Lot 90 Canada #62 1897 $2 Dark Purple Jubilee, used with a light and socked on the nose Montréal c.d.s., very fine and fresh. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$450.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
two dollar dark purple
Lots 89 & 96, Canada 1897 two dollar dark purple and five dollar olive green Jubilee, both XF NH
Lot 89 Canada #62 1897 $2 Dark Purple Jubilee, mint never hinged with sheet margin at left, very well centered and fresh, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2004 Greene Foundation certificate. An exceptional stamp in all aspects, a rare occurrence for this high value Jubilee. From the Outaouais Collection. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 96 Canada #65 1897 $5 Olive Green Jubilee, mint never hinged, with sheet margin at left, very well centered and fresh, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. A truly remarkable stamp in all respects. The $5 Jubilee is often considered the cornerstone to a collection of Canadian stamps, and obtaining an example in pristine condition is difficult to achieve. The example from the Outaouais Collection will offer a lucky collector the chance of owning one of the very finest examples $5 in existence. An astute collector might want to keep $2 and $5 values with their matching left sheet margins together, and attempt to assemble a complete set in this quality. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lots 136 & 140 — Queen Victoria Jubilees
Our second feature for Victoria Day shows two nice Jubilee stamps, which honoured Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee of sixty years on the throne.
Lot 136 Canada #62 1897 $2 dark purple Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 140 Canada #65 1897 $5 olive green Jubilee, mint never hinged with lightly disturbed gum (likely from storage), else very fine. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lots 195, 199, 202 & 204 — Canada 1898 Queen Victoria Jubilee High Values
The high value Queen Victoria Jubilees, VF NH.
Lot 195 Canada #62 1897 $2 dark purple Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 199 Canada #63 1897 $3 yellow bistre Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 2002 Sergio Sismondo certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 202 Canada #64 1897 $4 purple Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 2002 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 204 Canada #65 1897 $5 olive green Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 1988 S. Pinchot and Son certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.