Lot 3330 Canada 1896 pair of three cent Small Queens with FORMOSA ONT. Hammer II, State 1 squared circle. A fine-very fine strike OC 8/96 centrally struck on a horizontal pair of 3c Small Queen stamps. This is the latest recorded date for this state, one of only three recorded strikes and very fine. RF 220 From the The Ted Kerzner Squared Circle Cancellations of Canada. Estimate $1,000.
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Lot 65, Canada 1888 Bank Note Company Queen Victoria sample card
Lot 65 1888 Canada Bank note Company Limited Full Business Card, in black and pale blue on unwatermarked paper, measuring 190 x 90mm. It depicts a mourning Queen Victoria and a woman posing as an artist’s model, as well as other lavish ornaments, as a sample of their printing capabilities. Very fine and fresh except for a small stain at bottom right below the woman. A similar, but 4 years later piece was sold as Lot 2 in the Daniel Cantor Small Queen sale. Estimate $400.
Lot 3699, Canada 1896 1c stationery postcard uprated with one cent Small Queen, with Donald B.C. squared circle
Lot 3699 Canada 1896 Postcard with DONALD B.C. squared circle, two very fine strikes -/OC 13/96 on a 1c Queen Victoria stationery post card, uprated with a 1c Small Queen to Fullerton, North Dakota. Small tear at bottom does not detract. Very fine. RF 40. From the The Ted Kerzner Squared Circle Cancellations of Canada. Estimate $500.
Lot 3714, Canada 1893 (?) three cent Small Queen with Revelstoke BC squared circle, VF
Lot 3714 REVELSTOKE B.C. a 50% strike on a 3c Small Queen, showing REVELS… and B at bottom, plus AU of the date (probably 1893). Only four examples are known, all on 3c Small Queen stamps, this one was discovered in England in 1985. Very fine. RF 250. From the Kerzner Squared Circles. Estimate $4000.
Lot 96, Canada 1890s one cent yellow Small Queen, XF NH, sold for $345
Lot 96 Canada #35 1890s 1c yellow Small Queen, mint with full, never hinged, shiny gum. This remarkable stamp is very well centered amongst four large and even margins, extremely fine and fresh. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. Catalogue value is irrelevant on a stamp of this exceptional quality. Unitrade CV$180, sold for C$300 plus buyer’s premium.