Lot 196 Canada #39a 1873 6c yellow brown Small Queen Diagonal Half Used on Cover, mailed from Wilmot N.S. on AUG.20.1873 to Bridgetown N.S. (partial receiver on back), franked with a diagonal half of an early printing (one dot state) 6c Small Queen, paying the domestic rate. The stamp is properly tied by a grid cancel. Light overall soiling, still very fine and accompanied by a 1993 Robineau (Paris, France) certificate. From the John Hillson Collections, and illustrated in H&N, page 169. Unitrade CV $5,000.
Auction #30
May 22-25, 2019
Lot 63, Canada 1890s half cent black Small Queen precancel on Patriotic postcard
Lot 63 PC 34xx 1890s ½c black Small Queen Precancel on Illustrated Patriotic Postcard, a most colourful postcard showing a scene on the Victoria Bridge on Guelph, Ontario, advertising the W. Bell & Co. Organ Manufacturers and an illustration of their manufacture on reverse side. The ½c stamp with Type “S” precancel pays the box holder rate, and there is no space for addressing the card. Light edge creases, still rare, with brilliant colours and quite striking. From the John Hillson Collections, illustrated in H&N, page 83. Estimate C$500.
Lot 1940, Great Britain Circa 1901 Unadopted Bradbury and Wilkinson Line Engraved Essay of King Edward VII
Lot 1940 Great Britain Circa 1901 Unadopted Bradbury and Wilkinson Line Engraved Essay of King Edward VII, in brown, on ungummed and unwatermarked wove paper, denominated at 1d. This is also called the “Canadian Head,” as it is identical to Canada’s 1903-1908 King Edward VII definitive issue head design. A block of four of this essay (in blue) sold at a large auction house in England in 2006 for £600. We have not otherwise seen this in any of the important GB or Canadian King Edward VII exhibits or literature. Very fine and rare. Estimate C$150.
Lot 297, Canada Collection of Crown Obliterators, ex-Hillson
Lot 297 Canada Collection of Crown Obliterators, mounted and annotated on 6 quadrille pages, with 6 covers plus 17 stamps, from the John Hillson Collections. First is an 1878 registered cover from Berkeley UC, with two strikes of the Holland UN brass intaglio crown seal (Holland changed its name to Berkeley in 1875), a 3c SQ stamp with very fine strike of the Weymouth NS brass intaglio crown seal, an 1897 cover mailed from the Senate with a crown c.d.s. in purple (mailed cross border with 6c SQ), a group of four stamps showing fancy cork crowns, a lovely cover mailed from Victoria BC in 1882 with stamps tied by a very fine strike of the crown in sunburst, another cover mailed Victoria BC in 1881 with same crown in sunburst as well as three stamps bearing same (3c pair, 5c and 6c), a 3c SQ stamp with Halifax curved registered crown, the last two pages show two covers and 8 stamps with the Ottawa crown (with both genuine and forgeries). A lovely group seldom offered as such, all scanned online. Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6. Estimate C$500.
Lot 1150, Canada 1857 six pence reddish purple Consort, F-VF with 4-ring #5
Lot 1150 Canada #10 1857 6d reddish purple Consort Imperforate on Thick Soft Paper, used with 4-ring #5 in blue (Brantford), margins are very large to just clear at top right, fine-very fine. Expert pencil signature and A. Roig (Barcelona) handstamp on back. A lovely scarce stamp, accompanied by a 2010 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$6,500.
