Lot 9 Canada #3Pi 1851 12d black Queen Victoria Plate Proof, with Vertical SPECIMEN Overprint in Carmine, a lovely block of eight on card-mounted India paper, fresh and very fine. A stunning block, and certainly one of the great showpieces of Canadian philately. This item would certainly form the cornerstone of a proof collection. Unitrade CV C$20,000.
SPECIMEN overprint
Lot 10, Canada 1851 twelve penny black plate proof pair with diagonal SPECIMEN
Lot 10 Canada #3Pii 1851 12d black Queen Victoria Plate Proof, with Diagonal SPECIMEN Overprint in Carmine, a horizontal pair on India paper, quite fresh and very fine. A rare and seldom offered proof, especially so in a multiple. Unitrade CV C$10,000.
Lot 8, Canada 1851 twelve penny black plate proof, with SPECIMEN
Lot 8 Canada #3Pi 1851 12d black Queen Victoria Plate Proof, with vertical SPECIMEN in carmine and extensive re-entry of the frameline at left. Four even margins, tiny spot in margin at top left, still very fine. Unitrade CV$2,500.
Lot 8, Small Queens SPECIMEN overprints set of ten, sold for $1668
Lot 8 ½c to 50c set of ten Small Queens SPECIMEN Overprints, eight values complete to the 10c, each overprinted with a diagonal 2.5x15mm serifed “SPECIMEN” in purple, reading up, of unknown origin. With original gum, hinged, 20c with a thin and a few other values with small flaws, overall fine.
Provenance: Harvey Poole (2014), excluding 1c value
Estimate $500, sold for $1,450 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 723 — Cyprus 1924 One pound violet and black on red George V, Specimen overprint, realized $287
Lot 723 Cyprus #110 1924 £1 violet and black on red King George V Overprinted Specimen, mint hinged and very fine. Estimate $200, SOLD for $250 plus buyer’s premium.