Lot 5 Canada #4c 1852 3d red Beaver on Soft, Ribbed Paper, used with a very light cancel. Four large and well balanced margins, showing part of the printer’s imprint at top right. Extremely fine and appealing stamp. Accompanied by a 1974 BPA certificate. Unitrade CV$ 800, sold for $700 plus buyer’s premium.
three penny Beaver
Lot 1 — Used 1851 three penny beaver on laid paper, extremely fine
Lot 1 Canada #1 1851 3d red Beaver on Laid Paper, used, with an ideal target cancel. Well centered among four large margins, showing part of adjoining stamp at right. Crisp, clear impression and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2006 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$1,600.
Lot 2 — Canada 1851 three penny beavers on cover, one with re-entry
Lot 2 Canada #1, 1iii 1851 3d red Beaver with Re-Entry on Folded Letter, mailed at Toronto on JUN.11.1852 and addressed to Kennedy in New York. The cover is franked with a regular #1 (filing crease but 4 margins) and a #1 with re-entry (position A47 – this stamp was removed for inspection and replaced and has 4 margins, close at top), each tied by its own target cancel. File fold, else very fine. Accompanied by a 2012 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade $3,700
Lot 24 — Canada three penny Beaver used block of four on thin paper, sold for $1093
Lot 24 Canada #4d 1852 3d orange red Beaver Block of Four on Thin Paper, used, with target cancels. Cut into at top, just at frameline at right, with full margins at bottom and left. The two right stamps have a vertical crease, and light stains on back affecting three stamps, else a fine block. Ex. Huff, and accompanied by a 2013 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Estimate $1,000, sold for $950 plus buyer’s premium.
Sale #14 to take place April 8-10th, 2014
We are pleased to announce our Sale #14, to be held in Ottawa on April 8-10th, 2014. Collectors of all levels will find something of interest in this sale. This auction introduces to the stamp collecting community a handful of items not previously known as well as a great many rarities up to and including traditional world-class expensive classics. Every auction our consignors trust us to sell an increasing number of their valuable items. In this auction, a total of 105 consignors have laid out a veritable “candy store” of temptation.
One area that is expanding rapidly is postal history and postmarks. This auction our offerings, especially in Canada and BNA, offer an amazing variety of single and larger lots.
A fair number of the items to be offered have been in collections for decades and sometimes are offered for the first time from a correspondence not previously cherished by a stamp collector. The task of viewing these lots will certainly be challenging for our customers who try to view everything.
In Canada we start with one of the rarest Canadian stamps, an unused number one, and it does not go downhill from there. A very fine and never hinged half-penny stamp did not even make it to the front cover of the catalogue. After the auction the winning bidder will be pleased to have a top quality mint pence stamp on page one of his or her album. Top quality continues from the earliest to the latest in Canada. Then, as can be seen on the front cover, B.N.A. has some eye-popping
rarities.
Our popular Lots and Collections section has fewer lots than previously but the overall variety and value are comparable to previous auctions. Those who view will find that the median quality of the lots as well as the individual stamps has improved from previous auctions.
We always like mentioning literature and this auction offers hundreds of works not seen in prior auctions. A goodly number of these have been combined in carton lots and will prove interesting to collectors looking for new interests (they may also prove to be a bargain).
Our Worldwide section offers more lots than usual, as well as some strong USA. This and our British Commonwealth (check out the Rhodesia) round out a strong and diverse auction.
The auction is now online at Stamp Auction Network.
PDFs of the catalogue, instructions for bidding, and other additional material will be posted here on our site beginning Monday, March 17th. Print catalogues will be sent out next week to subscribers.
We invite you to participate!