Lot 4 Canada #3Pi 12d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black, with SPECIMEN Overprint in Carmine, on India paper, with four margins and very fresh. Fine to very fine. Unitrade CV$2,500.
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Lot 172, Canada 1897 five cent blue Queen Victoria Gas Inspection, mint VF appearing
Lot 172 Canada #FG17 1897 5c Blue Queen Victoria Gas Inspection, mint hinged and very nicely centered, with control #11, the stamp has two small gum thins, else a rare and very fine appearing stamp missing from most collections (Zaluski records control #s 1 to 150 only, for this value). van Dam C$4,500.
Lot 5, Canada twelve penny black plate proof with diagonal SPECIMEN overprint
Lot 5 Canada #3Pii 12d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black, with Diagonal SPECIMEN Overprint in Carmine, on India paper, with four full margins, very fresh and very fine. Rsv $4,000. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 301, Iran 1865 Riester Essay of Seated Lion, VG
Lot 301 Iran 1865 Riester Essay of a Seated Lion, in brown-bronze over cream paper, very fine. Persiphila catalogue #RE3, US$400. Estimate C$100.
Lot 125, Canada 2005 fifty-one cent red bergamot blossom coil pair with missing orange and brown
Lot 125 Canada #2128var 2005 (51c) Red Bergamot Blossom Coil with Missing Orange and Brown Colours, a mint pair on TRC paper, the two missing colours represent the missing orange (“51”) and missing brown (“Canada” and a small part of the flower). The stamps have the same tagging as a regular stamp with all 5 colours, helping to prove that there was no chemical manipulation to remove the colours. This pair is from the same find as previous lots sold by us. Estimate C$200.