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Lot 1615 |
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Canada Contract to print Canada's first postage stamps, seven-page handwritten contract between the Province of Canada, represented by the Provincial Post Master General, James Morris, and the New York engraving firm of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson. The contract spells out which stamps are to be printed: "three (3d.) pence, six (6d.) pence and shilling (1/-)" and that the stamps should be "on suitable paper of the best quality, prepared for use with gum, at the rate of Twenty Cents per thousand stamps". The contract also stipulates that the dies and plates will remain "the exclusive property of Her Britannic Majesty for the use of Her Provincial Government of Canada" and details security arrangements for said dies and plates when not in use.
Signed and sealed by Post Master General Morris on June 21, 1851; signed and sealed by Freeman Rawdon, Neziah Wright, George W. Hatch and Tracy R. Edson on July 7, after adding a clause providing for destruction of the dies and plates "in the event of this agreement being annulled"; and finally, signed again by Morris on July 12, agreeing to the destruction clause.
Estimate 40,000 - 50,000
A FABULOUS DOCUMENT OF INCALCULABLE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE.
Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson were also the printers of the first issue of United States postage stamps, the 5¢ and 10¢ of 1847. The contract for that issue, however, has never been found, making this one nearly as important to collectors of the United States 1847 Issue as it is to the collectors of Canada's first stamps.
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Lot 1616 |
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Canada 1851, 3d red, laid paper (1P), horizontal pair. Full to huge margins all around, intense radiant color, shallow thin spot on right proof. Still a Very Fine and lovely multiple.
Provenance: Carrington
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Lot 1617 |
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Canada 1851, 3d orange vermilion, laid paper (1a), ample to large margins, target cancel. F.-V.F.
Scott $800
Expertization: 1990 B.P.A. Certificate.
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Lot 1618 |
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Canada 1851, 3d red, laid paper (1), vertical pair. Bottom stamp with minor re-entry, large margins all around, faint laid lines, target cancels, rich color. Bottom stamp creased (basically invisible from front). Otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,600 for singles
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Lot 1619 |
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Canada 1851, 6d slate violet, laid paper (2), large to oversized margins and light target cancel. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,350
THE CENTER OF THE CANCEL IS WEAKLY STRUCK, ALLOWING PRINCE ALBERT'S FACE TO SHINE THROUGH.
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Lot 1620 |
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Canada 1851, 6d grayish purple, laid paper (2b), a handsome and choice used single, four mostly large margins, strong color and impression on crisp clean paper, target cancel. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,400
Provenance: Carrington
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Lot 1621 |
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Canada 1851, 12d black, laid paper (3Pi), overprinted "Specimen" vertically in red. Very Fine. Unitrade C$1,750 ($1,310).
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Lot 1622 |
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Canada 1851, 12d black, laid paper (3), cutting to large margins, black grid cancel. Defective. V.G. appearance. A collectible example of this great rarity!
Scott $50,000
Expertization: 1994 Brandon Certificate.
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Lot 1623 |
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Canada 1852, 3d red (4), four large to enormous margins with bright color and neatly struck blue target cancel. A choice Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $180+
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Lot 1624 |
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Canada 1852, 3d red (4), a very handsome used example, featuring four mostly huge margins, striking intense color and impression and a light 4-ring numeral postmark.
Scott $180
Provenance: Carrington
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Lot 1625 |
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Canada 1853, 3d brown red (4a), horizontal pair. Ample to oversized margins, including partial sheet margin at right, vibrant color and single light target cancel. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $360+
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Lot 1626 |
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Canada 1852, 3d red, thin paper (4d), bright fresh horizontal pair with large balanced margins. Light blue target cancels. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $360 ++
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Lot 1627 |
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Canada 1852, 3d red (4i), horizontal pair, pos. B33-34. Large margins and neatly struck target cancels. Extremely Fine.
Scott $360+
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Lot 1628 |
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Canada 1852, 3d red (4i), vertical pair. Position A82/92, ample to large margins, target cancels and a bit of red transit markings at lower right. Very Fine.
Scott $360+
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Lot 1629 |
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Canada 1855, 6d greenish gray (5b), close to large margins with modest black cancel. Fine.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: 1979 Royal Certificate.
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Lot 1630 |
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Canada 1855, 6d gray violet, thick hard paper (5d), an exceptionally choice used example of this very scarce stamp, with large even margin all around, strong characteristic color, uncommonly fresh, four ring numeral cancel. An Extremely Fine gem, certainly one of the finest used singles available.
Scott $2,100
Expertization: 1969 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Carrington
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Lot 1631 |
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Canada 1855, 6d gray violet, thick hard paper (5d), oversized margins to barely touched at left, neat diamond grid cancel. Fresh and nearly Very Fine.
