Lot 711 & 712 — Vancouver Island #3 and #4, Used

Lot 711 & 712Lot 711 Vancouver Island #3 1865 5c rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with part long oval “Post Office Victoria Vancouver Island Paid” cancel in blue. With sheet margin at left, nice margins at top and bottom, but cut into at right. Ex. Wellburn, scarce and fine. Unitrade CV$5,000.

Lot 712 Vancouver Island #4 1865 10c blue Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with part long oval “Post Office Victoria Vancouver Island Paid” cancel in blue. Four balanced margins and a very fine stamp. Unitrade CV$1,500.

Lot 958 — Malta #20a, 20b on piece

Malta #20a, 20b on pieceLot 958 Malta #20a, 20b 1902 1d on 2½d dull blue pair with double surcharge and PNNEY variety with 1988 Philatelic Foundation Certificate: “Vertical combination pair, on piece, Valletta cancel, PNNEY surcharge on top stamp, double surcharge on lower stamp…It is genuinely used on piece.” There are traces of the doubling on the top stamp. If a modern certificate (which we recommend) confirms this, then this pair assumes much greater importance and value. Fine-very fine. (SG 36a, 36b £3,805) Scott CV$ 4,565.

Lot 762 — Nova Scotia #6i Used One shilling reddish violet heraldic on watermarked paper

Another from the front cover, in an auction that is exceptionally strong in British North America and Newfoundland:
Nova Scotia #6iLot 762 Nova Scotia #6i 1857 1sh reddish violet Heraldic on Watermarked Paper, used with oval grid cancel and clearly showing parts of two letters of “T. H. Saunders” watermark. Four margins and very fine. Accompanied by photocopy of 1989 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex. Midland collection. A very rare stamp in this quality and destined for a superior collection. Unitrade CV$12,000.

Lot 796 — Newfoundland #15 Used one shilling orange Heraldic

An item fittingly featured on the front cover of our catalogue:Newfoundland #15Lot 796 Newfoundland #15 1860 1sh orange Heraldic, used, with grid cancel and four large margins (close at bottom right). Very fine and accompanied by 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$15,000.