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Sale 296
Lot 2090
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Fonthill, Ont., —/JY 3/93, partial strike on 3¢ Small Queen, lower right corner replaced, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THIS IS THE ONLY REPORTED STRIKE OF FONTHILL AND ONE OF THE GEMS OF THE COLLECTION.
Provenance: J.M. Allen
Illustrated in Whitehead (1964).
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| Realized $3,450 |
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Lot 2223
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Revelstoke, B.C., —/AU 2/93 Fine strike on 3¢ Small Queen, Fine. RF 250.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS TOWN AND ONE OF THE GEMS OF THE COLLECTION.
Provenance: Kemp
Illustrated in Whitehead (1964).
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| Realized $4,313 |
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Lot 2110
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Kingsville, Ont., —/FE 4/95 two strikes on rejoined pair of 1¢ Small Queens, Fine. RF 220.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE KINGSVILLE SQUARED CIRCLE.
The pair was at one time separated into singles and housed in two collections, but Hennok managed to reunite the two.
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| Realized $2,070 |
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Lot 2005
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Coleman, Ont, —/(O)C 1/94, clear partial strike on 3¢ Small Queen, Very Fine and Rare. RF 220.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONLY TWO EXAMPLES RECORDED, THIS BEING THE LATEST AND THE ONLY CLEARLY DATED ONE.
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| Realized $1,438 |
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Lot 2007
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Coleman, Ont, two partial strikes, the first is "…EMAN" as recr on back of 1¢ postal card dated May 9, 1893, this is the latest recorded use as per the census. The second strike reads "(C)OLEMA(N)" on a 3¢ Small Queen, and is not included in the census; the latter, which has a light crease, is ex-Kemp. RF 220.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE CARD IS THE EARLIEST OF THE TWO EXAMPLES IN THE CENSUS.
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| Unsold |
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Lot 2091
Forest, Ont., —/AP 9/98 Very Fine strike ties 3¢ Leaf on cover to Toronto, Very Fine. RF 100.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
ONLY ONE COVER IS RECORDED FROM FOREST.
Provenance: Siverts
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| Realized $1,438 |
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Lot 2220
Mission City, B.C., —/OC31/93 Fine strike ties 3¢ Small Queen on cover to Stratford, Ont., part of flap missing, Very Fine. RF 130.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED MISSION CITY COVERS.
Expertization: 1978 Greene Certificate.
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| Realized $4,025 |
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Lot 2074
Blyth, Ont., —/NO 7/9 (93), Very Fine strike ties 3¢ Small Queen on Blyth Roller Flouring Mills advertising cover to Clinton, Ont. Docketing at right confirms 1893 use, Very Fine. RF 120. One of only four covers recorded from Blyth.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Siverts
This cover shows the year error "9" where it should read "93" and is so noted in the Squared Circle census. Illustrated on the Laird auction catalogue of the Sivert's sale.
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| Realized $1,150 |
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Lot 2092
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Formosa, Ont., Hammer II, State 1, —/OC 8/96 largely complete strike on pair of 3¢ Small Queens, Very Fine. RF 220.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THERE ARE ONLY THREE REPORTED STRIKES OF FORMOSA, WITH THIS BEING THE LATEST DATE.
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| Realized $518 |
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Lot 2209
Ashcroft Station, B.C., —/JA23/97 two Fine strikes tie 2¢ & 3¢ (2) Small Queens on wagon maker corner card cover, two additional strikes on reverse, registered to Soda Creek, B.C., Very Fine. RF 100. One of only four recorded covers.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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| Realized $2,875 |
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