Lot 352 Canada #C2DP 1930 5c Air Mail Die Essay in Black, mounted on thick card, with the word “POST” at right instead of “POSTAGE”. Very fine and quite rare, with pencil note on back reading “ex. John C. Cornelius”, accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Estimate $3,500.
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Lot 236, Canada 1903 one cent KEVII die essay in blue green, sold for C$1,725
Lot 236 Canada #89DP 1903 1c King Edward VII Die Essay in Blue Green, on thin pelure paper measuring 70 x 89 mm, with different (colourless) numeral tablets at bottom. A few corner creases, still a very rare item, and the first we have handled. Estimate $1,500, sold for C$1,500.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.