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Military Covers

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Military Covers: 1 to 2021 to 4041 to 6061 to 8081 to 100
 101 to 120121 to 140141 to 160161 to 180181 to 200201 to 220
 221 to 240241 to 260261 to 280281 to 300

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'1840-Centennial Year-1940 Army & Navy Veterans in Canada, Victoria, BC' blue ink cc cover w/#254 tied by Victoria machine blackout cancel MAY 12/1944 to Saanich, BC, has weak ROYAL OAK/B.C. MY 13/44 CDS b/s.

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Lot Number: MIL-04706
Canadian Dollars: 15
US Dollars: 15

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AVALON/F.M.O. JUN/8/1945 blue ink large CDS similar to B/T #M14-80, but smaller size letters ties pr. Nfld. #262 (30’ postage) to cover to England, no b/s. No censor markings, but has str. line 'PAUL HAROLD BEAVERSTONE', perhaps he was the censor? Bit of aging, light centre fold.

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Lot Number: MIL-04683
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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R/N.P.O. 317/No. purple ink registration box B/T #M14-213 RF E on War Economy #8 cover, OTTAWA/ONTARIO DEC 14 '44 7’ meter impression air mail to 'Commanding Officer, HMCS Protector, Sydney, NS'. Has N.P.O./622 DEC 15 1944 purple ink MOTO receiving b/s B/T #226, RF UNREPORTED. Also has N.P.O./317 PM/DE 14/44 CDS b/s. Two rare NPO's on one cover!

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Lot Number: MIL-04646
Canadian Dollars: 125
US Dollars: 126

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MONCTON M.P.O. 705/N.B. AM/FE 16/43 duplex #DAF-15 (B/T #M13-299) ties #251 to cover to New York, has censor tape.

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Lot Number: MIL-04639
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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CONNAUGHT MILITARY CAMP/FIELD POST OFFICE/ONT. PM/SP 2/40 large CDS free strike + strike ties #213 to cover to USA, no b/s. B/T #M10-5, RF E. A rare one, but philatelic origin.

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Lot Number: MIL-04633
Canadian Dollars: 45
US Dollars: 45

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CANADIAN MILITARY HEADQUARTERS/LONDON, S.W. 1 blue ink 'OFFICIAL MAIL' & Maple Leaf circular marking in blue ink, UNLISTED but similar to B/T #M20-51, on 'Canadian Wives' Bureau' cc cover to Holland, no b/s, has LONDON S.W. 1/GT. BRITAIN B 25 JNE/1946 red ink machine cancel & F.P.O. S.C.7/2 JUN 25/no year date CDS under the blue ink marking. Nice cover!

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Lot Number: MIL-04629
Canadian Dollars: 75
US Dollars: 76

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651907/M.P.O. 612/9 I 1979/C.F.B. CHILLIWACK/B.C. purple ink POCON ties #716 to cover to Vancouver, no b/s. B/T #M17-176, RF D. Philatelic origin.

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Lot Number: MIL-04628
Canadian Dollars: 15
US Dollars: 15

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G.P.O. SYDNEY/AUST. 4-P-3MR41 CDS ties Australia #177, 2x#172 to cover airmail to England, has censor label (mostly removed from front), fwd. within England to H.M.S. King Alfred, has LONDON W.C./C 21 APR/1941 machine b/s. Has m/s 'Via American Clipper' & purple ink h/s 'CALIFORNIA CLIPPER'.

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Lot Number: FOR-04589
Canadian Dollars: 50
US Dollars: 51

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'Royal Canadian Signals, Radiotelegraph Service' printed cover w/#252 tied by VANCOUVER M.P.O. 1106/B.C. -/JUL 12/44 CDS + free strike, to Vancouver address. Has green ink str. line 'CONFIRMATION' on front, no b/s.

