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Sale 339
The Daniel Cantor Collection
The Province of Canada, 1851-1868:
The Pence & Cents Era
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Lot 54 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, major re-entry (Unitrade 4vi), position A34, large balanced margins, partial four-ring numeral cancels, tiny thin at bottom edge, well clear of design, Very Fine. Scott 4 var. Unitrade C$1,200 ($900)
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Lot 55 |
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Canada, 1853, Beaver, 3d brown red, major re-entry (Unitrade 4avi), position A34, the right stamp in a horizontal pair, large to oversize margins and light target cancels, small natural paper inclusion in the variety, noticeable mainly on reverse; fresh and Very Fine. Scott 4a var. Unitrade C$1,500 as singles ($1,120),
A CHOICE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJOR RE-ENTRY IN A MULTIPLE.
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Lot 56 |
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Canada, 1853, Beaver, 3d brown red, major re-entry (Unitrade 4avi), position A34, the bottom stamp in a vertical pair, full to oversize margins, crease between stamps, not touching either, fresh and Very Fine. Scott 4a var. Unitrade C$1,500 as singles ($1,120)
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Lot 57 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red on thin paper, major re-entry (Unitrade 4dvii), position A47, large balanced margins and light target cancel, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott 4d var. Unitrade C$1,300 ($980),
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE AND DRAMATIC RE-ENTRY.
Expertization: 2002 Greene Foundation Certificate identifying the position.
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Lot 58 |
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Canada, 1853, Beaver, 3d brown red, major re-entry (Unitrade 4avii), position A47, full to large margins with an unusually clear strike of the Goderich U.C. "14" four-ring numeral cancel, fresh and Very Fine. Scott 4a var. Unitrade C$1,300 ($980)
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Lot 59 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d scarlet vermilion, thin paper, major re-entry (Unitrade 4d, 4dxii), position A80, the top stamp in a vertical pair, full margins except cut just to outer frame line at right, fresh and lightly canceled, F.-V.F. Scott 4d, 4 var. Unitrade C$750 as Fine singles ($560)
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Lot 60 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d deep red, thick hard paper (Unitrade 4v var.), left sheet margin single (position A91) showing a strong re-entry; full to oversize margins and light, central target cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott 4 var. Unitrade C$600 without the re-entry ($450),
Expertization: 2011 Greene Foundation Certificate.
Though somewhat subtle and unlisted by Unitrade, this is an unmistakable re-entry affecting most of the inscriptions and numerals. It is listed as a major re-entry on Ralph E. Trimble's Re-entries.com.
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Lot 61 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, major re-entry (Unitrade 4 var.), position B42, large, perfectly balanced margins, strong color and light target cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott 4 var. $225+. Unitrade C$300+ ($220),
Another position not listed by Unitrade as a major re-entry but featuring clear doubling in almost all the lettering and strong doubling of the inner frame line at the lower left. It is listed as a major re-entry on Re-entries.com.
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Lot 62 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, strong re-entry (Unitrade 4 var.), position B53, huge margins including good bit of adjacent stamp at right, rich color and well struck "face-free" target cancel; a fresh, Extremely Fine gem. Scott 4 var. $225+. Unitrade C$300+ ($220),
Though not listed by Unitrade as a major re-entry, this position, the so-called "VR" re-entry, features clear doubling of parts of virtually the entire design, including the letters "VR" flanking the crown. It is listed as a major re-entry on Ralph E. Trimble's Re-entries.com.
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, major re-entry (Unitrade 4xii), position B61, huge margins including left sheet margin with partial imprint "…York.", deep rich color and neat manuscript "check mark" cancel; a choice, Extremely Fine example of this scarce and desirable variety. Scott 4 var. Unitrade C$1,200 ($900)
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Lot 64 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red on thin paper, major re-entry (Unitrade 4dxii), position B61, the left stamp in a horizontal strip of four, full to large margins all around including part sheet margin at left, bright color and light target cancels, fresh and Very Fine. Scott 4d var. Unitrade C$2,100+ ($1,580),
A CHOICE AND RARE MULTIPLE, ESPECIALLY AS IT CONTAINS A MAJOR RE-ENTRY.
Expertization: 1974 BPA Certificate not identifying re-entry.
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, strong re-entry (Unitrade 4a var.), position B65, ample to mostly large margins with deep rich color and clear target cancels, fresh and Very Fine. Scott 4a var. $250+. Unitrade C$350+ ($260),
Still another position not listed by Unitrade as a major re-entry but listed as such on Re-entries.com, position B65 shows obvious doubling in almost all of the lettering, including the "VR", and in the pearls on the right side of the crown.
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