Lot 1320 Canada #35 1892 Paris, Ontario to Toronto franked with a strip of three 1c Small Queens, each cancelled by ideal strikes of an intaglio diamond in three bars (Lacelle no. 1587). Mailed Paris MAY.9.1892 and Toronto next day receiver on back. Small opening tear at top, not affecting stamps. Very fine. Estimate $100, sold for $160 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 1341 — Canada 1894 three cent Small Queen illustrated cover Renfrew Ontario, sold for $184
Lot 1341 CVR Canada #41 1894 Renfrew All Over Map Illustrated Cover, mailed Renfrew OCT.26.1894 and addressed to Toronto (receiver on back). Front is illustrated with a map in rose-red of main roads (and railroads) leading to Renfrew, from Georgian Bay to the West, to Ottawa to the East. There is also a long paragraph boasting on the merits of Renfrew “…the most substantial town in the Ottawa valley…”. Very fine and interesting cover. Estimate $100, sold for $160 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 2 — Canada 1851 three penny beavers on cover, one with re-entry
Lot 2 Canada #1, 1iii 1851 3d red Beaver with Re-Entry on Folded Letter, mailed at Toronto on JUN.11.1852 and addressed to Kennedy in New York. The cover is franked with a regular #1 (filing crease but 4 margins) and a #1 with re-entry (position A47 – this stamp was removed for inspection and replaced and has 4 margins, close at top), each tied by its own target cancel. File fold, else very fine. Accompanied by a 2012 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade $3,700