Scott $2,100
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Lot 1632 |
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Canada 1855, 10d blue, thick paper (7a), unused, large margins to just touching at upper right, vibrant color and sharp impression on bright paper. Fine.
Scott $4,750
Expertization: 1973 Friedl Certificate and signed H. Bloch.
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Lot 1633 |
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Canada 1855, 10d blue, strong re-entry (position 1) (7iii), ample to large margins, deep color on bright paper with light Quebec 4-ring "37" cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $1,250 ++
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Lot 1634 |
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Canada 1857, ½d rose, plate proof on India, overprinted "SPECIMEN" vertically (8Pi), horizontal pair with green black overprint. Full to wide margins. Choice Very Fine. Unitrade C$400 ($300).
Provenance: Carrington
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Lot 1635 |
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Canada 1859, 6d brown violet (13), well centered with deep color and full o.g. Remarkably fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $8,000
SURELY ONE OF THE FINEST MINT SINGLES EXTANT; RETAINING ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL MINT "PATINA" AND BEING CENTERED UNUSUALLY WELL FOR WHAT IS NORMALLY A POORLY CENTERED STAMP.
Expertization: 1996 Brandon, 1998 B.P.A., 2002 R.P.S. Certificates.
The Royal Philatelic Society notes "perfs trimmed and some reinforced at top". In our opinion, while the lower most perfs on the left may have been slightly blunted by scissor separation, they are hardly worthy of note. And the reinforcement is no more than a tiny bit of album remnant that has adhered itself to the stamps gum. We maintain that this is still one of the finest mint singles in existence.
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Lot 1636 |
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Canada 1859, 5¢ vermilion, perf 11-3/4 x 12 (15), unused, deep rich color. Nearly Very Fine.
Scott $285
Provenance: Carrington
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Lot 1637 |
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Canada 1859, 10¢ violet (17a), incredibly well centered with intense color and nearly full original gum. Extremely Fine.
Scott $800
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Lot 1638 |
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Canada 1859, 10¢ brown, perf 11-3/4 (17b), eighth printing order 8A in shades of brown from 23 January, 1862, an especially fresh mint example, good color, full clean o.g. Very Fine.
Scott $800
Provenance: Carrington
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Lot 1639 |
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Canada 1859, 12½¢ yellow green (18), unused, bright color on fresh paper. Nearly Very Fine.
Scott $625
Provenance: Carrington
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Lot 1640 |
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Canada 1859, 12½¢ yellow green (18), block of 4. Fresh color, o.g., small hinge remnant reinforcements, rejoined vertically. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $3,000 for singles
Provenance: Carrington
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Lot 1641 |
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Canada 1859, 17¢ blue, "burr on shoulder" variety (19 var), bright color and neat Ottawa "27" 4-ring cancel. Fine. Unitrade C$1,500 ($1,120).
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Lot 1642 |
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Canada 1864, 2¢ rose (20), wonderful lustrous color and nearly full original gum. Fine.
Scott $425
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Lot 1643 |
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Canada 1879, 15¢ deep violet, very thick paper (30c), attractive line and c.d.s. cancels. Shallow thin spots. Fine appearance. An attractive example of a difficult stamp.
Scott $1,350
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Lot 1644 |
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Canada 1879, 15¢ deep violet, very thick paper (30c), vertical pair. With neat reverse "N" in circle cancels, typical centering. Fine. A very rare multiple.
Scott $2,700+
Provenance: G. Harmer
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Lot 1645 |
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Canada 1893, 50¢ deep blue, imperf (47a), horizontal pair. Large margins, deep color. O.g., hinge remnant. Extremely Fine.
Scott $900
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Lot 1646 |
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Canada 1897 Victoria Jubilee issue complete (50P-65P), bright set with brilliant colors. Several cut close, generally F.-V.F. 400 complete sets possible. Unitrade C$5,350 ($4,010).
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Lot 1647 |
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Canada 1897, 5¢ dark blue, imperf (70a), top sheet margin block of 4. Without gum as issued. Two tiny red offset specks in top margin. Extremely Fine.
Scott $650
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Lot 1648 |
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Canada 1898, 1¢ gray green, imperf (75a), horizontal pair. Large margins, deep attractive shade. O.g., lightly hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $750
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Lot 1649 |
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Canada 1899, 2¢ carmine (77b), booklet pane of 6. Wonderfully well centered. Very light flat plate gum creases. Still choice Very Fine and exceptional for this difficult pane.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 1650 |
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Canada 1900, 20¢ olive green, imperf (84a), horizontal pair. Ample to large side margins. Without gum as issued. F.-V.F.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 1651 |
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Canada 1898 Imperial Penny Postage complete, imperf (85a-86a), vertical pairs. Large margins, bright colors. Without gum as issued. Extremely Fine.
Scott $700
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