Lot 51 Canada #33 1868 3c bright red Large Queen, on Laid Paper, mint with original gum, hinged and centered to top, fine. Accompanied by a (pink) 2016 Greene Foundation certificate stating ” repaired vertical tear at top centre extending as vertical crease through the centre.” Still one of the approximately 10 known mint copies, and the first we have handled with original gum. Unitrade CV$37,500, sold for C$6,600 plus buyer’s premium.
Auction #25
September 26-27, 2017
Lot 152, Canada 1929 one dollar olive green Parliament, imperf XF NG corner plate block of eight, sold for $4600
Lot 152 Canada #159a 1929 $1 olive green Parliament, imperforate, an unused (no gum) upper left sheet corner plate block of eight. Fresh and extremely fine. Unitrade CV$5,760, sold for C$4,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 93, Canada 1903 one cent KEVII in both green & blue green shades, VF-XF NH, sold for $460
Lot 93 Canada #89, 89iii 1903 1c green and blue green King Edward VII, both fresh with distinct shades, mint never hinged and very fine to extremely fine. Unitrade CV$595, sold for C$400 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 360, Great Britain 1885 £1 brown violet Victoria IR official, unused, sold for $24,150
Lot 360 Great Britain #O10 1885 brown violet £1 Queen Victoria, Overprinted “I. R. OFFICIAL”, unused (no gum) and well centered. Accompanied by a 2016 P.T.S. Expertizing (Surrey, GB) certificate stating “thin at bottom left, diagonal crease on letter “F” top right corner, stained and soiled”. Two small ownership handstamps on back. Still, we qualify these faults as minor, as the stamp has a very fine appearance and would look great even in the best collections. A desirable major world rarity. S.G. #O11 £75,000. Scott CV U$80,000, sold for C$21,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 398, Southwest Africa 1923 six pence black & violet KGV used block of 16 Swakopmund, with constant errors, sold for $374
Lot 398 Southwest Africa #6 1923 6d black and violet KGV, Setting I, a lovely block of 16, with deep rich colour and neat Swakopmund JAN.30.1923 postmark (first month of issue). The block has 3 constant errors (comma for stop, two of the stubbed “Z”, and Wesi for West). The latter is listed on some values in the Stanley Gibbons catalogue and extrapolating from the listed 2d value would suggests a CV in the order of £500 for this variety. CV, however is for eight used pairs with no premium for this block. (SG #6 £360). Very fine and ideal for exhibition. Scott CV U$400, sold for C$325.00 plus buyer’s premium.
