – Registered OTTAWA CANADA R FREE MAR 11 1930 with signature rubber stamp for payment – LONDON CANADA MR 12 1930 backstamp – wax seals on reverse “Controller Dominion Currency – Ottawa Canada” - $40.00

- Canada #233 + E7 - HOTEL LONDON advertising cover – Special delivery cover LONDON to SARNIA – LONDON ONT AU 23 1941 – SPECIAL DELIVERY straight line handstamp – SARNIA AU 23 1941 backstamp - $35.00

- Canada #233 + E7 - Cross border – Special delivery cover SARNIA, ONTARIO Dec. 28 1940 to Detroit, Michigan USA – SPECIAL DELIVERY straight line handstamp + single line "Passed for Export" handstamp - CouttsG-0270 "GIVE WINGS TO YOUR MAIL" slogan cancel –Detroit MI Dec 28 1940 backstamp - $35.00 - new

- Canada #174 – REGISTERED cover – OTTAWA to WINDSOR Ontario – OTTAWA ONT (Bank Street) MR 31 1931 – REGISTERED hand stamp OTTAWA ONT. BANK ST (2 line) – backstamps include OTTAWA ONT (Bank Street) MR 31 1931, OTTAWA CANADA R MR 31 1931 registration cancel, WINDSOR ONT STATION A APR 1 1931 - $18.00

- Canada -  cross border REGISTERED letter from Sarnia Ontario Canada Mar 15, 1934 to Detroit, Michigan USA, bearing 2 x #202 + 1 x #197 – cover shows receiving marks on reverse for Mar 15 at Port Huron, Michigan and Mar 16 at Detroit College Park Station - $15.00

- Canada #231, 33 on Censor cover - Fredericton New Brunswick Canada to Lawrence Mass. USA – with slogan cancel "Eat Right for Health" - censor tape DB/C. 328 - $10.00 - new

- Canada #237 – Bluewater International Bridge official opening dedication cover - Point Edward Ontario Canada to Port Huron Michigan USA – special commemorative cancel SARNIA ONT OCT 8 1938 on illustrated cover with Canada and USA flags and Bluewater Bridge - $25.00

- Canada #249, 251 – small slogan cancel cover – OTTAWA to TORONTO – OTTAWA boxed “TOURISTS are NATIONAL $$” bilingual slogan – OTTAWA ONTARIO CANADA SEP12 1949 - $1.50

- Canada #284-8 First Day Cover – KGVI Birthday Issue commemorative registered First Day Cover - TORONTO ONT NO 15 1949 with Registered 2 line box hand stamp TORONTO ONT SUB No. 116 in blue – Cachet cover – TORONTO ONT S.O. 116 NO 15 1949 and TORONTO ONT REGON TERMINAL A NO 15 49 back stamps - $12.00

- Canada #284-8 First Day Cover – KGVI Birthday Issue commemorative registered First Day Cover - LONDON ONT to TRIPOLITANIA N. AFRICA – LONDON CANADA NO 15 1949 with Registered 1 line box hand stamp LONDON ONT in blue – MONTREAL CANADA B. & F. MAIL NO 16 1949 (British & Foreign mail) and TRIPOLI 4 12 1949 backstamps - $15.00

- Canada #280 – Slogan cancel cover – TORONTO ONTARIO Canada NOV 4 1949 – “ Give enough through your community chest” - $2.00

- UX62a Postal Card – PRECANCEL CBN issue – Preprinted postal card for TORONTO Municipal Election reminder – Polling notice – hand written address - $35.00

- Canada #221 – Corner ADVERTISING cover – New Brunswick Wire Fence Co. – MONCTON NB to EAST FLORENCEVILLE NB – MONCTON JA 23 1937 – backstamp EAST FLORENCEVILLE NB JA 27, 1937 – typed address - $18.00

R.P.O. Covers

- OTTAWA FREE O.H.M.S. – OTTAWA CANADA to ST. THOMAS ONT – Post Office Department OHMS - OTTAWA FREE AUG 2 1932 – REGISTERED OTTAWA, ONT single line box with government rubber stamp signature in violet – Financial Branch handstamp – backstamp LONDON CANADA AU 3 1932 and split-ring ST. THOMAS AUG 3 1932 – RPO cancel TOR.HAM.&.LONDON R.P.O. AUG 3 1932 - $25.00

