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Lot 16, Canada 1851 twelve penny black Queen Victoria on Laid Paper, VF NH

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Lot 16, Canada 1851 twelve penny black Queen Victoria on Laid Paper, VF NHLot 16 Canada #3 1851 12d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on Laid Paper, a mint single with large sheet margin at right, possessing full original gum and never hinged, very fine.

Definitely the star attraction of this collection, being one of only two examples of this stamp with original never hinged gum, the other being the “Black Empress” which sold for US$425,000 (plus buyer’s premium) at Spink New York in 2011. The stamp offered here is the “sister” of the magnificent mint sheet margin example sold by Sparks Auctions in 2017 for C$327,000, as it was formerly located just below it on the sheet, and was for a long time the bottom stamp of a famous sheet margin vertical pair. Only 1,450 were sold, and of those the Siegel census records only seventeen mint singles with original gum, plus four pairs.

A first class world rarity, and if you are working on completing a mint never hinged collection of Canada, this is a unique opportunity to acquire what is one of Canada’s rarest mint never hinged stamps. Catalogue value is for original gum only, and does not factor a premium for never hinged which should rightly be accorded to this superlative stamp.

Provenance:
This is the bottom stamp of the Charles Lathrop Pack vertical pair sold as lot 26 on Dec. 6, 1944 by Harmer Rooke in New York;
Robert Lyman, who apparently bought the pair at a Mar. 11, 1959 Robert Siegel sale in New York, and who then cut the pair into two singles;
Andrew Holtz, who bought it from a client of the above ca. 1986, and whose name appears on one of the accompanying certificates;
Arnold Nyman, who bought it from Holtz at a stamp show in Helsinki, Finland in 1987;
Saskatoon Stamp Centre, who bought it at a David Feldman auction in 2008;
Current owner, who bought it from above in same year.

Accompanied by a 1986 Greene Foundation certificate issued to A. G. Holtz, as well as a fresh 2022 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade C$320,000.

Lot 2, Canada 1851 Three Penny Beaver on laid paper, F-VF unused with trace of original gum

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Lot 2, Canada 1851 Three Penny Beaver on laid paper, F-VF unused with trace of original gumLot 2 Canada #1 1851 3d Red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, unused (with trace of original gum), with bright colour and sharp impression. The stamp possesses three large margins, and the bottom one just touches the outer frameline at right, fine-very fine.

A very rare unused example of Canada’s first stamp, as one census of mint and unused Three Penny Beavers on laid paper puts the number at about 20. Although this might be a little bit low, many of these mint and unused stamps are cut into or have faults, and some are in institutional collections. It is likely that fewer than a handful of sound number ones are available to private collectors. A rare opportunity for the mint Canada collector.

Accompanied by a 1959 Royal Philatelic Society certificate issued to W. E. Lea, Esq. Unitrade CV$45,000.

Lot 150, Canada 1851 six pence slate violet Consort used pair on laid paper

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150 Canada #2 1851 6d Slate Violet Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper, a used horizontal pair with central and single strike of a target cancel. The pair has rich colour, clear vertical laid lines and four large to huge margins, showing part of the next stamp at lower left. There is a very faint trace of a closed tear in margin at left (very difficult to see, even in fluid), not mentioned in the accompanying 2012 Richard Gratton certificate, still a lovely and very fine appearing pair. Unitrade CV$4,000.

Lot 728, Canada 1868 Advertising Cover Galt to Derenham, three cent Large Queen on laid paper

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Lot 728, Canada 1868 Gore District Mutual Fire Insurance advertising cover Galt to Derenham, three cent Large Queen on laid paperLot 728 Canada #33 1868 3c Large Queen on Laid Paper on Advertising Cover, from the Gore District Fire Insurance Co., mailed from Galt (OCT.14.1868 duplex) to Derenham, with Ingersoll (OCT.14) and Tilsonburg (OCT.15) transits on back. The stamp is a fine centered single on laid paper (tiny tear and corner crease), which was removed to confirm and placed back. A very fine and attractive cover, with accompanying 1991 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$2,500.

Lot 59, Canada 1868 three cent red Large Queen on laid paper, Fine unused, sold for C$14,040

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Lot 59, Canada 1868 three cent red Large Queen on laid paper, Fine unusedLot 59 Canada #33 1868 3c Red Large Queen on Laid Paper, unused (regummed) with bright colour, full perforations with pleasant centering, fine. One of Canada’s rarest stamps, with fewer than ten mint or unused examples recorded. In fact, of all the major numbered Canadian stamps, only the #2 and #31 are known in similar small quantities. This stamp is likely the second nicest example, with the original gum example in the Firth collection appearing to being the finest. Ex. Vadeboncoeur. From the Outaouais Collection. Accompanied by a 2002 APS certificate and a (pink) 2010 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $10,000. Unitrade CV$25,000, sold for $12,000 plus 17% buyer’s premium.

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