Lots 89 & 96, Canada 1897 two dollar dark purple and five dollar olive green Jubilee, both XF NH

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Lot 89 Canada #62 1897 $2 Dark Purple Jubilee NH XF with sheet margin at leftLot 89 Canada #62 1897 $2 Dark Purple Jubilee, mint never hinged with sheet margin at left, very well centered and fresh, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2004 Greene Foundation certificate. An exceptional stamp in all aspects, a rare occurrence for this high value Jubilee. From the Outaouais Collection. Unitrade CV$6,000.

Lot 96 Canada #65 1897 $5 Olive Green Jubilee XF NH, with sheet margin at leftLot 96 Canada #65 1897 $5 Olive Green Jubilee, mint never hinged, with sheet margin at left, very well centered and fresh, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. A truly remarkable stamp in all respects. The $5 Jubilee is often considered the cornerstone to a collection of Canadian stamps, and obtaining an example in pristine condition is difficult to achieve. The example from the Outaouais Collection will offer a lucky collector the chance of owning one of the very finest examples $5 in existence. An astute collector might want to keep $2 and $5 values with their matching left sheet margins together, and attempt to assemble a complete set in this quality. Unitrade CV$6,000.

Lot 2, Canada 1851 three penny red Beaver on laid paper, XF used

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Lot 2, Canada three penny red Beaver on laid paper, XF used.Lot 2 Canada #1 1851 3d Red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with centrally struck target cancel. A visually pleasing stamp with four large and even margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 1991 Philatelic Foundation certificate and a 2020 Greene Foundation certificate. From the Outaouais Collection. Unitrade CV$1,600.

Lot 59, Canada 1868 three cent red Large Queen on laid paper, Fine unused, sold for C$14,040

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Lot 59, Canada 1868 three cent red Large Queen on laid paper, Fine unusedLot 59 Canada #33 1868 3c Red Large Queen on Laid Paper, unused (regummed) with bright colour, full perforations with pleasant centering, fine. One of Canada’s rarest stamps, with fewer than ten mint or unused examples recorded. In fact, of all the major numbered Canadian stamps, only the #2 and #31 are known in similar small quantities. This stamp is likely the second nicest example, with the original gum example in the Firth collection appearing to being the finest. Ex. Vadeboncoeur. From the Outaouais Collection. Accompanied by a 2002 APS certificate and a (pink) 2010 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $10,000. Unitrade CV$25,000, sold for $12,000 plus 17% buyer’s premium.

Lot 4, Canada 1851 three penny orange red Beaver on laid paper, VF unused, sold for C$39,780

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One of the showpieces of the first part of Outaouais Collection.

Lot 4, Canada 1851 three penny orange red Beaver on laid paper, VF unusedLot 4 Canada #1a 1851 3d Orange Red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper. Canada’s first stamp, engraved by Alfred Jones using a very similar design proposed by (later Sir) Sanford Fleming. This stamp has two certificates of authenticity: a 1985 Greene Foundation certificate stating “…Mint, O.G., genuine…” and a 2015 Greene Foundation Certificate stating “…#1a, unused, on laid paper, orange red shade, genuine in all respects”. The gum was removed after 1985 to preserve the overall freshness and quality of the stamp. For the record there is a tiny faint crease entirely in the lower right margin which was not mentioned in either certificate; this could be literally cut away and there would still be four full large margins. This very fine stamp with fresh colour and full margins is a very rare example of Canada’s first stamp. It once adorned the Lindeman and the “Outaouais” collections, and was sold by us in part one of the latter sale in September 2017 for $75,900 (including buyer’s fee). Its new owner thought it fitting to re-offer it at the same time as part two of this lovely collection here, after a 2½ year ownership. One census of unused mint laid paper three penny beavers puts the number at about twenty. Although this might be a little bit low, unfortunately many of these mint and unused are cut into or have faults and some are in institutional collections. It is likely that fewer than a handful of very fine four margin mint number ones are available to private collectors. Rsv. $30,000. Unitrade CV$60,000, sold for $34,000 plus 17% buyer’s premium.

Lot 27, Canada 1858 six pence reddish purple Consort on cross-border cover, sold for C$6,084

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Lot 27, Canada 1858 six pence reddish purple Consort on cross-border coverLot 27 Canada #10 6d Reddish Purple Consort Imperforate on Very Thick Soft Paper on Cross-Border Cover, mailed from Port Colborne UC on AUG.9.1858 to Madison County, New York. This cover is franked with a lovely and very fine 6d Consort imperforate on thick paper, with four large to huge margins (showing next stamp at bottom), tied by a neat target in red. Still contains its original three page, very well written letter. The cover has repaired tears on back, still very fine appearance and this stamp is quite scarce with any red postmark, plus it is not very common on cover. Ex. Daniel Cantor collection (2011), and the Outaouais Collection. Accompanied by a 1998 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade $10,000, sold for $5,000 plus 17% buyer’s premium.