Lot 322 Canada #117 1922 10c blue Admiral, Wet Printing, mint never hinged, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate grading it as “XF 90.” Unitrade CV$240, sold for C$350 plus buyer’s premium.
January 30-31, 2018
Lot 117 Canada #26iv 1875 5c Large Queen Registered Cover, mailed from Hamilton on NOV.30.1875 (broken circle free strike) and addressed to Toronto (same day receiver on back). The cover is franked with a single 5c Large Queen Perforated 11¾ x 12, tied by a rare Hamilton oval registration handstamp (plus a free strike alongside and another on back). This handstamp was the first of four to be used in Hamilton, and had a space to write the registration number in it. The cover has an embossed Canada Life Assurance Company logo on the backflap, and inside this backflap is the name of the envelope’s printer in Scotland. This usage of the single 5c paying the 3c domestic rate plus the 2c registration fee is much rarer than it being used on letters to the United Kingdom. It is dated in the 4 month period between when the 5c LQ was issued and the 5c SQ was issued. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate, very fine. Estimate $750, sold for C$1,100 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 633 Prince Edward Island #12 1872 2c ultramarine Queen Victoria, Perforated 12, mint with full original gum, never hinged. An exceptional and fresh copy, scarce in this condition, very fine. From the Louis Sidney Crosby Collection of Prince Edward Island. Unitrade CV$180, sold for C$275 plus buyer’s premium.