Lot 768 Ontario # OST1aDP/OST14DP Group of seven different Ontario Stock Transfer Die Proofs, with the 2c carmine, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1, $2 and $10 values, each printed in colour of issue, very fine and rare. Estimate $750, sold for C$2,000.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 42, Canada six cent Queen Victoria Numeral large die proof in brown on india, sold for C$3,978
Lot 42 Canada #80DP 6c Queen Victoria Large Die Proof in Brown, printed on India paper (60 x 74 mm) die-sunk on a card measuring 149 x 229 mm, with F-118 die number and American Bank Note Co. Ottawa (23 mm) imprint below the stamp image. Very fine and fresh and seldom offered. Estimate $2,500, sold for C$3,400.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 13, Canada 1851 twelve penny black “Scar” die proof, VF, sold for C$7,956
Lot 13 Canada #3TC 1851 12d Queen Victoria Scar Die Proof in Black, on India paper, with large and even margins, very fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Rare and seldom offered. Rsv. Unitrade CV$9,000, sold for C$6,800.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 313, Canada 1946 Airmail Special Delivery large die proof, sold for C$2,691
Lot 313 Canada #CE3DP 1946 17c Air Mail Special Delivery Large Die Proof, sunk-in on card measuring 230 x 154 mm, with “X-G-817” and CBN Co. inscription below the stamp image. A rare die proof, with the incorrect accent on the second E of EXPRES. Rsv. Estimate $1,500, sold for C$2,300.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 94, Canada 1872 two cent Small Queen die proof, ex-Hillson
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Lot 94 Canada #36DP 1872 2c Small Queen Die Proof in Colour of Issue, in India paper measuring 25 x 30 mm. A very fine and rare Small Queen die proof. Illustrated on the front cover and on page 51 of The Small Queens of Canada, (Second Revised Edition) by Hillson. Estimate $7,500.