Lot 182 Canada #FU56s/FU95s 1957 to 1968 Fisherman Unemployment Insurance Issue Specimen Sets, all four sets (1957, 1958, 1960 and 1968) complete mint never hinged, each with SPECIMEN overprint in red plus security punch, very fine and fresh. van Dam CV C$1,460, sold for C$1,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 415, 1882 five pound orange Victoria overprinted SPECIMEN, F-VF mint with hinge remnants
Lot 415 Great Britain #SG133s 1882 £5 Orange Queen Victoria Overprinted SPECIMEN, mint hinged (with hinge remnants), with light internal creases, else fine-very fine and quite scarce. Stanley Gibbons CV £3,000.
Lot 12, Canada 1851 twelve pence Queen Victoria plate proof with overprint on india paper
Lot 12 Canada #3Pi 12d Queen Victoria Plate Proof, with Vertical SPECIMEN Overprint in Carmine, on India paper, with four large margins, very fine. Unitrade CV$2,500.
Lot 191, Canada 12-1/2c Queen Victoria plate proof in black with SPECIMEN in carmine, sold for C$6,084
Lot 191 Canada 18TCiv 12-½c Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black, with Vertical Type “C” (21.5mm medium) SPECIMEN in Carmine, on India paper, with four large margins, very fine. A very rare proof missing in most collections, as only 10 examples are recorded. Unitrade CV$4,000, sold for C$5,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 8, Canada twelve penny Victoria plate proof in black with vertical SPECIMEN in green, sold for C$3,159
Lot 8 Canada #3Piii 12d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black, with Vertical SPECIMEN Overprint in Green, on card-mounted India paper, very fine. A very scarce plate proof which is accompanied by a 2021 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$6,500, sold for $2,700 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
