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Eastern auction delves deep into Canadian postal history
This registered cover (Lot 904) franked with a 50-cent Bluenose stamp was carried on the Hindenburg Zeppelin’s first North America flight in May 1936.
Eastern Auctions’ upcoming Feb. 25–28 sale reaches deep into the heart of British North America and Canadian postal history, offering one of the most extensive and diverse public selections the firm has assembled in recent years. Anchored by two major named collections, the auction’s real strength lies in the breadth of specialist material spanning classic... Continue reading →
Research-driven collections come to market
Dated Aug. 5, 1709, this folded letter sheet (Lot 72) is believed to be the earliest recorded outgoing mail from Newfoundland bearing postal markings, documenting the colony’s earliest interaction with the British postal system.
Postal history takes centre stage in the latest issue of Canadian Stamp News, Vol. 50 No. 22, as Eastern Auctions prepares one of its most ambitious and scholarly sales in recent memory. Anchored by two major collections built over decades, Eastern’s Feb. 24–28 auction offers an unusually deep and diverse selection that will resonate with... Continue reading →