Lot 761 Newfoundland #C5 1930 50c on 36c olive green Columbia Flight Overprint, mint very lightly hinged, with lovely centering for issue, fresh and very fine. The stamp is signed by Alberto Diena (with his 1958 certificate) as well as a few other expert signatures or handstamps, and is also accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. A nice example of this seldom offered stamp. Rsv. $4,000. Unitrade CV$12,000.
Auction #32
January 30-February 1, 2020
Lot 1119, Canada 1852 six pence Consort on laid paper, on folded letter Montréal to New York City
Lot 1119 Canada #2 6d Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper on Folded Cross-Border Letter, mailed from Montreal on JUL.10.1852 to Kennedy in New York City, franked with a 6d slate violet Consort, with sheet margin at left, two other large margins and cut into at bottom, cancelled by a target cancel in black. The folded letter (with letter inside) also has a CANADA in arc and a PAID, both postmarks in red. The stamp has a very light (almost imperceptible) horizontal crease from the cover, still a very fine cover. Accompanied by a 1984 B.P.A. certificate incorrectly identifying the stamp as a later printing. Unitrade CV$3,000.
Lot 621, Canada 1898 ten cent deep green Special Delivery block of four, VF NH
Lot 621 Canada #E1a 1898 10c deep green Special Delivery, a mint block of four from bottom of the sheet, with full original gum, never hinged and quite fresh. A distinct dark shade rarely encountered in multiples, especially this nice, very fine. Unitrade CV$2,400.
Lot 1280, Canada 1901 Victoria Exposition Flag cancelling 1c Numeral pair
Lot 1280 Victoria Exposition Flag, a nice and clear strike canceling a 1c Numeral pair on a Victoria Exhibition illustrated cover addressed to the USA, dated NT / AUG 14 / 01. From the Robert Heasman Collection of Early Canadian Machine Cancellations. Estimate C$750.
Lot 1135, Canada 1863 twelve and a half cent green Victoria on folded cover Toronto to Glasgow, carried on Allan Line
Lot 1135 Canada #18 12½c yellow green Queen Victoria on Folded Cover, mailed from Toronto on DEC.3.1863 (broken circle free strike) to Glasgow, Scotland, with Glasgow Packet Paid receiver dated DEC.20, having been carried on the Allan Line America. The stamp has lovely bright colour and is tied by a Toronto square grid to this blue folded cover. A pristine example of the 12½c Canadian packet rate, extremely fine. Estimate C$300.