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Lot 679 Canada #105bc, 107cd, 109ab 1922 1c, 2c and 3c Admiral Imperforate Tête-Bêche Booklet Panes of 12, the 1c and 3c values are unused (no gum, as issued), and the 2c value is mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. A rare and key Admiral set, with only seven known. Rarely offered, even in important “name sale” Admiral offerings, and a must have for the serious Admiral enthusiast.
Ex Reford (1950), Richardson (1978), Schacter (private trade) and “JAL” collections.
Unitrade CV$67,500
Lot 646 Canada #90c 1903 2c Carmine King Edward VII Imperforate Tête-Bêche Booklet Panes, an unused (no gum, as issued) booklet pane of 12, with 6 stamps inverted, very fine and fresh. With only 12 known têtê-bêche panes known to exist, this is an exceedingly rare item and the key item to any King Edward VII collection. Rarely seen this nice, as some panes have faults, and one of the gems of this collection.
Ex “JAL” collection.
Unitrade CV$30,000
Lot 239 Canada #153cvi 1928 5c Deep Violet King George V Scroll Imperforate Narrow Gutter Tête-Bêche Horizontal Pair, mint never hinged, right stamp has light gum disturbance, still very fine. Unitrade CV$750.
Lot 1744 Canada #CLP2 1918 25c red and black Aero Club of Canada Toronto to Ottawa Flight, a mint hinged tête-bêche pair, quite fresh and very fine. Unitrade CV$1,750.
Lot 604 Prince Edward Island #6g 1862 3d blue Queen Victoria Imperforate Wide Gutter Pair, with full original gum, hinged and a light crease down the middle of the gutter. This pair has the rare distinction of having each stamp in a different shade, with the right stamp being much darker. Exceptionally rare, with only two or three examples recorded, apart from the one remaining intact sheet (which contains six), very fine (unpriced as such in Unitrade). Estimate C$750.
Lot 605 Prince Edward Island #6h 1862 3d blue Queen Victoria Imperforate Tête Bêche Wide Gutter Pair, unused (no gum), with the usual crease down the middle of the gutter, plus another vertical crease on one of the stamps. The latter also has tiny spots on front, still a very rare item. Unitrade CV C$3,000.
Both lots from the Louis Sidney Crosby Collection of Prince Edward Island.