Lot 118 Canada #113 1912 7c Yellow Ochre Admiral, mint never hinged, fresh and very well centered among huge, even margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2023 PSE certificate grading it as “XF 90J”. A gorgeous example of this stamp. Unitrade CV$270.
Auction #49
February 29-Mar 2, 2024
Lot 351, Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika 1921 twelve cent slate grey King George V, watermarked, F-VF used
Lot 351 Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika #5 1921 12c Slate Grey King George V, Watermark Script CA, Perforated 14, used with a neat partial Nairobi double circle c.d.s. cancel, fine-very fine. Described by the previous owner as “among the rarest used 20th century East Africa stamps, vastly undercatalogued”. Accompanied by a 2007 Brandon certificate. Stanley Gibbons catalogue #69. Estimate C$100.
Lot 361, New Zealand 1939 three pound ten shilling rose Postal Fiscal, F-VF mint
Lot 361 New Zealand #AR66 1939 £3 10sh Rose Postal Fiscal, mint lightly hinged and fresh, with a tiny inclusion at top, still fine-very fine. Scott CV U$2,250.
Lot 400, Canada 1908 half cent Québec Tercentenary on picture postcard, Ottawa to Orange River Colony
Lot 400 Canada #96 First Day Usage of the 1908 ½c Québec on a Picture Postcard to the Orange River Colony, mailed from Ottawa on JUL.16.1908, the first day of issue of the ½c black brown Québec Tercentenary issue, to Orange River Colony, South Africa. The printed matter postcard depicts a school in Ottawa and is franked on the picture side, a common practice of the time. Address side has a confirming Ottawa despatch c.d.s. as well as “IMPRIMES” and TIMBRE COTE VUE” handstamps in purple, as well as an oval return address handstamp from Mrs. Bédard. Small tear at bottom, still a great addition to an existing collection / exhibit, or a great way to start a new Québec Tercentenary collection. Estimate C$350.
Lot 247, Canada Toronto Style 1 precancel on one cent Queen Victoria Numeral, Fine ng
Lot 247 Canada #1-75 Toronto Style 1 Precancel on 1c Queen Victoria Numeral, without gum, a fine centered stamp with a thin at top, never the less a very rare stamp of which only 3 copies are known to exist, being a separated strip of three originally found by the Postmaster of Upper Stewiacke, NS. Ex Andrew Ellwood collection. Precancel Catalogue C$3,000.