Lot 106 British Columbia and Vancouver’s Island Mint 1860 Gutter Block of eight of the first issued stamp of the twin colonies
Lot 106 in All Nations 1250th is British Columbia and Vancouver’s Island Mint 1860 Gutter Block of eight of the first issued stamp of the twin colonies. From the Mayfair find.
The Mayfair Find
John Mackie writes about the young schoolboy who asked for stamps to be sent to his Mayfair, London address. A gutter block 0f 8 colonial B.C. stamps produced in London have at least come to B.C. in our 1250th auction THE MAYFAIR FIND – RARE COLONIAL B.C. STAMPS COME HOME FOR AUCTION
Sold for $3,000, Lot 87 Victoria, B.C. 10 Feb 1873 3 sides Marcus Smith letter to his wife
Sold for $1,540, Lot 86 Edward Stamp signed 18 Nov 1864 5-page 16×13″ copy agreement for British Columbia & Vancouver Island Spar…Co, ex Wellburn
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Ships loading lumber at Hastings Saw Mill in Vancouver, 1896. PNGSee
John Mackie has written a Vancouver Sun article about an 1865 ledger from the Hasting Sawmill and Captain Edward Stamp in the earliest days of Vancouver.
