Lot 643 Lovely 1900 Canadian Red Cross Boer War Patriotic Private Post Card, mailed Berlin Ontario (NOV.6) to Bienne Switzerland (NOV.16 receivers on front), franked with a 2c Jubilee. The illustration depicts a red cross plus four photos of Canadian nurses inside maple leafs, entitled “The Daughters of the Queen / Nurses with the Canadian Contingent / South Africa”. A rare and lovely card, accompanied by a copy of a 1994 BNA Topics article announcing a new record price obtained ($950) for either this card, or one just like it. Very fine. Ex. Liptak collection. Estimate $500
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Lot 1466, Canada 1914 seven cent sage green Admiral, XF NH
Lot 1466 Canada #113c 1914 7c sage green Admiral, a mint never hinged single with large margins, quite fresh and extremely fine. A lovely example of this coveted rare shade, missing from many collections. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex. Ames collection. Rsv. Unitrade CV$3,000.
Lot 1266, Canada 1897 two cent green Jubilee, XF NH
Lot 1266 Canada #52 1897 2c green Jubilee, mint never hinged, well balanced amongst four large margins, quite fresh and extremely fine. An exceptional stamp in all respects. Unitrade CV$150.
Lot 981, Worldwide Postal History, ex-Liptak
Lot 981 Worldwide Interesting Collection of Worldwide Postal History, all written up and displayed on pages in two albums, with about 150 covers in all from the 1800s to modern, with the majority being before 1960. A nice variety of interesting material here, including an 1880 Elie (Scotland) registration receipt, 1935 Brazil Zeppelin flight, 1927 Columbia SCADTA cover, 1938 Spain Civil War censored cover, 1943 airmail China to USA, 1945 Israel censored, 1934 Paraguay Chaco War military cover, 1940 Finland Olympic Games slogan, 1936 Ceylon to G.B., Special Christmas flights and many more unusual and fascinating covers, including many WWII censored. Well worth a close inspection, we have only scanned a few. Ex. Liptak collection. Estimate C$600.