- Canada #37 – Small Queen cover with 2 different shades of 3 cent small queen used – appears to be UCS#37 (dull red) and #37c (orange red). This is the standard 6 cent DOUBLE LETTER RATE for the period. Cover is reduced at right, with R.P.O. cancel ANNAPOLIS&YARMOUTH – DE 26 1858 - $18.00

- Canada #224 – Registered cover VANCOUVER B.C to WATFORD ONT – VANCOUVER BC AU 30 1938 with REGISTERED one line VANCOUVER B.C. box – backstamps: NORTH BAY & FORT WILLIAM R.P.O. AU 31 1938, TOR HAM & LONDON R.P.O. SP 2 1938, LONDON & SARNIA R.P.O. SP 2 1938 and WATFORD ONT. SP 2 1938 - $45.00

- OFFICIAL COSTA RICA to POINT EDWARD ONT Registered cover – OFFICIAL CARTAGO, C. R. JUN 8 1933 CDS with REGISTERED label – backstamps: EXTERIOR SAN JOSE, C. R. JUN 9 1933 cds, MONTREAL CANADA 19 JUN 1933 cds, TOR & LON. R.P.O. No2 JUN 20 1933, LONDON ONT JUN 20 1933, SARNIA ONT JUN 21 1933 and POINT EDWARD ONT 21 JUN 1933 - $35.00

- Canada #306 block on corner advertising cover – REGISTERED Dominion Bank cover SARNIA ONT to PETROLIA ONT – SARNIA ONT MR 12, 1952 – single line registered box hand stamp SARNIA, ONT. – wax seal and backstamps: T.L. & S. F.P.O MR 13 1952, PETROLIA ONT MR 13 1952 - $65.00

- INDONESIA to SARNIA registered cover – MALANG INDONESIA 22-8-56 cds with MALANG REGISTERED label – Backstamps: TORONTO ONT REG BRANCH 27 VIII 1956, TOR.LOND&WIN R.P.O. AU 27 1956, SARNIA ONT AU 27 1956 - $8.00

- Canada O.H.M.S. cover ST. JOHN, NB to FLORENCEVILLE, NB – Dependents’ Advisory Committee corner handstamp on M.F.B stationery with “Don’t waste words – Don’t waste paper” bilingual slogan and REGISTERED box handstamp to Canadian Legion Florenceville – blank 17 FEB 5 1945 – backstamps: 17 FE 5 1945, SAINT JOHN & ED’STN-R.P.O. FEB 6 1945, EAST FLORENCEVILLE N.B. FE 7 1945 - $25.00

- MONTSERRAT to POINT EDWARD ONT registered cover – MONTSERRAT OFFICIAL PAID JU 2 1933 with JU 2 inverted on CDS – REGISTERED MONTSERRAT (Plymouth) label – backstamps: NEW YORK, NY REG DIV 6.10.1933 oval, HAMILTON STATION JUN 12 1933, TOR.HAM.&LONDON R.P.O. JUN 12 1933, LONDON & SARNIA R.P.O. JUN 12 1933, SARNIA ONT JUN 12 1933, POINT EDWARD ONT JUN 12 1933 - $45.00SOLD

Modern Covers

- Canada #337 with 2 x J17 postage dues stamps – Clinton Ontario May 25, 1958 to R.C.A.F Station St. Johns, St. Jean PQ – Boxed handstamp Taxe Charges 8 - backstamp RCAF Station St. Jean P.Q. - $25.00 - new 

- Canada #340 with J16i Hibrite postage dues stamp – Scarborough Ontario Jan 17, 1963 to Ottawa, ON – round "T" handstamp 2 CENTS - with slogan cancel "Why wait for Spring, Do it Now" - $35.00 - new 

- Canada #377 on 3 x VICPEX 1958 Victoria, British Columbia exhibition covers –1 x red Canadian Philatelic Society cachet, 1 x blue cachet and 1 x green cachet – Victoria B.C. to SARNIA ONT addressed covers – with "VICPEX May 9-10-11Philatelic Exhibition" 4 line slogan cancel- set of 3 covers - $25.00 - new 

Canada #402 - slogan cancel for "The Empire Club of Canada Diamond Jubilee 1903-1963" CDS Toronto, Ontario Nov. 1, 1963 on Empire Club of Canada #10 envelope 18.00 - new

- Canada 404 Precancel on commercial advertising cover – DOMINION ENGINEERING, MONTREAL commercial cover with 4 cent Cameo PRECANCEL on fluorescent paper – MONTREAL CANADA to SARNIA ONT – precancel used over preprinted postage meter indicia - $15.00

