New Westminster, B.C. 19 Jul 1881 6-pg Marcus Smith Letter home
July 19th,1881
My dear Wife
I have had a very hard month’s work surveying the Harbour of Port Moody and adjacent grounds for the western terminus of the C.P.R. It is surrounded by high hills wooded with trees of enormous size. Many of them fallen and with the rankest growth of underbrush-..
Canada #1165 Never Hinged 1988 38c Parliament Misperf, ex Penko
Canada #465Biv VFNH 1971 $1 Centennial Plate 2 Matched Set
Canada #108LW 19 May 1923 3c Lathework C.O.D. Cover ex Steinhart
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia cannabis stamps on piece (7)
Sabina 83/137AD 2.5gm Silver Denarius w/ Vesta etc
U.S.A.-Offices in China #K1-K14 F/VF Mint (14)
Canada #FWS8, FWS12 in Walt Disney War Savings Folder (3)
Canada #BC31b Choice Unc consecutive 1954 $5 Devil’s Face duo
G.B. Unc 1872 Queen Victoria Gold Sovereign .2355oz AGW
Wellburn’s 3-pg typewritten report on Reford’s B.C. numeral cancels
Canada #O2a VFNH Missing Period in 1949 2c O.H.M.S. Block (4)
Prince Charles and Lady Camilla Signed 2006 Christmas Card
Newfoundland #117a VF Unused 1919 3c Imperforate Pair ngai
Marvel Power Man/Iron Fist July 1983 #95 Comic
Constantine I 307/337AD 19mm 3gm Ae Follis struck at Aquileia
Cape of Good Hope #6 VF Used 1858 1/- Triangle
Mexico Unc 1955 Gold 5 Pesos .1198oz AGW
Port Moody, B.C. 26 June 1881 Marcus Smith 3-page letter to his wife
Sold for $605, Port Moody, B.C. 26 June 1881 Marcus Smith 3-page letter to his wife
“The surveys are fairly commenced and I have been forced to do some very hard work- owing to the incompetency of the assistant Ailyn who has had very little experience and is naturally very dull & stupid- Gamsby is very little better. He has hitherto got on by always having good assistants but knows nothing himself- has no brains but for old woman’s gossip- has no instruments, never had any in his life nor does he care about the work- ..”
Canada #40b VF Unused 10c Small Queen shade
Wellburn’s typewritten, illustrated notes on Dr. Causland’s Covers
Canada #FWT8f Never Hinged 1920 $1 Red Binding Booklet (48)
Canada #FWS6-FWS14 in original Booklet (15)
Canada #790 Never Hinged 1979 17c Underinked Block of Six
Canada #108LW 4 Jan 1931 3c Admiral Lathework Cover, ex Hennok
Canada #550a XFNH 1971 8c Centennial Imperforate Coil Pair
G.B. XF 1849 Shield Type Queen Victoria Gold Sovereign .2355oz AGW
Canada #80 VF Mint HR 1898 6c QV Numeral
G.B. #33 Mint 1864 1d Plate 185 Block of four
G.B. #1 VF Red M/C Used 1840 1d Black Position G-I
China-Offices in Tibet #4-9 Unused 1902/10 Set (6)
G.B. #3 Fine Mint 1841 1d Red
Canada #1165 Never Hinged 1988 38c Parliament Misperf, ex Penko
Canada #468ATC Never Hinged 6c Test Coil Strip of Four duo
Canada #103 VF Used 1908 20c Quebec Tercentenary
India #76 2 Oct 1914 CDS Used Edward VII 25 Rupees
Canada #7 Fine Used 1855 10d Cartier, crease, 2005 Greene Cert
Germany 6 Aug 1939 Used Zeppelin Landing Postcard
Canada #522pi, 525pi VFNH Tagged Centre Block duo (8)
Falkland Islands Jan. 1957 Prince Philip Royal Visit Photo Album (17)
Cleopatra Thea and Antichos VIII 125-121 BC Seleukid 5.6gm AE19
Canada #CL9c VF Mint Filled Wing Variety
Canada VF blank 1c Planchet & Clipped 1979 10c error coin duo
Victoria, B.C. 9 June 1881 4-sided Marcus Smith Letter to his wife
“There will be a glorious out crop of this state of things- and in the muddle- no one will be responsible. ..Trutch I find is very unpopular – here as he is ostentatious and haughty, and considered as a spy, and a disturber instead of a peace maker between the Dominion and Provincial Govt. And will cause trouble to the former. This however is none of my business but I forsee that the time will come when he must cease to muddle with engineering matters-
U.S.A. VF+ 1909D Indian Head $5 Gold Half Eagle .2419oz AGW
Spain #96 Fine Mint 1867/68 25m Blue & Rose, gum dist
Canada #85-86 Fine+ Mint 1898 2c Map shade quintet, odd flt
Mexico BU 1959 .900 Fine Gold 20 Pesos .4792oz AGW
Canada #465Bi VFNH 1967 $1 Centennial Plate 1 Matched Set
B.C. Stamp Stories Aug 1977 handwritten Wellburn notes (4 pgs)
Williams Lake, B.C. Proof 1979 .999 Fine 28gm Gold Trade Dollar
R.O. China #1471-4 Never Hinged 1966 Masks Set (4)
Canada #1163 Never Hinged 1987 37c Parliament Misperf ex Penko
Canada #5 F/VF Used 1855 6d Pair, 2014 Greene Cert.
