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


1859-64 First Cents Issues
 
 
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Lot 195
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Canada, 1859, Queen Victoria, 1¢ rose, horizontal stitch watermark (Unitrade 14ix), nicely centered with a light, face-free grid cancel and part of a red transit marking, exceptionally fresh and F.-V.F. Scott 14 var. Unitrade C$1,000 for Fine ($750),

Expertization: 2011 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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Lot 196
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Canada, 1859, Queen Victoria, 1¢ rose, horizontal stitch watermark (Unitrade 14ix), fresh and nicely centered with two neat partial strikes of an unmistakably green open grid cancel, F.-V.F. and quite stiking. Scott 14 var. Unitrade C$1,000 ++ ($750),

A RARE GREEN CANCEL ON AN ALREADY RARE PAPER VARIETY.
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Lot 197
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Canada, 1859, Queen Victoria, 1¢ rose (Unitrade 14), block of four, exceptionally well centered with deep rich color and clear Toronto square grid cancels, fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott 14 $360 as singles. Unitrade C$500 as singles ($380)
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Lot 198
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Canada, 1859, Queen Victoria, 1¢ rose (Unitrade 14), a selected group of six used singles, one canceled July 6, 1859, first week of use, one with bold Ottawa "27", one "Dead Letter office", rest socked-on-the-nose town cancels; F-VF or better. Scott 14.
Scott $540+
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Lot 199

Canada, 1859, Queen Victoria, 1¢ rose & 12½¢ yellow green (Unitrade 14, 18), two of the 1¢ and a single 12½¢ tied together and on piece by three perfectly struck red target cancels; the stamps are F.-V.F., but the eye-appeal is extraordinary. Scott 14, 18 $300+. Unitrade C$450+ ($340)
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