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Bidboard #
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1920
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Lot #
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147
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Catalogue Value or Estimate:
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$200.00
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Price Realized:
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$120
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Canada Covers
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Postal History Literature. A quartet of British Columbia publications. First being the classic coffee table sized tome "The Stamps & Postal History of Vancouver Island & British Columbia" featuring the collection formed by Gerald E. Wellburn (in full color, published in 1987 and limited to 1000 copies), second is the Pioneer work of A.S. Deaville “The Colonial Postal Systems and Postage Stamps of Vancouver Island & British Columbia 1849-1871 - (copy #64 of 500, published in 1928), third is "18th Century Maritime Influences on the History and Place Names of British Columbia and Writing by the Steamer" by Paul Parizeau (published by the Vancouver Island Philatelic Society), last is likely one of the least common BC books "The All-Red Route 1893-1953, A History of the Trans-Pacific Mail Service between British Columbia, Australia and New Zealand" by JH Hamilton. A nice group of seldom offered publications. Estimate =
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