Canada Postal History,
Jim Miller Ltd, 1602 - 154 Promenade Drive
Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 6Y3, CANADA
Click on the covers to enlarge.
Page last built on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 9:52:49 AM.
| Ship Mail Covers: | 1 to 20 | 21 to 40 | 41 to 51 |
|
|
Commanding Officer/MAY 29 1952/H.M.C.S. Athabaskan blue ink boxed marking on cover w/#285, 318 tied by VICTORIA H.M.C. DOCKYARD/B.C. AM/JUN 8/53 CDS to AUSTRIA, no b/s. One of the Canadian Navy ships serving in the Korean War. Purple ink smudge stain on front. |
|
|
Lot Number: MIL-03803 |
| Canadian Dollars: 75 | |
| US Dollars: 76 |
|
|
CF 4/ NOV 19 1979 blue ink large CDS on Canada Post mail bag tag, has m/s 'HMCS Athabaskan (DDH-282)', nothing on back. Very clean, so may be philatelic origin? |
|
No Back Image |
Lot Number: MIL-03678 |
| Canadian Dollars: 12 | |
| US Dollars: 12 |
|
|
H.M.C.S. MIDDLESEX blue ink illustr. naval cc cover shows coat of arms, unfranked with N.P.O. 618 N.S./-- OCT 1/1945 machine cancel (B/T #M14-45, RF D) to Toronto, no b/s. Has blue ink str. line 'FROM H.M.C. SHIP/EXAMINED BY DB/N 1009'. Opened 3 sides, small UR corner tear. |
|
|
Lot Number: MIL-03330 |
| Canadian Dollars: 40 | |
| US Dollars: 40 |
|
|
COMMANDING/OFFICER/FEB 11 1951/H.M.C.S. "NOOTKA" red ink boxed free strike on cover w/#283 tied by VICTORIA H.M.C. DOCKYARD/B.C. FE 22/51 CDS to USA. Light crease along bottom, Philatelic origin. Korean war cover! |
|
|
Lot Number: MIL-03126 |
| Canadian Dollars: 75 | |
| US Dollars: 76 |
|
|
COMMANDING OFFICER/OCT 10 1945/H.M.C.S. THETFORD MINES magenta ink large CDS on cover, also has N.P.O. 618 N.S./-- OCT 11/1945 machine cancel to Toronto, no b/s. Clean cover, but opened 3 sides. |
|
No Back Image |
Lot Number: MIL-02820 |
| Canadian Dollars: 50 | |
| US Dollars: 51 |
|
|
'W. J. Davies, Hardware & Ship Chandlery, Queen Charlotte City, B.C.' illustr. adv. cover shows small vessel, #254 tied by QUEEN CHARLOTTE/B.C. AM/SP 2/48 CDS to Vancouver, no b/s. |
|
No Back Image |
Lot Number: ADV-02698 |
| Canadian Dollars: 30 | |
| US Dollars: 30 |
|
|
COMMANDING OFFICER/JUN 22 1936/H.M.C.S. VANCOUVER red ink oval ties #219 to cover to USA, no b/s. Also has VICTORIA/CANADA 22/JUN 23/36 CDS free strike. Stamp pen cancelled with initials. Philatelic origin. |
|
No Back Image |
Lot Number: MIL-02567 |
| Canadian Dollars: 30 | |
| US Dollars: 30 |
|
|
COMMANDING OFFICER/DEC 30 1949/H.M.C.S. MAGNIFICENT red ink boxed marking on back of card w/#252 tied by HALIFAX, N.S./CANADA FEB 13/1950 machine slogan cancel to USA. No message on back, probably philatelic origin. |
|
|
Lot Number: MIL-02566 |
| Canadian Dollars: 35 | |
| US Dollars: 35 |
|
|
ROYAL CANADIAN/NAVY MAIL 8 MAR 4 1959 blue ink large CDS free strike on greeting size cover w/#382 tied by MONTREAL, P.Q./CANADA 8 III/1959 machine slogan cancel to London, Ont., no b/s. Unlisted in B/T. Also includes enclosure, a greeting card from HMCS LaHulloise with picture of ship (#305) inside). Part of cover back is missing. |
|
|
Lot Number: MIL-02565 |
| Canadian Dollars: 45 | |
| US Dollars: 45 |
|
|
COMMANDING OFFICER/JUN 26 1945/H.M.C.S. FRENCH blue ink oval b/s on unfranked cover with str. line 'FROM H.M.C. SHIP' to a Newspaper office in Montreal, blue ink boxed reveiving b/s. Back flap has nice 'H.M.C. SIGNAL SCHOOL' crest. Wee bit of aging, but nice WWII ship cover. |
|
|
Lot Number: MIL-02411 |
| Canadian Dollars: 75 | |
| US Dollars: 76 |
|
|
RR-39 EASTERN ARCTIC/PATROL/MAY 29 1953/R.M.S. CANADA purple ink boxed marking on address side of QSL card from LAWRENCE/MASS. MAY 27/1953 machine slogan ties USA #804 & 806 addressed to Port Harrison c/o E.A.P., Ottawa. RF 250, nice commercial usage on incoming mail! This is the rare square hammer with tall letters R.M.S. CANADA. |
|
|
Lot Number: NWT-01865 |
| Canadian Dollars: 200 | |
| US Dollars: 202 |
| Ship Mail Covers: | 1 to 20 | 21 to 40 | 41 to 51 |
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)