Lot 115 Canada #71 1897 six cent brown Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged with superb centering, a fresh and extremely fine stamp. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$450.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Queen Victoria Leaf
Lot 152, Canada 1897 six cent brown Queen Victoria Leaf, XF NH, sold for C$1,228
Lot 152 Canada #71 1897 6c Brown Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged and well centered between four jumbo margins, quite fresh and extremely fine. Surely one of the finest known.
Accompanied by a 2012 Saskatoon Stamp Centre guarantee of authenticity and a 2022 PSE certificate grading it as “XF-Sup 95J”. The highest graded NH stamp by the PSE (only 95J) with 2 other stamps graded 95. SMQ U$900 as 95. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$1,050 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 597, Canada 1897 ten cent brown violet Queen Victoria Leaf block of four, XF NH
Lot 597 Canada #73 1897 10c Brown Violet Queen Victoria Leaf, a mint never hinged lower marginal block of four, with each stamp having a large margins all around and with rich colour, extremely fine. Certainly one of the finest blocks of this issue known. Unitrade CV$9,600.
Lot 19, Canada 1897 eight cent orange Queen Victoria Leaf imperf pair on horizontal wove paper, VF NH
Lot 19 Canada #72a 1897 8c Orange Queen Victoria Leaf Imperforate on Horizontal Wove Paper, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, with a microscopic inclusion in the left margin, still fresh and very fine. Accompanied by a 2007 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$2,500.
Lot 48, Canada 1897 one cent blue green Queen Victoria Leaf, XF NH, sold for C$468
Lot 48 Canada #67 1897 1c Blue Green Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged with lovely centering and colour, extremely fine and fresh. Unitrade CV$240, sold for C$400.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.