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Scan #4354 - shows two DLO covers .

Top - 1c Admiral - Saskatoon , Sask - 1 Jun 1912 - $9.00 Cdn - H/S "Returned for better direction" - Toronto DLO , Jun 7 1912 -

Bottom - OHMS dead letter office return envelope - York County - Toronto , Ont - Sp 12 1939 - re-directed - 1c [ J15 ] and 2c [ J16 ] affixed to front for the 3c postage due - SOLD -

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Scan #9506 - 1c + 2c KGV medallions - Lambton County - Thetford , Ont - Nov 27 1934 - M/S "insufficient address " stroked out and written in "Montreal , Que" - H/S "Address amended at the Dead Letter Office , Toronto ,. If incorrect please return at once." - B/s "D.L.O. Dec 5 1934 , Toronto 2 Ont." - $35.00 Cdn - Photo

Scan #9876 - 2c Numeral - Bruce County - Kincardine , Ont CDS - De 11 1901 - $15.00 Cdn - B/S Windsor , Ont De 12 1901 , Toronto DLO cancel - H/S "Not Called For" - Photo

Scan #10124 - 1c Franklin cancelled at Windsor , Ont on postcard addressed to Westminister , Ealing PO - My 18 1911 , sent to London ["local dead letter office" cancel ] - H/S "Returned for Postage" - 1c Edward added and cancelled London , Canada My 20 1911 - $35.00 Cdn - Photo

Scan #10172 - 2c Edward on Illustrated Advertising [ N. Smith jobber in Belting , Machinery and General Mill Supplies ] cover to Manchester , England - York County - Toronto , Ont - Mar 2 1911 - M/S "Insufficient address" - receiving cancel "Manchester Mar 11 1911" and returning cancel "Manchester 14 Mr 1911" - B/S "Dead Letter Office Ottawa Canada Apr 6 1911 - 2c franking pays the Empire letter rate to Great Britain - scanner has "washed out" the blue colour from the front , but not from the back (?) - $44.50 Cdn Photo

Scan #14072 - Canada Post envelope-45-065-108 (1-78)- Undeliverable Mail Office,Vancouver BC-July 30 1980-H/S "20 cents" enclosed in circle-$4.95 Cdn- Photo

Scan #14074 - 2c Admiral [pink-early shade]-Edmonton,Alta-Sep 30 1912-CC Bonnie Braes Clover Bar Alberta-B/S Branch Dead Letter Office,Edmonton Alberta-Oct 2 1912-vertical bend line in middle-H/S "Returned For Better Direction- $32.95 Cdn - - Photo

Scan #14075 - 4c Capex Train on cacheted First Day Cover to Cambridge,Great Britain-Toronto,Ontario Canada-Sep 24 1951-H/S "Undeliverable For Reason Stated, Return To Sender"-M/S on back "Gone Away"-B/S Cambridge-9 Oct 1951 - Boxed "Dead Letter Office, Montreal,Canada-Nov 1 1951 No. 2" - $19.95 Cdn - - Photo

Scan #14076 - Post Office Department "Returned Dead Letter" envelope-10 DL(2-100,000 -11-2-'99-Ottawa Oc 6 1901 with large "2" due marking-H/S "Ottawa Branch"-$24.95 Cdn- - Photo

Scan #14077 - 10c Chambers+20c Fort Garry Gate airmail to England-Hamilton,Ontario-Jul 20 1940-B/S Blackpool,Lancs-31 Jy 1940-Manchester,R.L.B.-1 Au 1940-"Not To Be Found 953" marked with a blue crayon-boxed "Inspection Division Dead Letter Office Aug 21 1940 No. 7 Ottawa Canada"-H/S on front "Undeliverable For Reason Stated, Return To Sender"-$ 29.95 Cdn- - Photo

Scan #14078 - 1c Numeral on leather p/c to USA-?, NS-Sp 9 1906-letter rated-H/S "DLO Canada Halifax Branch-Sp 28 1906"-"Returned For Postage"-1cNumeral added & cancelled "Branch DLO Office Halifax"-Oct 8 1906- $29.50 Cdn - Photo

Scan #14079 - 1c Admiral on p/c to USA-Vancouver,BC-Jul 7 1916-due to wartax,additional 1c stamp required-added and cancelled [purple]-Branch DLO Office, Vancouver BC-Jul 8 1916-also purple oval Vancouver,BC Canada-Jul 8 1916-transit London,Canada-Jul 18 1916 duplex- $24.95 Cdn - Photo

Scan #14080 - Initially no stamp on p/c to Victoria,BC-Halifax,NS-Mar 28 1906-H/S "Returned For Postage"- DLO Canada Branch-Mr 29 1906-purple oval Branch Dead Letter Office Victoria,BC-Apr 11 1906-1c Edward added and cancelled-Victoria,BC Canada duplex-Ap 12 1906-viewside shows Garrison Chapel, Halifax-$26.95 Cdn - Photo

Scan #14081 - 25c King Humbert I to Province of Quebec,Canada-Homa,Ferrovia-Dec 15 1899-due markings, red & blue crayon-M/S "not picked up"-B/S New York-Jan 1 1899-Oka, Que single broken circle-Ja 8 1899-DLO Canada Ottawa Branch-Fe 16 1899- $29.50 Cdn - Photo

Scan #14082 - 4c Walrus+1c+5c(2) Wilding on airmail to France-Victoria Beach,Man-9 Au 1954-B/S Paris 96-23 8 1954-M/S "not known at this address"-LE Grand Hotel in Paris added a new address label for Dublin, Ireland-H/S "Retour", "Return to Sender" 283 Macray Ave, Winnipeg-B/S Returned Letter Section,Dublin-2 XII 1954- $29.50 Cdn - Photo

Scan #14083 - 2c KGV stationery+1c KGV Medallion to USA-Toronto,Ont-Dec 23 1934-address crossed out in pencil-H/S "Moved No Address" checked-B/S-Los Angeles,Calif-Dec 31 1934-"Dead Letter Branch San Francisco from Los Angeles Unclaimed"-San Francisco D.L. Branch-Jan 11 1935-"Rebut"-"Non Reclame"-"DLO Jan 15 1935, Toronto Ont" [Unclaimed]-ed Letter Section,Dublin-2 XII 1954- $26.95 Cdn - Photo

Scan #14084 - Initially letter mailed with no postage from Trinidad to Canada "per S/S Duart Castle"-received due markings -"5c" & "10c" - B/S St.John,NB-Ja 14 1893-Montreal,Canada Ja 16 1893-Dead Letter Office-Ja 18 1893-H/S "Returned For Better Direction"-returned to Trinidad and address amended "311 Wellington Street Toronto"-2&1/2d QV postage added-Port of Spain,Trinidad-Fe 23 1893-B/S Toronto,Ont-Mr 11 1893- $44.95 Cdn - Photo

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