British Columbia and Vancouver’s Island Mint 1860 Gutter Block of eight of the first issued stamp of the twin colonies
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. One of many rare and enchanting lots in our 29 February 1250th auction, See more previews and media coverage of our 29...
Hasting’s Mill 1865/1868 6-page Edward Stamp Accounting Ledger, ex Wellburn
Hasting's Mill 1865/1868 6-page Edward Stamp Accounting Ledger, ex Gerald Wellburn Edward Stamp’s accounting journal from 1865 to 1869, listing out all his expenses for his English investors establishing lumber mills on Vancouver Island and the first main lumber mill...
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 east, at the foot of Dunlevy Avenue. That was where Capt. Edward Stamp decided to build a lumber mill in 1865. Incredibly, Stamp’s accounting ledger for the mill still...
22 December 1902 E. Pauline Johnson 2 page Christmas letter, written on Clarendon Hotel Winnipeg stationery
I have not even written to thank you for all your kindness, for the best of reasons. I wished to make it a Christmas letter, and while I yet thanked you for the pleasantness of my visit to wish you all a very happy Christmas, and a jolly one too.
1858 Fraser River Gold Rush by Gerald Wellburn
See the Wellburn Album pages offered so far in our AuctionsGerald Wellburn's 45 page 1858 Fraser River Gold Rush collection is featuring in All Nations' auctions 2019 "First there were natives trading furs with the Hudson's Bay Company. Then gold flakes starting...
B.C., G.B., & Pacific Coast 1880s/1910s Maps & Contracts
B.C., G.B., & Pacific Coast 1880s/1910s Maps & Contracts ex Brighouse Lot 52 in our auction saturday 28th September 2019 Map of New Westminster District 1886
Meech Lake Accord 3 June 1990 framed 11 leaders-signed photo
Meech Lake Accord 3 June 1990 framed 11 leaders-signed photo "The Meech Lake Accord (French: Accord du lac Meech) was a series of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and all 10 Canadian provincial...
B.C. #4 VF Mint large part O.G. 1865 10c Blue Imperf w/ cert
B.C. #4 VF Mint large part O.G. 1865 10c Blue Imperf w/ cert. duo $7500. Lot 72 in our auction Saturday 14th September 2019 View and Bid in this week's Auction Visit our Featured Gallery
Sam Greer, Kitsilano
Sam Greer All Nations Stamp and Coin have sold material from Sam Greer's estate including his handwritten sketches of Greer's beach, legal documents, letters and more. For more background to Sam Greer's story see the Monte Cristo magazine long read The Hidden History...
Canada #20ii Fine Unused 2c Stitch Watermark
Lot 20 Canada #20ii Fine Unused 2c Stitch Watermark, apparently the discovery stamp for the Unitrade listing, trivial corner creases This is the only known unused example and last sold for $3,500. Realized $2,400 in All Nations' Auction 6th July 2019
B.C. #3 Fine Unused 1865 5c Rose Imperforate, tear & thin 2007 Greene certificate states genuine $20,000
B.C. #3 Fine Unused 1865 5c Rose Imperforate, tear & thin 2007 Greene certificate genuine $20,000 Lot 72 in our Auction Saturday 15th June 2019
34 different Colonial British Columbia numeral cancels
34 different Colonial British Columbia numeral cancels The basis of the Unitrade listing and the final page in Gerald Wellburn’s award winning collection and book. Estimate $5,000 Lot 89 in our Auction Saturday 1st June 2019 View and Bid in this week's Auction Visit...
British Columbia #1 Very Fine Mint Original Gum
British Columbia #1 Very Fine Mint Original Gum, Unitrade catalogue value $60,000 with 2010 Vincent Graves Greene Certificate The first certificate for the British Columbia Mint first issue, a 1961 Philatelic Foundation opinion, to H.R. Harmer, signed by...
Sir Isaac Brock signed 1811 Upper Canada liquor licence
Isaac Brock signed 1811 Upper Canada liquor license. Lot 5 in our milestone auction 9th March 2019
Handwritten list of Gassy Jack’s debts in our Auction 9th March 2019
The Gassy Jack Deighton 1875 estate list of debts featured in our 1200th Auction this Saturday 9th March 2019.
Canada #3P 1851 12d Black Specimen Plate Proof
Canada #3P VF 1851 12d Black Specimen Plate Proof $2500 Lot 8 in our Auction A1200 9th March 2019
Pages from the 1858 Fraser River Gold Rush collection by Gerald Wellburn
The Albums Pages from Gerald Wellburn’s Fraser River Gold Rush collection that have featured in our auctions to date.
Wells Fargo 1869 mixed franked Cover to Liverpool, ex Wellburn
An 1869 Wells Fargo Mixed Franked cover Victoria, B,C, to Liverpool, G.B. from the Gerald Wellburn collection sold for $2,400 in our auction 20th October A1181 "The cover was franked in Victoria, Vancouver Island for 5c additional postage on a prepaid 10c...
Elizabeth II & Philip Signed 1957 Christmas Card
Lot 1 Elizabeth II & Philip Signed 1957 Christmas Card Elizabeth II & Philip Signed 1957 Christmas Card Lot 1 in our 13 October 2018 auction sold for $2,000
8×10 Photograph signed as Prince Edward, later Edward VIII
Lot 1 Duke of Windsor signed 8x10 as Prince Edward, later Edward VIII
Strip of 10 three penny beavers
This strip of 10 three-penny beavers is the largest multiple known and was purchased by All Nations on behalf of a client.
Canada’s first stamp, Scott No. 1, extraordinary example
All Nations brokered this extraordinary example of Canada's first stamp, one of only a handful known with any gum, for $82,500. It has been transfered from the Brigham collection to the Douglas collection.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana Royal Visit to Canada 1983
Prince Charles and Princess Diana began their Canadian visit in Halifax June 14 1983. They went to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I., Alberta, Ottawa. They also visited, in the Royal Yacht Britannia, Newfoundland for the 400th anniversary of the founding of Britain’s...
Oldest letter 1854 H.B.C. Alaska/Ft Simpson 3-page FLS ex Wellburn
Lot 43 1854 H.B.C. Alaska/Ft Simpson 3-page FLS ex Wellburn Auction 1000 Saturday, February 21 2015 A1000 lot 43 Realized $3,850 B.C. Hudson's Bay trader's rare 1854 letter auctioned for $3,850 CBC...