Lot 49 Canada #30 1898 15c grey violet Large Queen, used with ideally struck Ottawa c.d.s. dated MAR.26.1898. The stamp is also very well centered, fresh and extremely fine. A lovely stamp, accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. Sold for C$700 plus buyer’s premium.
Month: October 2017
Lot 28, Canada 1857 six pence reddish purple Consort, Fine NG, sold for $20,700
Lot 28 Canada #10 1857 6d reddish purple Consort Imperforate, on Thick Soft Paper, unused (no gum) with mostly clear margins and a sharp impression on fresh paper, fine. Accompanied by a 1970 Philatelic Foundation certificate and a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate, both stating “tiny thin at top right corner.” A true rarity with fewer than twenty or so unused examples recorded. Unitrade $18,000, sold for C$18,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 84, Canada 1897 half cent black Leaf issue mint block of 20 with re-entry, sold for $518
Lot 84 Canada #66i 1897 ½c black Queen Victoria with Major Re-Entry on position 1 of an upper plate block of 20, with full plate 1 inscription at top. Mint never hinged, fresh and catalogued as all fine but a few are better centered. A nice block. Unitrade CV$492, sold for C$450 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 139, Canada 1916 2c + 1c carmine Admiral War Tax, Die II XF NH, sold for $1610
Lot 139 Canada #MR3a 1916 2c + 1c carmine Admiral War Tax, Die II, mint never hinged, perfectly centered, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2014 P.S.A.G. certificate grading it as “95 og NH.” Unitrade CV$1,200, sold for C$1,400 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 54, Canada 1882 half cent black Small Queen plate proof, sold for $546
Lot 54 Canada #34P 1882 ½c black Small Queen Plate Proof, on India paper, with large even margins all around including part of the printer’s imprint at left. Very fine. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$475 plus buyer’s premium.