Auction #20

March 1-3, 2016

Lot 394, New Brunswick 1857 six pence olive yellow bisect on cover

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Lot 394Lot 394 New Brunwick #2b 1857 6d olive yellow Heraldic Bisect on Folded Cover, mailed Sussex Vale (very light #31 numeral in oval, plus part MAY.19.1857 broken circle dispatch backstamp) to Hampton Ferry (May.20.1857 broken circle receiver on back) and franked with a bisected 6d (properly tied by oval numeral grid) paying the 3d domestic rate. W.H. Brouse owner handstamps on back and ex. Dale, possibly the finest known example, very fine. Accompanied by a 2006 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV C$4,500

Lot 294, Canada 1868 one dollar Victoria Federal Bill Issue, mint block of 8 on pelure paper

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Lot 294Lot 294 Canada #FB52 1868 $1 Queen Victoria Third Federal Bill Issue, on Pelure Paper, mint upper left marginal plate block of eight, with top selvedge showing the complete BABNC printer’s inscription. We quote here part of a van Dam description of this block “the condition of this block is incredible – it looks as if it was printed yesterday with very rich very fresh colour. Centering like this is very rarely seen. One stamp has some very light gum disturbance, the 7 others are mint never hinged.” He goes on to explain his cataloguing for the block (included) and puts it at $1,000. A unique opportunity to acquire such a beautiful multiple. The Canadian Revenue Stamp Catalogue (2009) by E.S.J. Van Dam CV C$1,000

Lot 107, Canada 1897 three dollar yellow bistre Jubilee, MNH XF

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Lot 107Lot 107 Canada #63 1897 $3 yellow bistre Jubilee, mint never hinged, with sheet selvedge at left. Perfectly centered among four even margins, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade footnote states “No. 61 to 65 ($1 to $5) in XF NH condition command very large premiums – copies of 63 to 65 ($3 to $5) were selling for up to $14,000 at auction over the past couple of years”. We believe this remarkable stamp should easily fit that description and valuation. Unitrade CV C$6,000.

Lot 192, Canada 1929 KGV 1c to 8c mint imperf plate blocks

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Lot 192Lot 192 Canada #149d-154d 1929 1c to 8c King George V, mint never hinged upper plate blocks of four, imperforate vertically, with plate inscriptions in each top selvedge. A very fresh set of six blocks, quite rare (Unitrade estimates 5-10 blocks each exist from different plates, and qualify them as “incredibly rare”). Extremely fine. Unitrade CV C$4,320

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