Lot 21 Canada #5 1855 6d slate grey Consort Imperforate, used with lightly struck Toronto square grid cancel, four large to huge margins, showing part of the next stamp at top, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 1994 Philatelic Foundation certificate and a 1995 P.S.E. certificate. Unitrade CV $1,600.
Prince Albert Consort
Lot 7, Canada 1851 six pence slate violet Consort imperf on laid paper, used
Lot 7 Canada #2 1851 6d slate violet Consort Imperforate, on Laid Paper, used with light target cancel and possessing four full to huge margins. A fresh stamp, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex. Cantor collection. Unitrade CV C$2,000.
Lot 22, Canada 1855 six pence greenish grey Consort imperforate, unused
Lot 22 Canada #5b 1855 6d greenish grey Consort Imperforate, unused (no gum) with large margins, fresh colour and very fine. Accompanied by a 1982 R.P.S. (London) certificate stating “stained” which is actually an almost imperceptible hinge mark on back. A rare unused stamp, especially in this condition, with likely fewer than a dozen unused examples known. Ex. “Montclair” collection. Unitrade CV C$35,000.
Lot 2, Canada 1851 six pence brown purple Consort imperf on laid paper, unused
Lot 2 Canada #2b 1851 6d brown purple Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper. Canada’s second stamp, the six penny paying the rate to USA or double domestic, features Queen Victoria’s Consort Prince Albert was engraved by Alfred Jones using several sources. This stamp is significantly scarcer in used condition than the beaver and also even rarer in unused condition than the three penny.
This stamp has two Certificates of Authenticity, both from the Greene Foundation. The first from 1994 and second from 2015 states “…2b unused on laid paper, brown purple shade, genuine in all respects.” Neither Certificate mentions the droplet of printers’ ink in the upper right corner.
This stamp with deep fresh colour and full margins is a very rare example of a very fine Canada’s second stamp.
UNITRADE #2b $60,000
SCOTT #2b USD $40,000
S.G. #3 £50,000
From the Outaouais Collection.
Lot 8, Canada 1851 six pence greyish purple Consort used, imperf on laid paper, no visible laid lines
Lot 8 Canada #2b 1851 6d greyish purple Consort Imperforate, on Laid Paper, With No Visible Laid Lines, used with a target cancel, margins are all clear, from close at bottom to large at left and top, fine-very fine. This unlisted paper variety is well known by specialists, with some arguing that it should deserve its own catalogue number. Accompanied by a 1979 Philatelic Foundation certificate erroneously identifying the stamp as a #5a. Ex. Henry S. Schneider Unitrade CV$1,800.
