Lot 487 Newfoundland #24P, 25P, 28P Ca. 1868 1c, 5c and 12c values in a Se-Tenant Strip of Three, from the Top Row of the Trade Sample Sheet, in brownish red, showing part of the marginal design at top and produced by the American Bank Note Company on horizontal wove paper, very fine. Estimate $750.
Auction #35
January 27-29, 2021
Lot 559, Newfoundland 1922 15c Vickers-Vimy essays in blocks of four
Lot 559 Newfoundland 1922 15c Vickers-Vimy Essays in Blocks of Four, three different with brown and black imperforate, brown and black perforated, and brown and blue perforated, each in an ungummed block of four, fine-very fine. Listed by Walsh as TE1, TE2, TE3 and priced at $2,240, noting that “it is believed that a sheet of 100 was made for each of the above essays.” Rarely seen in blocks. Estimate $400.
Lot 287, Canada 1912-24 Admiral coils perf 8 vertically, all XF NH
Lot 287 Canada #125-130 1912-24 set of six Admiral Coils, Perforated 8 Vertically, all are mint never hinged, with exceptional centering and freshness, extremely fine. It would be very difficult to find a better example of this lovely set. Unitrade CV$762.
Lot 728, Canada 1868 Advertising Cover Galt to Derenham, three cent Large Queen on laid paper
Lot 728 Canada #33 1868 3c Large Queen on Laid Paper on Advertising Cover, from the Gore District Fire Insurance Co., mailed from Galt (OCT.14.1868 duplex) to Derenham, with Ingersoll (OCT.14) and Tilsonburg (OCT.15) transits on back. The stamp is a fine centered single on laid paper (tiny tear and corner crease), which was removed to confirm and placed back. A very fine and attractive cover, with accompanying 1991 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$2,500.
Lot 917, 1867 British Columbia cover, Victoria to Nova Scotia via Panama
Lot 917 1867 Victoria BC to Nova Scotia Via Panama and the United States, franked with a perforated 5c rose British Columbia issue (Scott #5) paying the Colonial domestic rate, tied by an oblong oval “Post Office / Victoria Vancouver Island / Paid” in blue. The cover was forwarded to San Francisco (arrived there SEP.30) and franked with a 5c Jefferson and 10c Washington, both tied by cogwheel cancels, the rate necessary for the rest of the voyage, which consisted in travelling south in a closed packet by steamer to Panama, where it would have crossed by rail to the Atlantic side, took another steamer to New York, and then on to its destination. The back shows three datestamps: Amherst NS (OCT.23.1867), Pugwash (OCT.24) and finally Wallace receiver (OCT.24). According to Robson Lowe, the entire trip was of 6,455 miles (sea distance). Small faults to two of the stamps, still a very fine and rare cover, the only one we have seen with this exact franking to the Maritimes. A similar cover to Nova Scotia (with same US franking but with a 2½d imperforate) recently sold for US$35,000. From a recent find by a descendant of the addressee, therefore on the market for the first time ever. Estimate C$2,500.
