Lot 920 Iraq #27 1931 25r Violet King Faisal I, mint lightly hinged with fresh colour and very fine. A nice example of this rare high value stamp. Scott CV U$1,700, sold for C$1,800.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Auction #44
October 27-29, 2022
Lot 670, Canada 1927 twenty five cent blue Yukon Airways imperf vertically block of four, VF NH, sold for C$5,148
Lot 670 Canada #CL42e 1927 25c Blue Yukon Airways & Exploration Co. Ltd. Imperforate Vertically, mint never hinged, rare, fresh and very fine, for the advanced collector. Unitrade CV$10,500, sold for C$4,400.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1089, Vancouver Island 1868 cover Victoria to Caribou, sold for C$3,042
Lot 1089 1868 Vancouver Island cover from Victoria to Caribou, BC, with large oval Victoria PAID cancel in blue, tying and canceling two Victoria Island 10c (apparently with inverted watermark) and one 5c stamps, paying the internal 25c rate, with New Westminster FEB.20.1868 c.d.s. transit on back. Cover has light stains and tears on back, still overall fine and scarce. Ex Gerald Wellburn, and still on one of his hand-made album pages. Catalogue value given is for the three used stamps only, in fine condition, if Wellburn’s information on the inverted watermark is correct. Unitrade CV$2,000, sold for C$2,600.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 342, Canada 1904 twenty cent olive green King Edward VII, VF NH, sold for C$3,510
Lot 342 Canada #94 1904 20c Olive Green King Edward VII, mint never hinged and well centered, with deep colour, very fine plus. Accompanied by a 2013 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$4,375, sold for C$3,000.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 206, Canada five cent Large Queen trial colour plate proof in deep green, VF block of four, sold for C$6,552
Lot 206 Canada #26TCP 5c Large Queen Trial Colour Plate Proof in Deep Green, a block of four printed on card, with large margins all around and very fine. A very rare block, as we know of only one other from the Brigham collection. Estimate C$2,500, sold for C$5,600.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.