Lot 344 Nova Scotia #9, 9b Two cent lilac Queen Victoria bisect on 1867 Cover, mailed Halifax (MAR.8.1867 dispatch on back) to New Annan, through Tatamagouche (MAR.9.1867 transit on back) and franked with a single 2c plus a pair with its right stamp bisected (all well tied by neat oval grids), paying the 5c domestic rate. A very rare franking on a lovely cover (few back tears do not detract). Ex. Nicholas Argenti and accompanied by a 1967 Royal Philatelic Society certificate. Unitrade CV$4,000.
Nicholas Argenti
Lot 1317 — Philatelic Literature group of “Name Sale” catalogues, realized $345
Auction #11 featured the widest selection of philatelic literature we have ever offered. We made the decision to separate many titles into individual lots, so that collectors would have a chance to buy select works rather than having to take home a large carton.
This lot, however, was an example of what we sometimes see when many desirable titles are grouped. It was a great chance to efficiently build or improve a library of “name sales,” and saw a strong price as a a result.
Group of BNA Important Name and Other Sale Catalogues with The John Foxbridge Collection of BNA and Imperforate Pence Issues net price catalogue by Irwin Weinberg Rarities in 1987; The Guilford Collection of Pence Issues by Robert A. Seigel Auction Galleries Inc in 1994; British America Postage Stamps & Postal History by Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction Co. Inc. in 1980; Rare Postage Stamps of British North America by Robson Lowe in 1983 with PR.; Canadian Pence Issues on Cover by H.R. Harmer of London and New York in 1976; Fine Stamps net price list from W. E. Lea (Philatelists) Ltd.; Postage Stamps and Postal History of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia — the Grand Prix Collection offered on Behalf of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan by Spink America in 1999 with PR; BNA Essays and Proofs by Robson Lowe in 1963; The Barclay Collection; The Provenance Collection of British North America by Harmers in 1983; The Nicholas Argenti New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; William Hinde, Gelder, etc. Very fine group. Estimate $75, SOLD for $300 plus premium.