Sale 339

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


Six Pence Gray Violet on Thick Hard Paper
 
 
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Lot 126
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d greenish gray (Unitrade 5b), large margins to barely touching outer frame line at lower left, light red target cancel, exceptionally fresh and F.-V.F., scarce color cancel. Scott 5b $1,500+. Unitrade C$2,000+ ($1,500)
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Lot 127
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d greenish gray (Unitrade 5b), large margins to barely touching outer frame line at lower right, fancy grid cancel and large fancy "3" rate marking, unusually fresh and F.-V.F., scarce cancel. Scott 5b $1,500. Unitrade C$2,000 ($1,500)
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Lot 128
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d greenish gray (Unitrade 5b), clear to large margins, canceled solely with a large fancy "3" rate marking, F.-V.F., scarce cancel. Scott 5b $1,500. Unitrade C$2,000 ($1,500)
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Lot 129
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d gray violet, thick hard paper (Unitrade 5d), large to huge margins with adjacent stamp visible at top, partial Montreal "21" four-ring numeral cancel, fresh and choice Extremely Fine. Scott 5d $3,000. Unitrade C$4,000 ($3,000),

A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY SCARCE VARIETY.

Expertization: 1978 R. Lowe and 1988 Greene Foundation Certificates.
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Lot 130
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d gray violet, thick hard paper (Unitrade 5d), large balanced margins with a partial Grand Trunk Railway cancel, two small thin spots; choice Extremely Fine appearance. Scott 5d $4,000. Unitrade C$3,000 ($2,250),

Provenance: Redford, Picton, Kanee
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