Lot 81 Canada #53i 1897 3c Rose Jubilee, mint never hinged, remarkably fresh and well centered amid large and even margins, extremely fine and well worth full catalogue. Accompanied by a 2023 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$120, sold for C$120.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Auction #48
November 4-6, 2023
Lot 90, Canada 1897 two dollar dark purple Jubilee, VF used, sold for C$526
Lot 90 Canada #62 1897 $2 Dark Purple Jubilee, used with a light and socked on the nose Montréal c.d.s., very fine and fresh. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$450.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 197, Canada 1929 one dollar olive green Parliament XF/VF NH block of four, sold for C$1,228
Lot 197 Canada #159 1929 $1 Olive Green Parliament, a mint never hinged block of four, with each stamp possessing pristine gum and great centering, very fine (left stamps are extremely fine), and rarely seen as such. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$1,200, sold for C$1,050.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 166, Canada 1912 twenty cent dark olive green Admiral, wet printing, XF NH, sold for C$702
Lot 166 Canada #119c 1912 20c Dark Olive Green Admiral, Wet Printing, mint never hinged, super well centered and fresh, extremely fine. A very nice stamp with tremendous eye appeal. Accompanied by a 2022 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$600.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 718, Collection of folded letters and covers from Oxford Country ON, 1836-1879, sold for C$1,287
Lot 718 Collection of 18 Folded Letters and Covers from Oxford County, 1836 to 1879, with items from Norwich (1847 money letter with 4 backstamps in red), Oxford (1829-Type in red), Lakeside, Ratho, Plattsville, Nissouri (LRD), Mount Elgin (two different instruments, one is ERD), Thamesford (two different instruments), Dereham (in green), Otterville (two different instruments, one on a 6c Small Queen cover), Embro (two different instruments), Beachville (two different instruments, one is on a 6c Large Queen cover with the only recorded strike of this instrument) and Princeton. An overall fine to very fine collection, all written-up on Michael Rixon pages, and all scanned online. Estimate C$300, sold for C$1,100.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.