Lot 304 Canada #FU14a 1948 18c Red Brown Unemployment Insurance Stamp with 4-Hole O.H.M.S. Perfin, mint never hinged, with sheet margin at top, O.H.M.S. perfin and CANCELLED overprint, very fine and rare. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$1,950.
Auction #48
November 4-6, 2023
Lot 415, 1882 five pound orange Victoria overprinted SPECIMEN, F-VF mint with hinge remnants
Lot 415 Great Britain #SG133s 1882 £5 Orange Queen Victoria Overprinted SPECIMEN, mint hinged (with hinge remnants), with light internal creases, else fine-very fine and quite scarce. Stanley Gibbons CV £3,000.
Lot 391, Great Britain 1840 penny black position FH, VF with Maltese Cross in red
Lot 391 Great Britain #1 1840 1p Black Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with Maltese Cross cancel in red, from position FH, four large margins showing part of next stamp at right, very fine. Scott CV U$475.
Lot 605, 1875 Port Carling “BHJ” fancy cancels on Small Queen Cover, Port Carling to Toronto
Lot 605 1875 Port Carling “BHJ” Fancy Cancels on Small Queen Cover, mailed Port Carling on AUG.3.1875 (broken circle free strike) to Toronto, franked with a strip of three 1c orange yellow Small Queens, tied by three strikes of the “BHJ” fancy cancel (Postmaster B.H. Johnston’s initials). Small opening tears at top do not detract from this very fine and attractive cover. Estimate C$300.
Lot 712, Norfolk 1818 Vittoria Long Point double oval on folded cover, Kingston to District of Johnstown
Lot 712 Norfolk 1818 Vittoria Long Point Double Oval on Folded Cover, mailed on APR.29.1818 (the earliest recorded date) to the District of Johnstown, rated 1N4, with a Kingston MAY.10.1818 straightline postmark. An extremely rare and early postmark from Upper Canada, very fine and ex Dr. Robert C. Smith (and accompanied by his write-up). Estimate C$500.