Lot 178 Canada #10 1857 6d Reddish Purple Consort Imperforate on Thick Soft Paper, a used horizontal pair with very light target cancels. The margins are quite large at both sides, just clear in places at top and bottom, with fresh colour and fine-very fine. Accompanied by 1963 Philatelic Foundation and 2018 PSE certificates. A very nice example of this rare multiple. Unitrade CV$13,500.
thick soft paper
Lot 11, Canada 1857 six pence reddish purple Consort on thick soft paper, XF with 4-ring numeral cancel, sold for C$6,084
Lot 11 Canada #10 1857 6d Reddish Purple Consort Imperforate on Thick Soft Paper, used with 4-ring numeral cancel in blue (likely a #2). A lovely stamp, with ample margins all around and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 1994 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV $9,000, sold for $5,200 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 87, Canada 1871 one cent red orange Small Queen pair, F-VF used, sold for C$517
Lot 87 Canada #35ix 1871 1c red orange Small Queen on Thick Soft Paper, a used horizontal pair, with neat manuscript cancel, fine-very fine and scarce in multiples. Accompanied by a 1978 Greene Foundation certificate (number 242). Ex. John Hillson, illustrated in H&N, page 204. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$450.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 34 — Canada one cent yellow orange Small Queen strip of five on cover
Lot 34 Canada 1871 1c yellow orange on thick, soft paper, horizontal strip of five tied to domestic registered cover by three strikes of duplex cancel, paying the 3c letter rate plus 2c registration fee. Mailed from London, Ont. (duplex #6 dated JAN.18.1872) to Clinton (next day receiver on back). A lovely and rare cover, bearing the largest known multiple of this very scarce paper variety, very fine. (Unitrade 35ix).
Provenance: John Siverts (1989), Ted Nixon (2012).
Estimate $3,000.