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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 70 |
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o 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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o 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 |
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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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