Lot 305 Canada #BK3c 1913 1c yellow green King George V Booklet, complete, fresh and very fine. Unitrade CV$250, sold for $170 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 374, New Brunswick 1860 ten cent Victoria small die proof, sold for $1,035
Lot 374 New Brunswick #9TCi 1860 10c Queen Victoria Small Die Proof in black, on India paper, with four large margins, quite fresh and rare. Minuse & Pratt #9TC1. Undervalued in Unitrade in our opinion due to its rarity and the fact that it is almost never offered for sale. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$1,000, sold for $900 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 759, Canada 1909 official souvenir card from Militia Niagara Camp, sold for $316.25
Lot 759 Canada 1909 Official Souvenir Card, from Canada Militia Niagara Camp, signed by Major George Ross, the Military Chief Post Office Superintendent and postmarked JUN.16.1909 PM, which is the proof date according to Bailey & Toop. Has some vertical creases and corner crease, but a very scarce item. Estimate $100, sold for $275 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 253, Canada 1927 5c D’Arcy McGee, imperf XF NH block of 20, sold for $3,450
Another of the part-perforate blocks from the 1927 Confederation series:
Lot 253 Canada #146b 1927 5c violet D’Arcy McGee, Imperforate Vertically, mint never hinged upper sheet margin Plate A2 block of 20. The selvedge at top shows a full printer’s imprint plus a cutting arrow at right. A lovely and very rare large multiple, as the Unitrade catalogue footnote states that regular VF NH plate blocks are rare, and that part-perforate plate blocks are very rare, with only 5-10 of any value known. Unitrade also adds that Jephcott and Gates have reported only 250 pairs only of each perforation variety. Fresh and extremely fine. Unitrade CV$3,840, sold for $3,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 83, Canada 1897 50c deep ultramarine Jubilee, XF NH, sold for $1,380
Lot 83 Canada #60i 1897 50c deep ultramarine Jubilee, mint never hinged and perfectly centered, with rich colour, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2010 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. A very nice stamp for the discriminating collector. Unitrade CV$1,800, sold for $1,200 plus buyer’s premium.