- Canada #420 on Cross Border cover as Airmail rate - SARNIA, ONT to St. Petersburg, FLA USA addressed cover –Sarnia Ontario Dec 24, 1954 - $5.00 - new 

- Canada #96 on Hamilton-Buffalo International Philatelic Exhibition cover – unknown cachet – Hamilton November 9, 1963 slogan cancel "Annual Hamilton-Buffalo Stamp Show Nov.9th 1963" unaddressed cover – $8.00 - new 

- Canada #446 on SARPHEX XIII International Philatelic Exhibition cover – Old Fort Gratiot 1870 Port Huron Michigan cachet – SARNIA ONT April 23, 1966 cancel and Port Huron, Michigan April 23, 1966 cancel on joint issue addressed cover – $3.00 - new 

- Canada #446 on SARPHEX XIII International Philatelic Exhibition cover – Old Fort Gratiot 1870 Port Huron Michigan cachet –special SARPHEX POST OFFICE SARNIA ONT April 23, 1966 cancel on joint issue addressed cover– $3.00 - new

- Canada #614-4 set on INTERPEX 1973 cover – Polysar corner advertising cover – Ottawa ONT March 9, 1973 cancel and Canada Post Interpex 1973 New York, NY special cachet cancel – $10.00 - new

Canada 1973 Royal Train cover with special 28-IV-73 cancel - $6.00 SOLD

Canada #502p-3p Christmas set on commercial cover - Winnipeg Tagged set - postmarked Sarnia, ON Dec 17, 1969. Includes "Mail Early and Often Throughout The Day" slogan cancel.(missing backflap) $5.00 - new

Canada "Snow on the Leaves" cover SC#720 postmarked Brantford, ON. Shift of red colour gives look of snow on the edges of the leaves. Darnell #811a - SD. Our price, used on cover $25.00

Canada – #874 17¢ Avro Lancaster on CFB-RCAF Trenton 1931-1981 50th Anniversary cover - includes Trenton CFB cachetspecial bilingual ASTRA ONT-MPO 303 BPM 12-9-81 Canada Post 50th Anniversary cane - stamp shows bullet hole on Lancaster (- unaddressed cover) - 5.00 - new

- Canada #893a strip of 4, on special Canada Post Employee issue cover – issued to employees of Canada Post Corporation on the occasion of Proclamation Day 1981 – unaddressed cover - $5.00 - new 

- Canada #893a strip of 4, on special Canada Post Employee issue cover - signed by Canada Post president Michael Warren – issued to employees of Canada Post Corporation on the occasion of Proclamation Day 1981 – unaddressed cover - $7.00 - new 

- Canada 1978 Fantasy Postal Strike special cover – showing inverted postbox, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau as 85¢ stamp and thumbs down cancel – reverse of unaddressed cover shows Berns & Chafe "Satirical Commemoratives" imprint on backflap- paper toned - $15.00 - new 

Canada #936v $2.00 Banff - Commercial Registered Cover - with "red spot over mountain" variety dated 21-V-1986 7.50 - new

 Canada Air Canada 50th Anniversary Expo 86 set of 50 covers complete - These 50 commemorative covers was prepared by the Canada Post Corporation to mark the beginning of Air Canada's 50th anniversary celebrations. The Philatelic issue is the smallest in Canadian postal history as only 5,000 sets were produced.
The set features cancellations from each of the 50 stops on the itinerary of a restored Trans-Canada Air Lines Lockheed 10A on a transcontinental flight from St. John's, Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia, between April 10 and May 10, 1986. A U.S. destination, Seattle, is also included. The back of the cover shows a map of all the airports served by this flight identifying each airport by its Airport Code. The first covers in the series carry the 34-cent stamp issued March 7, 1986, to commemorate Expo 86 and showing the Canadian pavillion. A second 34-cent stamp issued on May 2, date of the official opening of the world exposition, appears on covers issued after that date. A special cancellation to note the Seattle stop was approved by the U.S. postal authorities.  Housed in a Unitrade DUAL album (covers can be removed to reduce shipping) - $95.00 - new

Canada #1004i 32¢ Christmas stamp on Christmas card cover with "Green Dot over Door" variety dated 9/XII/1983 - 5.00 - new

