Lot 103 Canada #44P 8c Small Queen Plate Proof in Slate Grey, a block of four printed on card-mounted India paper, very fine. An elusive plate proof, with few remaining in multiples this large.
Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie collection. Unitrade CV$2,400.
Sparks Auctions is proud to present the Daniel Cantor Collection of Canada Small Queens, to be sold at our Auction Room on Tuesday, November 24th, 2015, beginning at 10:00am EST.
The Queen Victoria “Small Queen” definitives of 1870-1897 are one of the most avidly collected issues of Canadian philately. Featuring many different printings, perforation, colours, paper and plate varieties, and offering myriad postal rates and other fascinating postal history to collect, the Small Queens only continue to grow in interest and desirability.