Newfoundland #212-225 Never Hinged 1933 Gilbert Set (14)
Tibet Government-in-Exile Used 1972 first Set (4)
Antioch, time of Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14 6.8gm AE20 “Star of Bethlehem”
Cda #MR4LW 2 May 1917 Registered Halifax/N.Y. Cover ex Lichtenstein
Toronto 23 May 1881 Marcus Smith 2-pg Letter to his wife
Toronto May 23rd. 1881
My dear Wife
I spent the evening at Williams’ yesterday where I met Arthur, Mr. & Miss Helmcken- all well Meggie looks delicate Arthur grown like a young elephant..
Cape of Good Hope #5c VF Used 1858 6d Slate Purple
South Africa BU 1982 1/10oz Gold Krugerrand, mt mark
Vancouver Canucks BU 2007 7-coin Set w/ logo 25 Cents
Canada BU 2021 Klondike Aureate Dollar duo, one w/ colour
Cda #107LW 3 Sp 1924 2c Lathework Postcard to N.J. ex Goodhelpsen
U.S.A. Fine 1883CC Carson City Morgan Silver Dollar
Faroe Islands #1 Fine 29 Jan 1919 CDS Used on piece w/ Denmark
Canada #790 Never Hinged 1979 17c Parliament Misperf, ex Penko
Italy Gomme Pirelli Milano 10c encased postage, ex Goodhelpsen
Canada #2 VF+ Used 1851 6d Slate Violet w/ 1985 RPSL Cert.
Mexico BU 1947 Gold 50 Pesos w/ gold bezel 1.1979oz+ AGW
Canada Proof 2006 Lumbering $200 Gold #0314/3218 .471oz AGW
G.B. #5 Fine Used 1847 1/- embossed shade
G.B. #33 Used 1858/64 1d Red Plates 219-225 (7 diff)
Newfoundland #8 VF Mint HR 1857 8d Vermilion
Falkland Islands Dependencies #1L33 F/VF Never Hinged
Canada #716 Never Hinged 1978 14c Parliament Misperf, ex Penko
G.B. XF 1903 Edward VII Gold Sovereign, trifle rim nick .2354 oz AGW
G.B. 13 Au 1900 1d Maida Hill Sq. Circ. Readdressed Black Watch Card
Harry Hyland #30 1911/12 Imperial Tobacco Hockey Card
Darth Vader 1977 Brass Belt Buckle
Prussia XF 1900A Wilhelm II Gold 20 Mark .2305 oz AGW
Tiberius 14-37 AD 11gm AE Dupondius
U.S.A. #350 F/VF Used 1910 4c Orange Brown Coil Pair
Shoal Lake, N.W.T. 27 Sep 1880 Marcus Smith 2 pg letter to his wife
Shoal Lake N.W. Territories 1880
“My Dear Wife… We have had wretched weather for six weeks past especially the last month. High winds and cold with rain overhead and swamps the men are constantly soaked to the waist almost- Our tents are always dripping and everything is damp some of us are suffering from rheumatism, and my joints are stiff. But I am otherwise well- But my long journeys are over..”