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Lot Number: MIL-04514
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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CANADIAN RECORD OFFICE/POSTAL DESPATCHED */AU 8/16 CDS B/T #M6-6 (UNREPORTED) on cover from MERRITT/B.C. AM/JUN 24/16 CDS ties #MR3 to a soldier in France. Has m/s 'Killed in Action', and DEAD LETTER BRANCH/OTTAWA, CANADA AM/SP 1/16 two-ring orb b/s. Note M6-6 is the hammer without side dots. Some aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-04428
Canadian Dollars: 130
US Dollars: 131

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PASSED BY CENSOR/24 DEC 1917/H.M.S. IMPERIRUSE black ink oval up-side down free strike on cover w/2xGB #160 tied by F.P.O. 8/9 PM/24 DEC 17 machine cancel to PETROLEA/ONT. AM/JAN 7/18 CDS b/s. Bit of aging, minor edge tears, tiny bite out of UL corner.

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Lot Number: MIL-04427
Canadian Dollars: 50
US Dollars: 51

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CANADIAN MECHANICAL TRANSPORT/ORDERLY ROOM/14 MAR 1918/ LONDON AREA purple ink oval (up-side-down strike) on Australia YMCA cc cover from KENNINGTON S.E. II/2:15 PM/14 MAR 18 machine cancel to Meaford, Ont., no b/s. Some aging, minor stain, & scotch tape tear repair at top.

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Lot Number: MIL-04425
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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CANADIAN FORCES BASE LONDON/WOLSELEY BARRACKS/ LONDON-ONTARIO boxed h/s return address on OHMS cover to 'CANADIAN DELEGATION, SAIGON, VIET NAM', no b/s. Has m/s dates in 1969. Rare commercial military mail in the Vietnam war.

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Lot Number: MIL-04422
Canadian Dollars: 35
US Dollars: 35

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H.M.C.S. GIVENCHY str. line on front & back (strike on back is smaller size) on Hudson's Bay Co. cc window cover, VICTORIA/BRITISH COLUMBIA MAY 30 '41 'War Savings Stamps' slogan 2’ meter impression, no b/s, was probably addressed locally to the naval base. Wee bit of aging, tiny stain at bottom, two scotch tape stains on back.

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Lot Number: MIL-04356
Canadian Dollars: 50
US Dollars: 51

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ORDERLY ROOM/26 SEP 1918/21st RESERVE BATTN. ALBERTA purple ink oval on 'Navy & Army Canteen Board' cc cover from Bramshott Camp to Calgary, no b/s. Bit of aging, slightly cut down at right.

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Lot Number: MIL-04294
Canadian Dollars: 40
US Dollars: 40

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CFPO 105, 106, 107, & 109 Lot of 4 covers all franked with 15’ Gannet #343 each with diff. CFPO cancel & all addressed to London Life, London, Ont. 1960-1962 dates.

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Lot Number: MIL-04274
Canadian Dollars: 35
US Dollars: 35

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CANADIAN BASE P.O./. 22 X/52 CDS Sayles #B10 on stampless cover to Halifax, no b/s, has purple ink boxed 'ON ACTIVE/SERVICE', return address on back is HMCS Iroquois, CNPO 5075, Victoria. Tiny stain, back flap tears.

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Lot Number: MIL-04148
Canadian Dollars: 60
US Dollars: 61

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CANADIAN BASE P.O./. 21 IX/53 CDS on 'Forces Letter' with boxed 'ON ACTIVE/SERVICE' in blue ink, and blue ink 'H.M.C.S. IROQUOIS/C.N.P.O. 5075/ VICTORIA, B.C.' on back, to Shanon Park, NS, no receiving b/s. Nice Korean War item!

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Lot Number: MIL-04145
Canadian Dollars: 125
US Dollars: 126

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RECEIVED/8 OCT 1941/REGINA RIFLE/REGT. circular timeclock marking on back of Canadian Legion War Services cover from FIELD POST OFFICE/483 */8 OC/41 CDS to Toronto. Bit of aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-04093
Canadian Dollars: 20
US Dollars: 20

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District Treasury Officer/RECEIVED/SEP 20 1948/H.M.C. Dockyard Esquimalt, B.C. blue ink oval receiver on address side of viewcard from SAN FRANCISO CALIF/1948 SEP 16 machine cancel ties USA #842.

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Lot Number: MIL-04091
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

Military Covers: 1 to 2021 to 4041 to 6061 to 8081 to 100
 101 to 120121 to 140141 to 160161 to 180181 to 200201 to 220
 221 to 240241 to 260261 to 280281 to 300

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