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.
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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.
Lot 549 — Canada 1934 three cent blue Jacques Cartier “Scarface” variety, VF MNH, sold for $489
Lot 549 Canada #208ii 1934 3c blue Jacques Cartier with Scarface Variety, being the leftmost stamp in a strip of three. Mint never hinged, fresh and very fine, with clearly visible variety. Not often offered. Accompanied by a 2012 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$324, sold for $425 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 502 — Canada 1915 one cent green Admiral War Tax, MNH XF, sold for $161
Lot 502 Canada #MR1 1915 1c green Admiral War Tax, mint never hinged, with four large and even margins, deep fresh colour and extremely fine. A lovely stamp in all respects, for the collector who wants nothing but the very best. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$105, sold for $140 plus buyer’s premium.