Lot 286 Canada #77 1899 2c carmine Queen Victoria Numeral, Die I, a mint never hinged single, with huge margins, lovely fresh colour and extremely fine. A truly lovely example, accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. Unitrade CV$270, sold for C$500.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Auction #28
September 26-27, 2018
Lot 280, Canada 1898 two cent purple Numeral Die I, XF NH, sold for C$345
Lot 280 Canada #76 1898 2c purple Queen Victoria Numeral, Die I, mint never hinged, with bright fresh colour, great centering and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2010 Greene Foundation certificate. A very nice stamp. Rsv. Unitrade CV$225, sold for C$300.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 372, Canada 1899 advertising cover, Map Stamp registered special delivery, sold for C$1438
Lot 372 1899 Registered Special Delivery Cover, being a Walker House illustrated advertising cover mailed from Toronto to Bridgeton NJ on JAN.16.1899, through Boston (JAN.18 transit on back). Franked with a block of four of the 2c Map (these overpaying the 2c + 5c registration rate by 1c), plus a green 10c Special Delivery. Special delivery to the US had to be prepaid with a US SD stamp or 10c worth of regular US postage stamps in order to obtain the service, and in this case the Canadian 10c would pay only for Canadian service. Accompanied by a 1989 Greene Foundation certificate, Very Fine. From the Robert Lunn Map Stamp Collection. Estimate $750, sold for C$1,250.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1191, 1919 Truro-Charlottetown flight covers on exhibit page, sold for C$1955
Lot 1191 Canada #PF19, PF19a September 1919 Truro-Charlottetown Exhibition Flight Covers. These two covers are the earliest recorded air mail flights in the Maritimes. Includes a Truro Nova Scotia SEP.24.1919 1PM cover to Charlottetown with a same day 2PM backstamp (150 covers flown), as well as a Charlottetown cover cancelled at 3PM on SEP.29.1919 with a Truro 4:30PM same day receiver (30 of these were flown). Truro cover is roughly opened at top, still both scarce pioneer covers. Also includes original letter enclosed in cover from Truro to Charlottetown, September 24th, 1919. The catalogue value given is from 1998 and these have increased in value. Offered on a written-up exhibit page. Air Mails Catalogue Value $1,200, sold for C$1,700.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 472, Canada 1924 seven cent red brown Admiral XF NH, sold for $316
Lot 472 Canada 114b 1924 7c red brown Admiral, Wet Printing, mint never hinged, quite fresh and very well centered, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2012 CPES certificate grading it at “98”. A lovely stamp. Unitrade CV$135, Rsv. sold for C$275 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