 St. Clair River Tunnel Centennial  2 x Covers 1891-1991 2 x Port Huron – Sarnia Stamp Club commemorative covers to honor the St. Clair River Sub-marine Train Tunnel. One cover has Canada Post commemorative Sarnia Tunnel cancel 91-09-19

and the other cover has USPS Tunnel Station Centennial from Port Huron Michigan. $10.00 - new 

(The first underwater rail tunnel in North America was opened by the St. Clair Tunnel Company in 1891. The company was a subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), which used the new route to connect with its subsidiary Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway, predecessor to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW). Before the tunnel's construction, Grand Trunk was forced to use time-consuming rail ferries to transfer cargo - Wikipedia)

Canada – Military Post Office 310 cover Canadian Forces Station Alert – “Top of the World – Next to the Pole” cachet Santa Clause Country handstamp – dated January 13/81Bellville, Ont to Sarnia,Ont Back flap has sender info crossed out (military) - $12.00

Canada – Mozart Saskatchewan cover on Bicentennial of death of Mozart (composer) – “Mozart, SASK” cachet handstamp listing Jean Halldorson Postmaster – dated December 23, 1991 to Whitby, Ont - $5.00

Canada #1350v "Rose Thorn" on commercial cover - postmarked L8E 2R4 Canada 23-VIII-1995 $5.00 - new

Canada #1350v(1) "Rose Thorn" on commercial cover - postmarked N5Y 1B0 Canada 19-X-1995 $5.00 - new

Canada #1350v(2) "Rose Thorn" on uprated postal stationery #8 cover (EN290) - postmarked Canada 30-X-199? (year plug inverted) $15.00 - new

Canada #1350v(3) "Rose Thorn" on commercial corner advertising church cover - postmarked N5Y 1B0 Canada 21-XI -1995 (year plug inverted) $15.00 - new

Canada #1350vi "Snake in Bush" on #8 cover - postmarked N5Y 1B0 Canada 10-X-1995 $5.00 - new

Canada #1350vii "Blue Thread" on commercial cover - $5.00 - new

Canada #1350vii "Blue Thread" on uprated postal stationery #10 cover (EN291) - postmarked N5Y 1B0 Canada 3-VI-1996 + spray cancel CAPEX 96 June 8-16 - $5.00 - new

Canada #1350vii(1) "Blue Thread" on commercial cover - postmarked N5Y 1B0 Canada 21-VIII-1995 - $5.00 - new

Canada #1351v "Poison Berry" on commercial cover - postmarked N5Y 1B0 Canada 18-V-1995 - $5.00 - new

Canada #1361 "Tag error" on commercial cover with tagging only going half way down stamp - postmarked N5Y 1B0 Canada 1-XI-1995 - $5.00 - new

Canada #1564 "aune error" (missing f) on commercial cover - postmarked N5Y 1B0 Canada 12-III-1998 - $5.00 - new

Canada #1564(1) "aune error" (missing f) on commercial cover - spray postmarked 078 N5Y 1B0 951011 with "Superman" (TM/MC) slogan - $5.00 - new

Canada UCS #S24 - Canada Post Official Special Event//Custom Commemorative cover set of 3 (still sealed) - 97-04-23 - Lester B. Pearson - $20.00 - new

Canada #C9 Airmail 7¢ Leaside, ON 1948 to Detroit, Michigan - Coutts A-0200 slogan cancel "AIR MAIL SAFE SURE SPEEDY" $5.00 - new

Canada #C9 Airmail 7¢ + Special Delivery #E11- Toronto Airmail Section May 15, 48 to Detroit, Michigan - receiving backstamp May 16 48 Detroit MI $15.00 - new

Canada Semi-Official Airmail cover #CL-6 from Toronto, ON to Red Lake (Kenora), ON. First official flight via Rolling Portage (split-ring CDS Mar 5, 1926). Received Kenora (Red Lake) Mar. 6_1926. Back of envelope has CL-6, Jack V. Elliot semi-official stamp tied to envelope with Kenora (Red Lake) date stamp. $90.00 SOLD

Canada Semi-Official Airmail cover #CL-11 from Rouyn, Quebec. First official (return) flight from Rouyn (Oct. 19, 1926) to Haileybury, Ontario (received CDS Oct. 20, 1926). Back of envelope has CL-11, Fairchild Air Mail Service semi-official stamp tied to envelope with Rouyn date stamp and violet handstamp with PILOT Signature "Glyn R. Burge". Only 517 covers were flown on the return flight. $90.00 SOLD

