Lot 2854 France 1936 Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge. Three postcards of Hitler visiting Vimy Memorial in 1940, as well as articles and a French press photo of Georges Vanier at Vimy Dec. 12 1944 checking for Canadian government if memorial had been destroyed as rumors suggested (it was intact). Two of the postcards are used with Luxembourg stamps, the third is unused. Scarce items, very fine. Estimate C$100, sold for C$450 plus buyer’s premium.
Month: February 2017
Lot 138, Canada 1903 one cent blue green KEVII, XF NH, realized $489
Lot 138 Canada 89iii 1903 1c blue green King Edward VII, mint never hinged, perfectly centered within four large and even margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. A truly remarkable stamp for which catalogue value is irrelevant. Unitrade CV$315, sold for C$425 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 3249, Canada 1902 SUTTON QUE. squared circle on 1c numeral cover, realized $1725
Lot 3249 SUTTON QUE. squared circle, a very fine strike -/AP 1/02 ties a 1c Numeral to an unsealed cover from the Brome County Maple Product Co. (corner card in green) with lovely matching maple syrup price list enclosure. Two rounded corners, still very fine and apparently only four covers are known. RF 80. From The Ted Kerzner Squared Circle Cancellations of Canada. Estimate $1,000, sold for C$1,500 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 287, Canada 1927 five cent Patricia Airways with type C overprint, VF NH pane of eight, realized $1668
Lot 287 Canada #CL26c 1926-27 5c Patricia Airways with Type C Overprint in Red, in a mint never hinged full pane of eight. Fresh, very fine and scarce. Unitrade CV$1,440, sold for C$1,450 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 381, Newfoundland 1933 $4.50 on 75c bistre Balbo surcharge, inverted watermark, VF NH, realized $2070
Lot 381 Newfoundland C18var 1933 $4.50 on 75c bistre Gen. Balbo Flight surcharge with inverted watermark, mint never hinged, well centered and very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Unlisted in Unitrade, catalogue value given is for Stanley Gibbons #235w for hinged, described as “Wmk top of shield to left”. An elusive stamp, missing from most collections. SG £2,000, sold for C$1,800 plus buyer’s premium.