Lot 292 Canada #MR2Ci 1915 20c olive green Admiral overprinted Inland Revenue War Tax, mint never hinged, with sheet selvedge at bottom, fresh and very fine. Unitrade CV$800, sold for C$450 plus buyer’s premium.
Auction #22
October 4-6, 2016
Lot 301, Canada 1927 five cent Laurier mint XF marginal block of twelve, sold for $1,955
Lot 301 Canada #144a 1927 5c Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Imperforate, mint never hinged upper marginal plate block of twelve, with full Plate 2 inscription in upper margin. Extremely fine and rare. Unitrade CV$2,304, sold for $1700 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 360, Canada 2003 five dollar Moose with offset on gum, mint corner, sold for $86
Lot 360 Canada #1696ii 2003 $5 Moose, with strong offset on gum side. A mint never hinged bottom sheet corner copy showing an almost complete impression of the brown moose on the gum side. Very fine and apparently only 200 copies are reported. Unitrade CV$100, sold for C$75 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 160, Canada 1897 three dollar yellow bistre Jubilee, Montreal c.d.s., sold for $460
Lot 160 Canada #63 1897 $3 yellow bistre Jubilee, used with Montreal c.d.s. cancel, fine. Accompanied by a 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$800, sold for C$400 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 79, Canada 1875 five cent olive green Large Queen, mint F-VF, sold for $1955
Lot 79 Canada #26iv 1875 5c olive green Large Queen, perforated 11¾ x 12, mint, with full original gum, lightly hinged. A very nice stamp with fresh colour and decent centering, fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. A difficult to find stamp in such nice quality. Unitrade CV$3,300, sold for C$1,700 plus buyer’s premium.