Lot 16 Canada #26 1875 5c olive green Large Queen, used with broken circle datestamp dated OCT.2.1875, very fine. A very early use, as the earliest recorded date for this stamp is SEP.28.1875 on a cover from Montreal to England, via New York. Accompanied by a 4x blow up colour scan of the stamp. Estimate $250, sold for C$625.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Month: June 2019
Lot 129, Canada 1870 three cent deep copper red Small Queen, used with 2-ring #7, sold for C$718
Lot 129 Canada #37d 1870 3c deep copper red Small Queen, Perforated 12½, used with very fine strike of a 2-ring #7 (St John), fine. From the John Hillson Collections. Unitrade CV $900, sold for C$625 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1266, Canada 1897 two cent green Jubilee, XF NH, sold for C$184
Lot 1266 Canada #52 1897 2c green Jubilee, mint never hinged, well balanced amongst four large margins, quite fresh and extremely fine. An exceptional stamp in all respects. Unitrade CV$150, sold for C$160 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lots 1972, 1973 & 1974: Rhodesia 1910 Queen Mary & King George V
Three stamps from the colourful Rhodesia 1910 issue:
Lot 1972 Rhodesia #116 1910 7sh6d bright blue and carmine Queen Mary and King George V, mint hinged, with bright colour, very fine. Scott CV U$725, sold for C$475 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1973 Rhodesia #117 1910 10sh red orange and brown green Queen Mary and King George V, mint hinged with bright colour, very fine. Scott CV U$475, sold for C$425 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1974 Rhodesia #118 1910 £1 bluish slate and carmine Queen Mary and King George V, used with neat c.d.s. cancel, fine. Scott CV U$775, sold for C$230 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 32, Canada 1880 fifteen cent deep violet Large Queen on thick carton paper, XF with neat Montreal cancel, sold for C$5750
Lot 32 Canada #30c 1880 15c deep violet Large Queen on Thick Carton Paper, used with neat Montreal cancel, deep rich colour and very nicely centered. An extremely fine and fresh stamp, without any of the faults normally seen on this difficult paper. An exquisite example, certainly among the very best known. From the John Hillson Collections. Unitrade CV $2,000, sold for $5000 plus 15% buyer’s premium.