Lot 89 Canada #35viii 1890s 1c yellow Small Queen with Medium Strand of Hair, a used single, with neat Barrie c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine. Ex. John Hillson. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$500.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Barrie
Lot 1390, 1900 Boer War cover from Thaba Nchu to Barrie Ontario, then Toronto
1900 Boer War Cover, mailed from Thaba Nchu (O.V.S.) on SEP.7.1900 and franked with a 2½d stamp, then received a purple Canadian Contingent / South Africa datestamp on SEP.17.1900, then presumably went through GB before it arrived at its destination of Barrie, Ontario on OCT.15 (receiver on back). The next day it was forwarded to Toronto where it was received (on back) on OCT.16. A lovely Second Canadian Contingent cover, which are not commonly seen franked as such, very fine. Estimate C$500.