Lot 1381 Canada #CL30c Invert 1928 Patricia Airways Semi-Official Airmail Variety on Cover, franked with 2c Confederation and Patricia Airways Exploration semi-official (#CL30c variety with inverted overprint), tied by Rolling Portage MY.2.28 split-ring, addressed to Red Lake with same-day arrival backstamp and WESTERN CANADA / AIRWAYS LIMITED / MAY 2 1928 / RED LAKE ONT handstamp. A scarce and attractive example. Estimate $250, sold for $200 plus buyer’s premium.
Month: October 2014
Lot 204 — Canada 1914 five cent dark blue Admiral plate strip, sold for $920
Lot 204 Canada #111 1914 5c dark blue Admiral Plate Strip of Ten, with full No. 13 Plate inscription in bottom selvedge, including a cutting arrow at right. Mint, with 7 stamps never hinged. Estimate $750, sold for $800 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 1341 — Canada 1894 three cent Small Queen illustrated cover Renfrew Ontario, sold for $184
Lot 1341 CVR Canada #41 1894 Renfrew All Over Map Illustrated Cover, mailed Renfrew OCT.26.1894 and addressed to Toronto (receiver on back). Front is illustrated with a map in rose-red of main roads (and railroads) leading to Renfrew, from Georgian Bay to the West, to Ottawa to the East. There is also a long paragraph boasting on the merits of Renfrew “…the most substantial town in the Ottawa valley…”. Very fine and interesting cover. Estimate $100, sold for $160 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 246 — Canada 1929 one cent orange KGV Scroll, VF MNH, sold for $126
Lot 246 Canada #160 1929 one cent orange King George V Scroll, mint never hinged, very fine. Unitrade CV$120, sold for $110 plus buyer’s premium.