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Lot 1085 |
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Canada, 1903-08 King Edward VII Issue, about 130 stamps, including a few blocks; mostly mint including 1¢ (19), 2¢ (21), 5¢ (9 plus a no gum block of 4), 7¢ (13) 10¢ (2), 20¢ (4) & 50¢ (5 mint, 3 used); nearly all selected for centering, and while many of the higher values with tiny flaws, nothing looks less than VF and the vast majority are XF, OG with a few lower values NH. Also included are a good number of plate varieties (mostly used), from small dots and slips to major re-entries. Scott value is over $16,000.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1086 |
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Canada, 1908 Quebec Tercentenary Issue, specialized balance of about 85 stamps collected for varieties or centering, mainly mint including ½¢ (38), 1¢ (19), 2¢ (9), 5¢ (11), 7¢ (2 mint, 2 used) 15¢ (1) & 20¢ (4 mint, 1 used); there are lots of layout lines and small plate flaws as well as re-entries including major re-entries on the ½¢ (2) and the 20¢ (no gum); few small faults, but mostly F-VF or better, OG with several ½¢-2¢ being NH. A great lot for the specialist. Scott $4,200++.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1087 |
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Canada, Admiral Issue Specialized Collection, about 270 stamps (no coils—see next lot) on quadrille pages, nearly all mint, extensively annotated and even illustrated in pencil; loaded with shades and plate flaws and varieties; highlights include 20 - 2¢ "pinks", #106b including a block and a plate no. strip of 4 with a natural paper fold; 9 singles and a block of 4 of the 10¢ plum (1 single & 1 stamp in the block NH); and 4 singles and a block of 4 of the 50¢ (block no gum); other blocks include the 4¢ 5¢ blue (2, 6 stamps NH), and the 5¢ violet (2); we also note a blank test block of 9 of the provisional 12x8 perforation; a great lot, virtually all clean and F-VF or better. Scott value is nearly $20,000.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 1088 |
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Canada, Admiral Issue Blocks of Four, balance of about 95 blocks 104//139 & 184; much it highly specialized with lots of shades as well as, printing and plate varieties; high values include four 10¢ plum blocks (one no gum), two 50¢ blocks, and two $1 blocks (one no gum), but there is plenty of hidden value here outside of the so-called high values; virtually all Fine-Very Fine or better with many Extremely Fine gems and much is NH. Scott value is about $22,000.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
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Lot 1089 |
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Canada, 1913-24 Admiral Coils, Selection of about 42 mint pairs or strips of 4 including paste-up strips of 4 #106x (NH) & 106xi (top stamp rejoined), 3 pairs of #124 (1 NH, 1 a paste-up), 2 NH paste-up strips of 6 #127 and 4 pairs of #133 (2 with transfer roll flaws); a marvelous, clean lot, all at least F-VF and most Very Fine or better. Scott over $5,000 plus Unitrade $1,400 for the two experimental coils strips.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1090 |
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Canada, Admiral Issue Coils, Specialized Collection, about 90 pairs or strips of 4 on quadrille pages, virtually all mint, extensively annotated and illustrated in pencil; loaded with value but we'll just note the paste-up strips of 4: #125 (2), 127, 128 (3, two NH), 129 (3), 130b (NH), 133 & 134 (NH); we also note #123 (4 pairs, 1 a PU, 1 used), 133 (3 pairs, 1 a PU, and a strip of 4), MR 6 (3 pairs, 1 an NH PU) & MR7a (2 pairs; again, virtually all clean and F-VF or better. Scott value is over $11,000.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 1091 |
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Canada, 1913-24 Admiral Lathework Blocks, selection of 11 pieces comprising (blocks of 4 unless noted) 104, 105 (2), 109, 110 (2, one with full type D inverted, NH at B), 112 (block of six), 114, 114b (NH), 138 (block of 4 & plate block of 12) and MR4 (pair, no gum); all F-VF or better. Unitrade value, with no premiums for VF or NH, is $4,000.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1092 |
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Canada, Admiral Issue Plate Numbers & Marginal Markings, group of 21 items including plate blocks of 8 of 105, 105f (2), 107a, 114 & 184 plus blocks of 4 with partial imprints/plate numbers of #111, 112 (4), 112a, 112b, 115, 119 (plate.2 with printing order 87) & 139 (2); also includes # 104b & 106 top margin blocks of 4 with printing order #s; virtually all F-VF. Scott value as singles is over $7,000.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1093 |
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Canada, 1875-88 Registered Letter Stamps, specialized group of about 30 each 2¢ & 5¢ plus 6 mint/unused & 6 used 8¢ plus a 2¢ cover (1880); great range of shades and cancels as well as a few plate varieties, generally F-VF. Scott about $6,500-$7,000.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1094 |
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Canada, 1915-16 War Tax Issues, selection of about 30 black approval cards containing about 35 singles, 6 pairs, 5 strips of 4 and 30 blocks; highlights include two blocks each of MR2B, MR2Bi & MR2C and one block of MR2D plus MR4a & b, MR6 (NH paste-up pair & paste-up strip of 4), two strips of 4 of MR7a (one with 3 NH, other one stamp thin) and much more including shade and plate varieties; virtually all Fine-Very Fine or better and much is NH. Scott value is over $12,000 plus Unitrade is $7,500 for the overprints (4 of the 7 figured at Fine price). A terrific lot of the scarce issues.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
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