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47Lot 47 Canada #122 VFNH 1925 $1 Admiral $450. Estimate $150 Saturday 25th September 2021 at noon View and bid on the Lots here #stampauction #coinauction #postcards #covers #fdc #errorstamps #veryrarestamps #goldsovereigns #ancientcoins #canadacoins
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Canada #BC37bA Unc 1954 prefix *N/Y Replacement Dollar Bill

Canada #BC37bA Unc 1954 prefix *N/Y Replacement Dollar Bill $400 Lot 199 in our auction Saturday 18th September 2021 #replacementdollarbill #canadabanknotes
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Fort Ellice, N.W.T. 26 July 1880 4-page Marcus Smith letter to his wife

Fort Ellice, NWT July 26th 1880, My Dear Wife.. go to Halifax at the end of the season when the weather is cooler as the journey is a long and wearisome one..
you should hire a french girl to help you with the house work and make the girls talk as much as possible with the people so that they may pick up the vernacular tongue.-

Call on Dr. Robataille at Quebec when you are returning home- he you know is Lieutenant Governor-
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The weather is hotter here than ever I have found it before- and I have had some hard work and expect to have a month more of it mostly in woods where the mosquitos are dreadful-.. ove and Kisses to all the children and yourself #marcussmith #canadianrailways #canadianrailwaysurvey #bchistory

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Canada BU 1993 .9999 fine 1/4oz $10 Gold Maple Leaf

Canada BU 1993 .9999 fine 1/4oz $10 Gold Maple Leaf Lot 188 in our auction Saturday 18th September 2021 #canadiangold #goldmapleleaf #goldcoins
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Bank of Toronto VG 1929 $5 Bill

Bank of Toronto VG 1929 $5 Bill, pinholes, trifle edge tears $125 Lot 197 in our auction Saturday 18th September 2021 #bankoftoronto #canadianbanknotes
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G.B. #33 Used 1858/64 1d Reds Plates 147/182 on page (36)

G.B. #33 Used 1858/64 1d Reds Plates 147/182 on page US$191 (36) Lot 123 in our auction Saturday 18th September 2021 #pennyred #gbstamps #greatbritainstamps
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Julia Maesa 218-220 AD 4gm Silver Denarius w/ Juno etc

Julia Maesa was born in Emessa to a High Priest of the local deity Elagabalus (‘God of the Mountain’) and went on to become the powerhouse grandmother to the Severan dynasty. Her younger sister Domna was  Empress to Septimius Severus in 193 CE while  Julia Maesa was...
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Austria BU 1912 Franz Joseph Gold 10 Corona .0974oz AGW

Austria BU 1912 Franz Joseph Gold 10 Corona .0974oz AGW
Lot 186 in our auction Saturday 18th September 2021
#franzjoseph #austriangold #goldcoronas #worldcoins #goldcoins

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Canada #BC3 Fine 1935 $2 Queen Mary Banknote

Canada #BC3 Fine 1935 $2 Queen Mary Banknote $200 Lot 198 in our auction Saturday 18th September 2021 #queenmarybanknote #canadianbanknotes
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Canada #O7a VFNH 1949 14c Missing Period Variety in LL PB (4)

Canada #O7a VFNH 1949 14c Missing Period Variety in LL PB $300 (4) Lot 70 in our auction Saturday 18th September 2021 #missingperiodvariety #canadianstamps
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Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo 24 Se 1909 1c Official Post Card to B.C.

Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo 24 Se 1909 1c Official Post Card to B.C. Lot 1 in our auction Saturday 18th September 2021 #pacificexpo #usapostcards
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N.Z. #82 Fine+ Mint HR 1898 1/- Blue Green

N.Z. #82 Fine+ Mint HR 1898 1/- Blue Green US$275 Lot 149 in our auction Saturday 18th September 2021 #nzstamps #mountainstamps #newzealandstamps
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12d Black Sale Brokered

12d Black Sale Brokered

All Nations and Canada Stamp Finder brokered the sale of the finest of two known pairs of the 170 year old 12d Black, for $165,000 in August 2021. This pair is illustrated in Howes' Canada handbook and has previously graced the Pack, Adler, Jephcott, Leggett, Hillmer,...

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Camp 110 Miles West of Winnipeg 4 July 1880 Smith letter to his wife

Camp 110 Miles West of Winnipeg 4 July 1880 Smith letter to his wife

“..At the same time comes a telegram from Schreiber asking me to report to him at least once a fortnight and before work is commenced to submit all plans and profiles for the impr approval of the Govt. The Govt. being Mr. Schreiber- The first part is literally impossible and useless. The second implies that I am not to be trusted in designing the work- I shall take no notice of either excepting a simple acknowledgement of his telegram..”

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