Lot 116 Canada #41 1890s 3c vermilion Small Queen, mint bottom margin single, with full original gum, never hinged. Four large margins, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate stating “tiny natural paper flaw upper centre.” Unitrade CV$240, sold for C$375 plus buyer’s premium.
three cent vermilion
Lot 448, 1892 ten cent UPU registered SQ cover to Newfoundland, sold for $1380
Lot 448 1892 10c UPU registered cover to Newfoundland, franked with 2c green, 3c vermilion (sulphurated) and 5c green RLS, all tied by fancy cork cancels, paying the 5c UPU letter rate plus 5c registration fee. Mailed from Commanda, Ont. (AUG.25.1892 broken circle) to Heart’s Content, Newfoundland (Sep. 6 receiver broken circle) via Toronto, Halifax and St. John’s. Overall toning, small tears and scissor cut next to the 2c (not affecting stamp), fine. This is the latest of the two recorded covers to Newfoundland bearing a 5c RLS. (Unitrade 36i, 41, F2)
Provenance: Harry Lussey (1999).
Illustrated in: Canada’s Small Queen Era 1870-1897 by George Arfken, p.281.
Estimate $600, sold for $1,200 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 452, 1891 25c registered SQ cover to New South Wales, sold for $3910
Lot 452 1891 25c non-UPU registered letter rate cover to New South Wales, franked with 3c vermilion (two pairs and two singles) plus two 5c gray, all tied by grid cancels, overpaying the 15c non-UPU letter rate for service via Southampton, England, plus 10c registration fee. Mailed from Toronto (AUG.23.1891) to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Oct. 9 receiver) via Windsor (Aug. 24), Chicago (Aug. 25), New York (Aug. 27) and London (Sep. 4) and endorsed “via Brindisi”. Fine-very fine and believed to be a unique rate and routing. (Unitrade 41, 42)
Letters to New South Wales were normally sent at the 12c non-UPU rate using the trans-Pacific route via San Francisco. This cover was sent to New South Wales using the more expensive 15c rate using the slower trans-Atlantic route via Southampton and Brindisi route, and is believed to be the only such recorded cover. In addition, it is also believed to be the only cover to an Australian State at the 10c registration fee.
Estimate $2,500, sold for $3,400 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 89 — Canada 1890 three cent vermilion Small Queen, MNH, sold for $230
Lot 89 Canada #41 1890 3c vermilion Small Queen, mint never hinged, very fine. Unitrade CV$240, sold for $200 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 92 — Canada 1890 three cent vermilion Small Queen, VF MNH, sold for $345
Lot 92 Canada #41 1890 3c vermilion Small Queen, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Richard Gratton certificate. Unitrade CV$240, sold for $300 plus buyer’s premium.