Category: A1250

22 December 1902 E. Pauline Johnson 2 page Christmas letter, written on Clarendon Hotel Winnipeg stationery

Feb 29, 2020 | A1250, Canada History, Christmas, Exceptional, Highlights

Mohawk poet Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) signed letter from 1902 “I have not even written to thank you for all your kindness..”

Hasting’s Mill 1865/1868 6-page Edward Stamp Accounting Ledger, ex gerald Wellburn

Feb 29, 2020 | A1250, British Columbia History, Documents, Exceptional, Gerald Wellburn, Highlights, Historic Vancouver

Edward Stamp’s accounting journal from 1865 to 1869, listing out all his expenses for his English investors establishing lumber mills on Vancouver Island and the first main lumber mill in the Vancouver area Lot 108

British Columbia and Vancouver’s Island Mint 1860 Gutter Block of eight of the first issued stamp of the twin colonies

Feb 29, 2020 | A1250, British Columbia Stamps, Exceptional, Highlights

Lot 106 in All Nations 1250th is British Columbia and Vancouver’s Island Mint 1860 Gutter...

The world’s first three postage stamps in our 1250th auction

Feb 28, 2020 | A1250, Great Britain Stamps, Highlights

Bid on the world’s first three postage stamps in our 1250th auction

Sir Rowland Hill 20 Apr 1867 signed Letter

Feb 28, 2020 | A1250, Autographs, FLS - Folded Letter Sheet, Great Britain Stamps, Highlights

Sir Rowland Hill 20 Apr 1867 signed Letter w/ 1979 certificate. Hill popularized penny postage for...

North West Canada 1885 Silver Riel Rebellion Medal with Saskatchewan Bar

Feb 28, 2020 | A1250, Canada History, Canada Medals, Highlights, Medals

North West 1885 Canada North West Canada 1885 Silver Riel Rebellion Medal with Saskatchewan Bar,...

News: The Mayfair Find – Rare colonial B.C. stamps come home for auction

Feb 27, 2020 | A1250, Canada Stamps, Highlights, News Media

John Mackie writes in the Vancouver Sun. In the early 1860s, a young man wrote to postmasters around the world, enclosing money for sheets of stamps to be sent to his home in Mayfair in London. So they did. Now eight of the “Mayfair find” stamps have come home to B.C. in the Feb. 29 All Nations Stamp and Coin auction.

USSR 1989 pure Palladium Ballerina 25 Roubles .9925oz APW

Feb 27, 2020 | A1250, Highlights, World Coins

CCCP pure Palladium 25 roubles with Ballerina .9925oz APW
Lot 195 estimated at $3,000 in our 1250th milestone auction, Saturday 29th February 2020

Canada #1a 1851 3d Beaver Orange Red Laid Paper

Feb 27, 2020 | A1250, Canada Stamps, Exceptional, Highlights

Canada #1a VF Used 1851 3d Beaver Orange Red Laid Paper $1600.
Lot 5 in our 1250th milestone auction, Saturday 29th February 2020
Canada’s first postage stamp was designed by Sir Sandford Fleming, a luminary Scottish Canadian engineer and inventor.

Customs Vancouver’s Island Seal 1858 Wells Fargo Cover to SFR

Feb 26, 2020 | A1250, BC Postal History, Covers, Highlights, Vancouver Island

Customs Vancouver’s Island Seal 1858 Wells Fargo Cover to San Francisco, faults, from the...

Alexander the Great style 17.3g Silver Tetradrachm struck under Cassander

Feb 25, 2020 | A1250, Ancient Coins, Ancient Greek, Highlights

The obverse shows Alexander the Great as the mythic Heracles dressed in a Lion’s skin. There...

Bank of Canada Fine+ 1935 Commemorative $25 Banknote

Feb 25, 2020 | A1250, Canada Bank Notes, Highlights

Canada issued a $25 bill in 1935 to commemorate the silver or 25th anniversary of King George V’s reign. About 1,840 of the 160,000 notes that were printed are still believed to be in private hands (or lost) Lot 198 Bank of Canada Fine+ 1935 George V $25 Banknote A004557, 1st time offered at auction

G.B. #1c VF red MC Used 1840 1d Black Inverted Watermark

Feb 25, 2020 | A1250, Great Britain Stamps, Highlights

The famous Penny Black – the word’s first normal postage stamp in 1840. This example with an inverted watermark. G.B. #1c VF red MC Used 1840 1d Black. Lot 150 in our 1250th milestone auction, Saturday 29th February 2020

Prince Edward signed 6 Jan 1797 Halifax Treasury Voucher ex Wellburn

Feb 25, 2020 | A1250, Autographs, Canada History, Gerald Wellburn, Highlights, Royal Highlight, World History

6 Jan 1797 Halifax Treasury Voucher (Payment for laborers at Annapolis Royal )signed by ‘Edward’ – Prince Edward, duke of Kent, 4th son of George III and father of Queen Victoria Lot 122 in our 1250th milestone auction, Saturday 29th February 2020

Victoria Vancouver Island mixed franked Wells Fargo pasteup cover to the U.K.

Feb 24, 2020 | A1250, BC Postal History, Highlights

Victoria, Vancouver Island mixed franked Wells Fargo pasteup cover to the U.K., with Post Office...

P.R. China #628 15 Sep 1962 Used Mei Lan-Fang $3

Feb 23, 2020 | A1250, China Stamps, Highlights

P.R. China #628 15 Sep 1962 Used Mei Lan-Fang $3 S/S US$6250.Lot 128 in our 1250th milestone...

Canada #214GP XF 1935 5c Edward Vertical Wide Gutter Proof Pair

Feb 23, 2020 | A1250, Canada Stamps, Highlights

Canada #214GP XF 1935 5c with portrait of Edward Prince of Wales , Vertical Wide Gutter Proof Pair Lot 94 in our 1250th milestone auction, Saturday 29th February 2020