Lot 230 Canada #351var 1955 10c Eskimo Hunter Plate Block with Dramatic Perforation Variety, a mint upper right corner plate 2 block of four with perforation variety caused by pre-perforation corner fold. One stamp is hinged. Dramatic, unique and very fine. Estimate $350, sold for C$900.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Auction #37
June 28-30, 2021
Lot 692, Group of 130 covers and cards from Norfolk County, Ontario, sold for C$936
Lot 692 Ontario group of 130 Covers and Cards from Norfolk County, 1869-1987, 75 of the covers / cards are ex Allan Steinhart. Includes post cards, postal stationery, registered mail, advertising covers, with many from the stampless and Small Queen era. Note many closed post offices such as Ambrose, Blayney, Bookton, Boston, Brookside, Carholme, Carmone, Cultus, Erie View, Fairground, Glen Meyer, Glen Shee, Hartford, Houghton, Lynedoch (with a blue c.d.s.), Lynnville, Nixon, Port Ryerse, South Middleton, Rockford, Tain, Tyrrell, Walsh, Walsingham Centre, Wyecombe. Note a few covers / cards with edge or other faults, still an overall very fine lot. Estimate $250, sold for C$800.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 496, Canada group of five First Cents Covers, sold for C$1,404
Lot 496 Canada #14, 15, 17, 20 group of five First Cents Covers, 5c Beaver on 1861 cover North George Town LC to Prescott, 10c Consort on 1861 cover Montréal to Montpelier Vermont, 10c Consort on 1864 cover Hamilton to Buffalo New York (with PAID / CANADA-10-CENTS handstamp), 10c Consort on 1867 cover Québec City to Norwalk Connecticut (large double circle MONTREAL-POST-OFFICE / C.E backstamp) and 2c Queen Victoria on 1866 cover Hamilton to Cayuga (probably paying the adjacent post office rate?). A few backflap tears, else a mostly very fine group. Estimate $400, sold for C$1,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 729, Group of 25 Newfoundland covers franked with 1897 Discovery Issue, sold for C$731
Lot 729 Newfoundland #61/74 group of covers franked with 1897 Discovery of Newfoundland Issues, with 25 covers total (plus a front), with a good variety of franking covering every denomination. We note several single frankings such as for example a 6c on registered cover to Moreton’s Harbour (with rare boxed St John’s datestamp on back, first we’ve seen), a 10c on registered cover to Wisconsin, another on registered cover to New York, 15c on registered cover to Winnipeg, 24c on registered cover to England, 30c on registered cover to New York, 35c on registered cover to Austria and 60c on registered cover to New York. A mostly fine or better group, with one being repaired (back re-glued on) and some other various faults, one was mailed in 1955 and a few have some earlier issues used to uprate. All scanned online. Estimate $250, sold for C$625.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 5, Canada ten pence Cartier trial colour plate proof in black with SPECIMEN overprint, sold for C$789
Lot 5 Canada #7TCi 10d Cartier Trial Colour Plate Proof in black with vertical SPECIMEN overprint, on card-mounted India paper, very fine and rarely offered. Unitrade $1,000, sold for C$675.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.