Canada Postal History,
Jim Miller Ltd, 1602 - 154 Promenade Drive
Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 6Y3, CANADA
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| Advertising Covers: | 1 to 20 | 21 to 40 | 41 to 60 | 61 to 76 |
| 'Support the Boy Scouts' illustr. adv. cover shows Boy Scouts logo, 6’ Centennial #459 tied by MILL VILLAGE/N.S. AM/6 XII/6? to USA, has two 1969 Canada Christmas seals on back. | |
| Lot Number: QEII-03287 | |
| Canadian Dollars: 10 | |
| US Dollars: 10 |
| 'Granville Souvenir Store, Vancouver, BC' multicolour adcard shows Indian child with bow & arrows, unused. Copyright date of 1914 at bottom of the view. Clean card and a spectacular Vancouver adcard! | |
| Lot Number: ADV-03151 | |
| Canadian Dollars: 75 | |
| US Dollars: 76 |
| BURRARD INLET BIBLE CAMP, PORT MOODY, B.C. black ink on green adcard shows building, #252 tied by PORT MOODY/B.C. PM/JAN 12/49 duplex DBC-294 to Vancouver, no b/s. Some aging, UL corner crease, addressee & sender names on reverse scratched out. | |
| Lot Number: ADV-03109 | |
| Canadian Dollars: 15 | |
| US Dollars: 15 |
| 'Highlands of Haliburton, Locarno on the Lake' illustr. adv. shows resort hotel & text on back of cover, #191 tied by TORONTO/ONTARIO JUL 7/1940 machine cancel to Toronto address. Wee bit of aging. | |
| Lot Number: ADV-03012 | |
| Canadian Dollars: 40 | |
| US Dollars: 40 |
| 'London, Canada Chamber of Commerce' multi-colour illustr. adv. cover on back shows various scenes arond town, #233 (surface scrape LL corner) tied by LONDON/ONT. JUN 4/1940 machine slogan cancel to Parliament Bldgs., Ottawa, weak receiving b/s. Wee bit of aging, back flap tear. | |
| Lot Number: ADV-03009 | |
| Canadian Dollars: 40 | |
| US Dollars: 40 |
| 'Consulate de la Republique d'Haiti/Montreal, Canada' purple ink h/s cc cover w/#197 tied by MONTREAL, P.Q./STA. B 2 PM/APR 10/1934 machine cancel to 'Secretary of the Treasury of the USA', Washington, DC, no b/s, but has light green ink RECEIVED/ BUREAU OF CUSTOMS/1934 APR 13 AM 9:18 marking on front. Wee bit of aging. | |
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Lot Number: ADV-03008 |
| Canadian Dollars: 20 | |
| US Dollars: 20 |
| TULSEQUAH/B.C. AM/JUL 7/48 duplex DBC-383 ties #C9 to 'The Malamute Limited' orange & blue illustr. adv. cover shows dog team, totem pole, rising sun, to USA, no b/s. 1930-1957, RF D. Wee tiny bit of aging. | |
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Lot Number: ADV-02855 |
| Canadian Dollars: 35 | |
| US Dollars: 35 |
| MALAHAT/B.C. AM/OC 24/53 CDS free strike on 'Malahat Chalet' illustr. adv. cover w/#330 tied by purple ink strange fancy cancel, perhaps of dubious origin? Addressed to Duncan, BC, no b/s. Attractive cover though! | |
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Lot Number: ADV-02853 |
| Canadian Dollars: 25 | |
| US Dollars: 25 |
| WINDSOR ONT/3 Vertical roller clear strike ties 1’ Admiral #105 to 'The Hydro Lamp' circular, entire, to local address. Bite out of bottom of stamp, circular with some aging, stains, & small tears, but most interesting circular with illustrations of then modern appliances. Circular has printed date of Feb. 1923. | |
| Lot Number: ADM-02828 | |
| Canadian Dollars: 25 | |
| US Dollars: 25 |
| 'W. J. Davies, Hardware & Ship Chandlery, Queen Charlotte City, B.C.' illustr. adv. cover shows small vessel, #254 tied by QUEEN CHARLOTTE/B.C. AM/SP 2/48 CDS to Vancouver, no b/s. | |
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Lot Number: ADV-02698 |
| Canadian Dollars: 30 | |
| US Dollars: 30 |
| VICTORIA/B.C. NT/JA 5/94 Hmr. 1 squared circle ties oxidized 3’ small queen to 'British Empire Mutual Life Assurance Co.' adv. cover to USA, has receiving b/s. Wee bit of aging, slightly cut down at left. | |
| Lot Number: SQCR-02656 | |
| Canadian Dollars: 65 | |
| US Dollars: 66 |
| 'Nestle's Food' text illustrated adv. for 'Thos. Leeming & Co., Montreal, Agents' on back of postal card P-13 from MONTREAL/QUE. 4/JY 12/PM undated split ring to Toronto, no receiver, 1890's. Wee bit of aging. | |
| Lot Number: ADV-02160 | |
| Canadian Dollars: 50 | |
| US Dollars: 51 |
| POSTAGE PAID blue ink str. line marking on 'Yale Provincial Conservative Association' illustrated cc cover from Hope, BC, no dispatching cancel, to Merritt, BC, no b/s. Unsealed political advertising. Unusual! | |
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Lot Number: ADV-02102 |
| Canadian Dollars: 30 | |
| US Dollars: 30 |
| STAR GROCERY, HUNTSVILLE, ONT. green ink on green paper adv. cover shows 'star' on front, and black ink illustr. adv. on back shows camping tent & much text adv., #MR4 tied by HUNTSVILLE/ONT. PM/FE 9/17 duplex DON-789 light strike to Toronto. Opened 3 sides, wee tiny bit of aging. | |
| Lot Number: ADV-01567 | |
| Canadian Dollars: 45 | |
| US Dollars: 45 |
| 'FIRE COLLEGE, KAMLOOPS, BC, SEPT. 22-25, 1941' red ink h/s adv. cover shows siren, #233 tied by VICTORIA/B.C. JUN 9/1941 machine slogan cancel to Cranbrook, BC, no b/s. | |
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Lot Number: ADV-01296 |
| Canadian Dollars: 25 | |
| US Dollars: 25 |
| 'QUALICUM BEACH HOTEL' black & green illustr. hotel cover shows hotel & surroundings, #306 tied by QUALICUM BEACH/B.C. PM/SP 10/52 bit smudgy CDS to Victoria. Wee bit of aging, light crease UL corner. | |
| Lot Number: ADV-01252 | |
| Canadian Dollars: 15 | |
| US Dollars: 15 |
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