Lot 2279 Canada #OE7 1939 OHMS Perfined Stamp on Cover, mailed free franked by a Member of Parliament in Ottawa to Ottawa (drop). Only a 10c SD stamp was necessary to provide the delivery service. Owner notes this stamp was perforated by the second 4-hole machine. #10 size, very fine. Estimate $100, sold for C$90 plus buyer’s premium.
Auction #23
January 31-February 2, 2017
Lot 677, Canada 1929 twelve cent Québec Bridge imperf pair, VF NH, sold for $402
Lot 677 Canada #156b 1929 12c grey Québec Bridge, Imperforate Vertically, mint never hinged horizontal pair, very fine. From the Wolfe Collection. Unitrade CV$375, sold for C$350 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 525, Canada 1891 three cent vermilion Small Queen imperf pair, OG, realized $288
Lot 525 Canada #41b 1891 3c vermilion Small Queen Imperforate, unused (no gum) horizontal pair with a horizontal crease, fine. Note ink smears in Queen’s hair. From the Wolfe Collection. Unitrade CV$300, sold for C$250 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 3203, GRANBY QUE. 1897 squared circle, two VF strikes on postcard, realized $1322
Lot 3203 GRANBY QUE. squared circle, two very fine strikes -/JY 5/97 tie stamps to a registered 1c Jubilee post card, uprated with a 5c Small Queen (unreported stamp use in handbook) addressed to St John NB. Other postmarks on front and back include Granby c.d.s., St John NB c.d.s., Montreal squared circle precursor. Back shows a H&F Giddings chairs, carriages, etc. business handstamp in purple. A lovely item, and extremely rare, RF 25. From The Ted Kerzner Squared Circle Cancellations of Canada. Estimate $500, sold for C$1,150 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 2292, 1896 Montreal F1-1 flag cancel on 3c Small Queen CPR cover to Vancouver, sold for $2,185.
A new record realization for the rare Montreal F1-1 flag cancel. This cover last sold at auction in 2011 for C$948.75 ($825+15%).
Lot 2292 Montreal 1-1 Imperial Ensign flag cancel, ideal MAR.21.1896 impression, ties 3c Small Queen to a fresh CPR cover mailed to Vancouver with backstamp receiver. This cancel is only known used at Montreal on Saturday evening March 21 and from 10am to 11am on Monday March 23, before being replaced by a M2 machine cancel. It is the key to any flag cancel exhibit/collection as it was used on the first day that machine flag cancels were used in Canada. Its rarity, especially on cover, is attested to by the fact that neither the Lingard ORAPEX Grand Award flag cancel exhibit nor the Sessions BNAPEX Grand Award flag cancel exhibit had an example on cover. Also, this cover would be a choice edition to a Small Queen exhibit to show a great use of this stamp. There is a repaired tear to the upper left of the dater hub and on the back flap, but these do not detract from this elusive flag cancel, which seldom comes to market. Langford’s 2008 catalogue value for use on cover is US$1,500 or about C$2,000. Estimate $1,800, sold for C$1,900 plus buyer’s premium.