Lot 172 Canada #FG17 1897 5c Blue Queen Victoria Gas Inspection, mint hinged and very nicely centered, with control #11, the stamp has two small gum thins, else a rare and very fine appearing stamp missing from most collections (Zaluski records control #s 1 to 150 only, for this value). van Dam C$4,500.
Auction #50
June 7-8, 2024
Lot 125, Canada 2005 fifty-one cent red bergamot blossom coil pair with missing orange and brown
Lot 125 Canada #2128var 2005 (51c) Red Bergamot Blossom Coil with Missing Orange and Brown Colours, a mint pair on TRC paper, the two missing colours represent the missing orange (“51”) and missing brown (“Canada” and a small part of the flower). The stamps have the same tagging as a regular stamp with all 5 colours, helping to prove that there was no chemical manipulation to remove the colours. This pair is from the same find as previous lots sold by us. Estimate C$200.