St. Lawrence Seaway

Lot 557 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine, without any finger prints sometimes found on these desirable stamps. Accompanied by a 1983 and a 2017 Greene Certificate. Rsv. $5,000. Unitrade CV$12,500.

Lot 1661 Canada #387a 1959 5c St Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, mint never hinged, fresh and without any fingerprints or faults sometimes seen on these. A lovely, very fine example of this very popular Canadian error. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV $12,500.

Lot 626 Canada #387a 1959 5c Inverted St. Lawrence Seaway, used, with light cancel and quite fresh. Catalogue value for used is, in our opinion quite undervalued as opposed to mint, as used stamps are rarely offered on the market. This is a most pleasing example in all ways. Accompanied by a 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$10,000, sold for $8,000 plus buyer’s premium. A mint example also sold in this sale for $8500.

Lot 625 Canada #387a 1959 5c Inverted St. Lawrence Seaway, mint never hinged, fresh and extremely fine. Free of fingerprints which are often seen on these rare stamps but has a minor gum bend, mentioned for the record. Accompanied by a 2013 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$12,500.

Lot 626 Canada #387a 1959 5c Inverted St. Lawrence Seaway, used, with light cancel and quite fresh. Catalogue value for used is, in our opinion quite undervalued as opposed to mint, as used stamps are rarely offered on the market. This is a most pleasing example in all ways. Accompanied by a 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$10,000.

Lot 540 Canada #387a 1959 5c St. Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Centre, with full never hinged original gum, no fingerprints or gum bends as usually seen on these rare error stamps but has a small natural paper inclusion, fine-very fine. Accompanied by 2000 Greene Foundation Certificate. Unitrade CV$16,000, sold for $8,000 plus buyer’s premium.