Bank of Cda #BC-3 Fine+ 1935 Queen Mary $2 Bill
Wellburn’s illustrated notes on Dr. Cousland B.C. Covers (7 pgs)
Canada #105LW 16 Jl 1924 1c Lathework Ad Cover, ex Goodhelpsen
Canada Proof 2008 Fraser River $100 Gold #1539/3089 .225 oz AGW
Canada #O8a VFNH 1949 Missing Period After S in LL PL 1 Blk
Canada #MR4LW 22 Feb 1918 Lathework Cover, ex Goodhelpsen
Canada #713 Never Hinged 1977 12c QEII LL Shift Block (4)
Canada #806a VFNH 1979 17c Parliament Imperforate Coil Strip
Canada #CL18 July 24/6 Aug 1926 52c Patricia Airways Flight Cvr
G.B./Hong Kong Unc 1912B 27gm Silver Trade Dollar .775 oz ASW
B.P.O. Beyrout 21 Sep 1881 1d Postal Card to U.S. via London
New Westminster, B.C. 21 Mar 1896 3c Dead Letter, open 3 sides
Canada #1534 VFNH 1994 unissued 52c Christmas
Canada #105LW 22 Dec 1925 1c Lathework Postcard, ex Goodhelpsen
Camp on Bird Tail River 1 Oct 1880 Marcus Smith Letter to his wife
“.. [Schreiber] conducts himself to others like a navie or subcontractor’s foreman- He is entirely off his head with his new dignity However he has completely exposed his ignorance not only of the Country but of his profession and if I am driven to it I could expose him thoroughly
M. Cato 89 BC 15mm 1.9gm Silver Quinarius struck at Rome Mint
Italy Pillole Pink Nerve Tonic 5c encased Postage, ex Goodhelpsen
G.B. Proof 1999 1/10oz pure Gold 10 Pounds, only 1078 issued
U.S.A. #348-9 VF Used 1908/10 Coil Pair duo (4)
Australia F/VF 1874S Queen Victoria Gold Sovereign
Canada #MR1LW 7 Jan 1918 Montreal/Toronto Lathework Cover
Canada F/VF 1912 Gold 5 Dollars, mount mark .2419oz AGW
G.B. #33 Used 1858/64 1d Red Plates 183/218 on page (36)
Canada #104LW Fine Mint 1 NH 1c Lathework Strip, ex Goodhelpsen
Canada #106a F/VF 4 Never Hinged 2c Booklet Pane, ex Goodhelpsen
Chewbacca 1977 4″ Star Wars figurine
U.S.A. #70a Fine blue CDS Used 24c Brown Lilac
G.B. 1 Mar 1839 Prestamp London/Bedale Cover
Canada #518 Never Hinged 1970 6c UL Dramatic Misperf, ex Penko
Rapid City, N.W.T. 7 Sep 1880 Marcus Smith letter to his wife
Canada #89 13 Apr 1908 2c U.S. and Cda dual Dead Letter
Canada #BC37bA Choice Unc 1954 prefix *N/Y $1 Replacement Note
Canada #752 VFNH UL 1978 12c Robert Bateman signed Block (4)
France XF 1864A Napoleon III Gold 5 Francs, mt mark .0467oz AGW
Canada #64 F/VF Toronto CDS Used 1897 $4 Jubilee
Canada #38 VF Unused 5c Slate Green Small Queen shade
Numismatic Assn of Victoria Unc 1962 high relief Silver Medal #29/50
Antioch AE Tetrachalkon w/ Cleopatra VII countermark. “The donations of Alexandria”
P.R. China #62 VF bottom 2 NH 1950 $800 Block (4)
Canada #21a,c VF blue cancel Used Perf 11.5×12 Thin Paper 1/2c
Bruce Ridpath C56 #34 1910/11 Rookie Hockey Card, faults
Philip I 244-249 AD Seleucis & Pieria 25mm 10.5gm Silver Tetradrachm Antioch S C
U.S.A. #C71 Never Hinged 1967 20c Audubon Misperf Plate Block (15)
Canada #227 1 Jun 1935 $1 Champlain Registered Winnipeg FDC
Canada #65 F/VF smudge Used 1897 $5 Jubilee
Roman Republic 80 BC L. Procillus 3.77gm Silver Denarius w/ Juno Sospita
Canada #BC37bA Unc 1954 prefix *N/Y $1 Replacement Note
Canada PCGS MS67 2000-P 10 Cents, top 7 of 80 recorded
Australia F/VF 1902M Edward VII Gold Sovereign .234oz AGW
Fort Ellice, NWT 16 Aug 1880 1.5pg Marcus Smith letter to his wife
San Francisco Earthquake Unu 1906 Disaster Postcard
Canada #460 Never Hinged 1970 6c Centennial Misperf, ex Penko
G.B. #3 Fine Used 1841 red M/C Used 1d Red Position T-J
Edward VII & Queen Alexandra BU 1902 13gm Coronation Silver Medal
Canada #BC37bA Unc 1954 prefix *N/Y Replacement Dollar Bill
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-
…
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
Canada BU 1993 .9999 fine 1/4oz $10 Gold Maple Leaf
Bank of Toronto VG 1929 $5 Bill
G.B. #33 Used 1858/64 1d Reds Plates 147/182 on page (36)
Julia Maesa 218-220 AD 4gm Silver Denarius w/ Juno etc
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
Canada #BC3 Fine 1935 $2 Queen Mary Banknote
Canada #O7a VFNH 1949 14c Missing Period Variety in LL PB (4)
N.Z. #82 Fine+ Mint HR 1898 1/- Blue Green
Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo 24 Se 1909 1c Official Post Card to B.C.
