Robson Lowe

Lot 2, Canada half cent Queen Victoria Leaf Issue progressive proof in violet

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Coming this morning, in the The Daniel Cantor Collection of Queen Victoria Leafs & Numerals.

Lot 2, Canada half cent Queen Victoria Leaf Issue progressive proof in violetLot 2 Canada #66P ½c Queen Victoria Leaf Issue Progressive Die Proof in Violet, stamp sized on thin card. This is an early unfinished version of what would become the issued stamp, missing the horizontal hatching around the oval, but showing a thin line around it, delineating the horizontal hatching that would be engraved later. A very rare item, with only two other similar proofs known. Ex BNA essay and proof sale (Robson Lowe, 1963) and Thomas Douglas-McKee collection (2020). Estimate C$2,500.

Lot 1317 — Philatelic Literature group of “Name Sale” catalogues, realized $345

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Auction #11 featured the widest selection of philatelic literature we have ever offered. We made the decision to separate many titles into individual lots, so that collectors would have a chance to buy select works rather than having to take home a large carton.

This lot, however, was an example of what we sometimes see when many desirable titles are grouped. It was a great chance to efficiently build or improve a library of “name sales,” and saw a strong price as a a result.

Group of BNA Important Name and Other Sale Catalogues with The John Foxbridge Collection of BNA and Imperforate Pence Issues net price catalogue by Irwin Weinberg Rarities in 1987; The Guilford Collection of Pence Issues by Robert A. Seigel Auction Galleries Inc in 1994; British America Postage Stamps & Postal History by Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction Co. Inc. in 1980; Rare Postage Stamps of British North America by Robson Lowe in 1983 with PR.; Canadian Pence Issues on Cover by H.R. Harmer of London and New York in 1976; Fine Stamps net price list from W. E. Lea (Philatelists) Ltd.; Postage Stamps and Postal History of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia — the Grand Prix Collection offered on Behalf of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan by Spink America in 1999 with PR; BNA Essays and Proofs by Robson Lowe in 1963; The Barclay Collection; The Provenance Collection of British North America by Harmers in 1983; The Nicholas Argenti New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; William Hinde, Gelder, etc. Very fine group. Estimate $75, SOLD for $300 plus premium.

Lot 1204 — Nepal Half Anna red orange unused block of 24 with invert pair

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We begin our auction highlights with the catalogue cover item, a true rarity and showpiece.

Nepal #11, 11aLot 1204 Nepal #11, 11a 1917 Half Anna red orange unused block of 24 with invert pair, 6th Setting with Dr. W.C. Hellrigl 2004 certificate to quote “ imperforate on medium native paper, unused block of 24 from the upper left corner of the sheet (pos 1-6, 9-14, 17-22, 25-30), with an inverted cliché on pos 6…This is the second largest unused multiple of this stamp, the largest being a half sheet of 32. All unused copies derive from the two sheets. The multiple described here is ex Heddergott collection…The multiple is in fine condition. The right foxing spots in the margin are typical of this issue and they occur on all other multiples cut from the two known sheets…genuine in all respects.” The block of 32, referred to in the certificate, was sold by Robson Lowe in 1967 and has not been seen since. This block sold in the Heddergott sale in 1980. This block has two vertical creases. One is between the third and fourth row, the other is a pre-printing crease through the fourth row. Mint tête-bêche pairs of this stamp are unpriced and are world-class rarities, Hellrigl: “The total number of tête-bêche pairs known amounts to less than one dozen, the majority being used. Scott catalogue value is for 24 singles with the invert pair at twice two singles. Scott CV$49,000.

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