three cent orange red

Lot 157, Canada three cent Small Queen plate proof in orange red, XF on India paper, sold for C$1,404

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Lot 157, Canada three cent Small Queen plate proof in orange red, on India paperLot 157 Canada #37E 3c Small Queen Plate Proof in Orange Red, on India paper, with large margins, extremely fine. Scarcer than the proofs on card. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$1,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.

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Lot 364, 1876 six cent pre-UPU SQ cover to Bahamas, sold for $2645

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Lot 364Lot 364 1876 6c pre-UPU cover to Bahamas, franked with vertical pair of 3c orange red, perforated 11½x12, tied by two strikes of fancy segmented cork cancel, paying the 6c pre-UPU letter rate. Mailed from Toronto, Ont. (JAN.20.1876) with readable House of Assembly c.d.s. to Nassau, Bahamas Island. Toronto (Jan. 20) and New York (Jan. 27) transit cancels and with U.S. 3c claim marking in red crayon. Fresh and attractive cover, fine stamps on a very fine cover. (Unitrade 37iii)

A rare rate with fewer than ten examples recorded to the Bahamas.

Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012).
Estimate $1,000, sold for $2,300 plus buyer’s premium.