Lot 93 Canada #27b, vi 1868 6c Brown Large Queen on Watermarked Bothwell Paper, a used horizontal pair still retaining its centre perf disks. The left stamp shows nearly full “LL” of the watermark. Catalogued as one fine stamp with watermark and one fine without. An extremely rare multiple, ex. Carl Mangold and Ron Brigham and accompanied by a 1964 Royal Philatelic Society (London) certificate. Rsv. $1,300. Unitrade CV$1,700, sold for C$1,350.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
six cent brown
Lot 161, Canada 1896 six cent brown Numeral, XF NH, sold for C$819
Lot 161 Canada #80 1896 6c Brown Queen Victoria Numeral, mint never hinged, with fresh colour and well centered, extremely fine. A very nice stamp which is accompanied by a 2018 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Rsv. $475. Unitrade CV$900 sold for C$700.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 102, Canada 1897 six cents brown Queen Victoria Leaf, XF NH, sold for C$731
Lot 102 Canada #71 1897 6c Brown Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged, fresh and extremely fine. From The Outaouais Collection. Unitrade $600, sold for C$625.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 366, Canada 1898 six cent brown Numeral, XF NH, sold for C$789
Lot 366 Canada #80 1898 6c brown Queen Victoria Numeral, mint never hinged, with large and even margins, fresh with bright colour, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. A truly remarkable stamp, for the perfectionist collector. Rsv. $675. Unitrade CV$900, sold for C$675.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 186, Canada 1875 six cent brown Small Queen, perf 12 used strip of three, Hamilton postmark
Lot 186 Canada #39 1875 6c brown Small Queen, Perforated 12, a used strip of three postmarked Hamilton JUL.8.1875, from the “two dot stage”. With space between first and second stamps showing unpunched perforations, plus a small area where no perforations are visible at all. A very fine and interesting item, from the John Hillson Collections. Estimate $200.