Canada Semi-Official Airmail cover #CL-42 from Atlin, British Columbia to Carcross, Yukon bearing Yukon Airways & Exploration Co. Ltd. stamp and special adhesive strip. First official flight from White Horse to Carcross, Atlin and return. Back of envelope has Carcross receipt CDS. PILOT Signature "T. G. Stephens". $85.00 SOLD

Canada Semi-Official Airmail cover #CL-46 from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan August 29, 1930. Short flight with only 296 covers flown. The Prince Albert CDS is inverted in the machine canceller (slogan is right side up). This Cherry Red Airline Limited stamp is cancelled with the Cherry Red Airline cachet in red and the stamp also has the listed variety of "SNOW ON THE WINGS" (Unitrade CL-46i). $75.00

Canada #CL42 Yukon Airways and Exploration Co. Ltd on "The Whitehorse Star" Newspaper

Cancelled Whitehorse Yukon April 13, 1928 with label tied to face of newspaper and straight line "postage paid" hand stamp, and receiving cancel ATLIN B.C. April 13, 1928 (small tear at bottom center and under lower Whitehorse cancel) Unitrade catalogue $160.00 CAD$

Our price is only $95.00 CAD$

Canada Postal Stationery entire WEBB #EN215 3¢ with 5¢ New Value added - used - from Dungannon, ON to Auburn, ON Feb. 11, 1969 -private order stationery for West Wawanosh Mutual Fire Insurance Company - $20.00 - new

Canada Postal Stationery entire Meter Reading card WEBB #HKP277b 7¢ Ontario Hydro private order post card complete - from Toronto, ON to Auburn, ON Jan 11, 1972- - $50.00 - new

Canada Postal Stationery entire WEBB #A41 15¢ Aerogramme from Huron Park, ON to Suffolk, UK XII-31-1975 - last day of 15¢ rate use - tag bar to left of value $12.00 - new

CANADIAN PROVINCES Covers/Postal Histroy

Newfoundland SC#191 Die II Cover from St. Johns NFLD to Detroit, Michigan USA. tied on cover by St. Johns Jan 24 1935 3 line slogan cancel "BUY GOODS MADE IN NEWFOUNDLAND" - Coutts NSF-13 on Newfoundland Hotel advertising cover - according to PHSC web site, this will be earliest known date for this slogan. $50.00 - new

- Newfoundland #232 - Newfoundland 1937 Coronation Cover – GREAT BURIN NEWF’D MY 12 1937 split ring – PARRY SOUND ONT. MY 19 1937 backstamp - $12.00

Newfoundland C3iii Airmail Cover from St. Johns NFLD to North Sydney Nova Scotia Canada. C3iii - 1 1/2 mm space between "AIR" and "MAIL" with period variety, tied on cover by St. Johns No. 26 1921 mc, back stamped Halifax Feb 2, 1922, North Sydney Feb. 6, 1922 (possible TPO). Prime Minister's Office engraved Coat-of-Arms on back flap. Cover has vertical creases in center (probable file fold). Only 2224 issued. Stamp was issued at St. Johns G.P.O. for Pioneer Flight from Botwood, NFLD. to Halifax, NS, scheduled to take place on the 30th of November Mail was canceled as received. On November 26th, mail was sent to Botwood by rail. Major Stanley Cotton didn't take off until December 10th due to bad weather. Owing to a series of mishaps, the flight was abandoned on January 28, 1922. The mail was placed on a train and forwarded to Halifax by normal surface mail, reaching there on February 4, 1922. $250.00SOLD

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COMMONWEALTH Covers/Postal Histroy

Australia KGV variety on cover - 82(4)r - scratch from beard : Australia KGV issues are an interest, but not an area I am very comfortable with. If I read the ACSC correctly, I think this may be ACSC (2001 ed) #82(4)o, Plate4, variety "o" in a strip of 3 on a commercial cover from Melbourne Australia to Detroit, Michigan USA - dated 19 NOV 1936. (This was corrected by a Stampboard member to: “Try 82(4)r - scratch from beard to S.W. corner” since I was not using the most current edition of ACSC) $20.00 SOLD

Australia VALOUR PNC cover with FDC stamp set and coin (SC# 1857-61, SG#2000-2004) Issued 24 July, 2000 to commemorate Australia's first Victoria Cross. Our price is $250.00

Australia ARMY PNC cover with FDC stamp set and coin (SC# 1938a, SG#2073-74) Issued 15 February, 2001 to commemorate 100 years of Australia's Army service. Our price is $175.00

Australia Olympic Sports PNC covers (set of 2) with FDC stamp and coin (SC# 1862c, 1862i, SG#2007, 2013) Issued 17 August, 2000 to commemorate Olympic Sport. Our price is $100.00

 Great Britain 1898 Registered Cover to Toronto Canada 1898 Registered cover from GB to Toronto Canada, with QV 3 x 1½d tied with Cleveland Gardens (Gdns) Leinster Place West Dec 14, 1898 cancel. Includes blue Registered “Fee Paid” adhesive label, showing 2d fee paid.

