Sale 339

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


Seven-and-a-Half Pence Numeral Cancels
 
 
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Lot 173
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d green (Unitrade 9), full to mostly large margins with rich color and a light Quebec "37" four-ring numeral cancel, fresh and Very Fine. Scott 9 $3,500. Unitrade C$4,500 ($3,380),

Expertization: 2002 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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Lot 174
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d deep green (Unitrade 9a), vertical layout line and position dot at right, four full margins, canceled light Peterboro C.W. "30" four-ring numeral, Very Fine. Scott 9a $6,000. Unitrade C$5,000 ($3,750),

Expertization: 1999 Greene Foundation Certificate as old CS 9i.
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Lot 175
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d green (Unitrade 9), position 85 showing re-entry of sheet margin imprint at left, large margins to just touching at three corners, central Port Dover U.C. "32" four-ring numeral cancel, fresh and Fine. Scott 9 $3,500+. Unitrade C$2,250 for normal Fine ($1,690)
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Lot 176
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d green (Unitrade 9), large even margins, deep color and bold, socked-on-the-nose Ottawa "27" four-ring numeral cancel, trivial small corner crease at upper right; choice Extremely Fine appearance. Scott 9 $3,500. Unitrade C$4,500 ($3,380)
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Lot 177
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d green (Unitrade 9), large balanced margins with a clear London U.C. "19" four-ring numeral cancel and a faint red "1" handstamped rate marking; light horizontal crease, choice Very Fine appearance. Scott 9 $3,500. Unitrade C$4,500 ($3,380)
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Lot 178
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d green, horizontal stitch watermark (Unitrade 9iii), large to oversize margins with bright color and light Toronto square grid cancel, exceptionally fresh and choice Extremely Fine. Scott 9 var. Unitrade C$6,000 ($4,500),

AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE VARIETY ON THE ALREADY RARE 7½D — QUITE LIKELY THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.

Expertization: 1988 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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