Stamps and Postal History of Canada

Vendor Details

ItemDescriptionPrice
Prestamp
CAN1/11845 Outer from Quebec L.C. (red cds FEB 22 1845) to Montreal (red cds FEB 25 1845). Too Late h/s in red. M/s 9 (Canadian Pence), the rate for a single sheet for a distance of between 100 and 200 miles. On the reverse, a M/s inscription D.S. Ballantyne \ Quebec 21/26 Feby 45 \ £100 sent him a/c of survey of township of Latenier....." £ sold
CAN1/21850 entire from MONTREAL L.C. JU 17 1850 to Shelbourne Falls, Franklin Co, Mass. H/s "5" and "PAID" both in red. To cutlery manufacturer from Canadian agent unhappy with delivery. View £ 50
CAN1/31854 cover from Quebec to Glasgow. Obverse caries (in red) QUEBEC L.C. cds, h/s PAID 8d Stg (see R.L. p. 126, note below type HS218), and h/s of the Liverpool Packet (RL illus on p127), dated OC 9 54. On reverse MONTREAL L.C. cds and boxed GLASGOW / OCT 10 F / 1854 (both black)£ sold
Flag Cancellations
CAN1/5 Flag Cancel. 2c red numeral tied by TORONTO JUN 10 / 12-0 / 01 Exposition Flag Cancellation from machine 'D' type 12-1. Good strike with just a little missing at r.h. end,£ 16
CAN1/6 Flag Cancel. 2 x 1c leaves tied by TORONTO JAN 20 / 19-0 / 1898 (Richardson Type 7) flag. £ 7.50
CAN1/7 Flag Cancel. 3c Coronation tied to plain fdc by OTTAWA Coronation Flag MAY 10 1937£ 2
CAN1/8 Flag Cancel. 3c Coronation tied to coat of arms fdc by WINNIPEG Die#2 Coronation Flag MAY 10 1937 £ 3
CAN1/91939 Royal Visit set of 3 on special tour map cover. Stamps cancelled by Royal Train flag cancellation of MAY 15 1939.£ 3
R.P.O.
CAN1/101911 post card with 1c KE VII cancelled by cds TOR&NORTHBAY R.P.O.. Clean and sharp £ 4
CAN1/11 Cover posted on and carrying the cachet of C.N. Railways SS Bar Haven 9th December 1953. Stamp cancelled by T.P.O, ARG & SYD T.P.O 12 XII 53. £ 7
Illustrated Advertising Covers
CAN1/12 Multicoloured illustration of Chateau Frontenac (CPR hotel) printed onthe obverse of 1c KEVII p.s. card. Reverse has C.P.R. Statement of Earnings and Expenses for 1904. Fine condition £ 7.50
CAN1/13 Fine red and blue Monarch Paints advertising cover. Reverse complete cover advertising for Robertson's Maritime Supply House. Used St John, New Brunswick to Moncton. 11 MAR 1905. View £ 25
CAN1/14 Fine advertising cover of Vandusen & McDonald. On the front a multicoloured illustration of a clock with V&M frictionless bearings, against a background of railway, docks, and smoking industrial chimneys. On the reverse, a multicoloured advertising text. KEII 2c canc TARA ONT MR 24 05 View £ 40
CAN1/15 Fine advertising cover of The Alpha Chemical Co. On the front a multicoloured representation of HALF TIME shoe polish. On the reverse, illustrations of four other products in blue. KGV 2c red cancelled TOR & SAR M.C. No5 JUN 1 14. Other markings include UNCLAIMED h/s and "hand" cachet inscribed Return to Writer. With contents, illustrated letterhead. View £ 40
CAN1/16 Fine black, grey and white advertising cover of The Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg Co of Toronto KGV 2c red used to Boston, Mass £ 6
Sold
CAN1/17 Fyfe & Grey cover printed with red and black "Map of Eastern Arctic". KGV 1c 1935 cancelled cds CRAIG HARBOUR N.W.T. dated SP 5 / 36. £ 7.50
Postal History
CAN1/181932 6c on 5c Air, cancelled TORONTO FEB 22 / 1932 (first day) on commercial cover to USA £ 6
CAN1/191932 Conference 2x3c, 3x5c, 6c Air, cancelled OTTAWA JU 12 to Jefferson, Green County, Pa, USA. Typed instruction REGISTERED AIR MAIL / OTTAWA TO BRADORE BAY. Half a dozen backstamps £ 10
CAN1/201937 1c, 2c, 3c definitives on photograph fdc, cancelled OTTAWA APR 1 / 1937 £ 1.50
CAN1/2113th Jan 1962 QE II first tagged issue in blocks of four on 5 fdcs prepared by Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, illustrating the sorting, facing, and cancelling equipment. SG cat £80 as single stamps.£ 30
CAN1/221972 Earth Sciences block of four on fdc £ 7.50
CAN1/275c Air on 1929 first flight cover from Montreal to Detroit, with illustrated cachet. Addressed to Hon W Irving Glover, Post Office Dept., Washington £ 3
Sold
CAN1/285c Air on 1931 first flight cover from Winnipeg to Pembina, with crossed flags, arms, and 'plane cachet. £ 3
Strike Mail
CAN1/29 1975 Strike Mail. Nov 5 1975 private mail via Juan de Fuca into the US mail, then onward by airmail to UK. Private stamps on reverse. US airmail stamp on front. Various cachets front and back £ 15
CAN1/301983 Strike Mail. May 13 1983 private mail via Juan de Fuca into the US mail, then onward by airmail to Bahrain, Arabian Gulf. Private stamp on reverse. US airmail stamp on front Various cachets £ 10
Stamps
CAN1/36 Q.V. 121/2c Watermarked. SG60b. Cat £180£ 30
Varieties
CAN1/381971 Paul Kane. Block of four on fdc showing Stroke on tepee variety cs553i.£ 5
CAN1/391972 Krieghoff . Block of four on fdc showing Broken Door Frame variety cs610i. £ 5