Reverse shows Paddington W. registered cancel and wax seal.   $25.00 - new

 Great Britain 1898 Cover from Glasgow Scotland to Detroit, Michigan USA 1898 cover from Glasgow, Scotland to Detroit, Michigan, USA, with QV 2 x 1d + 1 x ½d tied with Glasgow Jan 20, 1898 cancel. Reverse shows Detroit STA A. Mich Recd Feb 1, 98 receiving cancel . Emossed back flap shows “Prudential Assurance Company Limited, Renfield Street Glasgow $10.00 - new

 Great Britain 1947 Masonic Cover to Detroit, MI 1947 airmail cover from GB to Moslem Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. (Masonic Temple Shrine Club) Detroit, MI with KGVI 1s brown tied with “British Industrial Fair May 5^th-6^th, 1947 London & Birmingham” slogan cancel $10.00 - new

Great Britain 1953 QEII Coronation FDC - Small airmail cover to Sudbury, Ontario Canada bearing SG#534, solo use, canceled CARDIFF June 3, 1953 1:45 pm, with Long Live the Queen slogan cancel. $35.00

 Great Britain 1954 Postal Stationery Cover to Detroit, Michigan USA 1954 QEII 8½d postal stationery sachet style cover uprated with 4d QEII definitive added , sent Sept. 27, 1955 to Detroit, Michigan, USA. Detriot receiving office added 2 line “Letter Package, Collect Ten Cents” hand stamp over PASSED FREE US Customs hand stamp, with USA 10¢ Postage Due stamp added. Reverse shows Detroit Mich Oct 6, 1955 receiving cancel . Envelope measures 285mm x 152 mm $45.00 - new

Great Britain 1960 London International Stamp Exhibition - Small #6 cover to Petrolia, Ontario Canada bearing SG#519b, solo use, canceled London S.E.I. July 9, 1960 1:45 pm, with Royal Festival Hall cachet. Back flap has London International Stamp Exhibition 1960 logo embossed in black - $6.00

 Great Britain 1974 Postal Stationery Cover to Sarnia, Ontario Canada 1974 QEII 23d postal stationery "G size" cover uprated with 5½ + 6d QEII Machin definitives added , sent Christchurch Hants Highcliffe registered April 8, 1974 to Sarnia, Ontario Canada received April 11, 1974. . Reverse showsToronto, OntarioApril 9, 1974 receiving cancel . Envelope measures 156mm x 95 mm $7.00 - new

Great Britain 1997 Buckingham Palace Diana Death reply - This is an official response letter to a condolence sent to Prince William and Prince Harry on the death of their mother, Princess Diana - enclosure included on Clarence House letter head from the office of Prince William and Prince Harry - signed by Mrs. Claudia Holloway - $25.00

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U.S.A. Covers/Postal Histroy

 Rattlesnake Island 2 x Local Post Covers - Here are a couple of Rattlesnake Island local post covers – one cacheted 1969 and one used to Gibsonburg, Ohio in 1975. Both have appropriate diamond local post cancel and airmail imprint, plus the local Rattlesnake Island stamps to cover the additional rate. $15.00 - new

 U.S.A SC#113 –cover with 1869 2¢ brown Post Horse and Rider to Juniata County, Pennsylvania– cover corner embossed with “American Track Society, Nassau St. NY” and bears fancy cancel  – SC cat. value $140.00 USD ($174.00 CAD)     $95.00 - new       

 U.S.A SC#113 –cover with 1869 2¢ brown Post Horse and Rider from Brunswick, ME to Boston, MASS June 18 – cover has Boston Mass receiver box cancel June 18  – SC cat. value $140.00 USD ($174.00 CAD)   $110.00 - new      

 U.S.A SC#114 – advertising cover plus enclosure with 1869 3¢ blue Locomotive from Union, NY to Kornesville, NY Oct. 22, 1869 – cover has full back advertising  and also shows guide arrow  in UL corner of stamp          $50.00 - new

 U.S.A SC#114 – cover plus enclosure with 1869 3¢ blue Locomotive from Bangor ME Mar 5, 1870 to Providence RI - enclosure is embossed Carson’s Congress letterhead and is a list of the salaries paid to education staff in the schools by Mr. Charles P. Roberts, the Superintendent of schools.

