A Traditional Philatelic Auction House — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Lot 204 Canada #65P 1897 $5 Jubilee Plate Proof in Olive Green, in a full sheet of 50, mounted on card, showing varieties in positions 5, 9, 16 and 29 plus re-entries in positions 10 and 11. A great sheet and quite scarce, with only 800 stamps recorded, and probably very few intact sheets remain. Unitrade CV$40,000, sold for C$10,500.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 247 Canada #65 1897 $5 olive green Jubilee, mint never hinged, with sheet margin at left. Quite fresh, with bright colour, very well centered and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. A truly remarkable example for the collector seeking the very best. Rsv. Unitrade CV $6,000, sold for $10,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Our second feature for Victoria Day shows two nice Jubilee stamps, which honoured Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee of sixty years on the throne.
Lot 136 Canada #62 1897 $2 dark purple Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 140 Canada #65 1897 $5 olive green Jubilee, mint never hinged with lightly disturbed gum (likely from storage), else very fine. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
The high value Queen Victoria Jubilees, VF NH.
Lot 195 Canada #62 1897 $2 dark purple Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 199 Canada #63 1897 $3 yellow bistre Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 2002 Sergio Sismondo certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 202 Canada #64 1897 $4 purple Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 2002 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 204 Canada #65 1897 $5 olive green Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 1988 S. Pinchot and Son certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
