Lot 400 Canada #96 First Day Usage of the 1908 ½c Québec on a Picture Postcard to the Orange River Colony, mailed from Ottawa on JUL.16.1908, the first day of issue of the ½c black brown Québec Tercentenary issue, to Orange River Colony, South Africa. The printed matter postcard depicts a school in Ottawa and is franked on the picture side, a common practice of the time. Address side has a confirming Ottawa despatch c.d.s. as well as “IMPRIMES” and TIMBRE COTE VUE” handstamps in purple, as well as an oval return address handstamp from Mrs. Bédard. Small tear at bottom, still a great addition to an existing collection / exhibit, or a great way to start a new Québec Tercentenary collection. Estimate C$350.
Ottawa
Lot 729, Suederland C.W. 1857 unrecorded and unknown post office to Toronto, sold for C$819
Lot 729 Russell 1857 “SUEDERLAND / C.W” unrecorded and unknown Post Office, a cover mailed Free to Toronto from “SUEDERLAND / C.W” on MR 4 / 1857 / O. Arrived Toronto on MAR.9 and passed through City of Ottawa on MAR.4 (same day as departure). A very interesting postmark, as there are no post offices listed under that name, so one can only guess that this is a spelling error by the postmark manufacturer. The most plausible post office we can think of is Cumberland, and if so, it is logical that the cover would have passed through Ottawa on the same day on its way to Toronto. The Sunderland post office opened several years after this postmark was applied, and the Sutherland post office is in Essex county, and would not have passed through Ottawa. So this may very well be a variant of the Cumberland office postmark, as this town is also one of the few in Canada West that used the basal “O” in its “C.W” instrument. Estimate C$100, SOLD for C$700.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 569, 1918 Aero Club of Canada Semi-Official on Registered Cover Ottawa to Toronto
Auction #48 continues today with Postal History. This cover is worthy of the attention it has been getting.
Lot 569 Canada #CL1 1918 Aero Club of Canada Semi-Official on Registered Cover Ottawa to Toronto, blue cover is franked with a 3c brown plus a 5c blue Admiral (both tied by Toronto roller), plus CLP1 (ideally on front) tied by large “by Aeroplane” flight cachet in blue, and there is a Toronto AUG.26.1918 c.d.s. free strike. The front of the cover also shows a dated Toronto “AERIAL MAIL” boxed cachet in violet, a light Toronto registration handstamp and an Ottawa same day receiver on back. A rare cover, with only 26 items carried, lovely and very fine. Unitrade CV$5,000.
Lot 66, Canada 1898 ten cent Leaf O.H.M.S. Registered cover Ottawa to Birmingham England, sold for C$702
Lot 66 Canada 1898 10c Leaf O.H.M.S. Registered Cover to England, mailed from Ottawa on (FEB.10 boxed registration datestamps) to Birmingham (FEB.19 receiver) through Liverpool (FEB.19 transit), franked with a single 10c QV Leaf, neatly tied by an Ottawa roller, paying the 5c U.P.U. letter rate plus 5c registration fee. A scarce in-period single use of this value on a very fine cover. Ex Horace Harrison (2003) and illustrated in Harrison, Arfken and Lussey’s Canada’s Registered Mail 1802-1909 on page 349. Estimate $500, sold for C$600.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1175, Canada 1896 Piano illustrated advertising cover with three cent Small Queen, Ottawa to Wisconsin
The second day of Sale 42 continues this afternoon with Canada & B.N.A. Postal History.
Lot 1175 Canada #41 1896 Lovely Piano Illustrated Advertising Small Queen Cover, showing a bright red and blue logo for J.L. Orme & Son Ottawa with illustration of a grand piano. The cover was mailed at Ottawa with a 3c Small Queen tied by a perfect strike of an Imperial machine cancel dated MAY.27.1896 to Wisconsin (receiver on back). The back is fully advertised and illustrates an “Orme Lute-Banjo” (“a most charming instrument, especially adapted for ladies use”). A very desirable cover, extremely fine. Ex Ted Kerzner. Estimate C$150.