Lot 249 Canada 161 1929 2c green KGV Scroll Coil, mint never hinged pair, very fine. Unitrade CV$240, sold for $210 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 56 — Canada 1868 two cent green Large Queen on watermarked paper
Lot 56 Canada #24a 1868 2c green Large Queen on Watermarked Paper, unused (no gum), and showing letter “U” of watermark. Vertical pressed-out crease, else a very fine stamp. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade $4,000
Lot 161 — Canada two cent green Small Queen, 2nd Ottawa printing, sold for $546
Our first featured item from Sale #14 is from Canada classics, a section where we saw many nice realizations.
Lot 161 Canada #36i 1889 2c green Small Queen, mint never hinged, from the second Ottawa printing. A fresh example, with large margins, especially at both sides and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2013 Richard Gratton certificate. Unitrade CV$ 300, sold for $475 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 283 — Canada two cent green Admiral strip of four, wet printing marginal strip, realized $265
Lot 283 Canada #107 1922 2c green Admiral Strip of Four. Wet printing left marginal strip. Top half of pyramid lines in left margin opposite bottom. Also phantom pyramid lines in left margin opposite top two stamps. The pyramid lines are 6.5 mm to the left of the stamp designs which means it must come from one of plates 175, 176, 180, 181. Stamp 2 has a scratch to the left of the 2 in the right numeral tablet. Unused (no gum) and scarce. Estimate $100, sold for $230 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 490 — Canada two cent green scroll imperf tete-beche block of 12, sold for $1265
Lot 490 Canada #150ac 1928 2c green KGV Scroll Imperforate Tête Bêche Block of Twelve, mint, all stamps are never hinged (light hinge mark in selvedge only). Very fine and accompanied by a 2012 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$2025, sold for $1100 plus buyer’s premium.