Lots 52 and 53 — Canada one cent brown red Large Queen, mint on watermarked paper, single and pair

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Lot 52Lot 52 Canada #22a 1868 1c brown red Large Queen on Watermarked Paper, mint, with part original gum and showing letters “HA” of watermark. Very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate stating “… paper slightly toned at top on reverse” which we consider harsh and unwarranted and probably refers to the part of the paper which does not have gum, and is therefore a different shade. Unitrade CV$8,000

Lot 53Lot 53 Canada #22a 1868 1c brown red Large Queen Horizontal Pair on Watermarked Paper, unused (no gum) and showing letters “CLU” of watermark across both stamps. Tiny paper pinch at top left of left stamp mentioned for the record. A rare mint multiple, very well centered and quite appealing. Very fine plus and accompanied by a 1961 Royal Philatelic Society certificate stating “…creased and soiled…” which refers to what we call a paper pinch. Unitrade CV$8,000

Lots 742, 743 and 744 — USA Large Bank Notes

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Lot 742 Lot 742 USA #150 1870-1871 10c brown Jefferson, mint hinged, creased perf at bottom left corner, otherwise very fine. Scott CV$2,250

Lot 743 Lot 743 USA #154 1870 30c black Hamilton, mint with part original gum, hinged, creased perf at top left, otherwise fine. Accompanied by 2001 Professional Stamp Experts certificate. Scott CV$7,500

Lot 744 Lot 744 USA #162 1873 12c black violet Clay, mint original gum, hinged, nice colour, very fine. Scott CV$2,400

Auction #15 Catalogue Mailing

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Covers

The print catalogues for this sale are finally in the mail. There were multiple difficulties with our longstanding printer, resulting in late delivery to our offices, an initial shipment of overweight catalogues that required additional postage to mail, and a final shipment that was trimmed to qualify for the First Class mail rate but was therefore delayed even further while this was done.

If you are waiting to receive your catalogue before placing bids, please check out the PDF versions of the catalogue which are here on the website (and have been since July 22nd), or view the sale on Stamp Auction Network. If there is any concern about mailed bidsheets reaching us in time, remember that bids can be placed through SAN, by e-mail, by fax or by phone as well.