Category: Canada History

Victoria, B.C. 10 Feb 1873 3 sides Marcus Smith letter to his wife Lot 87 in our auction Saturday...

Victoria, B.C. 26 Dec 1872 4-page Marcus Smith Letter to his wife

Railway pioneer Marcus Smith writes to his wife from Victoria B.C. “As the newspapers are so careful in chronicaling my movements I need say no more than that I have been working my way lately down the east side of Vancouver island from Seymour narrows to Esquimalt some 160 miles”

Victoria, B.C. 12 Jan 1873 4 sides Marcus Smith Letter to his wife

Realized $1,430 in Auction #1264 6th June 2020 Lot 90 Victoria, B.C. 12 Jan 1873 4 sides Marcus...

Halifax #135 14 Jan 1918 3c George Hanes Cover & letter

George Samuel Hanes (1882 – October 15, 1957) was an engineer and political figure in British...

Victoria 8 Dec 1872 6-pg Marcus Smith letter to his wife

Victoria 8 Dec 1872 6-pg Marcus Smith letter to his wifeLot 89 in our auction Saturday 30th May...

Victoria 5 Dec 1872 2-page 4-sided Marcus Smith Letter to his wife

Victoria 5 Dec 1872 2-page 4-sided Marcus Smith Letter to his wifeLot 90 in our auction Saturday...

John A. Macdonald signed 1858 3-part Ejectment Summons

John A. Macdonald signed 1858 3-part Ejectment SummonsLot 1 in our auction Saturday 16th May 2020...

Victoria, B.C. 11 Oct 1872 Marcus Smith 2-page Letter to his wife

Victoria, B.C. 11 Oct 1872 Marcus Smith 2-page Letter to his wife. Mentions meeting up with...

150 Mile House, B.C. 1872 Marcus Smith Letter to his wife

150 Mile House, B.C. 1872 Marcus Smith Letter to his wife describing his early surveys for the...

150 Mile House on Road to Soda Creek 5 Sep 1872 Marcus Smith letter

Lot 98 150 Mile House on Road to Soda Creek 5 Sep 1872 Marcus Smith letterin our auction Saturday...

Soda Creek Fraser River, B.C. 2 Sep 1872 Marcus Smith Letter to wife

My Dear Annie.. Soda Creek Fraser River, B.C. 2 Sep 1872 Marcus Smith Letter to wife Lot 96 in our...

Ralph Edwards Jan 1969 instructional letter to his wife at Lonesome Lake

Ralph Edwards Jan 1969 instructional letter to his wife at Lonesome LakeLot 101 in our auction...

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...

1797 Prince Edward Halifax Dinner Invitation on Wellburn Page

1797 Prince Edward Halifax Dinner Invitation on Gerald Wellburn PageLot 125 in our auction...

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

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

North West Canada 1885 Silver Riel Rebellion Medal with Saskatchewan Bar

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

Prince Edward signed 6 Jan 1797 Halifax Treasury Voucher ex Wellburn

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