Lot 60 Canada #18P 1859 Queen Victoria Vignette Die Proof Essay, with image measuring 18 x 22 mm and showing what appears to be an exact reverse image of that appearing on the issued stamp in 1859. Die sunk measures 53 x 71 mm and is mounted on a larger card. There are two plate numbers beneath the image: a crossed-out “P” number and a final adopted “V” number. A striking and rare item, and ideal for Cents issue collectors. Estimate $2,000, sold for C$1,600 plus buyer’s premium.
Auction #22
October 4-6, 2016
Lot 611, Great Britain 1929 £1 St. George VF NH, sold for $748
Lot 611 Great Britain #219 1929 £1 black St George Slaying the Dragon, Watermark Large Crown and GvR, mint never hinged with sheet selvedge at top. Folded along top perforations between selvedge and stamp causing slight perf bends, which could probably be pressed-out. Very fine. Scott CV$1,500, sold for C$650 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 827, Spanish Morocco 1933 60c overprint, imperf VF NG block of four, sold for $98
Lot 827 Spanish Morocco #140var 1933 60c Marruecos Overprint on Spanish stamp, Imperforate bottom sheet margin block of four. Unused (no gum) very fine. Estimate $100, sold for C$85.00 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 915, Canada 1877 Small Queen mourning cover to Scotland, sold for $196
Lot 915 Canada #35vii, 37ii 1877 10c Pre-U.P.U. Double Weight Cover to Scotland, mourning cover franked with 1c (two pairs) and 3c (2 singles), perforated 11½x12, tied by duplex cancels, paying the 10c double weight pre-U.P.U. preferred rate. Mailed at Québec AUG.10.1877 to Glasgow, Scotland (AUG.23). Faults, including missing backflap, edge wear, small tears and ageing, still a scarce franking for this rate. Estimate $150, sold for C$170 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 1232, Canada 1944 Air Letter “Missing In Action” from a mother, sold for $173
Lot 1232 Canada 1944 Air Letter. A Worried Mother’s NOV.22.1944 Air Letter to her son who had already been “KIA” on July 19, 1944. F/O Kenneth Urquhart was killed in action when his Halifax bomber #LL364 of 138 RAF Sqn collided with a US bomber on a supply drop. His mother wrote him this very sad letter 4 months after his death of which she still had not been advised. In her letter she writes “…if I only had news of you big boy my cup of happiness would be full—but we must just wait and pray.” and “Well I must close sonny boy. God keep you wherever you are is the prayer of your old mother.” Air letter has the normal markings of a ‘MIA’ letter and was returned through MPO 304 on JAN.15.1945. It seems the mother might have blackened out the “Reported Missing” handstamp when the letter was returned. Small cover faults do not detract from letter which offers a glimpse of the emotional suffering families endured when their loved ones went off to war, and especially when they went missing in action. Estimate $75, sold for C$150 plus buyer’s premium.
