Lot 54 Canada #34P 1882 ½c black Small Queen Plate Proof, on India paper, with large even margins all around including part of the printer’s imprint at left. Very fine. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$475 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 603, Canada 1870 three cent deep copper red Small Queen with Fancy 8 cancel
Lot 603 Canada #37b 1870 three cent deep copper red with Fancy 8 Cancel, a choice, centered strike of this Ottawa numeral cancel, ex. Jim Hennok, very fine. Catalogue #37b. Estimate C$100.
Lot 360, Great Britain 1885 £1 brown violet Victoria IR official, unused
Lot 360 Great Britain #O10 1885 brown violet £1 Queen Victoria, Overprinted “I. R. OFFICIAL”, unused (no gum) and well centered. Accompanied by a 2016 P.T.S. Expertizing (Surrey, GB) certificate stating “thin at bottom left, diagonal crease on letter “F” top right corner, stained and soiled”. Two small ownership handstamps on back. Still, we qualify these faults as minor, as the stamp has a very fine appearance and would look great even in the best collections. A desirable major world rarity. S.G. #O11 £75,000. Scott CV U$80,000.
Lot 327, Great Britain 1847 one shilling green Victoria imperf die 2, used block of four
Lot 327 Great Britain #5 1847 1sh green Queen Victoria Embossed Imperforate, Die 2, Unwatermarked, a lovely used block of four, with 1844-type numeral cancels and ample to close margins, bright colour on fresh paper, very fine. Deep embossing and two vertical silk threads through each stamp. Accompanied by a 2017 BPA certificate stating “creases and small split at top of stamp 2, small natural exclusion at foot”. An extremely rare block, especially in this condition. S.G. #55, £4,000 for four singles. Scott CV U$3,600.
Lot 326, Great Britain 1841 two pence blue used strip of three, watermark small crown
Lot 326 Great Britain #4 1841 2d blue Queen Victoria on bluish Paper, Imperforate, Watermark Small Crown, lovely used strip of three, with light 1844 type grid cancels, with large margins along the whole length of the top and bottom, plus showing a large part of both adjoining stamps at right and left. The owner has identified it as plate 3 (unverified by us) and with the “square footed J” variety. Deep, rich colour and extremely fine. S.G. #14, £255. Scott CV U$275.