Lot 169 Canada #41i 1891 3c Deep Rose Carmine Small Queen, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged. The stamp shows bright, fresh colour and large margins, very fine and a gorgeous example of this short-lived Montreal Gazette printing. Accompanied by a 2009 R.P.S.L. certificate. Unitrade CV$850.
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Lot 146, Canada 1888 three cent deep rose carmine Small Queen mint NH pair, sold for C$1,380
Lot 146 Canada #41i 1888 3c deep rose carmine Small Queen, a mint horizontal pair from top of sheet, with full original gum, never hinged. The margin at top shows a good portion of Boggs Type V imprint from the Montreal Gazette printing, and a small part of plate number “1”, fine. Catalogue value is for two singles only. Ex. John Hillson. Illustrated in H&N, page 123. Unitrade CV$1,600, sold for C$1,200.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 444, Canada 1887-88 two cent Registration stamps group, sold for C$718
Lot 444 Canada #F1a, F1b 1887-88 2c Registration Stamps, group of three mint hinged stamps, with rose carmine and deep rose carmine shades (both Montreal Gazette printings) plus a deep vermilion (printed just prior to the Montreal Gazette printing), one very fine and two fine centered. From the Azilda Collection. Unitrade CV$875, group sold for C$625.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 149 — Canada #45var Montreal Gazette printing imprint strip
Lot 149 Canada #45 1888 10c brown red Small Queen Full Imprint Strip, Perforated 12×12¼, All four stamps have a position dot and with this perf measurement, the strip must be a Montreal Gazette printing. Imprint reads “British American Bank Note Co. Montreal”. The stamps have deep, rich colour, full original gum, light hinge remnants and there is a trivial crease in the selvedge, visible in fluid, which does not extend to the stamps. Estimate $1500.