Nice, clean cover. $20.00 - new

 U.S.A SC#114 – cover with 1869 3¢ blue Locomotive with indistinct BLUE Jul 23 VT cancel to Astoria NY $15.00 - new

 U.S.A SC#114 – cover with 1869 3¢ blue Locomotive from Chicago ILL to Red Wing Minn Oct 20. $20.00 - new

 U.S.A SC#114 – Mourning cover with 1869 3¢ blue Locomotive from Windsor VT to Boston MASS Oct 22. $35.00 - new

 U.S.A SC#114 – cover with pair of 1869 3¢ blue Locomotive with BLUE CDS town/target Cincinnati cancel to Delaware Ohio. $40.00 - new

 U.S.A SC#115 – Cross-border cover with 1869 6¢ blue Washington from USA to London, Canada West Dec 16, 1870. Manuscript cancel.  Cover slightly reduced at right, which affects bottom left corner of stamp. SC cat. value $475.00 USD ($592.00 CAD)           $140.00 - new

 U.S.A SC#234 – International cover with 1893 5¢ brown Columbian Exposition from SCOTT Stamp & Coin Co. Ltd New York USA to London, England June 2, 1893 with duplex cancel. Backstamp shows received London June 12, 1893.  Nice philatelic corner advertising cover.        $25.00 - new

 U.S.A SC#839 – MASONIC cover with 1¢ Washington coil strip of 3 misperf - MASONIC Temple Shrine Club preprinted cover - dated July 1951 Detroit Mich $15.00 - new

 U.S.A SC#1054 – cover with 1¢ Washington coil strip of 3 misperf - dated Sept 291956 Detroit Mich $15.00 - new

1941 California Clipper Censor cover: July 22, 1941 - Crows Nest N.S.W. Aust. California Clipper Censor cover. Standard double rate cover for the wartime Clipper service. Actually overpaid 1d; first half oz. was 4/-, each additional half oz. 3/11d. Uneventful FAM19 service (Flight 28) departing Auckland August 2 1941. It most likely had left Sydney for Auckland on TEAL Flight AE84 on July 24 $40.00 SOLD

U.S. cover from Cleveland, Ohio USA to Ottawa, Ontario Canada Feb 21, 1947. Cover bears typed address with SC#944 and van Dam #PC5 Red & Brown Grouse Prairie Provinces Conservation Stamp. Back flap address hand stamp Bird Research Foundation, Cleveland, OHIO $20.00

 U.S.A – MASONIC cover with 3¢ Jefferson - MASONIC Temple Shrine Club Detroit, Michigan preprinted cover - dated July 1952 Detroit Mich. with American Bible Society Cinderella "Search the Scriptures" and 2 line PSCC#3410 slogan cancel "Hire the Handicapped, Its good Business" $10.00 - new

 U.S.A – MASONIC cover with 1955 PB meter postage with Shriner's logo indecia - MASONIC India Temple Shrine Club Oklahoma City, OK corner advert preprinted #10 cover - dated Jan 19, 1955 $10.00 - new

 U.S.A – MASONIC cover with 1955 PB green meter postage - MASONIC Khiva Temple Shrine Club Amarillo, TX corner advert preprinted #10 cover - dated Jan 19, 1955 $10.00 - new

 U.S.A – MASONIC cover with 3¢ Jefferson - MASONIC El Jebel Temple Shrine Club Denver, CO corner advert preprinted #10 cover - dated April 18, 1955 $10.00 - new

 U.S.A – MASONIC cover with 3¢ Liberty coil - MASONIC AKDAR Shrine Club Tulsa, OK corner advert preprinted #10 cover - dated SEP 8, 1955 with 4 line slogan cancel Give - Mental Health Fund" $10.00 - new

 U.S.A – cover with 3¢ Devils Tower -dated Nov 6, 1956 Detroit Mich. with "Vote Straight Republican - Let's Back Ike" Dwight D. Eisenhower election cinderella on #8 corner advertising cover $10.00 - new

