Lot 570 Newfoundland #28a 1869 12c pale red brown Queen Victoria on thin yellow paper Folded Letter to England, mailed St John’s NOV.25.1869 (in red), with Liverpool DEC.12.1869 receiver on front and Poole receiver on back DEC.13.1869. There is a “via Halifax” notation on front. Stamp is damaged and the damaged outer wrapper of this folded letter has been repaired with tape. Unitrade CV$300, sold for C$200 plus buyer’s premium.
Month: July 2017
Lot 51, Canada 1868 twelve and a half cent milky blue Large Queen with no outer frameline, VF hinged, sold for $1035
Lot 51 Canada #28i, ii 1868 12½c milky blue Large Queen, with No Outer Frameline at Value Tablet, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged. A lovely and fresh stamp, very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate stating “gum is lightly sweated” which we believe to be harsh. Unitrade CV$2,550, sold for C$900 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 7, Canada 1851 six pence Consort laid paper pair on cover Kingston to Toronto, sold for $1093
Lot 7 Canada #2b 1851 6d Laid Paper Consort pair on cover, mailed to Toronto (weak receiver on back) with a Kingston Steam Boat Letter datestamp on front dated JUN.1.1854 (year slugs are reversed). This large cover is franked with a vertical right sheet margin pair of the 6d brown purple Consort Imperforate on laid paper (rich colour but faults), paying 4 times the domestic rate, or 12d. Several creases and a few repaired tears, still a scarce franking and catalogue value for two fine stamps alone is $20,000. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Estimate $2,000, sold for C$950 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 356, South Korea 1950 imperf UN flags souvenir sheet, sold for $374
Lot 356 South Korea Block 21 1950 Imperforate Souvenir Sheet, with stamp similar to Scott #121 showing the flags of the United Nations and Korea. Unused (no gum) as issued, horizontal fold at middle. Michel €600, sold for C$325 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 269, Nova Scotia 1860 six pence dark green imperf on cover to Maine, sold for $1208
Lot 269 Nova Scotia #5 1860 6d dark green imperforate on cover, mailed … St Mary’s NS on DEC.2.1860 and addressed to Wiscasset, Maine, with a Halifax transit dated DEC.5.1860. The stamp, which has deep rich colour has mostly clear margins and is tied by a neat oval grid cancel. Small tape mark at top left and overall aging, still very fine. This is reported to be the latest usage of this stamp, and is accompanied by a 2004 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$3,000, sold for C$1,050 plus buyer’s premium.
