Lot 116 Canada #41 1890s 3c vermilion Small Queen, mint bottom margin single, with full original gum, never hinged. Four large margins, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate stating “tiny natural paper flaw upper centre.” Unitrade CV$240, sold for C$375 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 915, Canada 1877 Small Queen mourning cover to Scotland, sold for $196
Lot 915 Canada #35vii, 37ii 1877 10c Pre-U.P.U. Double Weight Cover to Scotland, mourning cover franked with 1c (two pairs) and 3c (2 singles), perforated 11½x12, tied by duplex cancels, paying the 10c double weight pre-U.P.U. preferred rate. Mailed at Québec AUG.10.1877 to Glasgow, Scotland (AUG.23). Faults, including missing backflap, edge wear, small tears and ageing, still a scarce franking for this rate. Estimate $150, sold for C$170 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 99, Canada 1880s Small Queens with unofficial “Official” overprints, sold for $345
An interesting one that sold for our full estimate.
Lot 99 Canada 35/39 1880s 1c to 6c Small Queens with Unofficial Overprints, with diagonal OFFICIAL overprints on 3c, 5c (faulty and repaired) and 6c, plus vertical OFFICIAL overprints on 1c to 6c values, for a total of eight used stamps. Apparently created by Hechler to be used during the Riel Rebellion, these were not authorized but were tolerated by the postal authorities. Scarce. Estimate C$350, Sold for C$300 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 116, Canada 1890s three cent vermilion Small Queen, mint XF single with margin
Lot 116 Canada #41 1890s 3c vermilion Small Queen, mint bottom margin single, with full original gum, never hinged. Four large margins, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate stating “tiny natural paper flaw upper centre.” Unitrade CV$240.
Lot 121, Canada 1890s six cent red brown Small Queen, XF NH
Lot 121 Canada #43 1890s 6c red brown Small Queen, mint with full original gum, never hinged. This remarkable stamp is fresh and has four large, even margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$1,200. (See also lot 122 for another almost as nice.)