Lot 324 Canada #OCE3, OCE4 1942-47 17c Air Mail Special Delivery Officials, mint never hinged marginal stamps, fresh colour, very fine. Unitrade CV$337, sold for $400 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 625 — New Republic 1886 mint/used group, sold for $402
Lot 625 New Republic #3, 6, 12 1886 3d, 9d and 5s Numerals, 9d is mint hinged, dated “30 AUG 86” and accompanied by 1978 Royal Philatelic Foundation certificate and accompanying SG card states “showing clear doubling of impression”, small corner fault. The 3d dated “13 OCT 86” used with numeral 232 (Cape of Good Hope) grid cancel on Stanley Gibbons card and 5s dated “_ JAN 86” with violet oval cancel. Overall fine. Scott CV$188, sold for $350 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 90 — Canada 1877 ten cent dull rose lilac Small Queen, trace of hinge, sold for $1150
Lot 90 Canada #40 1877 10c dull rose lilac Small Queen, mint, with full original gum and just a trace of hinging. Fine-very fine. Unitrade CV$1100, sold for $1,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 446 — Newfoundland 1902 two cent orange KEVII imperf strip of three on registered cover, sold for $1552
Lot 446 Newfoundland #82a 1902 2c orange King Edward VII Imperforate Sheet Margin Strip of Three on Registered Cover, mailed Manuels, Newf’d (manuscript dated broken circle AUG.21.1902) and addressed to St. John’s (cds receiver on back), plus a few Railway T.P.O. cancels on front and back. Stamps are cut into at top, else a rare usage on a quite appealing cover. Very fine. Estimate $1,500, sold for $1,350 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 85 — Canada 1873 three cent dull red Small Queen perf 11-1/2 x 12, sold for $1610.
Lot 85 Canada #37ii 1873 3c dull red Small Queen, Perforated 11½x12, mint never hinged with full original gum, with selvedge at bottom and very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Richard Gratton certificate. Unitrade CV$1650, sold for $1400 plus buyer’s premium.