Auction #25

September 26-27, 2017

Lot 2, Canada 1851 six pence brown purple Consort on laid paper, unused NG, sold for $62,100

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Our research indicates that this is a record auction price for the 6p brown purple Consort unused, certainly in Canada.
1851 6d brown purple Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper. Canada’s second stamp, the six penny paying the rate to USA or double domestic, features Queen Victoria’s Consort Prince Albert was engraved by Alfred Jones using several sources. This stamp is significantly scarcer in used condition than the beaver and also even rarer in unused condition than the three penny.

This stamp has two Certificates of Authenticity, both from the Greene Foundation. The first from 1994 and second from 2015 states “…2b unused on laid paper, brown purple shade, genuine in all respects.” Neither Certificate mentions the droplet of printers’ ink in the upper right corner.

This stamp with deep fresh colour and full margins is a very rare example of a Canada’s second stamp in Very Fine condition. From the Outaouais Collection.

UNITRADE #2b $60,000
SCOTT #2b US$40,000
S.G. #3 £50,000

Sold for C$54,000 plus buyer’s premium.

Lot 102, Canada 1903 ten cent brown lilac Edward VII, XF NH, sold for $3220

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Lot 102, Canada 1903 ten cent brown lilac Edward VII, XF NH, sold for $3220Lot 102 Canada #93 1903 10c brown lilac Edward VII, mint never hinged, with very large margins, bright colour and lovely freshness, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2017 Greene Foundation certificate. One of the nicest examples we have handled of this stamp. Unitrade CV $2,800, sold for C$2,800 plus buyer’s premium.
2017 V. G. Greene Foundation certificate

Lot 28, Canada 1857 six pence reddish purple Consort, Fine NG, sold for $20,700

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Lot 28, Canada 1857 six pence reddish purple Consort, Fine NG, sold for $20,700Lot 28 Canada #10 1857 6d reddish purple Consort Imperforate, on Thick Soft Paper, unused (no gum) with mostly clear margins and a sharp impression on fresh paper, fine. Accompanied by a 1970 Philatelic Foundation certificate and a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate, both stating “tiny thin at top right corner.” A true rarity with fewer than twenty or so unused examples recorded. Unitrade $18,000, sold for C$18,000 plus buyer’s premium.
2016 V. G. Greene Foundation certificate

1970 Philatelic Foundation certificate

Lot 84, Canada 1897 half cent black Leaf issue mint block of 20 with re-entry, sold for $518

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Lot 84, Canada 1897 half cent black Leaf issue mint block of 20 with re-entry, sold for $518Lot 84 Canada #66i 1897 ½c black Queen Victoria with Major Re-Entry on position 1 of an upper plate block of 20, with full plate 1 inscription at top. Mint never hinged, fresh and catalogued as all fine but a few are better centered. A nice block. Unitrade CV$492, sold for C$450 plus buyer’s premium.

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