Lot 68 Canada #24iv 1868 2c Green Large Queen on Unwatermarked Bothwell Paper, a mint sheet margin block of six with full original gum on all stamps, with sensible hinge reinforcing between all stamps, re-attached horizontally. This remarkable block still retains its left sheet selvedge, showing the rare full imprint of the B.A.B.N. Co. The stamps are very fine centered. A rare Large Queen multiple with the six singles cataloguing $18,000 alone. Rsv. $4,600. Estimate $5,000, sold for C$10,000.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Auction #38
November 22-24, 2021
Lot 657, People’s Republic of China 1962 Mei Lan-Fang in Various Roles, perf & imperf sets, sold for C$3,159
Lot 657 People’s Republic of China #620-627 1962 4f to 50f Mei Lan-fang in Various Roles Set, Perforated and Imperforate, all used with Peking cancels, the perforated set catalogues $340 while the imperforate set catalogues $2,350, very fine. Scott CV$2,690, sold for C$2,700.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 417, Canada 1990 80c Peary Caribou sheet of 50 with pre-printing foldover, sold for C$877
Lot 417 Canada #1180 var 1990 80c Peary Caribou, Perforated 13.1 with Pre-Printing Foldover, a mint never hinged sheet of 50 without plate inscriptions, with lower left corner being folded over before the printing and tagging process resulting in half of the lower stamp being unprinted and untagged. Very fine and interesting. Estimate $150, sold for C$750.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 109, Canada 1895 three cent orange vermilion Small Queen VF NH block of ten with counter, sold for C$3,510
Lot 109 Canada #41ii 1895 3c Orange Vermilion Small Queen Imperforate, a mint never hinged upper right corner block of 10, with full original yellowish shiny gum, showing the “THREE CENTS” counter in upper margin, the block shows bright colour and is very fine, save for some light wrinkles not affecting its visual attractiveness. Certainly one of the largest such multiples known to us, catalogue value for five pairs alone is $7,500. Rsv. $3,000. Estimate $3,500, sold for C$3,000.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 649, South West Africa 1927-28 set with small S.W.A. overprint at top in F-VF mint blocks of 4, sold for C$1,579
Lot 649 South West Africa #99-105 1927-28 2p to 10sh Set with Small “S.W.A.” Overprint at Top, all in upper sheet marginal blocks of four, mint never hinged and fine-very fine. Catalogue value for hinged is $533. Estimate $250, sold for C$3,400.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
