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Fraser River Gold Rush Diary, offered for sale

Fraser River Gold Rush Diary, offered for sale

One of four known Fraser River Gold Rush diaries. The only one written by a Canadian and the only one in private hands.For sale by private treaty through All Nations Stamp and Coin c$25,000.00 Contact Brian collect@direct.ca or 604-684-4613 Brian Grant Duff...

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Kamloops, B.C. 6 Oct 1885 4-pg Marcus Smith Letter to his wife

Kamloops, B.C. 6 Oct 1885 4-pg Marcus Smith Letter to his wife

Realized $476
Kamloops, B.C. 6 Oct 1885 4-pg Marcus Smith Letter to his wife
Lot 69 in our auction 11th February 2023
Sir Charles Tupper Schreiber & party came by the Northern Pacific Ry to Victoria thence on their way home by the Canadian Pacific they arrived here on Saturday afternoon (3rd inst) two days before I expected them They left in half an hour and I accompanied them as far as the end of the track, about 100 miles – where they took horses and waggons to carry them over about 40 miles – the gap – to the end of the track from the east – our train waited there two hours when the Governor General and his party arrived on horseback (over the said gap) from the east – the two parties crossing each other on the way…

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The passion for the stamp! Mornings with Simi

The passion for the stamp! Mornings with Simi

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-passion-for-the-stamp/ Simi interviews Brian who talks of the upcoming sale of a 12d Black and of his early collecting days. The passion for the stamp!Mornings with Simi Simi's interview was prompted by the sale last week...

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 Julian G. Maksymczuk Award to Brian Grant Duff

 Julian G. Maksymczuk Award to Brian Grant Duff

The Ukrainian Philatelic & Numismatic Society have awarded Brian Grant Duff the Julian G. Maksymczuk Award for his dedication in petitioning Canada Post for a Ukraine relief semi-postal stamp.  Ukraine relief stamps are sold in the weekly auction....

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Kamloops, B.C. 20 Sep 1885 Marcus Smith 4 pg letter to his wife

Kamloops, B.C. 20 Sep 1885 Marcus Smith 4 pg letter to his wife

Van Horne will be out here soon after the track is joined from East & west – say the end of October at latest — It is remarked in the Newspapers that Tupper, Pope & Schreiber are coming out the former can have no business except as most people think to whitewash Onderdonk and look after his share of the shares –

Everybody knows the line is not finished according to specification and none believe the C.P.Rwly will accept it as it is but will ask for a large sum from the Govt to complete it –

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