Sale #23 begins today, with Canada & BNA, including a single-owner collection in the afternoon.
Lot 7 Canada #2TC 1857 6d Consort Trial Colour Plate Proof in Red Purple, scarce horizontal strip of four, from top of sheet, showing bottom part of plate inscription in top margin. Large margins, fresh and very fine. Unitrade CV$1,300.
Month: January 2017
Lot 3529, Canada 1893 Parliament Street Toronto squared circle on postcard, RF 70
Lot 3529 PARLIAMENT STREET TORONTO 1893 squared circle, a very fine (proof-like) free strike 93/NO 4/PM on a postcard addressed to Upper Keswick, NB. Tiny insignificant scuff on front and corner crease. Very fine and ex-John Siverts. RF 70. From the The Ted Kerzner Squared Circle Cancellations of Canada. Estimate C$300.
Lot 3698, Canada 1898 three cent Leaf cover to Ohio with Ashcroft Station, BC squared circle
Lot 3698 Canada 1898 cover with ASHCROFT STATION B.C. squared circle, a very fine (light in places) strike -/AP 17/98 ties a 3c Leaf to a Cargile House corner card cover to Lorain Co., Ohio. One of four known examples from the third period of use (April 1898). A lovely cover, ex. Siverts and Price. RF 100 From the The Ted Kerzner Squared Circle Cancellations of Canada. Estimate $1,000.
Lot 342, Nova Scotia 1860 six pence dark green bisect on cover, Wilmot to Bridgetown
Lot 342 Nova Scotia #5a 6d dark green Imperforate Bisect on 1860 cover mailed Wilmot NS (FEB.4.1860 dispatch on back) to Bridgetown (light receiver), franked with a bisected 6d (well tied by an oval grid), paying the 3d domestic rate. Missing backflap, still very fine and rare. Accompanied by a 1963 Philatelic Foundation (New York) certificate. Unitrade CV$7,000.
Lot 3330, Canada 1896 three cent Small Queen pair with FORMOSA ONT Hmr II, St. 1 squared circle
Lot 3330 Canada 1896 pair of three cent Small Queens with FORMOSA ONT. Hammer II, State 1 squared circle. A fine-very fine strike OC 8/96 centrally struck on a horizontal pair of 3c Small Queen stamps. This is the latest recorded date for this state, one of only three recorded strikes and very fine. RF 220 From the The Ted Kerzner Squared Circle Cancellations of Canada. Estimate $1,000.