A Traditional Philatelic Auction House — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Athena Collection, January 21 & February 11, 2023
Lot 679 Canada #105bc, 107cd, 109ab 1922 1c, 2c and 3c Admiral Imperforate Tête-Bêche Booklet Panes of 12, the 1c and 3c values are unused (no gum, as issued), and the 2c value is mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. A rare and key Admiral set, with only seven known. Rarely offered, even in important “name sale” Admiral offerings, and a must have for the serious Admiral enthusiast.
Ex Reford (1950), Richardson (1978), Schacter (private trade) and “JAL” collections.
Unitrade CV$67,500
Lot 624 Canada #80 1898 6c Brown Queen Victoria Numeral, mint never hinged and quite nicely centered, extremely fine.
Accompanied by a 2022 PSE certificate grading it as “XF-Sup 95”. The highest graded NH stamp by the PSE (with only one other graded at this level). SMQ U$1,150.
Unitrade CV$900.
Lot 655 Canada #93 1903 10c Brown Lilac King Edward VII, mint never hinged, with four balanced margins, a fresh and extremely fine stamp.
Accompanied by a 2009 Greene Foundation certificate.
Unitrade CV$2,800
Lot 471 Canada #13a 1859 6d Grey Violet Consort, Perforated 11¾, unused (no gum), a lovely example of this scarcer shade with full and intact perforations, fresh and fine-very fine. The rarity of mint or unused perforated 6d in the grey violet share cannot be understated. They are significantly rarer than the “regular” brown violet shade despite having the same catalogue value. The 6d in grey violet is typically part of the last half dozen stamps remaining on serious want lists. This specific example is one of the finest available to collectors. It might be a long time before a comparable example comes to the market.
Accompanied by a 1988 Greene Foundation certificate.
Unitrade CV$25,000
Lot 529 Canada #42 1890s 5c Grey Small Queen, mint with full original gum, a nicely centered and fresh stamp, very fine. Unitrade CV$900.
