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1937-1952 (KGVI) Covers

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1937-1952 (KGVI) Covers: 1 to 2021 to 4041 to 6061 to 8081 to 100
 101 to 120121 to 140141 to 160161 to 180181 to 200201 to 213

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4’ Newfoundland meter type N2.1.3 without town CDS dater on 'Bowater's Nfld. Pulp & Paper Co., Corner Brook' cc cover to St. George's, Nfld., no b/s. Has CORNER BROOK/NEWF'D. A/NO 26/41 double ring CDS cancel. Wee bit of aging.

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Lot Number: NF-07366
Canadian Dollars: 45
US Dollars: 45

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Two C.P.R. Cargo ship b/w litho viewcards unused, inc. 'Beaverglen' and 'Beaverford', descriptions on back ID built 1945-1946. Scarce post-WW2 vintage ship viewcards. Wee bit of aging.

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Lot Number: VIEW-07358
Canadian Dollars: 35
US Dollars: 35

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P.O.W./132 PM/MR 6/45 CDS on POW FREE letter sheet to Germany, Allied censor marking and Swiss Red Cross marking. Green security paper with usual discolouration. POW 132 B/T #M16-22, RF D, at Medicine Hat, Alta. Bit of aging, back flap tear, brown paper tape at each side.

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Lot Number: MIL-07357
Canadian Dollars: 100
US Dollars: 101

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Three stampless Newfoundland covers air mail to Canada during WW2, each with a different type of triangle marking 'POSTAGE/PAID/G.P.O.', all three have Navy censor markings, one is dated 2/12/42. Wee tiny bit of aging. Scarce material!

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Lot Number: MIL-07353
Canadian Dollars: 75
US Dollars: 76

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BASE-A.P.O./.CANADA. MR 3/40 CDS B/T #M9-3 (RF D) receiver front & back on air mail cover w/#C6 tied by EDMONTON/ALTA. MAR 1/1940 machine cancel. Wee bit of aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-07346
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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FIELD POST OFFICE/CANADA MILITIA/NIAGARA CAMP-ONT. 19/JUN 22/37 large CDS B/T #M3-38 free strike on cover w/#105 tied by grid bar cancel to USA. Philatelic origin. Bit of aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-07338
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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LEVIS/P.Q. SEP3/1948 machine cancel ties #C9 to cover to USA APO 154, has two diff. USA APO 154 markings & fwd. to USA APO 58. Bit of aging & some light wrinkles.

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Lot Number: MIL-07331
Canadian Dollars: 20
US Dollars: 20

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N.P.O./317 PM/MR 28/43 duplex (B/T #M14-12 RF D, Cloutier #DAF-28) ties #254 to Rideau Hall, Ottawa colour litho viewcard to HMCS Chatham, Prince Rupert, BC, no receiving cancel. Centre folded, UR & LL corner creases, but a scarce military duplex cancel. NPO 317 at Ottawa.

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Lot Number: MIL-07330
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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Orange & black 'Christmas Greetings' cigarette postcard from ARMY/POST OFFICE/S.C. 2/20 DEC 43 machine cancel B/T #M15-67 RF D to Ingersoll, Ont. Return address on back is '280 Squadron, R.C.A.F. Overseas'. Tiny crease UR corner.

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Lot Number: MIL-07329
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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'HEADQUARTERS/Military District/Number One' 4’ meter slogan LONDON/ONTARIO DEC 29 '43 ties OHMS address label to back of War Economy cover to Pacific Command, Vancouver, BC, has timeclock receiver dated JAN 3 1944.

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Lot Number: MIL-07328
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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ORDERLY ROOM/date/Royal Canadian Dragoons Lot of two covers with dated rectangular b/s, inc. NOV 5 1938 in green ink on back of 2’ pstl. stry. cover with 'Stanley Barracks, Toronto' cc, major tears on front; and the same marking dated DEC 30 1942 in magenta ink b/s on cover with F.P.O.-D.C.A.5/1 DE 30/42 CDS to Montreal. Certainly not many pairs of the same markings used before & during the war exist!

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Lot Number: MIL-07326
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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14th/ARMY TANK BN. (THE CALGARY REGT.)/CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS C.A. (A.)/ORDERLY ROOM Lot of 4 soldier's covers with the famous 'tank' shaped orderly room b/s 1941-1944 from FPO's, the CDS's of which are mostly smudgy and difficult to determine origin. Some aging faults.

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Lot Number: MIL-07325
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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R/____/N.P.O. 605/No. Purple ink registration rectangle B/T #M14-33 but with 'Halifax' excised out as a blackout marking on OHMS window #9 cover, HALIFAX/NOVA SCOTIA JUN 2 '44 14’ meter franking, also has ____/N.P.O. 605/JUN 2 1944/____ MOTO b/s in purple ink B/T #M14-32 with 'Halifax' excised out as a black out marking. Both excised markings are unlisted by B/T. These are rare blackouts!

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Lot Number: MIL-07317
Canadian Dollars: 150
US Dollars: 152

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H.M.C.S. RUNNYMEDE/JAN 3 1945/SHIPS OFFICE magenta ink oval on OHMS cover to Naval HQ in Ottawa, no b/s. Rare use of HMCS ship marking during the war, restricted to official Naval mail only. Back flap is missing. Wee bit of aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-07312
Canadian Dollars: 40
US Dollars: 40

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COMMANDING OFFICER/JUN 23 1945/H.M.C.S. ROYAL MOUNT blue ink circular marking on 'HMCS Royal Mount' stationery cover to Montreal, no b/s. Bit of aging, staple hole near LR corner.

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Lot Number: MIL-07309
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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COMMANDING OFFICER/AUG 5 1945/H.M.C.S. PRESTONIAN blue ink circular marking on cover, also has N.P.O. 618 N.S./-- AUG 5/1945 machine cancel to Ottawa, no b/s. Wee bit of aging, small stain on back.

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Lot Number: MIL-07308
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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COMMANDING OFFICER/H.M.C.S. LUNENBURG undated blue ink oval on cover w/#C8 tied by N.P.O./623 JUL 13/45 CDS to Toronto, no b/s. Includes a b/w real photo of the ship. NPO 623 looks like NPO 625, but an NPO 625 never existed.

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Lot Number: MIL-07307
Canadian Dollars: 35
US Dollars: 35

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COMMANDING OFFICER/JUN 8 1945/H.M.C.S. GALT blue ink oval on front of cover to MIASSON/P.Q. AM/JUN 11/45 CDS weak b/s. Bit of aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-07306
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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COMMANDING OFFICER/H.M.C.S. "Assiniboine"/MAR 18 1940 red ink rectangular marking on cover w/#246, 247 tied by grid bars, no CDS, to USA, no b/s. Accompaning note says "In Carib. 5 days after delivering captured German M.V. Hannover to Jamaica...ship returned to Halifax 31 March for refit where this letter was posted." Philatelic origin. Wee bit of aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-07305
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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ARMY POST OFFICE/432 31 JAN/1946 machine cancel on Canadian War Services cc cover m/s 'RCAF Overseas' to Vancouver, BC, no b/s. Unlisted marking, probably from a British military PO during the return home period. Bit of aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-07303
Canadian Dollars: 35
US Dollars: 35

1937-1952 (KGVI) Covers: 1 to 2021 to 4041 to 6061 to 8081 to 100
 101 to 120121 to 140141 to 160161 to 180181 to 200201 to 213

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