Lot 54 — Canada 1857 six pence reddish purple Consort, used

Lot 54Lot 54 Canada #10 1857 6d reddish purple Consort on Very Thick Paper, used with centrally struck 4-ring #21 (Montreal) cancel. Four large margins, close at bottom and light stain in top right margin mentioned for the record and not mentioned in the certificates. Very fine and accompanied by a 2002 Behr certificate and a 2003 Fédération Québecoise de Philatélie certificate. Unitrade CV$9,000.

Sale #11 Begins Today

Auction Sessions times can be seen at this page. We start off today with Canada and British North America. Tomorrow is Commonwealth, Worldwide, Postal History and Literature. Thursday will see the Lots & Collections.

Here is a gem that will be called in the first minutes of today’s sale:

Canada #5d UsedLot 18 Canada #5d Used 1855 5d grey violet Consort on thick hard paper. Light target cancel and four margins. A very fine stamp. Accompanied by 2012 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$4,000