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Lot 725 |
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Canada, 1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper (Unitrade 2), large margins, bright color, light target cancel, fresh, Very Fine. Scott 2 $1,750. Unitrade C$2,500 ($1,880),
Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 726 |
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Canada, 1851, Prince Albert, 6d grayish purple, laid paper, diagonal bisect (Unitrade 2a), exceptionally strong laid lines, with a horizontal crease line, clear to huge margins with frame line of adjacent stamp visible at right, rich color, neat target cancel, choice, Very Fine. Scott 2a $1,750. Unitrade C$2,500 ($1,880),
Expertization: 1986 Greene Certificate.
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Lot 727 |
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Canada, 1851, Queen Victoria, 12d black, laid paper (Unitrade 3), horizontal pair, ample to large margins to barely touching at the upper right, deep color, fine impression and light concentric ring cancels, faint crease, visible only in fluid. Exceptionally fresh and choice, Very Fine appearance. Scott 3 $280,000 as singles. Unitrade C$450,000 as VF singles ($337,500),
A STUNNING USED PAIR OF THE ICONIC TWELVE PENCE, WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE THE FINEST OF THE THREE RECORDED USED PAIRS.
Expertization: 1961 and 1984 P.F. Certificates, both no longer present. The 1984 certificate can be found on the P.F. website-certificate #132337.
Provenance: Adler, Cantor
The Twelve Pence Black had an interesting history. Like all other pence issues of Canada it was engraved and printed by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson of New York. A total of 51,000 stamps and a proof imprint sheet were shipped to Canadian postal authorities on May 14, 1851. However, the stamp proved to be unpopular with the public and only saw limited distribution, with a total of only 1,510 stamps being sent to just 18 Post Offices. Of those, 60 were returned by the Ingersoll Post Office, leaving a mere 1,450 stamps sold. The remaining 49,490 stamps were destroyed on 1 May 1857.
There is some speculation as to why this stamp was inscribed "Twelve Pence" rather than the customary "One Shilling", especially since the Colonies of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia both used one shilling stamps. A possible explanation is that at the time the Canadian pound was depreciated relative to its British equivalent and the other provinces also had their own exchange rates. The result was confusion among the public and postal officials as to exactly what a "shilling" was worth. Expressing the value as "Twelve Pence" may have been an effort to alleviate this confusion.
The limited distribution and lack of acceptance by the consumer, who seems to have preferred to use a pair of the 6d Consort, has resulted in the 12d black being the most sought-after rarity in Canadian philately as well as one of the most coveted of all classic stamps.
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Lot 728 |
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d slate gray (Unitrade 5), large margins all around with frame line of adjacent stamp at top, bright color, target cancel, Extremely Fine, a gem used single. Scott 5 $1,500. Unitrade C$2,000 ($1,500)
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d greenish gray (Unitrade 5b), full to large margins, light strike, scarce blue Belleville "2" 4-ring cancel, Very Fine. Scott 5b $1,500. Unitrade C$2,000 ($1,500),
Expertization: photocopy of R.P.S. Certificate (date not legible).
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Lot 730 |
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, thick paper (Unitrade 7a), ample to mostly large margins, brilliant prooflike color and impression, tiny blue spot in margin well clear of design, unused, Very Fine. Scott 7a $10,000. Unitrade C$13,500 ($10,120),
AN ESPECIALLY HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE UNUSED STAMP.
Expertization: 1981 Greene Certificate.
Provenance: "Mount Royal"
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Lot 731 |
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (Unitrade 8), ample to very large margins, gorgeous bright color and a finely detailed impression, full original gum, hinge remnant, choice, Very Fine. Scott 8 $1,000. Unitrade C$2,800 ($2,100),
Expertization: 1999 Greene Certificate.
Provenance: "Mount Royal"
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d green (Unitrade 9), full to large margins, lovely bright color, fresh original gum with small hinge remnant, and light natural gum bends, choice, Very Fine. Scott 9 $10,000. Unitrade C$24,000 ($18,000),
A SUPERLATIVE FOUR MARGIN SOUND ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC RARITY. THE WEB SITE CANADIAN STAMP AUCTION WHICH TRACKS THE SALE AT AUCTION OF CANADIAN STAMPS, RECORDS ONLY ONE OTHER SOUND FULL ORIGINAL GUM MINT SINGLE BEING SOLD SINCE 2001, THE EARLIEST YEAR THEY PRESENTLY RECORD.
Expertization: 1963 Royal and 2014 P.F. Certificates.
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Canada, 1857, Prince Albert, 6d reddish purple, very thick soft wove paper (Unitrade 10), full to large margins, rich color, sharp impression, neat Montreal "21" 4-ring cancel, fresh and Very Fine, quite scarce in this premium quality. Scott 10 $6,500. Unitrade C$18,000 ($13,500),
Expertization: 1988 Greene Certificate.
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Canada, 1858, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (Unitrade 11), exceptionally well centered with perfs clearing the design all around, bright fresh color, light double circle town cancels, Extremely Fine, a gem used single. Scott 11 $1,900. Unitrade C$2,500 ($1,880),
Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Beck
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Canada, 1859, Prince Albert, 10¢ red lilac, "double epaulettes" (Unitrade 17v), exceptionally well centered with fresh color and a neat cancel, an Extremely Fine example of this scarce misplaced entry from position 61. Scott 17 var. Unitrade C$1,000 ($750)
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