Lot 692, Group of 130 covers and cards from Norfolk County, Ontario, sold for C$936

Lot 692, Group of 130 covers and cards from Norfolk County, Ontario, sold for C$936Lot 692 Ontario group of 130 Covers and Cards from Norfolk County, 1869-1987, 75 of the covers / cards are ex Allan Steinhart. Includes post cards, postal stationery, registered mail, advertising covers, with many from the stampless and Small Queen era. Note many closed post offices such as Ambrose, Blayney, Bookton, Boston, Brookside, Carholme, Carmone, Cultus, Erie View, Fairground, Glen Meyer, Glen Shee, Hartford, Houghton, Lynedoch (with a blue c.d.s.), Lynnville, Nixon, Port Ryerse, South Middleton, Rockford, Tain, Tyrrell, Walsh, Walsingham Centre, Wyecombe. Note a few covers / cards with edge or other faults, still an overall very fine lot. Estimate $250, sold for C$800.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.

Lot 863, Extensive Collection of Grey County postal history, from early to modern, sold for C$8,775

Lot 863, Extensive Collection of Grey County postal history, from early to modern, sold for C$8,775Lot 863 Extensive Collection of Grey County Postal History, in ten volumes, with a total of 721 covers and cards ranging from the earliest to modern. Items are neatly displayed on pages with in-depth descriptions of the rates, routes and postmarks, as well as information on each post office, from Aberdeen to Yeovil (Owen Sound is a separate lot), showing opening and closing dates (some were only open for a very short period), etc. It is immediately evident that this collector sought the best possible strikes for each postmark (with early and late dates), and was conscientious about quality of each item he added to the collection. There are too many good items to describe here, so we have selected a few scans for Stamp Auction Network, and have also scanned every page on our website, not only for our customers’ viewing enjoyment, but for preservation’s sake. This collection is loaded with goodies, such as stampless, Cents, Large Queen, Small Queen covers, a good quantity of registered material, either with single frankings (eg. 8c SQ, Leaf and Numerals) or with Registration stamps, and we note some very nice early Money Letters. We note covers, stationery cards, picture post cards, registration receipts, etc., and we note all sorts of postmarks including pre-instrument manuscripts, r.p.o., many broken circles (a very quick spot check revealed some unreported instruments, as well as many earliest and latest dates), c.d.s., “changelings”, duplex, registration and much more. We noted a stampless folded letter with a unique manuscript datestamp from “Derby” which never opened (this is illustrated in Canadian Manuscript Town Postmarks by Handelman and Poitras). A lovely collection, well worth a close look. Estimate $7,500, sold for C$7,500.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.

Lot 340, Canada 1889 Registered Cover from Poplar Hill to London Ontario, sold for C$747

Lot 340, Canada 1889 Registered Cover from Poplar Hill to London Ontario, sold for C$747Lot 340 Canada #F2 1889 Registered Printed Matter Cover, mailed from Poplar Hill, Ont. on AUG.27.1889 to London, Ont (AUG.28 London letter carrier datestamp on front), franked with a 5c Registered Letter and a 1c Small Queen, tiny hole at top right, still very fine. Ex. John Hillson. Estimate $150, sold for C$650.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.

Lot 1193, Collection of Type II Ontario strikes on stamps, sold for C$2,645

Ex-Lot 1193, Collection of Type II Ontario strikes on stamps, sold for C$2,645Lot 1193 Collection of Type II Ontario Strikes on stamps, on pages in three thick albums, displayed alphabetically from Acton to Wooler (no Toronto), with about 125 different towns represented. Towns may have from one to four stamps, each with fine to very fine, often socked on the nose strikes. There are a total of 233 items included and we have counted multiples as one. We note earliest and latest reported dates, indicia errors and usages on Small Queens, Jubilees, QV to Admirals or later, with uncommon denominations such as 7c and 10c Edward, 5c and 10c Numeral, etc, often unrecorded. There are many better towns or scarce usages included and we have only scanned a few items and a list of about 50 of the most noteworthy. We still recommend viewing, as there are many very nice items here.Ex-Lot 1193, Collection of Type II Ontario strikes on stamps, sold for C$2,645Estimate $1,500. Sold for C$2,300.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.