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Lot 622, Prince Edward Island 1870 four and a half pence Victoria die proof of vignette

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This is the last in our week of highlights from the Crosby Collection.

Lot 622, Prince Edward Island four and a half pence Victoria die proof of vignetteLot 622 Prince Edward Island #10DP Die Proof of Vignette for the 1870 4½d Issue, a lovely item, mounted on sunk-in card, with handstamp on back reading “British American Bank Note Co. Limited / Oct 1, 1951 / Ottawa, Ont.”. Rare, and none of the important P.E.I. auctions we have consulted had anything similar. Minuse & Pratt unlisted. From the Louis Sidney Crosby Collection of Prince Edward Island. Estimate C$1,000.

Lots 108 & 115 — Canada 1859 Cents issue vignettes

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Lot 108Lot 108 Canada #17 Prince Albert Vignette, identical to the Consort issue of 1859, on thin paper mounted on card 33×44 mm. A lovely addition to a Cents Issue collection. Estimate $100, Sold for $242 including buyer’s premium.

Lot 115Lot 115 Canada #18 Queen Victoria Vignette, identical to the Cents issue of 1859, on thin paper mounted on card 41×53 mm. A lovely addition to a Cents Issue collection. Estimate $100, Sold for $276 including buyer’s premium.