Sale #13 British Commonwealth, Worldwide and Postal History

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Today we have Commonwealth, International stamps, and Postal History. The Moseley Collection of Great Britain Penny Reds is a strong start to the session, with examples like this one:

Lot 712
Lot 712 Great Britain #3 var. 1841 1d red brown Queen Victoria, position IH, printed from black plate 2, four good margins, very fine. SG #7 £325. Est. $150, opening at $110 (as of 9am Weds.)

Sale #13 Begins Today With Canada

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We begin our sale today at 1:00pm, with Canada and BNA. The Hillside Collection of Admirals is drawing a lot of attention. And this item from the Numeral Issue of Canada will do well:

Lot 226
Lot 226 Canada #84 1900 20c olive green Numeral, mint never hinged and very fine. Accompanied by a 2010 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$3,000. Opening at $2,000 (as of 8am Aug. 20th).

Lot 16 — Canada #4 used block of four with 4-ring #21 from Montreal

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Our 13th Public Auction begins tomorrow. Despite some delays in catalogue delivery, we are seeing steady bids on impressive items. Here’s one of classic Canada that is poised to do well in the first few minutes of the sale:

Lot 16Lot 16 Canada #4 1852 3d red Beaver Block of Four, used, with two light 4-ring #21 cancels from Montreal. Margins are large (showing parts of next stamp at bottom left) to just into at top right and bottom right. The stamps are from positions 77/78 and 87/88. A very rare block, and catalogue value is irrelevant. Ex-Cantor. Estimate $2,000.

Lot 1124 — US #294a Fast Lake Navigation with inverted center

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Lot 1124Lot 1124 US #294a 1901 1c green and black Fast Lake Navigation with Inverted Center, mint with hinged original gum, fine centering. Accompanied by 2008 Philatelic Foundation certificate stating “…genuine, with disturbed o.g., a tiny corner perforation crease at top right, and a small corner crease at bottom left.” Scott CV$ 12,500.

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