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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 288 |
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Canada, 1858, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (Unitrade 11), fresh single with strong color, tied by "Hamilton U.C., DE 10 1858" c.d.s. on drop cover front, second matching datestamp at lower left, Very Fine. Scott 11.
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000
THE EARLIEST KNOWN DATE OF USE OF ANY REGULARLY PERFORATED CANADIAN STAMP.
Provenance: Carrington
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Lot 289 |
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Canada, 1858, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (Unitrade 11), choice centering, tied by light numeral 44 four-ring cancel on Feb. 1859 folded wrapper to the Mason's Lodge at Kingston, with "Printed Circular" at top right, reverse with "Kingston, FE 9 1859" arrival c.d.s.; light file fold, a Very Fine and choice use at the printed circular rate. Scott 11.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, Roberts
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Lot 290 |
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Canada, 1859, Beaver, 3d red (Unitrade 12), vertical pair, tied by squared grids on folded 1859 part-printed promissory note to New York, matching "Toronto U.C., MY 9 '58" c.d.s., red "Paid" handstamp; light file fold, a Very Fine use. Scott 12.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 291 |
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Canada, 1859, Beaver, 3d red (Unitrade 12), horizontal pair with deep rich color, tied by two strikes of concentric rings cancels on cross border cover to New York, matching "Brantford U.C., AP '59" c.d.s., flap with "Wesleyan Book Room, Toronto" cameo in light blue; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine. Scott 12.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 292 |
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Canada, 1859, Beaver, 3d red & 1859, Beaver, 5¢ vermilion (Unitrade 12, 15), correspondence pair of 1859 printed promissory notes from Peterboro to Cobourg, first bearing the perforated 3d red (12) tied by numeral "30" four-ring cancel on cover prepaying the old 3d letter rate, with June 28 Peterboro c.d.s., only a few days before the currency change [July 1]; second bearing 5¢ vermilion (15) tied by "30" with July 8 c.d.s. prepaying the new 5¢ domestic letter rate mailed only a few days after the currency change, small cover fault; Very Fine. Scott 12, 15.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
A REMARKABLE EXHIBITION PAIR FROM THE SAME CRRESPONDENCE SHOWING THE CURRENCY CHANGE FROM PENCE TO CENTS.
Provenance: Huff, Stockinger
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Lot 293 |
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Canada, 1859, Beaver, 3d red (Unitrade 12), tied by indistinct numeral "2" four-ring cancel on yellow buff cover to Hamilton, matching "Belleville U.C., JY 6 '59" c.d.s. and "Registered" straightline handstamp, endorsed "Money", Hamilton (7.7) arrival backstamp; edge wear, Fine and scarce use. Scott 12.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 294 |
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Canada, 1859, Beaver, 3d red (Unitrade 12), tied by sharp strike of numeral "27" four-ring cancel on 1859 folded letter to Belle Rivière, red "City-of-Ottawa, Paid, JU 27 59" origin c.d.s., manuscript "Paid", "Montreal" (6/28) backstamp transit, clean and Extremely Fine. Scott 12.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 295 |
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Canada, 1859, Beaver, 3d red (Unitrade 12), three singles, used with 5¢ vermilion (15), five singles, all canceled and tied together by matching concentric ring cancels on large size "O.H.M.S." endorsed official cover registered to Toronto, matching "Cayuga U.C., 1859 OC 8" c.d.s. and "Registered" straightline handstamp, endorsed "Registered", some additional docketing; one or two stamps missing (the sixth 5¢ single added at bottom is replacement), cover is extensively restored with part of back missing, however still a Fine and presentable example of this extremely rare combination usage of Pence and cents stamps. Scott 12.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF ONLY THREE KNOWN COMBINATION PENCE AND CENTS COVERS, THIS HAVING THE LARGEST FRANKING.
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