Lot 136 Canada 1c King George V Large Die Proof Essay, in deep red on glossy white card measuring 105 x 114 mm. Plate number X-G-587 below image, plus Canadian Bank Note Co. Ltd. The image resembles the series issued in 1935. Small wrinkle at left, still rare and very fine. Estimate C$500. See also lots 133-135.
Auction #24
May 23-24, 2017
Lot 323, Great Britain 1841 one penny red brown Victoria, mint o.g., from plate XI
Lot 323 Great Britain #3 1841 1d red brown Queen Victoria imperforate, Plate XI, mint with full original gum, hinged. A fresh stamp, with four margins and a light corner crease, plus a tiny scissor cut at upper right, very fine. Stanley Gibbons Specialized catalogue number AS74 (cat £6,000). A lovely example of the 1d red, printed from the 1d black plate. Accompanied by a 2015 Royal Philatelic Society certificate. SG £6,000.
Lot 19, Canada 1857 half pence rose Victoria extremely fine, used with Toronto square grid
Lot 19 Canada #8 1857 ½d rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, used, with neat Toronto square grid. This lovely stamp possesses four large margins, showing next stamps at top and left, its printing is crisp and defined and the shade is deep and rich. Extremely fine and accompanied by a 2010 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$1,000.
Lot 255, Vancouver Island five cent rose uprating a ten cent green Washington stationery cover (US)
Lot 255 Vancouver Island #5 1868 Wells Fargo & Co. cover, being a 10c green Washington stationery cover, mailed at Victoria on April 3, 1868 (docketing at left), uprated with a 5c rose perforated QV adhesive (sheet margin at right and showing part of stamp at top and bottom), tied by a #35 in grid (in blue), addressed to San Francisco, received there on April 7th, as evidenced by docketing at left, which also mentions this letter contained a draft for $400. A lovely and desirable cover, in very fine condition and accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex. Jack Wallace. Estimate $3,000.
Lot 326, Great Britain 1859 two pence deep blue, mint perf 14, watermarked
Lot 326 Great Britain #29 1859 2d deep blue Queen Victoria, Perforated 14, Watermark Large Crown, a mint Plate 8 example, possessing a large part of its original gum. A lovely and fine stamp. Accompanied by a 2012 Sergio Sismondo certificate. Stanley Gibbons #45, £1,850. Scott CV $1,450.