Lot 255 Canada #102 1908 15c orange Québec Tercentenary, mint never hinged, with bright fresh colour, well balanced large margins and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2005 Greene Foundation certificate. A truly remarkable stamp in all respects, ex. Crossings collection. Unitrade CV$1,050, sold for C$850.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Month: July 2018
Lot 484, Canada 1930 twenty cent Harvesting Wheat 5-hole OHMS VF used, sold for C$207
Lot 484 Canada #OA175 1930 20c Harvesting Wheat Official, Perforated 5-Hole OHMS, (Position F, missing hole in S) used with part duplex cancel, very fine and scarce. Unitrade CV$120, sold for C$180.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 58, Canada seventeen cent blue Cartier, XF used with grid cancel, sold for C$488
Lot 58 Canada #19 1859 17c blue Cartier, used with grid cancel and exceptionally large margins all around (well clear of frameline on each side, and showing part of the adjoining stamp at top), a lovely and extremely fine stamp. A great stamp for the connoisseur. Unitrade CV$300, sold for C$425.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1796, Malaya States specialized collection, sold for C$1,667
Lot 1796 Lovely Malaya States Specialized Collection on quadrille pages in a binder, with stamps from Johore to Trengganu, mainly all pre-1941. Total catalogue value is high, but there are some faded colours, so examination is recommended. There is duplication, but generally it is to show shades and different cancellations. There are covers scattered throughout. Many stamps cataloguing $100 and the pages with State name overprints from Johore, Sungei Ujong, Perak and Selangor have been scanned. A clean and comprehensive collection, not often seen. (Page 1) (Page 2) (Page 3) (Page 4) (Page 5) (Page 6) (Page 7) (Page 8) (Page 9) (Page 10) (Page 11) .
Estimate $500, sold for C$1,450.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 236, Canada 1903 one cent KEVII die essay in blue green, sold for C$1,725
Lot 236 Canada #89DP 1903 1c King Edward VII Die Essay in Blue Green, on thin pelure paper measuring 70 x 89 mm, with different (colourless) numeral tablets at bottom. A few corner creases, still a very rare item, and the first we have handled. Estimate $1,500, sold for C$1,500.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.