Lot 549 Canada #387a 1959 5c St. Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Text, a mint never hinged single, with immaculate gum, fresh and very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $7,000. Unitrade CV $12,500.
St. Lawrence Seaway
Lot 814, Canada 1959 five cent St. Lawrence Seaway with inverted centre, VF NH
Lot 814 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, mint never hinged, with light fingerprint on gum as is often seen on this issue, due to the manipulation of the sheet, otherwise fresh and very fine. A scarce and sought after stamp with only 400 released, and a must have for any modern variety or inverted centre collector.
Accompanied by a 2007 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate.
Unitrade CV$12,500
Lot 444, Canada 1959 five cent St. Lawrence Seaway with inverted text, VF NH
The first day of Sale 42 continues. Modern Canada offers this famous error.
Lot 444 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Text, a mint never hinged right sheet margin single, with a light fingerprint on the gum, still fresh and very fine. A scarce and sought after stamp with only 400 produced, and a must have for any varieties collector. Accompanied by its original 1969 receipt from when it was purchased by the consignor for $1,800 from Carl Mangold. Unitrade CV $12,500.
Lot 358, Canada 1959 five cent St. Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Text, VF NH
Lot 358 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Text, mint never hinged, with lovely and immaculate gum, fresh and very fine. A scarce and sought after stamp with only 400 produced, and a must have for any varieties collector. Unitrade CV$12,500.
Lots 190 & 191, Canada 1959 five cent St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted centre, VF singles, mint (sold for C$10,530) & used (sold for C$5,616)
Two examples of Canada’s most important error, from the Outaouais Collection.
Lot 190 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine, without any finger print marks sometimes found on these desirable stamps. Accompanied by a 1997 Greene Foundation Certificate. Unitrade CV$12,500, sold for $9,000 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 191 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, a used sheet margin single, with the usual machine cancel, very fine. Unitrade values used stamps for less than mint, yet they consistently sell for much more, as they are rarer, and this sheet margin copy is sure to please. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation Certificate. Unitrade CV$10,000, sold for $4,800 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
