Topicals Archives - All Nations Stamp and Coin

Kiauchau #22 Fine+ Mint 1901 5mk Yacht US$210 Lot 118 in our auction Saturday 31st July 2021...

Art Bernier C-56 1910/11 #25 Rookie Hockey Card

Art Bernier C-56 1910/11 #25 Rookie Hockey Card Lot 199 in our auction Saturday 24th July 2021...

Elliot-Fairchild #CL8c in F/VF Never Hinged 1926 25c Pane (4)

Elliot-Fairchild #CL8c in F/VF Never Hinged 1926 25c Pane $330. (4) Lot 78 in our auction Saturday...

Elbows of the Little Sask. 9 Sp 1879 Marcus Smith letter to his wife

Elbows of the Little Sask. 9 Sp 1879 Marcus Smith letter to his wife Lot 25 in our auction...

Fort Carleton, Sk. 10 Au 1879 Marcus Smith letter to his wife

Fort Carleton, Sk. 10 Au 1879 Marcus Smith letter to his wife Lot 23 in our auction Saturday 17th...

Yukon Proof ounce Pure Silver Raven Round #5/5000

Yukon Proof ounce Pure Silver Raven Round #5/5000 Lot 188 in our auction Saturday 17th July 2021...

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-..”

Dawson, N.W.T. 30 Mar 1899 2c Cover & 3c single on Robinson page

Dawson, N.W.T. 30 Mar 1899 2c Cover & 3c single on Robinson page Lot 108 in this week’s...

P.R. China #1832a VFNH 1983 Year of the Pig Booklet

P.R. China #1832a VFNH 1983 Year of the Pig Booklet US$170 Lot 116 in our auction Saturday 3rd...

Gordian III 238-244 AD Antioch 26mm 12.33gm Silver Tetradrachm

Gordian III 238-244 AD Antioch 26mm 12.33gm Silver Tetradrachm Lot 195 in our auction Saturday 3rd...

Elliot-Fairchild Air #CL10 12 Au 1926 27c pilot-signed Flight Cover

Elliot-Fairchild Air #CL10 12 Au 1926 27c pilot-signed Flight Cover $225 Lot 76 in our auction...

U.S.A. XF 1909D Indian Head Gold 5 Dollars .24187oz AGW

U.S.A. XF 1909D Indian Head Gold 5 Dollars .24187oz AGW Lot 197 in our auction Saturday 3rd July...

U.S.A./Colonial Canada F/VF 1882 Liberty Gold $5 Half Eagle .24187 oz

U.S.A./Colonial Canada F/VF 1882 Liberty Gold $5 Half Eagle .24187 oz Lot 196 in our auction...

C.P.R. Office Engineer in Chief 28 July 1878 Marcus Smith letter to wife

Marcus Smith, Prince Arthur’s landing Lake Superior July 28th1878, “My dear Wife…..Love to all the children”

Prince Arthur’s Landing Lake Superior 8 Aug 1878 Marcus Smith letter

Lake Superior 8th August 1878 “..I am very anxious about what will be the best course to take after my Mr. Fleming returns. I do not see how I can work under him with any satisfaction when I know the underhand way in which he is influencing the engineering staff against me. Besides the whole management is in such a muddle- Contracts costing half as much again as they were estimated at the letting-..”

Australia XF 1879M Queen Victoria Gold Sovereign .2355 oz AGW

Australia XF 1879M Queen Victoria Gold Sovereign .2355 oz AGW Lot 186 in our auction Saturday 26th...

Blackwater 45 Miles NW of Quesnelle 23 Sep 1875 Marcus Smith letter

Realized $526 in our auction Saturday 19th June 2021 Blackwater 45 miles N.W. of Quesnelle-Sept. 23rd,1875 “My Dear Wife…yourself and children would be far better in Victoria then anywhere in Canada and the climate is far superior- and living is always getting cheaper and so will all conveniences when the work commences as there will be a large influx of people of all condition..”

Canada #12 VG+ London 4-ring 19 Used 1859 3d Perforated Pence

Canada #12 VG+ London 4-ring 19 Used 1859 3d Perforated Pence Lot 13 in our auction Saturday 19th...

U.S.A. XF 1929 last Indian Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle .12094oz

U.S.A. XF 1929 last Indian Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle .12094oz Lot 198 in our auction Saturday...

C.P.R. Survey Western Division 7 Se 1875 Marcus Smith letter home

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY SURVEY.
Salmon House Dean River Sept 4th. 1875,
My dear wife, I have just walked from the head of the Dean channel, through the Cascade mountains to this point where horses have been sent to meet us- I am in excellent health. This last walk has done me as much good as that in the spring did me harm- The weather is fine and cool