Autumn General Sale 54 Is Over

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Lot 104 Canada #167Pvar 1931, 3c deep red King George V
Lot 104 Canada #167Pvar 1931, 3c deep red King George V, stamp-sized die essay, on glazed paper, affixed to card, as are all known examples, the design with “POSTES / POST” on either side of the arch in contrast with the issued design of “POSTES / POSTAGE”, initialled “PJV” (Peter J. Veniot, Postmaster General) above manuscript “15 June 29”, a rare die essay, with only a few examples believed to exist, an exceptional showpiece. Estimate C$1,500, sold for C$2,000 plus 18% buyer’s premium.

Our Autumn 2025 General Sale 54 has finished. Prices Realized can be checked on our Stamp Auction Network listing or downloaded from this link. A number of unsold items are still available for purchase at the reserve price plus buyer’s premium, taxes and shipping; you can see the list here.

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Lot 585, Falkland Islands 1933 Centenary half pence to one pound set of twelve, VF mint

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Today in our Fall 2025 General Sale, we offer Worldwide Stamps & Postal History.

Lot 585, Falkland Islands 1933 Centenary half pence to one pound set of twelve, VF mintLot 585, High Value from Falkland Islands 1933 Centenary half pence to one pound set of twelve, VF mintLot 585 Falkland Islands #65-76 1933 Centenary ½d to £1, set of twelve, hinged, the lower values with hinge remnants, the key 5sh through £1 King George V extremely lightly hinged, bright and fresh colours throughout, well-centered, very fine and choice, one of the iconic sets of the British Empire. (S.G. 127/138, £4,250) Scott CV U$4,800

Lots 414 & 416, Canada 1935 $30 on one dollar George V Supreme Court, VF used

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Part Two of The “Simone” Collection of Canada Revenues goes on sale today in our Fall 2025 General auction.

Canada George V Supreme Court, $30 on $1 slate with horizontal bar overprint and blue control number

Lot 416 Canada 1935, George V Supreme Court, $30 on $1 blue with vertical bar overprint and blue control number

Lot 414 Canada #FSC19 1935, George V Supreme Court, $30 on $1 slate with horizontal bar overprint and blue control number, a fresh and bright used example of this key revenue, of which just over 1,000 examples were surcharged, very fine and rare. van Dam C$2,000

Lot 416 Canada #FSC20a 1935, George V Supreme Court, $30 on $1 blue with vertical bar overprint and blue control number, a nicely-centred used example of bright colour, quite challenging given the relatively limited number that were surcharged, particularly difficult in this quality, very fine. van Dam C$1,100

Lot 5, Canada 1858 half pence deep rose horizontal strip of six on folded cover Newboro to Ottawa

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Our Fall 2025 General Sale begins today with Canada Stamps & Postal History.

Lot 5, Canada 1858 half pence deep rose horizontal strip of six on folded cover Newboro to OttawaLot 5, Canada 1858 half pence deep rose horizontal strip of six on folded cover Newboro to OttawaLot 5 Canada #8 1858 (March 1), ½d deep rose horizontal strip of six on folded cover from Newboro to Ottawa, paying the 3d single letter rate, the strip with margins close to large except just touched at left of stamp 1 and slightly in on stamp 4, tied by three crisp target cancels with Newboro despatch c.d.s. at lower left and backstamped with City of Ottawa / U.C. arrival c.d.s. (3 Mar), a couple of unobtrusive filing folds affecting stamps 1 and 5, yet an important and extremely rare showpiece of exceptional visual appeal, one of only twelve covers recorded with this franking, of which just two bear intact strips of six; ex Nickle (Firby Auctions, 29 Oct 1988, lot 388), de Volpi, and Jarrett.

Illustrated in Canada’s Pence Era: The Pence Stamps and the Canadian Mail 1851–1859 by Arken, Leggett, Firby and Steinhart. Estimate C$5,000