(Advertising Stationery) 1890 1c. card with advert on reverse for 'D. Richards' Soaps' with image of a frog on a tandem; fine condition.
(Hotel Advertising) 1927 Hotel Carls-Rite colour advertising envelope fine used from Toronto to Wilmington, USA
(Hotel Envelope) 1907 fine colour illustrated envelope for 'King Edward Hotel, Toronto' used to Ottawa and franked 2c., some slight faults to sides of envelope. Attractive item.
(Newfoundland) 1858 entire datelined “Petites” to France bearing accountancy handstamp ‘2f62c’, rating handstamps on front as well as French entry cds, reverse with framed SHIP LETTER/ HALIFAX N.S. datestamp, red London transit and internal French cancels; fine and clean condition.
(Nova Scotia) 1845 (JY 23) entire to Hartford, Conn.bearing fine example of ‘Paid at Amherst. N.S.’ crown circle, the Amehurst cds on reverse together with St Andrews N.B. transit, “11 ½ “ accountancy with ‘10’ for United States. Fine and scarce.
(Picture Advertising Stationery) 1890 1c. card for a ‘Wholesale Druggist’, good used from Hamilton to Galt, Ont.
(Prince Edward Island) 1872 (March) cover from Charlottetown to London, franked at the 8c. rate to pay for the faster 'Cunard' service via New York by 1872 1c. brown-orange (2) and 3c. rose (2) tied by 'barred and dotted' obliterator, London arrival. Slight faults including creasing but a unique and important cover. Any cover to the UK with the 1872 'cents' issueis very rare, but this is the only recorded example of the 8c. rate. RPS Cert (1984), Ex Brassler.
(Prince Edward Islands) 1869 (NO 8) registered internal cover addressed to a William Bearsto at Summerside franked perf 11½ -12 2d. rose (2) and 6d. yellow-green cancelled in manuscript “Burns Gills & Co.” With Prince Edward Island single-ring date stampat lower left. An attractive and unique franking. Greene Foundation Certificate (2004), Ex T.V. Roberts and David Pitts.
1851 (OCT 1) entire to Franklin, Oakland Co., Michighan bearing Toronto Canada Paid date stamp together with cursive framed CANADA/ PAID 10Cts as well as American PAID 10 cursive handstamp; good quality strikes on small neat entire.
1854 entire to Paris,addressed without country name and therefore sent to Paris, Upper Canada whose arrival cds appears top right, alongside manuscript "Missent to" and country name added in same ink at base, fine example of scarce framed CANADA/ &c.ART.12. accountancy handstamp and French entry cds, reverse with Paris U.C. despatch cds, English transit and French arrivals. A striking item.375
1855 cover to London bearing fine Bytown U.C. date stamp, red manuscript "1/2" (sterling) and "1/4" (currency) with hanstaruck PAID in between, reverse with Montreal transit cds, arrival on front.
1857 outer letter sheet to Quebec franked by 1852-57 imperf 3d ‘Beaver’ and 6d. ‘Prince Albert’ both cancelled by fine ‘21’ numerals with Montreal cds in association below, arrival backstamp. The 3d with four fine margins and the 6c. with two large margins, complete but close margin at top and the right side not visible but appears complete from reverse. A very fine and attractive item.
1859 (April 18) cover to England franked pair 10d. 'Jacques Cartier' tied by two bar obliterators with crown framed 'Legislative Assembly/ April 18/ 1859/Canada' handstamp, London transit. The left-hand stamp with four fine margins and that on the right with three goood margins; a fine and attractive double weight cover
1863 cover and original letter to Honeye, Ontario Co., NY, USA, bearing Aurora cds and two-line PAID/ CANADA-10-CENTS handstamp, slight faults to envelope.
1863 mourning cover to London franked perforated 12½c. tied Montreal duplex partly overstruck by red London arrival; wax seal cut out from back, attractive appearance.
1863 stampless cover to Quebec bearing Kempville despatch cds and UNPAID 7 for the 1/2 oz rate. (If prepaid would have been 5c.)
1864 cover to Johnson, Vermont, USA bearing single franking perf 10c. Prince Albert tied by pen cross, arced framed CANADA handstamp and despatch cds bottom left, arrival cds at top, attractive envelope.
1864 registered cover to Glasgow, endorsed "Per Royal Mail Route" and bearing straight-line REGISTERED and framed POST OFFICE/ VICTORIA VANCOUVER handtsamp, franked United States 24c. tied target handstamp and by New York Registered date stamp,San Francisco transit cds bottom left, cursive (crown) Registered and London Paid cds arrival backstamp; some faults to envelope but still an attractive example of rare registered mail.
1880 Line Engraved overprints selection with two ½d. plate 15, OD of good colour and lightly hinged, LD slight fading hinged mint, 1d. JA plate 201, EG plate 215, JJ plate 216, SA plate 217, ND plate 218, GI plate 218 and OB plate 220 with light diagonal gum crease, fresh hinged mint.
1886 cover to Birmingham bearing single franking 5c Common Seal tied by '235' obliterator with St Johns cds to left, part arrival backstamp affected by missing backflap, fine and fresh appearance.