Lot 896 Newfoundland #C12a 1932 $1.50 on $1.00 blue Dornier DO-X Air Mail with Inverted Surcharge, mint lightly hinged, very fine. The stamp has a few expert and owner signatures and handstamps on back. A lovely example of this world rarity and accompanied by a 1972 Royal Philatelic Society certificate. Unitrade CV$30,000.
Lot 1062 — Baden 1862 30kr deep orange Coat of Arms, used
Lot 1062 Baden #25 1862 30kr deep orange Coat of Arms, used with 2-ring Heidelberg JUL.19.? cancel, fine. Accompanied by 2013 Sergio Sismondo certificate stating “genuine… There is a pulled perf at top. There is a minute woody natural paper inclusion towards the center, barely visible and only on the reverse. The stamp was previously signed by Their and Seeger BPP.” Scott CV$2,250.
Lot 204 — Canada 1895 six cent red brown Small Queen mint imperf marginal block of four
Lot 204 Canada #43b 1895 6c red brown Small Queen Imperforate Marginal Block of Four, mint with disturbed original gum, light creases in the margin at right. Accompanied by 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$1,500.
Lot 513 — Canada 1915 fifty cent Admiral War Tax
Lot 513 Canada #MR2D 1915 50c black Admiral with diagonal red WAR TAX Overprint. Mint never hinged and superbly centered among four large, even margins. This is a remarkably fresh stamp and extremely fine. For the connoisseur, or collector who will only accept the very best quality as this example ranks amongst the very finest known. Accompanied by a 2010 Philatelic Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$2,000.
Lots 64 & 67 — Canada 1855 ten pence Cartier imperfs
Two exceptional lots from among eleven desirable offerings of the ten pence Cartier of 1855:
Lot 64 Canada #7 1855 10d blue Cartier Imperforate Horizontal Pair on Thin Crisp Paper, used with 4-ring numeral cancels. A scarce pair with clear margins all around, cut into outer frameline at left. Right stamp is extremely fine, accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$3,750.
Lot 67 Canada #7a 1855 10d blue Cartier Imperforate on Thicker White, Opaque Paper, used with grid cancel. This stamp possesses four large to huge margins, and has deep colour, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. A lovely stamp, among the very finest we have offered of this. Unitrade CV$3,000.