Canada - Stamp Auctions

British North America colonies formed the Dominion of Canada in 1867 by delegates from the British North American colonies of Upper Canada (Ontario), Lower Canada (Quebec), New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in a meeting London, with a draft of the British North America Act, agreeing to become provinces of the new confederation. The draft was approved by the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and Queen Victoria gave her royal assent to the British North America Act. The country officially came into existence on July 1, 1867, and it would eventually be called the Dominion of Canada, or, Canada. British Columbia and Prince Edward Island joined the Canada four years later. Newfoundland remained a separate British colony until 1949, when it joined the Canada.

British North America colonies stamps appeared in the middle of the 19th Century. The stamps of this period are very thought after and many great collections were formed and exhibited worldwide. These stamps are very popular and bring high interest in stamp auctions. On the other hand, collecting modern Canadian stamps can be educational, and it can be very collection at a reasonably small cost for the stamp collector. They offer a multitude of possibilities of study and research, including paper types, shade varieties, and plate varieties.

Lot 5699 - Canada  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5699 - Canada - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1851: Prince Albert 6 d. slate-violet, imperforate on vertically laid paper, a used example in a very dull greyish shade, large margins all round, cancelled by target handstamp in black Gi = £ 1'400.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

Canada
Price: CHF 300.00
Lot 5713 - Canada  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5713 - Canada - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

Prince Edward Island 1861: 2 d. rose Die I, perf. 9, a single example slightly overlapped by a diagonally bisected example,used on 1862 cover to L'Ardoise, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia tied by oval barred obliterators in black. Reverse with "Prince Edward Island" despatch cds (Jan 23), "Amherst / N.S." cds (Jan 24), "Merigonish / N.S." (Jan 30), "Sydney / C.B." (Feb 1) and "St. Peter's / C.B." arrival cds (Feb 1) all in black. Red manuscript at top: "Guaranteed genuine, J.R. Hooper, Canada P.O. Dept Head Office, Ottawa". An extremely rare and appealing franking. Cert. BPA (2024) Gi = £ 8'000.
Provenance: Collection W.S Davy, Harmers, London, 9-10 May 1960, lot 297; Classic Rare Stamps, Harmer Rooke, London, 21 March 1963, lot 79; collection Crosby, Sissons, Toronto, 25 April 1968, lot 635.

 

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

Canada
Price: CHF 2,000.00
Lot 5701 - Canada  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5701 - Canada - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1852: 3d. orange red, imperforate, on thin wove ppaer, mostly large margins all around, barely touched at upper right, tied to 1852 folded cover by red target cancellation, postmarked with fine "NAPANEE" double split ring (26 July), reverse with Toronto receiver (28 July), adhesive slightly oxidised, else scarse with a red cancellation. Cert. Greene Foundation (2024).
Provenance: Vincent Graves Greene, with his mark on back.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

Canada
Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 5700 - Canada  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5700 - Canada - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1852: 3d. red, imperforate on medium wove paper, ample to large margins all around and of deep colour, affixed to 1852 cover to Vaughan, Canada Westm struck with fine "STEAM BOAT LETTER QUEBEC" c.d.s. (16 Sep), reverse with Montreal (17 Sep), Toronto (20 Sep). backstamps, portion of back flap removed and tear at upper left, else a fine franking, and scarce ship marking on Pence issue mail, Cert. Greene Foundation (2024).

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

Canada
Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 5698 - Canada  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5698 - Canada - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1851: 3d. red, imperforate on laid paper, mostly large margins all around, including bottom sheet margin, tied to cover to New York  by bold black target cancel and faint strike of arc "Canada" in red, postmarked St. Thomas (12 Jun), shortpaid for the cross-border rate, blue "PAID/ 10" handstamp at right, London (12 Jun) and Hamilton (13 Jun) transit backstamps, reverse with two small mount remnants, adhesive quite oxidized, yet a scarce franking. Cert Greene Foundation (2024).

