| Ronald I. Ribler: Canada's 3¢ Small Queens |
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Lot 2357 |
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Canada, 1851, 3d red, laid paper (1), large margins except close a R, tied on small piece by. blue target cancel. F.-V.F.
Scott $800
Expertization: 1984 V.G. Greene certificate.
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Lot 2358 |
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Canada, 1851, 6d gray blue, trial color plate proof on India, vertical specimen overprint (2TCxi), large margins. Very Fine. Unitrade C$300 ($220).
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Lot 2359 |
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Canada, 1855, 6d slate gray (5), large margins all around including part of next stamp at bottom, neat target cancel. Small shallow thin spot. Still Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 2360 |
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Canada, 1855, 6d slate gray (5), four margins except just touching LL corner, tiny scrape, lightly tied by faint 4-ring "19" on cover from London, U.C. to Romeo, Mich., postmarked London broken circle, Jan 18, 1859, with Windsor exchange markings red "PAID" in circle and "CANADA/10/CENTS", backstamped Windor Jan 19; F-VF.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 2361 |
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Canada, 1857, 10p blue, plate proof on India (7Pi), large margins. Very Fine. Unitrade C$250 ($190).
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Lot 2362 |
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Canada, 1855, 10d blue (7), nice margins, slight thinning. Fresh and nearly Very Fine.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 2363 |
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Canada, 1857, ½d rose (8), bright. Regummed. Fresh and nearly Very Fine.
Scott $550 without gum
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Lot 2364 |
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Canada, 1857, 7½d black, trial color plate proof on India, vertical specimen overprint (9TCi), large margins. Without gum as issued. Very Fine. Unitrade C$500 ($380).
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Lot 2365 |
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Canada, 1857, 6d reddish purple, very thick soft wove paper (10), large margins to just clear at upper right, neat Melbourne, U.C. "20" 4-ring cancel. Faint horizontal crease. Fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,000
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Lot 2366 |
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Canada, 1859, 5¢ vermilion (15), tied by 4-ring "23" on small cover from Niagara, U.C. to St. Thomas, C.W., postmarked red Niagara broken circle, Dec 12, 1861, backstamped G.W.R./West Dec 12, London, U.C. Dec 13, and St. Thomas with unreadable date; F-VF.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2367 |
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Canada, 1859, 10¢ red lilac (17), bright color faint crease. Large part o.g. Fresh and Fine appearance.
Scott $750
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Lot 2368 |
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Canada, 1859, 12½¢ yellow green (18), bright color, "improved" perfs at R. Disturbed o.g. Otherwise F.-V.F.
Scott $750
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Lot 2369 |
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Canada, 1868, 1¢ brown red (22), beautifully centered with marvelous color. Disturbed o.g. Couple slightly short perfs. Very Fine.
Scott $475
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Lot 2370 |
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Canada, 1868, 2¢ green (24), bright color. O.g. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $475
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Lot 2371 |
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Canada, 1868, 3¢ red (25), disturbed o.g. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $775
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Lot 2372 |
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Canada, 1875, 5¢ olive green, perf 11½ (26), beautifully centered. Unused. Barest traces of a hinge thin and pressed crease. Choice Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $800 without gum
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Lot 2373 |
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Canada, 1874, 15¢ gray violet, perf 11½ x 12 (29a), unused. F.-V.F.
Scott $700
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Lot 2374 |
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Canada, 1868, 15¢ red lilac (29b), well centered. Unused. Very Fine.
Scott $625 without gum
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Lot 2375 |
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Canada, 1868, 15¢ gray (30 var.), 15¢ dull violet-gray. Beautifully centered. O.g. Extremely Fine. Scarce shade. SG 61b.
SG £225 ($290)
Expertization: 1972 RPS certificate as SG old #64.
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Lot 2376 |
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Canada, 1868-76, 15¢ deep blue (30e), o.g. Fresh and about Fine, a rare shade.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 2377 |
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Canada, 1871, 3¢ rose, thick soft "blotting" paper (37a var), with small pre-printing paper fold. Fine. Very rare. Unitrade 37i.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2378 |
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Canada, 1871, 3¢ rose (37a), attractive used group of seven singles and a pair plus a single on a mourning cover and a pair on a small cover to the U.S., the latter said to be a "thick soft paper"; F-VF.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2379 |
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Canada, 1870, 3¢ copper red (37b), well centered. O.g. Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
Expertization: 1996 V.G. Greene cert.
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Lot 2380 |
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Canada, 1873, 3¢ orange red (37c var), neat straight line (RE)GISTE(RED) cancel, strong partial offset of the 2¢ registered letter stamp on reverse. Extremely Fine. previously unreported.This would seem to prove conclusively that the 3¢ Small Queens and the 2¢ registered letter stamps were printed at the same time, in the same place and with the same inks.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2381 |
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Canada, 1872, 3¢ dull red, perf 11-3/4x11-3/4 (37 var), unused. Part o.g. F.-V.F. stated by Ribler to be the only recorded unused example.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1998 C.P.E.S. cert.
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Lot 2382 |
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Canada, 1870, 3¢ copper red, perf 12½ (37d), nicely centered and neatly cancelled. Small thin. Fine appearance.
Scott $950
Expertization: 1980 V.G. Greene cert. not mentioning thin.
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Lot 2383 |
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Canada, 1888, 3¢ bright vermilion (41), bottom sheet margin single of the pale vermilion shade, beautifully centered with huge margins. O.g., lightly hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $35
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Lot 2384 |
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Canada, 1888, 3¢ bright vermilion (41), UR corner margin strip of four with "THREE CENT" imprint. Bright and fresh. Diagonal crease affecting three stamps, rejoined separation. scarce positional piece.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Canada, 1888, 3¢ bright vermilion, imperf (41b), block of 4, large margins. O.g., lightly hinged (NH at B). Light vertical crease along R edge of L stamps. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $900
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