inverted centre

Lot 625 & 626 — Canada 1959 five cent Inverted Seaway, mint NH and used

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Lot 625Lot 625 Canada #387a 1959 5c Inverted St. Lawrence Seaway, mint never hinged, fresh and extremely fine. Free of fingerprints which are often seen on these rare stamps but has a minor gum bend, mentioned for the record. Accompanied by a 2013 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$12,500.

Lot 626Lot 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.

Lot 540 — Canada 1959 Seaway invert, sold for $9200

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Lot 627Lot 540 Canada #387a 1959 5c St. Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, with full never hinged original gum, no fingerprints or gum bends as usually seen on these rare error stamps but has a small natural paper inclusion, fine-very fine. Accompanied by 2000 Greene Foundation Certificate. Unitrade CV$16,000, sold for $8,000 plus buyer’s premium.

Canada #387a Seaway Inverts — Lots 540 and 541

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We have offered Canada’s most famous error stamp in the past, both as a single and in a block of four. This auction offers three of them, with certificates.

Lot 540
Lot 540 Canada #387a 1959 5c St. Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Center, with full never hinged original gum, no fingerprints or gum bends as usually seen on these rare error stamps but has a small natural paper inclusion, fine-very fine. Accompanied by 2000 Greene Foundation Certificate.
Canada Seaway invert pair
Lot 541 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway Inverted Center Vertical Pair, with sheet margin at left. Mint never hinged, very fine and a rare multiple. Accompanied by a 2012 Greene Foundation certificate “genuine in all respects.”

Lot 452 — Canada #FB53a Third Bill with Inverted Centre

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The standout of an exceptional Canada Revenues section is the Victoria Third Bill Issue with Inverted Centre.

Canada #FB53a with inverted centre

Lot 452 FB53a 1868 $2 Queen Victoria Third Bill issue with Inverted Centre, used with light manuscript cancel, fresh colour. With very fine centering and light cancel, possibly the finest appearing example. There is a trivial repaired pinhole mentioned for the record. An attractive example of this world class rarity. Van Dam CV$12,500.