Lot 10 Canada #3Pii 1851 12d black Queen Victoria Plate Proof, with Diagonal SPECIMEN Overprint in Carmine, a horizontal pair on India paper, quite fresh and very fine. A rare and seldom offered proof, especially so in a multiple. Unitrade CV C$10,000.
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Lot 74, Canada 1870s three cent rose Small Queen plate proof block, realized $2990
Lot 74 Canada #37P4 1870s 3c rose Small Queen Plate Proof, block of four on card-mounted India paper, with deep rich colour, large margins and extremely fine. Proof blocks of the Small Queens are rare and command significant premiums over the price of four single copies. A rare opportunity to obtain a rare item, as it is thought that only a very few blocks exist (among them this one, and one from the Cantor collection which was sold by our firm for a hammer of $4,400). Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. Estimate $3,000, sold for C$2,600 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 180 — Canada eight cent slate grey Small Queen die proof
Lot 180 Canada 8c Small Queen large die proof in slate grey on India paper, 54x67mm, showing edge of die on all sides, fresh and attractive, with a few insignificant wrinkles described for strict accuracy, very fine. A rare die proof with only a handful known and especially desirable in the colour of issue (Minuse & Pratt 44DP1).
Provenance: Jack Weatherwax (private sale)
Estimate $10,000
Lot 34 — Canada 1859 seventeen cent blue Cartier plate proof, sold for $138
Lot 34 Canada #17P 1859 17c blue Cartier Plate Proof on India paper. Small faults, fine-very fine. Unitrade CV$300, sold for $120 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 411 — New Brunswick 1860 Connell Proof
Lot 411 New Brunswick #5TCi 1860 5c Charles Connell Proof on India in Brown from Compound Proof, with large margins, with hinge remnants and thinned spot near top. Accompanied by 2013 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$2,000.