Victor Willson

Sale 46 Coming April 4-6

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Welcome to our General Sale #46!

Lot 174 Canada #30vi 1868 15c grey Large Queen with “Balloon Flaw”, used with ideal and lovely strike of Victoria BC, dated NOV.4.1897. The plate flaw is from position 97. A big stamp with large margins and a pressed-out vertical crease, with very fine plus appearance. Catalogue value is for fine only, unpriced for very fine. Unitrade CV$500.

A constant flow of very interesting and attractive material continues to be entrusted to us, and this sale, comprising over 2,000 lots, is sure to have something for most collecting interests, and budgets.

A short list of the interesting material in this sale includes:

  • The Thomas Meyerhof Collection of Canada and BNA, an extensive mint plus used collection as well as precancels, forgeries and more. This collection stands out for the extensive presence of Unitrade-listed shades, papers and varieties, especially in the pre-World War II era.
  • The Victor L. Willson Collection of Canadian Victorian era stationery post card rates and destinations, with many rare destinations.
  • The “Sapphire” Collection of British East Asia stamps and postal history (including postal stationery, first flights, etc.) of Malaya and States, Malaysia, North Borneo, Straits Settlements, Singapore, Brunei and more.
  • A lovely collection of early worldwide first flights and airmail covers.
  • Over 100 lots of Canadian Admiral stamps, with superior singles, blocks, large multiples, lathework and collections.

This sale will be conducted live on Stamp Auction Network, also with a live floor, via telephone and other traditional bidding methods. A reminder that our buyer’s fee is still at an industry-low 17%, and that all transactions are in Canadian dollars.

Enjoy this sale!

Stéphane Cloutier, FRPSC, FPHSC
Auction Manager

Lot 49, 1890s one cent yellow SQ bisect on newspaper, sold for $7130

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Lot 49Lot 49 1890s 1c yellow, diagonal bisect, tied by squared circle, paying the ½c domestic second class rate for transient newspapers. The Railway News newspaper masthead (folded), mailed from Fredericton, N.B. (NOV.8.1897) to Westmorland Street in Fredericton. A rare franking, which was authorized by the Canadian Post Office for the Fredericton Post Office between the dates of November 5th and 8th, at which time no ½c adhesives were available. Bit of wear due to the nature of the paper, still very fine and a desirable usage of the 1c stamp, with only six legitimate examples of this bisect having been recorded. A famous item, with great provenance. Accompanied by 1982 RPSL certificate. (Unitrade 35c)

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein (1970), Dr. Alan Selby (1993), “Jura” Collection (2007), Victor Willson (2013).

Illustrated in: The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada by Winthrop Boggs, p.303.
Unitrade CV$6,000, sold for $6,200 plus buyer’s premium.