Canadian postal treasures emerge from Camellia Collection
A two-cent rose cover mailed from Oshawa, Ont. to Port Colborne, Ont. on March 24, 1866 and addressed to Pte. John Luke of the Volunteer Militia is offered as Lot 130. Only seven two-cent soldier letters are known, and just three bear a two-cent adhesive.
A remarkable group of Canadian postal history treasures will cross the auction block this month as Eastern Auctions presents the Camellia PLC Collection – Canada Part I, an extraordinary offering of classic material set for Nov. 22 in Bathurst, N.B. Among the sale’s headline pieces are some of the most celebrated items in Canadian philately,... Continue reading →