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Collection of First Day Covers

stamps and envelopes in a binder

each of the following are housed within a First Day Cover binder (some within plastic sleeves, some loose within the binder): - A.H. Robinson “Sainte-Agnès” stamp, 1989 Christmas Stamps cachet, Day of Issue: October 26, 1989; - Kenojuak Ashevak “Drawing for ‘The Owl’”stamp, Kenojuak Ashevak cachet, Day of Issue: May 17, 1993 - two copies; - Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté “A Bend in the Gosselin River, Arthabaska” stamp, 1989 Christmas Stamps cachet, Day of Issue: October 26, 1989; - F. H. Varley “Vera” stamp, F.H. Varley cachet, Day of Issue: May 6, 1994; - Jean Paul Lemieux “Self-portrait, 1964” stamp, Jean Paul Lemieux cachet, Day of Issue: October 22, 2004; - Dorothy Knowles “North Saskatchewan River” and “The Field of Rapeseed” stamps, Dorothy Knowles cachet, Day of Issue: April 7, 2006; - Dorothy Knowles “The Field of Rapeseed” four stamps, Dorothy Knowles cachet, Day of Issue: April 7, 2006; - Dorothy Knowles “The Field of Rapeseed” stamp, Dorothy Knowles cachet, Day of Issue: April 7, 2006; - Homer Watson “Down in the Laurentides” stamp, Homer Watson cachet, Day of Issue: May 27, 2005; - David B. Milne “Red Nasturtiums” stamp, David B. Milne cachet, Day of Issue: June 29, 1992; - Jean Paul Lemieux “Self-Portrait, 1974”, A June Wedding, 1972” and “Summer, 1959” stamps, Jean Paul Lemieux cachet, October 22, 2004; - Homer Watson “Down in the Laurentides” and “The Flood Gate” stamps, Homer Watson cachet, Day of Issue: May 27, 2005; - Alfred Pellan “Blossoming c. 1950” stamp, Alfred Pellan cachet, Day of Issue: April 21, 1995; - Franz Johnston “ Serenity, Lake of the Woods”, Arthur Lismer,= “September Gale, Georgian Bay”, J.E.H. MacDonald “Falls, Montreal River” and Frederick H. Varley “Open Window” stamps, 75th Anniversary of the Group of Seven cachet, Day of Issue: June 29, 1995; - Franklin Carmichael “October Gold”, Lawren Harris “ From the North Shore, Lake Superior” and A.Y. Jackson “Evening, Les Eboulements, Quebec” stamps, 75th Anniversary of the Group of Seven cachet, Day of Issue: June 29, 1995; - A.J. Casson “Mill Houses”, L.L. Fitzgerald “Pembina Valley” and Edwin Holgate “The Lumberjack” stamps, 75th Anniversary of The Group of Seven cachet, Day of Issue: June 29, 1995; - Indians of the Plains stamps, Canadian Bank Note cachet, Day of Issue: July 6, 1972; - Bill Reid “The Spirit of Haida Gwaii” stamp, Bill Reid cachet, Day of Issue: April 30, 1996; - “Ceremonial Frontlet” stamp, Masterpieces of Canadian Art cachet, June 29, 1989; - Alexander Henderson stamp, 150th Anniversary of the first known photography by a Canadian cachet, Day of Issue: June 23, 1989; - Norval Morrisseau “Virgin Mary with Christ Child”, Lukta Qiatusk “Mother and Child” and Bill Reid “Children of the Raven” stamps, 1990 Christmas Stamps, Day of Issue: October 25, 1990; - Emily Carr “Forest, British Columbia stamp, Emily Carr cachet, Day of Issue: May 7, 1991 - two copies; - Tom Thomson “West Wind” stamp, Tom Thomson cachet, Day of Issue: May 3, 1990; - Norval Morrisseau “Virgin Mary with Christ Child” stamp, 1990 Christmas Stamps, Day of Issue: October 25, 1990; - Bill Reid “Children of the Raven” stamp, 1990 Christmas Stamps, Day of Issue: October 25, 1990; - Lukta Qiatusk “Mother and Child” stamp, 1990 Christmas Stamps, Day of Issue: October 25, 1990; - Jackson Beardy “Rebirth” stamp, 1990 Christmas Stamps, Day of Issue: October 25, 1990; - Jean Dallaire “Coq licorne”, Jean Dallaire cachet, Day of Issue: July 3, 1999 - two copies; - Jean Paul Riopelle, Fernand Leduc, Jean-Paul Mousseau and Pierre Gauvreau stamps, 50 Year Anniversary of Refus Global, August 7, 1998; -Paul-Émile Borduas, Marcelle Ferron and Marcel Barbeau stamps, 50 Year Anniversary of Refus Global, August 7, 1998; - Bruno Bobak “The Farmer’s Family” stamp, Bruno Bobak cachet, September 8, 1998 - two copies; Leo Mol “Lumberjacks” and Charles Daudelin “Embâcle”, Leo Mol and Charles Daudelin cachet, Day of