A Traditional Philatelic Auction House — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Lot 814 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, mint never hinged, with light fingerprint on gum as is often seen on this issue, due to the manipulation of the sheet, otherwise fresh and very fine. A scarce and sought after stamp with only 400 released, and a must have for any modern variety or inverted centre collector.
Accompanied by a 2007 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate.
Unitrade CV$12,500
Two examples of Canada’s most important error, from the Outaouais Collection.
Lot 190 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine, without any finger print marks sometimes found on these desirable stamps. Accompanied by a 1997 Greene Foundation Certificate. Unitrade CV$12,500, sold for $9,000 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 191 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, a used sheet margin single, with the usual machine cancel, very fine. Unitrade values used stamps for less than mint, yet they consistently sell for much more, as they are rarer, and this sheet margin copy is sure to please. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation Certificate. Unitrade CV$10,000, sold for $4,800 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 557 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine, without any finger prints sometimes found on these desirable stamps. Accompanied by a 1983 and a 2017 Greene Certificate. Rsv. $5,000. Unitrade CV$12,500.
Lot 1661 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, mint never hinged, fresh and without any fingerprints or faults sometimes seen on these. A lovely, very fine example of this very popular Canadian error. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV $12,500.
Lot 626 Canada #387a 1959 5c Inverted St. Lawrence Seaway, used, with light cancel and quite fresh. Catalogue value for used is, in our opinion quite undervalued as opposed to mint, as used stamps are rarely offered on the market. This is a most pleasing example in all ways. Accompanied by a 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$10,000, sold for $8,000 plus buyer’s premium. A mint example also sold in this sale for $8500.
