Sunday, December 22, 2013

Illustrated Covers : 1953 - 1962

Illustrated commercial covers are lovely additions to a postal history collection. This post shows covers from the Karsh and Wilding periods.


Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa


Ottawa to Toronto, June 25, 1953


The Beesborough Hotel, Saskatoon

Saskatoon to Toronto, March 25, 1954


The Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown

Charlottetown to St. Thomas, May 28, 1953


Bieber Motors, Rolling Hills, Alberta
 
Rolling Hills, Alberta, to Kitchener
4 cents domestic forward letter rate


Royal York Hotel, Toronto

Toronto to Westonra, South Africa, September 25, 1957


Prince Edward Hotel, Brandon


Brandon to Toronto, May 1, 1961


The Marlborough Hotel, Winnipeg

Winnipeg to Toronto, May 30, 1960


Montrose Motor Hotel, Sarnia

Sarnia to Aurora, April 28, 1960


Russel Hotel, Ottawa

Ottawa local, May 7, 1960


Hotel Larry Moquin, Inc., Ste-Anne de Bellevue

Ste-Anne de Bellevue, September 28, 1960


Tally-Ho Inn, Huntsville

Huntsville, July 12, 1962


Hotel Prince Charles, Penticton

Penticton to Toronto, 1955


Dick Allen's Camp, Sharbot Lke

Kingston to Peterborough,March 5, 1959


J.E. Morse and Co., Halifax

Halifax local, March 13, 1956


Nova Scotia Textiles, Windsor


Windsor to New Minas, May 1, 1954


Bate and Bate Wholesale Drugs, Winnipeg

Winnipeg to Perth, April 25, 1955


CFPL Radio, London

St. Thomas to London, April 1, 1954


Radio Station VOCM, St. Johns

St. John's and Port aux Basques RPO to Halifax, January 5, 1957


Gananoque Publicity and Tourist Bureau

Gananoque to Hamilton, October 12, 1954


Township of Flos

Elmvale to Willowdale, August 4, 1956


Carlson's General Store, Boston Bar, B.C.

Van. and Wpg. RPO, 1955


Bulova Watch Distributors

T.M. Palmer, North Bay

North Bay to Toronto, June 17, 1954


F.B. Philips and Son, Smiths Falls

Smith Falls to Toronto, June 14, 1955


Hudson's Bay Company

Edmonton to Wuerzburg, Germany, September 6, 1958


Associated Ambulance Ltd., Calgary

Calgary local, October 18, 1961


General Office Cleaners, Calgary

Calgary local, March 20, 1961


The Gibson Broom Co., Toronto

Toronto to Hamilton, February 17, 1956


Crooks Key Shop, Hamilton

Hamilton local, January 11, 1955


Harold Simpson, Vancouver

Vancouver local, November 12, 1958


W.J. Hughes and Sons

Toronto to Tillsonburg, October 15, 1954


Locke Hardware, Virginiatown

Virginiatown to Peterborough, 1957


Sylvain TV, Opasatika

To Toronto, Porquis Junction and Hearst R.P.O.  June 15, 1961


Jones Croft, Winnipeg

Winnipeg to Toronto, June 15, 1959


Campbell Bros. Of Hamilton, Limited, Hamilton

Hamilton, February 1, 1960


Ellison Milling and Elevator Company Ltd., Nelson

Nelson to Vancouver, March 21, 1958


Anne Foster, Hamilton

Hamilton to Toronto, April 18, 1960


Connors Bros. Limited
Black Harbour, May 5, 1956
5 cents forward letter rate

Riley and McCormick Ltd.
Calgary to St. Louis, Mo., March 9, 1966
7 cents air mail rate to the United States for the first ounce