Lot 63 Canada #41b 1891 3c rose vermilion Small Queen Imperforate, horizontal pair, unused (no gum, as issued) with large margins and very fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$400 plus buyer’s premium.
Auction #24
May 23-24, 2017
Lot 124, Canada 1903 2c carmine Edward VII imperf corner block VF NG, sold for $920
Lot 124 Canada #90c 1903 2c carmine King Edward VII Imperforate, Type I, upper left corner block of four, unused (no gum, as issued), very fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. Catalogue value is for two pairs only. Unitrade CV$2,200, sold for C$800 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 15, Canada 1857 half pence rose Queen Victoria imperf, Fine NH, sold for $978
Lot 15 Canada #8 1857 ½d rose Queen Victoria imperforate, mint with pristine full original gum, never hinged (scarce thus), with frameline just cut into at top right, fine. A very fresh and desirable stamp, seldom seen, ideal for the NH collector. Accompanied by a 2016 V. G. Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade prices a fine hinged single at $1,400. Estimate $1,000, sold for C$850 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 261, New Brunswick 1860 five cent Connell plate proof in brown with overprint, sold for $161
Lot 261 New Brunswick #5Piv 1860 5c Charles Connell Plate Proof in Brown, with Type B SPECIMEN Overprint in Red, on card-mounted India paper, with four nice margins, very fine. Unitrade CV$250, sold for C$140 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 333, Hong Kong 1966 Winston Churchill plate blocks, VF NH, sold for $460
Lot 333 Hong Kong #225-228 1966 Winston Churchill, two sets of matching lower right corner blocks for a total of 8 sets, all mint never hinged, very fine. Scott CV$544, sold for C$400 plus buyer’s premium.