Lot 51 Canada #13 1859 6d brown violet Consort, Perforated 11¾, used with very light cancel, rich colour and fine. Accompanied by a 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. Quite an attractive stamp and scarce thus. Unitrade CV$5,000.
Month: September 2018
Lot 889, Great Britain 1882 five pound bright orange, VF used
Lot 889 Great Britain #93 1882 £5 bright orange Queen Victoria, Watermark Two Anchors, with good colour and a reasonable Treadneedle Street oval cancel, very fine in all respects. A lovely example of this popular high value. Scott CV U$5,000.
Lot 1145, Canada 1930 Airship cover Montreal to Cardington, England
Lot 1145 Canada 1930 R100 Airship Cover Flown from Montreal to Cardington, England. This cover was carried on board the air ship at Montreal by J. Fergus Grant, who was a reporter travelling on the air ship return flight for the Montreal Gazette. The cover is signed by Grant and has a St Hubert AUG.13.1930 datestamp. A few small tone spots at bottom left, still very fine and rare. No backstamps as it was carried out of the mails. It is estimated that fewer than 50 covers were flown, with many to officials, either in Canada or the UK. Offered on a fully written-up exhibit page. Estimate C$1,500.
Lot 1186, Canada 1926 Patricia Airways Cover with “FED” signature
1186 Canada #CL13e 1926 Patricia Airways Cover with “FED” Signature on CL13 stamp in red. A Patricia Airways corner card cover flown from Toronto to Red Lake on DEC.18.1926. Back of cover shows a map of the flight path and is franked with a CL13, tied by Red Lake postmark dated DEC.20. The red FED signature on the stamp is from F.E. Davidson, the company’s financier. A rarely offered cover, very fine. Unitrade CV C$1,850.
Lot 761, Newfoundland 1880 five cent pale blue Harp Seal, VF NH
Lot 761 Newfoundland #53 1880 5c pale blue Harp Seal, mint with full original gum, never hinged. A fresh and very fine stamp, with bright colour and crisp impression, with blind perf hole at left, accompanied by a 2009 Greene Foundation certificate. A lovely stamp in all respects and rare in this superior quality. An example in extremely fine condition sold for $6,670 in our May 2018 sale. Unitrade CV C$2,500.
