Sale 339

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


Ten Pence
 
 
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Lot 132
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue (Unitrade 7), full to oversize margins with adjacent stamps visible at top and left, deep color and light four-ring numeral cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott 7 $1,750. Unitrade C$2,500 ($1,880),

AN UNUSUALLY CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 10D.

Expertization: 1980 RPS and 1982 Greene Foundation Certificates.
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Lot 133
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, thick paper (Unitrade 7a), bright and fresh with huge margins showing adjacent frame lines at top and right and incredible color, lightened manuscript "X" cancel, still a Superb and truly stunning stamp. Scott 7a $2,250. Unitrade C$3,000 ($2,250),

Expertization: 2008 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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Lot 134
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue (Unitrade 7), ample margins all around, lightly canceled, fresh and Very Fine. Scott 7 $1,750. Unitrade C$2,500 ($1,880)
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Lot 135
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, thick paper (Unitrade 7a), large balanced margins, bright color and bold Toronto-type square grid cancel, Very Fine. Scott 7a $2,250. Unitrade C$3,000 ($2,250)
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Lot 136
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, thick paper (Unitrade 7a), ample to large margins with a bold London U.C. "19" four-ring numeral cancel, fresh and Very Fine. Scott 7a $2,250. Unitrade C$3,000 ($2,250),

Expertization: 1995 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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Lot 137
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, thick paper (Unitrade 7a), clear to large margins with bright color and a neat blue target cancel, tiny tear at right just into frame line, otherwise Very Fine, quite rare with a color cancel. Scott 7a $2,250. Unitrade C$3,000 ($2,250),

Expertization: 1994 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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Lot 138
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, thick paper (Unitrade 7a), minor re-entry showing slight doubling at top including entire inner frame line; clear to mostly large margins and light bright red target cancel, small, light corner crease; exceptionally fresh, F.-V.F. appearance, a gorgeous stamp, quite rare with a red cancel. Scott 7a $2,250+. Unitrade C$3,000+ ($2,250)
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Lot 139
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue (Unitrade 7), ample to large margins except a bit close at lower right, light Perth U.C. "29" four-ring numeral cancel, F.-V.F. Scott 7 $1,750. Unitrade C$2,500 ($1,880),

Expertization: 1992 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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Lot 140
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, thick paper (Unitrade 7a), clear to large margins with a neat Ottawa "27" four-ring numeral cancel, tiny repaired tear upper right corner; fresh, Very Fine appearance. Scott 7a $2,250. Unitrade C$3,000 ($2,250),

Provenance: Guilford
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Lot 141
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue (Unitrade 7), clear to mostly large margins, socked-on-the-nose bold Oakville C.W. "24" four-ring numeral cancel, few tiny flaws, F.-V.F. appearance. Scott 7 $1,750. Unitrade C$2,500 ($1,880),

Provenance: Hennock
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Lot 142
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue (Unitrade 7), horizontal pair, clear to large margins, Montreal "21" four-ring numeral cancels, diagonal crease affecting both stamps, fresh and otherwise F.-V.F. and very scarce. Scott 7 $3,500 as singles. Unitrade C$5,000 as singles ($3,750),

Provenance: Caspary
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Lot 143

Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue (Unitrade 7), horizontal strip of three, full to large margins all around, canceled by grids and tied by brilliant red "Pkt. Letter/Paid/Liverpool/OC 2 58" tombstone postmark on small piece, "Hamilton, SP 20 1858" origin c.d.s. below; middle stamp with internal repair, Very Fine appearance. Used multiples larger than a pair are exceedingly rare. Scott 7.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

A STUNNING USED STRIP OF THREE.

Expertization: 1972 Buhler and 2009 B.P.A. Certificates.

Hamilton to England via Liverpool (Oct. 2). Likely paying the triple weight Cunard Line rate (10d per ½ oz.). Carried on the Asia leaving Boston September 22 and arriving at Liverpool October 2.

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