Lot 323 Great Britain #3 1841 1d red brown Queen Victoria imperforate, Plate XI, mint with full original gum, hinged. A fresh stamp, with four margins and a light corner crease, plus a tiny scissor cut at upper right, very fine. Stanley Gibbons Specialized catalogue number AS74 (cat £6,000). A lovely example of the 1d red, printed from the 1d black plate. Accompanied by a 2015 Royal Philatelic Society certificate. SG £6,000.
Month: May 2017
Lot 19, Canada 1857 half pence rose Victoria extremely fine, used with Toronto square grid
Lot 19 Canada #8 1857 ½d rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, used, with neat Toronto square grid. This lovely stamp possesses four large margins, showing next stamps at top and left, its printing is crisp and defined and the shade is deep and rich. Extremely fine and accompanied by a 2010 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$1,000.
Lot 255, Vancouver Island five cent rose uprating a ten cent green Washington stationery cover (US)
Lot 255 Vancouver Island #5 1868 Wells Fargo & Co. cover, being a 10c green Washington stationery cover, mailed at Victoria on April 3, 1868 (docketing at left), uprated with a 5c rose perforated QV adhesive (sheet margin at right and showing part of stamp at top and bottom), tied by a #35 in grid (in blue), addressed to San Francisco, received there on April 7th, as evidenced by docketing at left, which also mentions this letter contained a draft for $400. A lovely and desirable cover, in very fine condition and accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex. Jack Wallace. Estimate $3,000.
Lot 326, Great Britain 1859 two pence deep blue, mint perf 14, watermarked
Lot 326 Great Britain #29 1859 2d deep blue Queen Victoria, Perforated 14, Watermark Large Crown, a mint Plate 8 example, possessing a large part of its original gum. A lovely and fine stamp. Accompanied by a 2012 Sergio Sismondo certificate. Stanley Gibbons #45, £1,850. Scott CV $1,450.
Lot 274, Newfoundland 1857 6-1/2 pence scarlet vermilion, XF mint
Lot 274 Newfoundland #7 1857 6½d scarlet vermilion Heraldic Imperforate, mint with full original gum, very lightly hinged. Four comfortable margins, bright colour and overall fresh, extremely fine and scarce. There is a light pencil Alfred Diena expert signature on back, plus another next to it, also in light pencil. A lovely stamp, accompanied by a 1986 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$12,000.