Lot 791 og/nh Australia #M1-M7 Australian Stamps Overprinted With “B.C.O.F. Japan 1946” set of 7 plus 1; mint never hinged except for M6. Fresh colour, very fine. Scott CV$215, sold for $130 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 961 — Greece 1862 1l dark chocolate Hermes head, used, sold for $288
Lot 961 Greece #8a 1862 1l dark chocolate Hermes Head, Athens Printing, used, with #1 in lozenge of dots (Athens), four margins (close at right), very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Sergio Sismondo certificate stating in part “the stamp presents an extraordinary plate flaw… located in the medallion, directly at upper right of the Hermean helmet.” Scott CV$1,325, sold for $250 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 805 — Ceylon 1859 1sh9d green Victoria, used, sold for $518
Lot 805 Ceylon #12 1859 1sh9d green Queen Victoria, used with part grid cancel, bright colour and very fine. Scott CV$925, sold for $450 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 373 — Canada 1929 Laurentide Air Service flight cover, sold for $219
Lot 373 Canada #CL2 1929 Sioux Lookout to Red Lake Flight Cover, mailed on May 27, with a duplex cancelling the 2c Scroll issue and a c.d.s. tying the CL2 stamp to front of cover. Back has a May 31 Sioux Lookout c.d.s. and a blue green Red Lake c.d.s. dated May 30. Back also has a purple Travel by Air, etc handstamp. Very fine. Unitrade CV$275, sold for $190 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 601 — Great Britain 1840 penny black, used, sold for $316
Lot 601 Great Britain #1 1840 1d black Queen Victoria, from Plate 9 with prominent guideline at bottom, with position letters “LL”. Used with four margins and a light red cancel. Very fine. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value (including 40% premium) is £450. Scott CV$625, sold for $275 plus buyer’s premium.