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The War of 1812: The Battle of Queenston Heights
We’ve a series of unused cards commemorating events in “The Fight for Canada”. This one features Sir Isaac Brock. (Please let us confirm availability.) Grade: 1
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The War of 1812: The Battle of Beaver Dams
We’ve a series of unused cards commemorating events in “The Fight for Canada”. This one features Laura Secord. (Please ask us to confirm availability.) Grade: 1
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The War of 1812: The Battle of the Thames
We’ve a series of unused cards commemorating events in “The Fight for Canada”. This one features Tecumseh. Grade: 1
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The War of 1812: Tecumseh, Shawnee War Chief
Unused card from the Canadian Government, with a bilingual (of course) biography and a QR Code on the back to tell you everything. Grade: 1
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The War of 1812: Metis Fighters
Unused card from the Canadian Government, with a bilingual (of course) account, and a QR Code on the back to tell you everything. Grade: 1
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The War of 1812: Chief Oshawana (John Naudee)
Unused card from the Canadian Government, with a bilingual account, and QR Code on the back to tell you everything. Grade: 1
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Bee Masks
Unused card with such a full, rich, descriptive caption that we barely understand it. From the UBC Museum of Anthropology, masks carved by Willie Seaweed and his son Joe. Grade: 1
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Haida Pole Fragments
Unused card from the University of British Columbia, Museum of Anthropology, in Vancouver. Grade: 1
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Northwest Coast Totem Poles
Unused card from the University of British Columbia, Museum of Anthropology, in Vancouver. The poles are carved from red cedar. Grade: 1
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Jasper Park (Alberta), Ice Pinnacle
Technically it’s a serac, on this unused old card. Grade: 1
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Windsor (Ontario), Ellicott Home
If you can see all of the captioning on the front, you know as much as we do. Unused Valentine-Black Co. card 109671, with left perforated edge indicating it had been part of a set. Grade: 1
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Kakabeka Falls, Ontario
Unused card of the Falls near Port Arthur and Port William. A bit of what looks like lipstick on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Vancouver, Stanley Park Totem Poles
If you’re looking for contemporary totem pole postcards, this should do it for you: mailed in 2014 with three stamps, bilingual Air Mail label, and large postmark. Orange postal barcoding on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Banff National Park, Banff Springs Hotel
Unused. Grade: 1
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Victoria (BC), Thunder Bird Park, The Indian Totem Poles
Unused. Grade: 1
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Calgary (AB) Saddledome
Mailed in 2014 with stamp, large full postmark, and Air Mail sticker affixed. Grade: 1
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Greetings from Waterford (ON), typical tobacco farm scene
Mailed in 2014, with stamp, postmark, and blue Air Mail sticker. Grade: 1
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White Pass & Yukon train
Unused card, serrated edges. Grade: 1
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The Spiral Tunnels (CNR)
For this, a good search engine is your best source of information. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Windsor, Tunnel Busses in Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
This is another of those cards that almost accidentally fits into a large number of categories. We’re happy about that: visibility! Unused Photogelatine Engraving card #22. Grade: 1
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Alberta, The Badlands
Absolutely everything on one card, measuring 4″ x 9″ and mailed in 2014 with six different stamps and three large postmarks, alongside a bilingual blue Air Mail label. Minor postal creasing, to be expected for a card of this size. Grade: 2
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Shield of the Arms of the Province of British Columbia
At least there’s no doubt where this unused card comes from. Grade: 1
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The Little Saguenay, Province of Quebec
Unused vintage postcard from Montreal Import Co. Grade: 1
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Montreal, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Sherbrooke St.
The hotel opened on 31st December 1912, and is still there. The card was mailed in 1939, and is still here — with stamp and postmark. Aged, but still Grade: 1
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Niagara Falls (ON), Cave of the Winds in Summer
From 1914, with stamp and clear postmark, a card well-loved over the years. Grade: 3
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Winnipeg, Chinatown Gates
An official Canada Post card from 2013, mailed in 2014 with pre-printed postage and large, special philatelic postmark in addition to a regular one. Bilingual Air Mail sticker. Nice addition to your collection of Chinatown postcards. Grade: 1
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Toronto, Chinatown
Not postally mailed, but with a message taking up all of the reverse. Grade: 4
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Queenston, from Brock Monument
Unused, very old, yellowing, Nicklis and Hutchinson card. Grade: 3
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St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project
Unused Plastichrome card P28296. Grade: 1
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Belleville (ON) General Hospital
Mailed in 1953, with stamp and postmark and a totally incongruous message. Grade: 2
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Montreal, Queen’s Hotel
Ancient B&W card mailed in 1907, with stamp and postmarks from sending and receiving stations. We continue to marvel at how postcards could make an international journey in one day, more than 100 years ago. Grade: 1
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Covered Bridge on Grand Cascapedia River, P.Q.
Nice, gently aging, unused Photogelatine Engraving card NR21. Grade: 1
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Alert Bay, Cormorant Island (BC), Kwakiutl Totem Poles
Mailed in 1968, with stamp and full postmark. There’s a dark age stain (?) along part of the lower right reverse edge. Grade: 3
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Sudbury (ON), The Big Nickel
Mailed in 2014 with three different stamps, and postmark. Clear tape covers the address and another reference number. Grade: 4
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Kitkatla (BC), Tsimshian Totem Pole
Mailed from USA in 1979 with stamp and two different, overlapping postmarks. Some of those on the front, too. Grade: 4
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Annapolis Valley (NS), An Apple Orchard Scene
Mailed in 1932, with stamp and postmark. Grade: 2
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Montreal, Queen’s Hotel
An online search about the status of this hotel now is going to confuse you. Our description of this postcard, of the property at 700 Windsor, won’t: unused. Grade: 1
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Vancouver, Totem Poles in Stanley Park
Pre-stamped (8 cents), unused postcard issued by Canada Post Office. Beginning to age. Grade: 1
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Toronto, Walker House, Front Street
The hotel was demolished some time ago; the card was mailed in 1911, with stamp and postmark. Grade: 2
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1000 Islands Lighthouses
Mailed in 2012, with a C$1.80 stamp that was not postmarked. Only because of that, Grade: 4