U.S. REGISTERED cover from Naples, Florida USA to Bass River, Nova Scotia Canada Sept. 14, 1959. Cover bears hand written address with SC#1052(?) and SC#C56 airmail stamp, VIA AIR MAIL hand stamp and boxed REGISTERED hand stamp Canadian NATIONAL REVENUE Duty Free CDS and numerous back stamps. $25.00

U.S. PERFIN cover from Dallas, TX USA to Montreal, Quebec Canada May 11, 1943. Cover bears typed address with SC#877, and SC#899 PERFIN with 2 line GM&N(?) perfin, VIA AIR MAIL hand stamp and 3 line BUY WAR SAVINGS BOND STAMPS slogan cancel. $15.00

U.S. PERFIN cover from New York, NY USA to Bass River, Nova Scotia Canada Mar 6, 1956. Cover bears hand written address with SC#808 and SC#900, both with 2 line N&W(?) perfin, VIA AIR MAIL and 3 line GIVE + RED CROSS FUNDS slogan cancel. $15.00

U.S. PERFIN cover from New York, NY to Bass River Nova Scotia Canada Feb. 26, 1956. Cover bears hand written address with SC#803 pair, and SC#900 PERFIN with 2 line N & W perfin(?) and 3 line NEW HOPE FOR HEARTS SUPPORT THE HEART FUND slogan cancel. $7.00 SOLD

United Nations First Day cover from United Nations, NY USA to Hastings, Michigan Jan 13, 1964. Cover bears handdrawn cachet tied to UN stamp - IMCO (Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organization) SC#122 - back of cover handstamp Mrs. Joseph Flum, Rochester, NY $25.00 - new

United Nations First Day cover from United Nations, NY USA to Hastings, Michigan Jan 23, 1967. Cover bears handdrawn cachet tied to UN stamp -United Nations Development Programme SC#164 - back of cover handstamp Mrs. Joseph Flum, Rochester, NY $25.00 - new

United Nations First Day cover from United Nations, NY USA to Hastings, Michigan Sept. 19, 1968. Cover bears handdrawn cachet tied to UN stamp - World Weather Watch SC#188 - back of cover handstamp Mrs. Joseph Flum, Rochester, NY $25.00 - new

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WORLD Covers/Postal Histroy

 Austria SC#609x2, B287 - Mozart x2 + Lawinenopfer 1954 semi-postal on registered cover to England   -$15.00

BAVARIA - Cover with 4 x Bavaria (Bayern) imperf issues with Regensburg June 10, 1920 CDS - Scott #132-35, Mi #104 II B - 107 II B. Likely per favour cancels - $50.00

China - early "Junk" cover to Detroit Michigan. Cover bears SC#258 10¢ stamp - reverse shows Canadian Pacific stationery imprint - $15.00 - new

Shanghai China - 1941 corner advertising cover from Australian Trading Co. Shanghai China to Detroit Michigan USA 3/21/41. Cover bears 4 x SC#347 Dr. Sun Yat-sen $1.00 stamp +10¢ SC#354 +15¢ SC#355 - $55.00 - new

Shanghai China - 1941 advertising cover from The Shanghai Dairy Equipment Co. Shanghai China to Detroit Michigan USA 1/25/41. Cover bears 2 x SC#C19 $2.00 Junkers F-13 Airmail stamp + 25¢ SC#C12 - showing corect PanAm Clipper airmail rate of $3.75 + 25¢ per extra 20gm(x2) weight for Chinese Internal airmai l- $95.00 - new

Greenland registered cover - 1960 Anniversary of the liberation from Germany – includes SC#6, 19-21, 34, B1 - $125.00

 Hungary SC#B311 Souvenir Sheet commemorating European Architectural Heritage Year 1975 + 48^th Stamp Day on Budapest-Mabeosz Sept 21, 1975 airmail cachet cover - $7.00

MEXICO - MASONIC themed postcard to Detroit Michigan. 1954 travel announcement for Shriners - reverse shows travel details for "Official Pilgrimage" to Mexico City and Honolulu - $15.00 - new

 Tunisia Day EXPO ’67 FDC Cover Dated June 13, 1967, this cover was cancelled for Tunisia Day at Montreal Canada’s Expo ’67. It has SC#475-8 set on cover with special EXPO ’67 cachet. There is also a multi-language enclosure explaining the day and Tunisia’s ties with Canada. $10.00 - new

  Venezuela Cover to Canada -Rotary Club Cachet including Rotary Club De Barquisimeto Cinderella label - Couple light file folds - $5.00

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