Lot 516 British Columbia and Vancouver Island #1 1860 2½d Dull Rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, mint with full original thin white gum. Very few of these stamps exist in private hands, especially this fresh and with full original gum, as well as with four full to well clear margins. Fine-very fine and accompanied by 1998 and 2015 Greene Foundation certificates. Rsv. $15,000. Unitrade CV$45,000.
two and a half pence dull rose
Lot 212, British Columbia & Vancouver Island two and a half pence dull rose, VF o.g.
Lot 212 British Columbia & Vancouver Island #1 1860 2½d Dull Rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, mint with thin, white original gum, on unwatermarked glossy paper. This stamp was prepared for the 1862 International Exhibition and never put into use. Very few of these stamps exist in private hands, especially with full original gum and with four large to well clear margins. Very fine and accompanied by a 1998 and a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $20,000. From The Outaouais Collection. Unitrade CV$45,000
Lot 528, BC & Vancouver Island 1860 two and a half pence dull rose, sheet margin mint block of six, sold for $2645
Lot 528 British Columbia & Vancouver Island #2 1860 2½d dull rose Queen Victoria, Perforated 14, a mint upper right sheet margin block of six, with full original gum and five never hinged stamps. Selvedge at top reads “ENCE HALF PENNY” in two lines. The block was once folded horizontally, affecting the three bottom stamps, still a lovely and fresh appearing block, unpriced in Unitrade for never hinged stamps and ex. Jack Wallace and the Mayfair find. Unitrade CV$6,000, sold for C$2,300 plus buyer’s premium.