Lot 653 Canada #F1i, F1iv 1880s 2c orange red Registration, a mint left marginal block of four, with lightly hinged part gum. The selvedge shows a good part of the printer’s imprint, and the lower right stamp clearly shows the “burr to right of T in CENTS” variety (F1iv) from position 22. A fine block, accompanied by a 2016 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Rsv. Unitrade CV$540, sold for C$475.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 657, Canada 1876 eight cent dull blue Registration F-VF hinged block of four, sold for C$2,185
Lot 657 Canada #F3 1876 8c dull blue Registration, a mint block of four, with full original dull gum, moderately hinged. Few blocks of this stamp remain, overall fine-very fine. Unitrade CV$2,500, sold for C$1,900.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 386, Canada 1899 Map Stamp cover Shediac New Brunswick to India, overpaid, sold for C$1,150
Lot 386 Canada 1899 Overpayment of the old UPU Registered Rate to India, mailed Shediac NB on AUG.28.1899 (squared circles) registered to Madras, British India, through St John NB, London England (SEP.6), SEA POST OFFICE (SEP.18), Triplicane (SEP.25) and Mylapore (SEP.25). 2c stationery cover is uprated with a 2c Map, two different Provisionals and a 2c Numeral, paying the old UPU rate of 10c, overpaying by 3c. The new 7c (2c + 5c) rate took effect on January 1st, and not everyone must have known, or some would say they refused to acknowledge it. Very fine. From the Robert Lunn Map Stamp Collection. Estimate C$200, sold for C$1,000.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 372, Canada 1899 advertising cover, Map Stamp registered special delivery, sold for C$1438
Lot 372 1899 Registered Special Delivery Cover, being a Walker House illustrated advertising cover mailed from Toronto to Bridgeton NJ on JAN.16.1899, through Boston (JAN.18 transit on back). Franked with a block of four of the 2c Map (these overpaying the 2c + 5c registration rate by 1c), plus a green 10c Special Delivery. Special delivery to the US had to be prepaid with a US SD stamp or 10c worth of regular US postage stamps in order to obtain the service, and in this case the Canadian 10c would pay only for Canadian service. Accompanied by a 1989 Greene Foundation certificate, Very Fine. From the Robert Lunn Map Stamp Collection. Estimate $750, sold for C$1,250.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 895, Great Britain 1891 one pound green Victoria, VF, registration cancels
Lot 895 Great Britain #124 1891 £1 green Queen Victoria, Watermark Crowns, used with two neat registration cancels dated APR.2.1892, fresh and very fine centered. A lovely stamp. Scott CV U$800.