Lot 249 Canada #44d 1895 8c blue grey Small Queen Imperforate, a mint hinged horizontal pair, very fine and scarce. ex-John Hillson. Unitrade CV$1,000.
John Hillson
Lot 99, Canada 1885 two cent Small Queen bisect on Halifax cover
Lot 99 Canada #36c 1885 2c Small Queen Bisect on Cover, mailed from Halifax (duplex dated NOV.30.1885) and addressed locally, franked with a 2c stamp bisected in half vertically (and properly tied) to pay the 1c drop letter rate, contrary to regulations. Tiny opening tears at top and partially slit open at sides, still a very fine example of this scarce usage. From the John Hillson Collections, illustrated on page 55 of The Small Queens of Canada (Revised Second Edition) by John Hillson as well as in H&N, page 57. Very similar to another cover mailed two days earlier in Halifax illustrated in Canada’s Small Queen Era 1870-1897 by George B. Arfken. Unitrade CV$3,000.
Lot 196, Canada 1873 six cent yellow brown Small Queen diagonal half on cover, Wilmot N.S. to Bridgetown N.S.
Lot 196 Canada #39a 1873 6c yellow brown Small Queen Diagonal Half Used on Cover, mailed from Wilmot N.S. on AUG.20.1873 to Bridgetown N.S. (partial receiver on back), franked with a diagonal half of an early printing (one dot state) 6c Small Queen, paying the domestic rate. The stamp is properly tied by a grid cancel. Light overall soiling, still very fine and accompanied by a 1993 Robineau (Paris, France) certificate. From the John Hillson Collections, and illustrated in H&N, page 169. Unitrade CV $5,000.
Lot 63, Canada 1890s half cent black Small Queen precancel on Patriotic postcard
Lot 63 PC 34xx 1890s ½c black Small Queen Precancel on Illustrated Patriotic Postcard, a most colourful postcard showing a scene on the Victoria Bridge on Guelph, Ontario, advertising the W. Bell & Co. Organ Manufacturers and an illustration of their manufacture on reverse side. The ½c stamp with Type “S” precancel pays the box holder rate, and there is no space for addressing the card. Light edge creases, still rare, with brilliant colours and quite striking. From the John Hillson Collections, illustrated in H&N, page 83. Estimate C$500.
Lot 297, Canada Collection of Crown Obliterators, ex-Hillson
Lot 297 Canada Collection of Crown Obliterators, mounted and annotated on 6 quadrille pages, with 6 covers plus 17 stamps, from the John Hillson Collections. First is an 1878 registered cover from Berkeley UC, with two strikes of the Holland UN brass intaglio crown seal (Holland changed its name to Berkeley in 1875), a 3c SQ stamp with very fine strike of the Weymouth NS brass intaglio crown seal, an 1897 cover mailed from the Senate with a crown c.d.s. in purple (mailed cross border with 6c SQ), a group of four stamps showing fancy cork crowns, a lovely cover mailed from Victoria BC in 1882 with stamps tied by a very fine strike of the crown in sunburst, another cover mailed Victoria BC in 1881 with same crown in sunburst as well as three stamps bearing same (3c pair, 5c and 6c), a 3c SQ stamp with Halifax curved registered crown, the last two pages show two covers and 8 stamps with the Ottawa crown (with both genuine and forgeries). A lovely group seldom offered as such, all scanned online. Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6. Estimate C$500.
