Category: 19th Century
Louis Joseph Papineau addressed 3 Mar 1854 Paid 3 Cover
Louis-Joseph Papineau, born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the...
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Hugh Fraser 1842 Scotland FLS to William Fraser Tolmie HBC London
Hugh Fraser 1842 Scotland FLS to William Fraser Tolmie HBC London surgeon, Dr. Tolmie was a fur trader, scientist, and politician in Pacific Northwest
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Nova Scotia #2, 4 1856 9d Double Weight Cover to Bishop, repaired
Nova Scotia #2, 4 1856 9d Double Weight Cover to Bishop, repaired Lot 108 in our auction Saturday...
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North West Farmer in the Canadian North-West 1889 C.P.R. 180 pg
Map of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1889 North West Farmer guidebook. Lot 199 in our 14 March...
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B.C. #7a Fine Mint HR 2 NH 1865 3d Pale Blue Block
B.C. #7a Fine Mint HR 2 NH 1865 3d Pale Blue Block, trifle offset on one Lot 106 in our auction...
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G.B. #1 4 Jl 1843 Hobden Bridge Penny Post 1d Black FLS to Halifax
G.B. #1 4 Jl 1843 Hobden Bridge Penny Post 1d Black FLS to Halifax Lot 146 in our auction Saturday...
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Sir Rowland Hill 20 Apr 1867 signed Letter
Sir Rowland Hill 20 Apr 1867 signed Letter w/ 1979 certificate. Hill popularized penny postage for...
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Customs Vancouver’s Island Seal 1858 Wells Fargo Cover to SFR
Customs Vancouver’s Island Seal 1858 Wells Fargo Cover to San Francisco, faults, from the...
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Victoria Vancouver Island mixed franked Wells Fargo pasteup cover to the U.K.
Victoria, Vancouver Island mixed franked Wells Fargo pasteup cover to the U.K., with Post Office...
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News: 1865 ledger from Hastings Mill, John Mackie article in Vancouver Sun
Most people think Vancouver started in Gastown. But the early city actually sprang up a few blocks...
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Victoria, V.I. 8 Feb 1859 Judge David Cameron William Zelner Invoice
Victoria, V.I. 8 Feb 1859 Judge David Cameron William Zelner (Druggist and Apothecary) Invoice Lot...
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Page 38, 27 Oct 1863 4-pg signed Col. Moody Letter & Cover to Peter O’Reilly, Fraser River Gold Rush collection
27 Oct 1863 4-pg signed Col. Moody Letter & Cover to Peter O’Reilly page 38 of the Gerald E....
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Early Kitsilano property documents with links to Sam Greer found in box of books
John Mackie has written an article in the Vancouver Sun covering the property documents with links...
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Sam Greer, Kitsilano
Sam Greer All Nations Stamp and Coin have sold material from Sam Greer’s estate including...
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The Untold Story of Sam Greer’s Battle for Kitsilano by Laura Ishiguro
Here’s a riveting acount of the Sam Greer story by a local historian Laura Ishiguro. ...
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26 Mar 1868 London Marcus Smith Letter mentions John A. Macdonald
26 Mar 1868 London Marcus Smith Letter mentions John A. Macdonald Lot 14 in our auction A1221...
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Page 29, Fraser River Gold Rush, Wells Fargo 1860 SFR Paste-up
Wells Fargo 1860 SFR Paste-up to H.P.P. Crease, reduced, Page 29 of the Gerald Wellburn Fraser...
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Page 28, Fraser River Gold Rush, May 1860 Frank Claudet SFR Wells Fargo Cover to Victoria
May 1860 Frank Claudet SFR Wells Fargo Cover to Victoria page 28 of the Gerald Wellburn Fraser...
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