Lot 535 Canada #156 1930 12c grey black Québec Citadel, a mint never hinged upper right Plate 1 block of six, with very light gum bend on two stamps, very fine. Very light hinge in selvedge, so catalogued as six singles. Unitrade CV$840, sold for C$600.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 62, Canada 1877 ten cent dull rose lilac Small Queen, mint plate block of eight
Lot 62 Canada #40 1877 10c dull rose lilac Small Queen, mint plate block of 8, with full original gum (bit disturbed). The centre block and the lower right stamp are never hinged. There is a 99% complete Boggs Type V plate inscription in the sheet margin at right (perforated through). Plate blocks of the first 10c printing are exceedingly rare, and we did not see any examples in the important Brigham, Nixon or Cantor Small Queen collections. Accompanied by a 1988 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$7,750.