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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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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

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TORONTO.ONT./SUB OFFICE X 15/SP 5/12 CDS B/T #M7-36 RF E ties #104 to colour litho viewcard showing building of 'Royal Templars of Temperance', to Hamilton, Ont.

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Lot Number: ONT-07302
Canadian Dollars: 40
US Dollars: 40

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CAMP BORDEN, ONT./1916 JUL 29 B/T #M7-10 ties pr. #104 to b/w photoview card of the military camp; and CAMP BORDEN/ONTARIO AUG 17/1916 machine cancel B/T #M7-9 ties #106 to b/w camp HQ litho viewcard. Each is RF D. Bit of aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-07301
Canadian Dollars: 40
US Dollars: 40

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CANADIAN OVERSEAS/JAN 20 1915/FIELD/POST OFFICE/EXPEDITIONARY FORCE black ink steel hammer used as a fwd, marking on cover (front only) from BRANTFORD/ONT. JAN 6/1915 machine cancel ties #106 to England, fwd. several times in England. Some aging & trimmed corners, front only.

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Lot Number: MIL-07300
Canadian Dollars: 60
US Dollars: 61

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M.P.O. 318/. PM/30 V/67 CDS Sayles #A330 and M.P.O. 367/. -/29 V/67 CDS Sayles #A370 each tie #469 to two Forces Air Letters. Philatelic origin, no message inside. These are from the Blue and Red Centennial trains. MPO 367 has an unlisted GENERAL DELIVERY/3 VI 17 VI/CFPO, 5055 purple ink boxed receiving b/s.

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Lot Number: MIL-07295
Canadian Dollars: 40
US Dollars: 40

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'Passed by Military Censor No. 13/- Initials____Date____' m/s dated 15/10/42 purple ink circular marking on Salvation Army cc cover w/Nfld. #254, 256 tied by C.A.P.O./No. 1 OC 15/42 CDS air mail to Welland, Ont., no b/s. Wee tiny bit of aging. CAPO 1 at St. John's, Nfld.

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Lot Number: MIL-07270
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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'PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR/DEC 24 1942/NO. AC-1' light magenta ink large CDS B/T #M20-132 RF "D" on Canadian YMCA cover to Winnipeg, also has C.A.P.O./No. 10 AM/DE 24/42 CDS. Also has 'N.B. RANG--A.F./ORDERLY ROOM/File No.____/Date____' light magenta ink boxed b/s. Bit of aging. CAPO 10 at Goose Bay Labrador.

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Lot Number: MIL-07267
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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'Supply Officer/NOV 18 1945/Central Victualling Depot/Esquimalt, B.C.' blue ink boxed marking on back of OHMS #8 cover with N.P.O. 1113/- NOV 17 '45 meter No. 140231 rated 00 to Naval Service HQ, Ottawa. Wee tiny bit of aging, light UR corner crease.

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Lot Number: MIL-07266
Canadian Dollars: 45
US Dollars: 45

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MONTREAL PLACE D' ARMES/CANADA 11/JAN 7/47 duplex DPQ-709 ties #231, C8, C9 to greeting size cover air mail to GERMANY British Zone, has censor tape & censor markings. Wee bit of aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-07260
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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ROYAL CANADIAN/APR 17 1957/NAVY MAIL 2 red ink large CDS Sayles #N504 RF "D" on front of 'Forces Letter' w/#341 tied by VANCOUVER/BRITISH COLUMBIA APR 19/1957 machine slogan cancel to Kelowna, BC. Return address on back is HMCS Ontario, CNPO 5075, Victoria, BC. Long letter written at sea between Yokohama & Pearl Harbor.

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Lot Number: MIL-07258
Canadian Dollars: 40
US Dollars: 40

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'Commanding Officer/H.M.C.S. HALIGONIAN/JAN 19 1945/R.C.N. BARRACKS/HALIFAX, N.S.' magenta ink str. line marking on OHMS cover with HALIFAX/NOVA SCOTIA JAN 19 '45 4’ meter impression to HMCS Protector at Sydney, NS, no b/s. Wee bit of aging, tear in LR corner. Mounted & written up on album page.

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Lot Number: MIL-07236
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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N.P.O./1117 PM/JAN 8/44 CDS B/T #M14-73 (RF D) free strike + light strike ties #192, 263 to YMCA cc cover to Prince George, BC, no b/s, has censor lable & Navy censor marking. Philatelic franking, wee bit of aging. NPO 1117 was HMCS Burrard at Vancouver.

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Lot Number: MIL-07233
Canadian Dollars: 40
US Dollars: 40

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HMC DOCKYARD/HALIFAX, N.S. magenta ink unlisted str. line marking on 'Forces Letter' w/#341 tied by HALIFAX N.S./1957 16 MAR 1:30 PM barrel cancel weak strike addressed to HMCS St. Laurent, CNPO 5073, Montreal. 2 BASE P.O. MONTREAL/P.Q. MAR 19/10 AM/1957 machine b/s Sayles #B36 (RF D), then fwd. to HMC Dockyard in Halifax. Light creases.

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Lot Number: MIL-07230
Canadian Dollars: 40
US Dollars: 40

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N.P.O./1112 MY 31/43 CDS free strike + strikes tie #249, 251 to cover to Ottawa. B/T #M14-59, RF E. Has HMC Ship censor on back. Some aging, repaired edge tears at left. NPO 1112 was at Esquimalt, HMCS Naden 1.

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Lot Number: MIL-07184
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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N.P.O./629 JUN 13/45 CDS ties #C8 to cover airmail to Victoria, BC, no b/s. B/T #M14-57, RF C. Wee bit of aging. NPO 623 at Shelburne, NS.

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Lot Number: MIL-07171
Canadian Dollars: 15
US Dollars: 15

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'HEADQUARTERS/Military District/Number One' slogan 1’ meter impression from LONDON/ONTARIO MAR 22 '45 on OHMS cover to Windsor, Ont., no b/s. Wee bit of aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-07165
Canadian Dollars: 15
US Dollars: 15

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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