Issue: June 10, 2002 - two copies (second with 2 of each stamp); - W. Hanson Boorne, 150th Anniversary of the first known photography by a Canadian cachet, Day of Issue: June 23, 1989; - Cornelius Krieghoff “The Artist at Niagara”, Cornelius Krieghoff cachet, Day of Issue: July 7, 2007 - two copies; - White Trillium stamp on envelope, stamped July 9, 1956; - W.J. Phillips ‘York Boat on Lake Winnipeg” stamp, W. J. Phillips cachet, Day of Issue: February 17, 1997; - Alex Colville “Church and Horse” stamp, Alex Colville cachet, March 22, 2002; - Emily Carr “Forest, British Columbia” stamp, B.A. Banknote cachet, Day of Issue: May 7, 1991; - William Notman, W. Hanson Boorne, Alexander Henderson and Jules-Ernest Livernois stamps, 150th Anniversary of the first known photography by a Canadian cachet, Day of Issue: June 23, 1989; - H. G. Glyde “Imperial Wildcat No. 3, Excelsior Field, near Edmonton”, J.E. H. MacDonald “The Solemn Land”, J.W. Morrice “The Ferry, Quebec”, Lawren Harris “Bylot Island”, John Ensor “Summer’s Stores”, Tom Thomson, “The Jack Pine” and A.Y. Jackson “Alaska Highway Between Watson Lake and Nelson” stamps and postcards, Seven Canadian paintings from the collection of the National Gallery of Canada as reproduced on the Centennial postage stamp issue; - F. H. Varley “Self Portrait” and “Vera” stamps on envelope, Day of Issue: May 6, 1994; - John Ensor “Summer’s Stores” stamp, 1967 Series Honouring “The Famous Group of Seven” Canadian Artists cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - J.W. Morrice “The Ferry, Quebec” stamp, 1967 Series Honouring “The Famous Group of Seven” Canadian Artists cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - A.Y. Jackson stamp, Canadian Postage Stamps cachet, Day of Issue: June 30, 1982; - Indians of the Plains stamps, Indians of Canada cachet, with informational card, Day of Issue: July 6, 1972; - Emily Carr “Big Raven” stamp, Emily Carr Canada’s Greatest Woman Artist cachet, Day of Issue: February 12, 1971; - Cornelius Krieghoff “The Blacksmith’s Shop” two stamps, Cornelius Krieghoff cachet, with information card, Day of Issue: November 29, 1972; - Arthur Lismer “Isles of Spruce” four stamps, 50th Anniversary of the Group of Seven cachet, Day of Issue: September 18, 1970; - Jack Shadbolt “The Space Between Columns #21 (Italian)” stamp, Jack Shadbolt cachet, Day of Issue: August 24, 2001; - Tom Thomson stamp, Black Creek Village cachet, May 25, 1977 - two copies; - Cornelius Krieghoff “The Blacksmith’s Shop” stamp, Cornelius Krieghoff Pioneer Painter of North America cachet, Day of Issue: November 29, 1972; - Jules-Ernest Livernois stamp, 150th Anniversary of the first known photography by a Canadian cachet, Day of Issue: June 23, 1989; - J.E. H. MacDonald “The Solemn Land” stamp, 1967 Series Honouring “The Famous Group of Seven” Canadian Artists cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, “Returning from the Field” stamp, Famous Canadians Series cachet, Day of Issue: March 14, 1969; - J.E.H. MacDonald “The Solemn Land” stamp, 1967 Series Honouring “The Famous Group of Seven” Canadian Artists cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - William Notman stamp, 150th Anniversary of the first known photography by a Canadian cachet, Day of Issue: June 23, 1989; R. Tait MacKenzie Olympian stamp, Senate of Canada cachet, Day of Issue: March 14, 1975; - Tom Thomson, “The Jack Pine” stamp, 1967 Series Honouring “The Famous Group of Seven” Canadian Artists cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - J.W. Morrice “The Ferry, Quebec” stamp, 1967 Series Honouring “The Famous Group of Seven” Canadian Artists cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - A.Y. Jackson “Alaska Highway Between Watson Lake and Nelson” stamp, 1967 Series Honouring “The Famous Group of Seven” Canadian Artists, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - John Ensor “Summer’s Stores” stamp, 1967 Series Honouring “The Famous Group of Seven” Canadian Artists cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - H. G. Glyde “Imperial Wildcat No. 3, Excelsior Field, near Edmonton” stamp, 1967 Series Honouring “The Famous Group of Seven” Canadian Artists, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - Lawren Harris “Bylot Island” stamp, 1967 Series Honouring “The Famous Group of Seven” Canadian Artists, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - two Tom Thomson stamps on envelope; - W.J. Phillips “York Boat on Lake Winnipeg” stamp, Black Creek Village cachet, November 17, 1997; - Jean Paul Lemieux, Henri Masson, Robert C. Todd and Clarence A. Gagnon stamps, Christmas 1974 cachet, Day of Issue: November 1, 1974; - Tom Thomson “The Jack Pine” stamp, Tom Thomson cachet, February 8, 1867; - Lawren Harris “Snow II” stamp, Christmas 1989 stamp series, October 26, 1989; - Paul Kane “Native American Encampment on Lake Huron” stamp, Canada Honours Paul Kane: Artist and Traveller cachet, Day of Issue: August 11, 1971 - two copies; - A.Y. Jackson “Alaska Highway Between Watson Lake and Nelson” stamp, A.Y. Jackson cachet, Day of Issue: November 8, 1867; - Paul Kane “Native American Encampment on Lake Huron” stamp, Paul Kane: Artist Among the Indians cachet; Day of Issue: August 11, 1971; - Emily Carr “The Big Raven” stamp, Honouring Canada’s Greatest Woman Painter Emily Carr 1971-1945 cachet, Day of Issue: February 12, 1971; - J.E.H. MacDonald “The Solemn Land” stamp, J.E.H. MacDonald cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, “Returning from the Field” stamp, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté cachet, Day of Issue: March 14, 1969; - Emily Carr “The Big Raven” stamp, Honouring Canada’s Greatest Woman Painter Emily Carr 1971-1945 cachet, Day of Issue: February 12, 1971 - two copies; - Lawren Harris “Bylot Island” stamp, Lawren Harris cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - John Ensor “Summer’s Stores” stamp, John Ensor cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - H.G. Glyde “Imp. Wildcat No.3, Excelsior Field, near Edmonton” stamp, H.G. Glyde cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - J.W. Morrice “The Ferry, Quebec” stamp, J.W. Morrice cachet, Day of Issue: February 8, 1967; - Christmas 1968 stamp and cachet, Day of Issue: November 1, 1968; - Arthur Lismer “Isles of Spruce” stamp, 50th Anniversary of the Group of 7 cachet, Day of Issue: April 18, 1970; - Arthur Lismer “Isles of Spruce” stamp, Honouring the Group of Seven Painters cachet, Day of Issue: April 18, 1970; - Canada Day 1982 Official First Day Cover cachet with 12 Canadian artist stamps, Day of Issue: June 30, 1982; - Canada Day 1984 Official First Day Cover cachet with 12 Canadian artist stamps, Day of Issue: June 29, 1984

Auction Estimate:$300 - $500

Sale date:August 5 - 11, 2020

Price Realized

$960

(including Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection, Toronto

First Day Covers are envelopes affixed with a stamp on the first day that they are issued and made available to the public. The envelope is stamped with a postmark and a cancellation mark to indicate it was received into the postal service. First Day Covers are collectible items for those who practice philately, and envelopes with a cachet, a coloured printing on the left side of the envelope that relates to the stamp, are a desired addition for collectors. The cachets that have been created over the years were issued, most notably, to celebrate Christmas and the Olympics, expanding into important series commemorating notable Canadians and their achievements, various modes of transportation, Canada’s flora and fauna, anniversaries, world events, etc. In 1967, on the centenary of Canadian Confederation, the House of Commons Postal Service began its standardized practice of issuing cachets, while in 1971, Canada Post began issuing its own official First Day Cover. In 1994 the House of Commons Postal Service ceased the program of issuing First Day Covers. This collection of First Day Covers commemorates and celebrates Canadian artists, from the first photographers in Canada to the famous Group of Seven.