Canada Postal History,
Jim Miller Ltd, 1602 - 154 Promenade Drive
Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 6Y3, CANADA
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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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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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COMMANDING OFFICER/H.M.C.S. GUELPH JUN 8 1945 blue ink large CDS on cover to Toronto, fwd to MAPLE LAKE/ONT. PM/JUN 15/45 CDS light strike b/s. Has TORONTO/ONTARIO JUN 13/1945 machine slogan cancel. Some aging, several folds & minor edge tears. |
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Lot Number: MIL-07145 |
| Canadian Dollars: 25 | |
| US Dollars: 25 |
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H.M.C.S. BLAIRMORE blue ink str. line on front of Armed Forces Air Letter with POST OFFICE/MARITIME MAIL machine cancel and CANADIAN OVERSEAS/P.D. 3 SEP/1945/S.C. 2 machine cancel B/T #M15-63 RF D to Ingersoll, Ont. Interesting message inside about doing minesweeping clean-up in the English Channel. Wee bit of aging. |
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Lot Number: MIL-07144 |
| Canadian Dollars: 35 | |
| US Dollars: 35 |
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U.S.S. / IDAHO MAY/6/P.M./1941 duplex cancel ties block of four 5’ Famous Americans #892 to lovely 'airplane' red & blue ink printed cachet to USA, no b/s. |
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Lot Number: FOR-07136 |
| Canadian Dollars: 10 | |
| US Dollars: 10 |
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'Aleutian Islands Survey of 1935' map cacheted cover w/USA #684 tied by U.S.S./KINGFISHER/KISKA ISL. ALASKA MAY/5/P.M./1935 duplex cancel to USA, no b/s. Unsealed. Wee tiny bit of aging. |
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Lot Number: FOR-07134 |
| Canadian Dollars: 20 | |
| US Dollars: 20 |
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'Maiden Voyage S.S. Exceller' cacheted cover with 2 x Ceylon #291 tied by COLOMBO/FOREIGN 24 OC 41 CDS to USA, no b/s. Colombo censor marking. Wee bit of aging. |
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Lot Number: FOR-07133 |
| Canadian Dollars: 20 | |
| US Dollars: 20 |
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17 OHMS #8 size commercial use covers all with H.M.C.S. ship markings, 6 are on the front & 11 on the back. 1954-1973, most 1970's. Near impossible to find modern ship markings on commercial #8 covers! |
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Lot Number: MIL-07028 |
| Canadian Dollars: 70 | |
| US Dollars: 71 |
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21 Named H.M.C.S. ship handstamps on philatelic origin #8 covers, 16 on the front & 5 on the back. 1953-2005. Some scarce ones here! |
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Lot Number: MIL-07027 |
| Canadian Dollars: 50 | |
| US Dollars: 51 |
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PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA/RECEIVED/SP 9 35/HALIFAX CDS ties Nfld. #227 to Grand Bank, Nfld. cc cover to Halifax, no b/s. Bit of aging mostly on back. |
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Lot Number: NF-06972 |
| Canadian Dollars: 75 | |
| US Dollars: 76 |
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COMMANDING OFFICER/DEC 5 1945/H.M.C.S. LAURIER two blue ink oval markings on front of cover to New York, also has N.P.O. 618 N.S./-- DEC 6/1945 machine cancel. A former RCMP ship used for anti-submarine duties on the east coast, returned to RCMP in 1946. |
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Lot Number: MIL-06933 |
| Canadian Dollars: 35 | |
| US Dollars: 35 |
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H.M.C.S. TRAIL blue ink str. line marking on front of cover w/#C8 tied by blackout machine JUN 22/1 AM/1945 (Halifax) to Windsor, Ont., no b/s. Some aging & stain at left side, slightly cut down at right affects UR corner of the stamp, priced accordingly. |
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Lot Number: MIL-06931 |
| Canadian Dollars: 15 | |
| US Dollars: 15 |
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21 WWII Canadian Navy censor markings on cover, the rectangular type with all four corners sqaure, all on the address sides of the covers. A few faults. |
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Lot Number: MIL-06804 |
| Canadian Dollars: 60 | |
| US Dollars: 61 |
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33 WWII Canadian Navy censor markings on cover, the rectangular type with rounded top corners, all are on the address side of the covers. A few faults. |
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Lot Number: MIL-06803 |
| Canadian Dollars: 70 | |
| US Dollars: 71 |
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R/____/N.P.O. 605/No.____ dull purple ink registration box B/T #M14-33 with 'HALIFAX N.S.' removed, mailed from COMMANDING OFFICER/H.M.C.S. PORTAGE APR 23 1946 blue ink large CDS with #257 tied by indistinct Toronto cancel, cover addressed to Toronto. Free franking from Navy ship, but registration had to be paid by postage stamp. Opened 3 sides, rough right edge, stamp edge folded over top of cover, bit of aging. |
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Lot Number: MIL-06741 |
| Canadian Dollars: 100 | |
| US Dollars: 101 |
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Three 1930's Canadian Bank of Commerce cc covers to a bank in Switzerland, each with a ship name typed on the cover, inc. MONTREAL /QUEBEC SEP 15/1930 w/#169 'Per S.S. Europa via New York'; MONTREAL/QUEBEC JUN 15/1930 w/#150 'Per S.S. Pres. Harding via New York'; and MONTREAL/QUEBEC DEC 4/1932 w/#166, 167 'Per S.S. Georgic via Halifax, N.S.', no b/s. Bit of aging, last cover with a few small rust stains. |
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Lot Number: KGV-06729 |
| Canadian Dollars: 30 | |
| US Dollars: 30 |
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