Lot 266 Canada #63i 1897 $3 Yellow Bistre Jubilee with Re-Entry, mint lightly hinged, with re-entry from position 19, showing marks in “POSTA” and in the left slant of the large central “V”. Very fine and a scarce offering, especially so attractive. Unitrade CV$3,000.
Auction #46
April 4-6, 2023
Lot 727, Canada five cent blue Jubilee with Style T precancel, VF
Lot 727 Canada #T-54 5c Blue Jubilee with Style T Precancel, a good impression on a very fine stamp. Scarce. Precancel CV$250.
Lot 939, Great Britain 1884 ten shilling ultramarine Queen Victoria, VF used
Lot 939 Great Britain #109 1884 10sh Ultramarine Queen Victoria, used with lovely and crisp c.d.s cancel dated MAY.7.1898, position GG. The stamp is nicely centered amid four large margins, very fine and scarce this nice. Scott CV U$922.
Lot 463, Canada 1924 two cent yellow green Admiral coil vertical pair with transfer roll flaw, VF NH
Lot 463 Canada #133ii 1924 2c Yellow Green Admiral Coil, Perf 12 Horizontally, vertical pair showing the “Transfer roll flaw in N of CENTS” on both stamps, and with bottom stamp also showing an extended frameline at bottom right corner (potentially a retouch), nicely centered, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. This type of variety or flaw, similar to the “diagonal line in” varieties on the 7c red brown, has now been called “Vertical Band Flaws” by the BNAPS Admirals study group, and is still being actively researched by specialists in term of cause, plates and specific positions on plates. A lovely item for the Admiral specialist, as the presence of the flaw and the extended frameline could allow someone to finally confirm the specific plate from which the 2c green endwise coil was printed. Unitrade CV$1,500.
Lot 189, Canada c. 1880 one cent yellow Small Queen, VF used with “diagonal line in hair”
Lot 189 Canada #35xi Circa 1880 1c Yellow Small Queen, Perforated 12.1 x 12.1 with Diagonal Line in Hair, used with a Montréal c.d.s., a well centered stamp clearly showing the variety, very fine. A rare variety, much more difficult to find than the “strand of hair” variety, normally encountered on the perf. 11½ x 12 printings and rarely on this later printing. Unitrade CV$1,000.