Lot 1808 Nova Scotia #1 1851 1d red brown Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with very light cancel, four clear margins, including large part of adjoining stamp at top, very fine. Unitrade CV$700.
Auction #30
May 22-25, 2019
Lot 659, Canada 1908 Québec Tercentenary cover, Switzerland, USA, Alberta
Lot 659 Canada #97, 98 cover 1908 Switzerland to USA, then to Alberta, back to Switzerland, originally mailed registered from Ponts de Martel, Switzerland APR.13.1908 to Spokane, Washington (rec’d there on APR.26) through New York (APR.21 transit). Ten months later (FEB.8.1909) it was remailed from Stauffer, Alberta (franked with a 1c and two 2c Québec Tercentenary issues) through Innisfail (FEB.10 transit) to Ponts de Martel (arrived there FEB.23). A well travelled and colourful cover, with wrinkles and other small faults, else fine. An ideal cover for a Québec Tercentenary collection. Estimate C$150.
Lot 1941, Great Britain 1840 two penny blue on white paper, four with Maltese Crosses
Lot 1941 Great Britain #2 1840 2d blue Queen Victoria Imperforate on White Paper, a group of four used copies, one has four margins (small corner thin), others three or fewer, all cancelled with Maltese Crosses. Overall fine and useful lot for the specialist. Scott CV U$2,800
Lot 116, Canada 1870 three cent Small Queen die proof in blue on india
Lot 116 Canada 37DP 1870 3c Small Queen Die Proof in Blue, on India paper measuring 26 x 31 mm, very fine and rare. Illustrated on the front of the hardcover edition of The Small Queens of Canada (Second Revised Edition) by John Hillson, and in H&N, page 30. From the John Hillson Collections. Estimate C$7,500.
Lot 366, Bermuda Used Collection, ex-Hillson
Lot 366 Bermuda Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 14 quadrille pages, starts with a registered first day cover (1937 Coronation set), and includes the 1938-53 Definitives set with many shades, colour changes, perforations, followed by an extensive collection of high values, with a total of 59 different stamps. These include papers, perforations, shades, printings, etc (very high catalogue value). The SG 120b stamp is accompanied by a 1976 Royal Philatelic Society certificate. This lovely collection ends with the 1946 Victory (in plate blocks of four), 1948 Silver Wedding, 1949 First Stamp and 1949 UPU. Very fine, all scanned online. From the John Hillson Collections. Estimate C$500.