Lot 101 Canada #63 1897 $3 yellow bistre Jubilee, mint never hinged and very well centered. Just a hint of a paper bend at top, not mentioned in the certificate, still extremely fine and fresh. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. A lovely stamp. Unitrade CV$6,000, sold for C$5,800 plus buyer’s premium.
Month: February 2017
Lot 89, Canada 1897 three cent bright rose Jubilee, XF NH, realized $150
In extremely fine condition, even lower denomination stamps can command a premium over catalogue.
Lot 89 Canada #53 1897 3c bright rose Jubilee, mint never hinged, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$120, sold for C$130 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 3247, Canada 1894 STANSTEAD QUE squared circle cover, realized $1380
Lot 3247 Canada 1894 STANSTEAD QUE. squared circle cover, a very fine free strike (plus a second one tying stamp) -/AP 9/94 on a 3c Small Queen cover to Belleville Ont. (AP 10 receiver on back). Very fine and apparently only five known covers. Ex. Siverts. RF 90. From The Ted Kerzner Squared Circle Cancellations of Canada. Estimate $1,200, sold for C$1,200 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 915, Newfoundland 1932-37 14c Dog imperf vertical pair, VF NH, realized $546
Lot 915 Newfoundland #194a 1932-1937 14c intense black Newfoundland Dog, Imperforate vertical pair, mint never hinged with several natural vertical bends, very fine. From the Wolfe Collection of Canada. Unitrade CV$300, sold for C$475 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 3230, RICHMOND QUE. 1893 squared circle on postcard with indicia error, realized $719
Lot 3230 RICHMOND QUE. squared circle, a very fine strike -/DE 28/39 in bluish grey, with year indicia error of “39” for “93” on a post card to Montreal. Very fine and only three covers recorded. RF 70. From The Ted Kerzner Squared Circle Cancellations of Canada. Estimate $200, sold for C$625 plus buyer’s premium.