Category: Canada History
C.P.R. Manitoba District Engineer’s Office 7 Sep 1878 Marcus Smith letter “My dear wife..”
Realized $605 in our auction 10th July 2021, Marcus Smith 1878 to his wife “..any motive to act dishonestly or underhand in a great national question- he [Fleming] took the sneaking course of finding out what the Govt. wanted and acted accordingly- ignoring me altogether, and keeping me in the dark as to what he was reporting even up to the last moment both in regard to the work to be done and the assistants to be appointed &.c-..”
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John A. Macdonald 4×6.5″ Westlake London, On. 1890s Cabinet Photo
John A. Macdonald 4×6.5″ Westlake London, On. 1890s Cabinet Photo Lot 1 in our auction Saturday...
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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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Intercolonial Railway Ottawa 4 June 1873 Marcus Smith 1-page letter
Lot 30 in our auction Saturday 15th August 2020 Intercolonial Railway Ottawa 4 June 1873 Marcus...
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ottawa 3 Jan 1873 Marcus Smith Letter to wife
Lot 23 in our auction Saturday 8th August 2020Canadian Pacific Railway Ottawa 3 Jn 1873 Marcus...
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Canadian Pacific Railway 5 May 1873 6 sides Marcus Smith Letter
Canadian Pacific Railway 5 May 1873 6 sides Marcus Smith Letter Lot 26 in our auction Saturday...
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Victoria, B.C. 10 Feb 1873 3 sides Marcus Smith letter to his wife
Victoria, B.C. 10 Feb 1873 3 sides Marcus Smith letter to his wife Lot 87 in our auction Saturday...
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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”
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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1797 Prince Edward Halifax Dinner Invitation on Wellburn Page
1797 Prince Edward Halifax Dinner Invitation on Gerald Wellburn PageLot 125 in our auction...
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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..”
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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,...
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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
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Canadian Contingent 20 March 1900 Boer War Cover to Ontario
Canadian Contingent 20 March 1900 Boer War Cover to OntarioLot 30 in our auction Saturday 22nd...
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