Lot 346 Great Britain #142 1902 £1 blue green King Edward VII, Watermark Three Imperial Crowns, mint, very lightly hinged and fresh. Centered to bottom, with all perforations clear of design, very fine. S.G. #266, £2,000., Scott U$ 2,000.
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Lot 124, Canada 1903 2c carmine Edward VII imperf corner block VF NG, sold for $920
Lot 124 Canada #90c 1903 2c carmine King Edward VII Imperforate, Type I, upper left corner block of four, unused (no gum, as issued), very fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. Catalogue value is for two pairs only. Unitrade CV$2,200, sold for C$800 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 128, Canada 1904 twenty cent olive green KEVII, VF NH, sold for $1668
Lot 128 Canada #94 1904 20c olive green King Edward VII, mint never hinged, with fresh, deep colour and very fine. Accompanied by a 2001 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$4,375, sold for C$1,450 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 138, Canada 1903 one cent blue green KEVII, XF NH, realized $489
Lot 138 Canada 89iii 1903 1c blue green King Edward VII, mint never hinged, perfectly centered within four large and even margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. A truly remarkable stamp for which catalogue value is irrelevant. Unitrade CV$315, sold for C$425 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 438, Great Britain 1901 line engraved essay, “Canadian Head”
Lot 438 Great Britain Circa 1901 Unadopted Bradbury and Wilkinson Line Engraved Essay of King Edward VII, in brown, on ungummed and unwatermarked wove paper, denominated at 1d. This is also called the “Canadian Head,” as it is identical to Canada’s 1903-1908 King Edward VII definitive issue head design. A block of four of this essay (in blue) sold at a large auction house in England in 2006 for £600. We have not otherwise seen this in any of the important GB or Canadian King Edward VII exhibits or literature. Very fine and rare. Estimate $250.