Canada #42 Fine+ Mint 1888/97 5c Grey
Canada #454 Never Hinged 1971 1c Centennial Misperf, ex Penko
Estate Lot as received in Regent & Minkus Germany albums in suitcase
Wardair Canada Ltd vintage Travel Bag
Canada #9 VF Used 1857 7.5d
Jack Marshall 1910/11 C56 #33 Rookie Hockey Card creases
Grenada #199 F/VF Never Hinged 1963 6c QEII
Canada #63 Fine smudge Used 1897 $3 Jubilee, perf cc
Canada #BC37bA Unc 1954 prefix *N/Y Replacement Dollar Bill
Bermuda Proof 1985 Cruise Ship Silver Dollar .8356oz ASW
G.B. #1 F/VF Red M/C Used 1840 1d Black position B-E
Odanah, N.W.T. 18 July 1880 Marcus Smith Letter to his wife
“..This has been a very difficult work- as the greater portion is densely wooded with swamps interspersed- so that the labour has been severe and the mosquito nuisance almost unbearable What were they made for?..”
Hungary Unc 1908 KB Franz Joseph Gold 100 Corona .9734oz AGW
St. Pierre & Miquelon 7 Jl 1926 Registered Cover to Paris w/ Prov. h/s
India #206 F/VF Never Hinged 1948 10R Gandhi
G.B. #7e Fine Used 1854 6d Inverted and Reversed Watermark
Canada #FB31 VF 1865 4c Orange Colour Trial Proof, creasing
Canada #732 Never Hinged 1977 12c Signed Robert Bateman
Canada #341 Never Hinged 1954 5c Wilding Dramatic Misperf
G.B. PL 1960 QEII New York Exhibition Crown
Newfoundland #18 VF Mint 1861/62 4d Block incl 14 NH (20)
Germany #MC1 6 Ja 1943 Luftfeldpost Cover from Stalingrad
G.B. #1 VF Mint HR 1840 1d Black position M-E, edge chips
Canada Proof 2006 Sterling Silver painted Olympic Lucky Loonie
Iceland #6 Fine Used 1873 4s Carmine
Newfoundland #4 Fine Used 1857 4d Scarlet Vermilion, tear
Canada #OA159 Fine Used 5-hole Perf OHMS $1 Parliament
China #23 Fine Used 1894 12ca, hinge stain
Canada #337 Never Hinged 1954 1c Wilding Misperf ex Penko
12d Black Sale Brokered
Harold McNamara 1910/11 C56 #32 Rookie Hockey Card, creases
Falklands Dependencies #1L7 NH South Poke Variety in Pair
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..”
G.B. XF 1887 Queen Victoria Jubilee Gold Sovereign .2355oz AGW
Tanzania #14 9 Dec 1965 FDC signed by Leakeys, some mt mks
G.B. #33 Used 1858/64 1d Red Plates 109/146 on page (36)
France #15 Siege of Paris 28 Oct 1870 Balloon Post FLS
Canada 150 BU 2017 pure Ounce Silver Special Edition $5 Maple Leaf
Nova Scotia #6 VF Used 1857 1/- Reddish Violet, corner crease
Quesnellemouth 6 Sep 1864 G.B. Wright Letter to Lang etc ex Wellburn
Canada #CLP5 1 Oct 1924 Estevan/Winnipeg FFC
Canada #216 F/VF Mint four NH Plate 2 Inscription Block (6)
Augustus 27 BC-14 AD 4gm Silver Denarius
Tasmania #9 Fine Used 1857 4d unwatermarked
U.S.A./Colonial Canada XF 1904 Gold $10 Eagle, lightly cleaned
Hindenburg Crash survivor Werner Franz signed 1 May 1929 FFC
South Africa XF+ 1928 George V Gold Sovereign
Horace Gaul 1910/11 C56 #31 Rookie Hockey Card, creases
Canada 15 Jan 2021 Lunar New Year Registered FDC duo (28)
Canada BU 1915 George V Silver 5 Cents
