Lot 930 Cape of Good Hope #41var 1886 ½d gray black Hope with Inverted Watermark, unused (no gum), and very fine. SG #48w catalogues at £550 used. From the Stanstead Collection. SG CV£550.
Lot 829 — Newfoundland 1857 two pence scarlet vermilion Heraldic, no gum
Lot 829 Newfoundland #2 1857 2d scarlet vermilion Heraldic, unused (no gum), with deep rich colour, a fine impression and four large to huge margins (showing next stamp at left). Extremely fine, a world rarity and worthy of the finest collection. Accompanied by a 1970 A. Diena certificate. Ex-Maurice Burrus (1963) and Dr. Chan Chin Cheung (1995). Unitrade CV$25,000.
Lot 625 & 626 — Canada 1959 five cent Inverted Seaway, mint NH and used
Lot 625 Canada #387a 1959 5c Inverted St. Lawrence Seaway, mint never hinged, fresh and extremely fine. Free of fingerprints which are often seen on these rare stamps but has a minor gum bend, mentioned for the record. Accompanied by a 2013 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$12,500.
Lot 626 Canada #387a 1959 5c Inverted St. Lawrence Seaway, used, with light cancel and quite fresh. Catalogue value for used is, in our opinion quite undervalued as opposed to mint, as used stamps are rarely offered on the market. This is a most pleasing example in all ways. Accompanied by a 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$10,000.
Lot 1062 — 1840 one pence red brown, “black plate” position DI, mint with o.g.
Lot 1062 Great Britain #3 var. (S.G. #AS57) 1840 1d red brown Queen Victoria, Plate 9 “Black Plate”, Position DI, mint with small part original gum with adhesions covering a large part of the gum, four clear margins, fine-very fine. Accompanied by 2014 Sergio Sismondo certificate “genuine… stamps from this printing in unused condition are very scarce… .free from major damage, as far as can be said for a stamp with such adhesions.” Stanley Gibbons Specialized #AS57. SG CV £6,000.
Lot 99 — Canada 1877 two cent Small Queen on Valentine cover
Lot 99 Canada #36 1877 2c Small Queen on Complete Valentine Cover, mailed Ottawa FEB.14.1877 (St. Valentine’s Day) and addressed locally. Franked by a deep green 2c Small Queen (probably affixed with glue, thus stained) paying the double weight drop letter rate and tied by Ottawa fancy geometric cancel. A lovely and scarce embossed cover, with a few small tears and overall light toning. Ex. Tong. Estimate $350.