Lot 435 Newfoundland #42 1880 1c Grey Brown Prince of Wales, mint with full original gum, never hinged, with very large margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2021 Greene Foundation certificate stating “gum very lightly disturbed” with which we humbly disagree. Unitrade CV$400.
Auction #39
The Parker Family Collection of Early Canada and BNA Essays, Proofs and Stamps, January 27, 2022
Lot 182, Canada 15c Small Queen engraved die essay in brown red, very fine
Lot 182 Canada 15c Small Queen Engraved Die Essay in Brown Red, on India paper measuring 32 x 41 mm, showing guidelines in the margins. There is an insignificant natural wrinkle in the margin at right, which does not detract from the rarity of this item, which was originally prepared and intended to replace the 15c Large Queen issue, very fine. Illustrated in Hillson and Nixon Canada’s Postage Stamps of the Small Queen Era 1870-1897 on page 29. Ex Bill Simpson, Brigham, Cantor. Estimate C$5,000.
Lot 215, Canada twenty cent Victoria Numeral die proof in lime green
Lot 215 Canada #84TCDP 20c Queen Victoria Numeral Trial Colour Die Proof in Lime Green, a distinctive shade, in stamp size on card-mounted India paper, very fine and rare. Estimate $500.
Lot 317, Nova Scotia 1851 three pence dark blue Heraldic, VF with grid cancel
Lot 317 Nova Scotia #3 1851 3d Dark Blue Heraldic Imperforate, on Bluish Paper, used with grid cancel and four large margins, very fine. Unitrade CV$400.
Lot 444, Newfoundland 1919 Trail of Caribou set in horizontal pairs, mint unused
Lot 444 Newfoundland #115a-126i 1919 1c to 36c Trail of the Caribou Set Imperforate, with each unused (no gum, as issued) value presented in a horizontal pair, all but one have sheet margins at right, and nine of those have a double border line in colour of issue. A remarkable and lovely set which would be a great addition to any serious Newfoundland collection. Ex Professor Albert Hamilton collection (2017). Unitrade CV$4,200.
