Lot 816 Newfoundland #2i 1857 2d Scarlet Vermilion Heraldic Imperforate, with “Line through Bottom 2s,” used with an ideal light grid cancel, a fresh stamp with bright colour and four large, even margins, very fine. A remarkable example of this rare stamp. Accompanied by a 2012 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $4,600. Unitrade CV$12,000.
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Lot 1278, Newfoundland 1919 three cent brown Hawker overprinted Airmail on flown cover St. John’s to Malvern, England
Lot 1278 Newfoundland #C1 1919 3c Brown Hawker Overprinted Airmail Issue on Flown Cover, mailed from St John’s on APR.12.1919 (machine cancel) to West Malvern, England, with English seal on back (used to close open flap) cancelled London APR.30.1919. The cover is franked with a well centered Newfoundland C1, which was lifted and re-attached in a slightly different position, tied by the St John’s machine, and there is a “per Aeroplane” endorsement at top left. Small tear at bottom does not detract, very fine. Rsv. $16,500.
This flight made a controlled crash landing in the ocean, after about 13 hours of flight, which probably explains why the back flap and the stamp both became unattached. An exceedingly rare cover, as only 200 stamps were overprinted, 18 of those destroyed as they were defective and with only 95 used stamps believed to exist, far fewer remain on their original covers.
Accompanied by:
– 1971 BPA certificate (not mentioning the detached stamp)
– 1983 Enzo Diena certificate
– 2022 Greene Foundation certificate.
Unitrade CV$35,000
Lot 809, Newfoundland 1919 Trail of the Caribou group, VF NH, sold for C$3,978
Lot 809 Newfoundland #116/126 1919 Trail of the Caribou Group, all mint never hinged, with #s 116, 116b, 117 (x2), 118 (x4), 118b (three shades), 120 (x2), 122 (two sets of two shades), 123 (x2), 124 (with Greene Foundation certificate), 125 and 126 (x3). Catalogued as all very fine. Unitrade CV$1,347, sold for C$3,400.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 775, Newfoundland 1860 one shilling orange Heraldic, VF used with lozenge cancel
Lot 775 Newfoundland #15 1860 1sh Orange Heraldic Imperforate, used with an almost socked on the nose strike of a St Pierre & Miquelon dotted (49 dots) lozenge cancel. A stunning stamp with its four huge margins, showing part of the left stamp, with only a light corner crease (not mentioned in cert.), else extremely fine. During this period, Newfoundland fishermen were allowed, by agreement, to drop off their mail in St Pierre, which explains this rare (only a very few recorded in the Pence era) cancel. Accompanied by a 2009 Sismondo certificate. Catalogue value is for a regular used stamp. Rsv. $11,000. Unitrade CV $15,000.
Lot 830, Newfoundland 1921 thirty-five cent red Halifax Airmail Issue with Inverted Overprint, VF mint
Lot 830 Newfoundland #C3a 1921 35c Red Halifax Airmail Issue with Inverted Overprint, mint lightly hinged and very well centered, this is the overprint without period and is quite rare, with only 40 stamps known (this is the first we have offered). A very fine example of this must-have variety, for the serious Newfoundland or varieties collector. Accompanied by a 2021 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $4,400. Unitrade CV $7,500.
