Queen Victoria Leaf

This very fine used stamp with a dated cancel attracted some very strong bids. When it opened at a hammer price of twice catalogue, neither the telephone, nor the internet, nor the floor challenged the top bid in the book, and it sold at $240.

Canada #73 1897 10¢ brown violet Leaf, with 3-ring Toronto cds dated Oct 1, 1900, very fine. Unitrade CV$120, realized $276 including premium.

Canada #73ii, 1897 10¢ brown violet Leaf, plate No. 1 strip of 3, hinged, and with some separation between second and third stamp and selvedge. The strip is very fine overall. A rare plate strip. Unitrade CV $2250

1897 1¢ blue green Leaf A lovely mint stamp possessing all attributes a collector would want, starting with exceptional centering within oversized margins, deep rich colour as fresh as the day it was printed and full unblemished never hinged gum. An extremely fine stamp worthy of the finest collection.

This stamp catalogues C$180 in Unitrade, and US$70 in Scott. A very desirable stamp, as the realization demonstrates.