A Traditional Philatelic Auction House — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Lot 501 Canada #21b 1868 ½c Black Large Queen on Watermarked Bothwell Paper, used with part 2-ring numeral cancel, showing full letters “MI” of the watermark. The stamp has two shorter perfs and a small thin, still with remarkable centering and one of the finest of the very few known examples. A major rarity of Canadian philately.
Ex Gerald Firth and “Jura” collections.
Accompanied by a 1987 Greene Foundation certificate.
Unitrade CV$15,000.
Lot 27 Canada #74 1898 ½c Black Queen Victoria Numeral, mint never hinged, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2015 PF certificate grading it as “XF-S 95” and a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as “XF-Sup 95.” Unitrade CV$60, sold for C$150.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 17 Canada #34ii 1882 ½c Black Small Queen on Thicker White Paper, mint with full original gum, never hinged and fresh, well centered and extremely fine. Unitrade CV$175, sold for C$250.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 59 Canada #74 1898 ½c Black Queen Victoria Numeral, mint never hinged and fresh, with huge and well balanced margins, extremely fine. Unitrade CV$60, sold for C$120.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 62 Canada #34 1890s ½c Black Small Queen, mint never hinged, with intense colour and very nicely centered, extremely fine. A lovely stamp. From The Outaouais Collection. Unitrade CV$75, sold for C$210.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
