Lot 77 Canada #47 1893 50c deep blue Widow Weeds, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged. A lovely single, with deep colour and almost perfect centering, very fine and fresh. Unitrade CV C$600, sold for $575 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 83, Canada 1897 50c deep ultramarine Jubilee, XF NH, sold for $1,380
Lot 83 Canada #60i 1897 50c deep ultramarine Jubilee, mint never hinged and perfectly centered, with rich colour, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2010 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. A very nice stamp for the discriminating collector. Unitrade CV$1,800, sold for $1,200 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 77, Canada 1893 fifty cent deep blue Widow Weeds, VF lightly hinged
Lot 77 Canada #47 1893 50c deep blue Widow Weeds, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged. A lovely single, with deep colour and almost perfect centering, very fine and fresh. Unitrade CV C$600.
Lot 79, Canada 1893 twenty cent vermilion Widow Weeds, MNH, sold for $2645
Lot 79 Canada #46 1893 20c vermilion Widow Weeds, mint with full original gum, never hinged. A very fine and fresh stamp. Accompanied by a 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV C$2,600, sold for $2,300 plus buyer’s premium.
Small Queens Plate Proofs
Plate proofs for many of the Small Queens values saw strong prices in the Cantor Sale. The following are all on card-mounted India paper:
Lot 25 One cent orange, Estimate $3000, sold for $3800 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 57 Two cent yellow green, Estimate $3000, sold for $4000 plus premium.
Lot 85 Three cent rose, Estimate $3000, sold for $4400 plus premium.
Lot 194 Ten cent dull rose, Unitrade CV$600, sold for $475 plus premium.
Lot 249 Twenty cent vermilion, Unitrade CV$600, sold for $800 plus premium.
Lot 250 Fifty cent deep blue, Unitrade CV$600, sold for $800 plus premium.