Lot 134 Canada #22 1868 1c brown red Large Queen, mint with full original gum, never hinged, fine. Accompanied by 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$1,600, sold for $1,700 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lots 655 & 659 — Canada 1933 & 1935 stamp booklets with French text, sold for $431 & $374
Two booklets with French cover text, both exceeding the Unitrade catalogue value.
Lot 655 Canada #BK22b 1933 1c dark green Medallion Complete French Booklet, Type II, with crease on front cover else very fine. Unitrade CV$350, sold for $375 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 659 Canada #BK26 1935 3c dark carmine KGV Complete French Booklet, includes interleaving, staple a bit rusty, very fine. Unitrade CV$300, sold for $325 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 216 — Canada 1897 half cent black Jubilee, XF MNH, sold for $604
Lot 216 Canada #50 1897 ½c black Jubilee, mint never hinged, with huge margins all around and deep, fresh colour, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2013 Greene Foundation certificate. A very nice stamp, rare in this condition. Unitrade CV$480, sold for $525 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 167 — Canada 1874 greyish purple Large Queen, mint, sold for $2645
Lot 167 Canada #29a 1874 15c greyish purple Large Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, mint with full original streaky gum, lightly hinged. A rare stamp, especially in this quality, very fine. Accompanied by a 2013 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$4,000, sold for $2,300 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 478 — Canada 1925 one cent green Admiral experimental coil on cover, sold for $276
Lot 478 Canada #131iv 1925 1c green Admiral Experimental Coil on Cover, mailed at Toronto (George Lowe) to Akron, Ohio with a single franking of the short used Toronto experimental coil, tied by a Toronto Station A Winter Fair slogan machine cancel. Pressed-out crease at left and tiny tear upper right corner, still a very presentable example of this scarce franking. Unitrade CV$200, sold for $240 plus buyer’s premium.