Sale 311

Canada and Provinces


Pence Issue Proofs
 
 
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Lot 2002
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1851, 6d red lilac, trial color plate proof on India on card (2TC), top right corner block of 16. Positions 7-10/37-40, large margins all around, two "Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson. New York." marginal imprints. Extremely Fine and rare. Unitrade C$4,000 as singles ($3,000).
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Lot 2003
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1851, 6d grey blue, Specimen trial color plate proof on India (Unitrade 2TCxi), block of four. Vertical "Specimen." in carmine, large margins all around, printed in 1857-58. Very Fine. Unitrade C$1,200 ($900).
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Lot 2004
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1851, 12d black, plate proof on India on card, "Specimen" overprint in carmine (Unitrade 3Pi), horizontal pair. Left stamp with re-entry of right and left frames, large margins. Extremely Fine and rare. Unitrade C$4,000 as singles ($3,000).
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Lot 2005
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1855, 10d blue, plate proof on India, "Specimen" overprint in carmine (Unitrade 7Pi), horizontal pair. Large margins. Very Fine. Unitrade C$600 as singles ($450).
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Lot 2006
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1857, ½d black, Specimen trial color plate proof on India on card (Unitrade 8TCii), block of four. Vertical "Specimen." overprint in carmine, positions 74-75/86-87, large even margins. Extremely Fine. Unitrade C$1,200 as singles ($900).
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Lot 2007
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1857, ½d deep rose, trial color plate proof on India on card (8TC), lower right corner block of 30. With large margins all around, two "Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson. New York." marginal imprints, positions 56-60/116-120, major re-entry position 120, and re-entry showing double framlines positions 72, 84, and 96. Extremely Fine and choice. A rare large multiple. Unitrade C$7,500 as singles ($5,620).
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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Lot 2008
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1857, ½d black, Specimen trial color plate proof on India on card (Unitrade 8TCii), top margin block of four. Vertical "Specimen." overprint in light carmine, positions 7-8, 19-20, large to huge margins including frameline of adjacent stamps at right. Extremely Fine. Unitrade C$1,200 as singles ($900).

Provenance: Nickle
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Lot 2009
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1857, ½d deep rose, trial color plate proof on India on card (8TC), top margin block of six with "Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison, New-York." imprint, on card. Fresh and Very Fine. Unitrade C$1,500 as singles ($1,120).
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