Lot 113 Canada #21vii 1873 ½c black Large Queen on unwatermarked Bothwell paper, used with neat Halifax duplex cancel, a nicely centred example of this paper, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2012 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$400, sold for C$325.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
half cent black
Lot 138, Canada 1882 half cent black Small Queen, XF NH, sold for C$81
Lot 138 Canada #34 1882 ½c black Small Queen, mint with full original gum, never hinged. A fresh stamp, mathematically centered among four large margins, extremely fine. Unitrade CV$75, sold for C$70.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 173, Canada 1897 half cent black Jubilee, VF NH, sold for $575
Lot 173 Canada #50 1897 ½c black Jubilee, mint never hinged. A fresh stamp, with deep rich colour and perfectly centered, very fine. Accompanied by a 2013 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$420, sold for C$500 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 245, Canada 1898 half cent black QV numeral, XF NH, sold for $98
Lot 245 Canada #74 1898 ½c black Queen Victoria Numeral, mint never hinged, perfectly centered, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2015 Philatelic Foundation certificate grading it at “XF-S 95”. A very nice stamp. Unitrade CV$60, sold for C$85.00 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 84, Canada 1897 half cent black Leaf issue mint block of 20 with re-entry, sold for $518
Lot 84 Canada #66i 1897 ½c black Queen Victoria with Major Re-Entry on position 1 of an upper plate block of 20, with full plate 1 inscription at top. Mint never hinged, fresh and catalogued as all fine but a few are better centered. A nice block. Unitrade CV$492, sold for C$450 plus buyer’s premium.