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

Canada
Price: CHF 250.00
Lot 5697 - Canada  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5697 - Canada - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1851: 3d. red, imperforate, on laid paper, large margins all around, cancelled with black target, affixed to 1851 cover to l'Original, postmarked with "MONTREAL" double split-ring (18 Aug), no backstamps, some light soiling to cover, else a fine and scarce usage of this issue. Cert. Greene Foundation (2024).

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

Canada
Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 1004 - Canada  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Lot 1004 - Canada - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Stampless Postal History, 1831/74, Upper Canada mail, with over forty covers, written-up on pages, displaying a range of paid and unpaid rates and towns of origin, almost all to destinations within Upper Canada, etc, noting 1831 letter from Gananoque, 1844 letters from Port Stanley and Lanark, 1847 "Too Late" letter from Tyrconnel, 1849 letter from Jordan, 1851 letter from Port Burwell, and 1855 letter from Rockton, each of these with neatly-struck double split-rings with date in manuscript, the Tyrconnel cover being the earliest recorded date, and the Rockton example struck in blue, 1834 "Turned Cover" from Dunnville to Queenston, 1846 Port Mailtland manuscript cancel, striking 1847 letter from Brockville to Ramsay missent to Smiths Falls, fine 1853 "Too Late" letter from Belleville to Toronto, 1855 letter from Perth to Ramsay with "Paid 6" cancelled and re-rated "Paid 3", lovely embossed 1855 cover from Ballinafad, etc, some with small faults, filing folds, etc, but many fine covers, a superb lot for the specialist.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Canada
Price: CHF 300.00
Lot 1005 - Canada  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Lot 1005 - Canada - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Stampless Postal History, 1840/54, Steamboat mail, thirteen covers, mounted on annotated pages, three from Quebec to Montreal with superior-quality strikes of oval "Steam Boat Letter / Q", six struck with "Steam Boat Letter Quebec" despatch marks, one a cross-border usage to New York,one each with "Stream Boat Letter Montreal" and "Steam Boat Letter Toronto", 1840 cover to Toronto with scarce STEAM BOAT arc handstamp, and 1849 cross-border cover from Toronto to Cambridge, Massachusetts, without ship handstamp but carried via Lake Ontario steamboat, typical mixed condition, mostly fine strikes, and rarely offered as such a group.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Canada
Price: CHF 400.00
Lot 1009 - Canada  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Lot 1009 - Canada - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Stampless Postal History, 1851/60, transatlantic mail to France & Germany, group of eight covers, written-up on pages, with 1831 letter from Montreal to Belley (ex Steinhart, with his notes),1851 letter from Montreal to Cognac, carried via New York, with forwarding agent cachet of Mathews, Finigan & Fox; 1852 cover from Montreal to Cherbourg endorsed "per steamer via U. States"; 1853 letter from Quebec to Cognac endorsed "per Royal Mail Steamer" and carried via the Cunarder "Canada " from Boston to Liverpool; 1853 letter from Montreal to Cognac also endorsed "per Royal Mail Steamer" (ex Vandervelde), 1860 cover from Terrebonne to Auxerre, and unusual 1854 letter originating in Rocky Hill, United States, to Paris, with boxed red "CANADA & ART. 12.", Anglo-French accountancy mark, green Liverpool Packet Letter and green cross handstamp, and scarce red "LETTRE ARRIVEE / DECACHETEE" backstamps (ex Salles), and 1858 cover from Delaware, Upper Canada, to Wurttemburg (ex Salles, Vandervelde), typical filing folds, chiefly fine, a scarce assembly.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Canada
Price: CHF 600.00
Lot 1010 - Canada  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Lot 1010 - Canada - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Colony 1851 (April 23): Beaver 3 d. red, on laid paper, imperforate, a used example with good to large margins all round, of fresh appearance and vibrant colour, cancelled by a concentric circle in black and a faint red circular datestamp, leaving an attractive clear profile. A fine example Gi £ 1'100.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Canada
Price: CHF 300.00