Sale 339

The Daniel Cantor Collection
The Province of Canada, 1851-1868:
The Pence & Cents Era


Three Pence Stitch Watermark
 
 
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Lot 70
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Canada, 1853, Beaver, 3d brown red, vertical stitch watermark (Unitrade 4ax), clear to mostly full margins and light four-ring numeral cancel, fresh and Fine. Scott 4a var. Unitrade C$500 for Fine ($380),

Expertization: 1988 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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Lot 71
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, thin paper, vertical stitch watermark (Unitrade 4dx), vertical pair, clear to full margins except just touching at left center, bright and fresh with light target cancels, Fine. Quite a rare multiple. Scott 4d var. Unitrade C$1,000 as Fine singles ($750)
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Lot 72

Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d orange red, horizontal stitch watermark (Unitrade 4ii, x), four huge margins, tied by concentric rings cancel on small cover to Toronto, matching "Thornhill C.W., JA 7 1856" c.d.s., endorsed manuscript "Prepaid", partial Toronto backstamp; Very Fine. Scott 4 var.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE STITCH WATERMARK ON COVER.

Expertization: 2011 Greene Foundation Certificate.

The Unitrade catalogue lists but does not price the stitch watermark on cover.

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