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Ontario Covers

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Ontario Covers: 1 to 2021 to 4041 to 6061 to 8081 to 100
 101 to 116

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FIELD POST OFFICE A/CANADA MILITIA/NIAGARA CAMP ONT. AM/NO 22/40 large steel CDS ties #248 to cover to England, no b/s. B/T #M3-39, RF C, late usage. Probably philatelic origin.

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Lot Number: MIL-05778
Canadian Dollars: 20
US Dollars: 20

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R.C.A.F. STATION/ROCKCLIFFE ONT. OC 2/40 CDS ties #107, 231 to cover to USA, no b/s. B/T #M19-79, RF D. Philatelic origin, but a scarce cancel!

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Lot Number: MIL-05774
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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ROCK HILL/S.C. OCT 10/1934 USA duplexes tie USA #720 + 5x Canada #150 to cover marked 'Special Delivery' to OTTAWA/CANADA 20/OC 12/34 CDS b/s. Bit of aging, couple short perfs, & a few small ink smears, but most uncommon franking. Not rated postage due, as the SD rate in Canada was 20’.

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Lot Number: SD-05729
Canadian Dollars: 175
US Dollars: 177

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CAPTAIN'S OFFICE/H.M.C.S. CONESTOGA/DEC 2 1943/GALT, ONT. blue ink boxed marking on back of OHMS cover from GALT N.P.O. 109/ONT. PM/DE 3/43 CDS to Navy HQ, Ottawa. Different from next lot below as this one does NOT have serifed bottom letters.

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Lot Number: MIL-05654
Canadian Dollars: 50
US Dollars: 51

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CAPTAIN'S OFFICE/H.M.C.S. CONESTOGA/SEP 23 1943/GALT, ONTARIO. blue ink boxed marking on back of OHMS cover from GALT N.P.O. 109/ONT. PM/SP/43 CDS to Navy HQ, Ottawa. Different from above lot as this one has serifed letters at bottom.

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Lot Number: MIL-05653
Canadian Dollars: 50
US Dollars: 51

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OTTAWA/CANADA 3 squared circles on 2’ Edwards #90 inc. 23/JUN 1/05 nice SON strike (scarce TM); 21/JUN 20/?? year date off the stamp; and 16/JUN 6/0? smudgy (worn) SON strike, year could be 08, but none are recorded this late, thus no guarantee on the date. Scarce squared circle material!

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Lot Number: SQCR-05631
Canadian Dollars: 50
US Dollars: 51

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ARNPRIOR/ONT. Lot of four 2’ Edwards #90, inc. 1/OC 1/06 nice on a pair; -/JY 4/04 decent 75% strike; ?/2 ??/06 50% partial strike; and -/JU 28/07 decent 75% strike.

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Lot Number: SQCR-05630
Canadian Dollars: 20
US Dollars: 20

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PORT ARTHUR/ONT. 1/FE 2/07 light but decent squared circle 75% strike on 2’ Edward #90, only 6 strikes reported for period 2. Lot also inc. two other 2’ Edwards with partial squared circles inc. PETERBOROUGH/ONT. ?/OC ?/?? partial 25% strike shows 'PETERB...' (rare on Edwards), and an unidentified -/DE 15/0- 40% strike, some work could repay.

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Lot Number: SQCR-05629
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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R.C.A.F. STATION. UPLANDS/ONT. 16 III '62 5’ meter impression on OHMS #8 cover to the Commanding Officer at 12 TSU RCAF Weston, Ont., no b/s. RCAF meters not easy to come by!

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Lot Number: MIL-05618
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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TORONTO/ONT. precancel #12-149 with smudged appearance, possibly double or maybe just overinked, on 'James Richardson & Sons, Grain Merchants, Toronto' cc advertising folded circular to LYNDEN/ONT. JUN 12/30 split ring b/s. Inside is a typewritten list of grain prices as of June 11, 1930. Bit of aging.

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Lot Number: PMP-05601
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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Lot of 9 Admiral postal cards #P-27i all posted from HAWKESBURY/ONT. with 1914 CDS cancels to Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Each card has a purple ink numeral in a circle, two are on back, rest are on the front. Probably a receiving marking, but may be other possibilities? Inc. are 8, 19 (5), 25, & 26 (2).

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Lot Number: ADM-05594
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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OTTAWA/ONT. APR 17/5 PM/1926 illustrated slogan machine cancel Coutts #O-525 'Ottawa Centenary & Exhibition' on unsevered postal card #P-30a with reply portion intact. Message is for a meeting of the IEC, International Engineering Commission. A nice strike of a lovely illustrated slogan cancel.

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Lot Number: FLG-05571
Canadian Dollars: 20
US Dollars: 20

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'Royal York War Services' JUL 2 1945 marking on front on cover from ROSSEAU/ONT. JUN 28/45 CDS weak strike ties 'chewing gum' booklet single #254bs to cover to Toronto, no b/s. Has enclosure note with same marking. Bit of aging.

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Lot Number: MIL-05542
Canadian Dollars: 10
US Dollars: 10

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'Tallman Brass & Metal Ltd., Hamilton' blue ink adcard shows 'Raylite' ceiling light, coil #128 tied by double-struck HAMILTON/ONT. MAR 16/1925 machine cancel to Bowmanville, Ont. Wee bit of aging.

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Lot Number: ADV-05528
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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OTTAWA/CANADA Lot of three Quebec Tercentennary issues with socked-on-the-nose 3-ring orb cancels, each with the '80' year date error for '08', this error known for three days only. 19/SP 3/80 on #98, 22/SP 3/80 on #98, and 18/SP 5/80 on #97. Stamps are sound copies.

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Lot Number: SQCR-05476
Canadian Dollars: 25
US Dollars: 25

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TORONTO, CANADA/REGISTERED. 42 24/JAN/1919 purple ink double ring CDS free strike on OHMS window cover registered from the 'Registrar Under the Military Service Act, 1917', probably to a local address, has purple ink 'MAILED/JAN 24 1919/(timeclock)/ MAILING DEPT./ONTARIO REGISTRAR'. Bit of aging, the kind of envelope used for conscription notices.

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Lot Number: MIL-05411
Canadian Dollars: 75
US Dollars: 76

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'The Medical Profession's Biggest Blunder' text adv. front & back on postal card P-66, TORONTO/ONTARIO nude hub machine cancel to USA, no dates. Card has printed 'Printed in Canada' but the advertising is for 'Magazine Digest' in New York. Some very interesting reading on the back.

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Lot Number: ADV-05330
Canadian Dollars: 30
US Dollars: 30

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BERLIN/ONT. JY 19/97 CDS ties 1’ Jubilee #51 to 1’ Jubilee postal card #P-16 to Germany. Very light stain around the edges.

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Lot Number: VICT-05299
Canadian Dollars: 175
US Dollars: 177

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'Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd., Toronto' text adv. on back of postal card P-66 identifying statement of earnings ending March 31, 1938, and printed dated May 4, 1938, TORONTO/ONT. nude dater hub machine cancel to Woodstock, NB. A northern Manitoba mining enterprise at Sherridon, Man.

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Lot Number: ADV-05255
Canadian Dollars: 15
US Dollars: 15

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NORMANDALE/ONT. -- 9/1915 double split ring on FREE postcard to Vittoria, Ont., no b/s. Reverse is a birth notice, m/s dated 23 Oct. '15. Norfolk Co. Bit of colour fading along sides, but an uncommon official FREE mail item.

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Lot Number: OHMS-05201
Canadian Dollars: 50
US Dollars: 51

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