Lot 707 Newfoundland #53 1880 5c pale blue Harp Seal, mint with full original gum, never hinged. A fresh and extremely fine stamp, accompanied by a 1995 Greene Foundation certificate. A lovely stamp and quite possibly one of the finest examples in existence. Unitrade CV$2,500, sold for $C5,800 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Auction #27
May 29-30, 2018
Lot 687, Newfoundland 1870 two cent green Codfish on thin yellowish paper, VF NH, sold for C$4,140
Lot 687 Newfoundland #24a 1870 2c green Codfish on Thin Yellowish Paper, mint never hinged, quite fresh and very fine. The two cent printed on thin paper is rarely seen in this exceptional quality. Unitrade $1,200, sold for C$3,600 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 189, Canada 1897 four dollar purple Jubilee, XF NH with sheet margin, sold for C$12,650
Lot 189 Canada #64 1897 $4 purple Jubilee, a mint never hinged sheet margin single, with bright colour, perfectly centered among four even margins and fresh. A lovely stamp in all respects, regarded as one of the finest known examples, extremely fine. For the connoisseur of exceptional quality. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000, sold for C$11,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 1272, Kingston fancy 9 cancel on 1870 one cent orange Small Queen Registered cover to Windsor
Lot 1272 Kingston Fancy 9 on 1870 Registered Cover, mailed Kingston on APR.29.1870 registered to Sandwich, with Windsor transit, G.W.R. transit (RR65) and Grand Trunk Railway East A (RR53) transit as well as two REGISTERED railway boxed postmarks (incomplete) on back. The cover is franked with a pair of the 1c orange SQ plus a very fine 3c copper red, all cancelled by three very fine strikes of the #9 in cogwheel fancy cancel (Lacelle #119). Reduced at left, still a very fine early Small Queen cover. Estimate C$200.
Lot 1177, 1895 SMITH FALLS ONT squared circle on eight cent small Queen cover
Lot 1177 SMITHS FALLS ONT. squared circle, a lovely strike MR 1/95 ties an 8c Small Queen (with fault) to a registered Frost & Wood illustrated advertising cover to New York City. Front of cover also shows a very fine Smiths Falls c.d.s. of the same day, a railway datestamp on back alongside a Montreal precursor. Very fine and desirable cover. Estimate $150.
