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Sale 334
Lot 5176
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Canada, 1868, 1¢ brown red, laid paper (31), unmistakably laid paper with a vertical vergé line, fresh and well centered with rich color and a neat, face-free partial strike of a St. John "7" 2-ring cancel, fresh and choice Very Fine. Unitrade C$9,000 ($7,200).
Scott $6,500
AN EXTRAORDINARY USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1¢ LARGE QUEEN ON LAID PAPER.
Expertization: 1999 V.G. Greene Certificate.
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| Realized $10,925 |
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Lot 5045
Prince Edward Island, 1861, 3d blue, double impression (2b), deep, rich color, original gum, tiny thin and "thick, toned gum cracking off on the top perforations" [this, which we feel is a bit harsh, is per the Holcombe certificate], otherwise Very Fine. Unitrade C$5,000 ($4,000).
Scott $3,500
A VERY ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS STRIKING CLASSIC ERROR, OF WHICH THERE ARE ONLY THREE RECORDED.
Expertization: 1996 Holcombe and 2010 V.G. Greene Certificates, the latter not mentioning either fault, but noting "discoloured" gum.
Provenance: Carr, Cusworth, Yasuda, Wilkinson
One of the other two recorded examples, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, is also thinned.
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| Realized $4,600 |
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Lot 5108
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Canada, 1857, ½d rose, vertically ribbed paper, major re-entry (8b var.), from position 58, ample to oversize margins and light cancel on distinctly ribbed paper, Very Fine and choice. Unitrade C$5,000 without re-entry ($4,000).
Scott $3,500 without re-entry
AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THIS GREAT RARITY — THERE ARE FAR MORE EXAMPLES OF THE 12D BLACK RECORDED THAN THERE ARE OF THE ½D ROSE ON VERTICALLY RIBBED PAPER, OF WHICH FEWER THAN TEN ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: 1997 V.G. Greene Certificate not noting the re-entry.
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| Realized $4,313 |
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Lot 5456
Zululand, 1894, £5 violet & black on red (24), original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and F.-V.F. A lovely example of this rare high value.
Scott $5,750
Expertization: 2003 B.P.A. Certificate noting "large part original gum", which simply means "hinged".
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| Realized $3,738 |
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Lot 5160
Canada, 1868, 12½¢ milky blue (28 var.), fresh and beautifully centered with full original gum, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Unitrade 28i C$3,000 ($2,400)
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| Realized $3,220 |
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Lot 5057
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Canada, 1851, 6d dark slate violet, laid paper (2 var.), large to mostly huge margins with bit of adjacent stamps visible at top and bottom, light target cancel, fresh and choice, Extremely Fine. Unitrade C$2,500 as normal shade ($2,000).
Scott $1,850 as normal shade
A STUNNING USED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE, NEARLY BLACK SHADE.
Expertization: 2010 V.G. Greene Certificate as "dark shade".
See Canada's Pence Era, page 49, for mention of this rare stamp.
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| Realized $2,760 |
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Lot 5417
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Canada, Postage Dues, 1930-32, 1¢-10¢, hybrid large die proofs (J6P-J10P), die proofs reduced to stamp size and mounted on thick cards, 143 x 131 mm (1¢, 4¢ & 10¢) or 131 x 139 mm (2¢ & 5¢), each with tissue paper overlay folded back, Very Fine and exceedingly rare; only three sets are believed to exist.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
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| Realized $2,760 |
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Lot 5109
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Canada, 1857, 7½d green (9), partial "(PEM)BINA (MIN.)" c.d.s., large, even margins and bright color, Very Fine. There are two negligible small thins at the right edge, mentioned only for strict accuracy, as they are of no consequence on a rarity of this magnitude (not mentioned on certificate). Unitrade C$4,500 as normal ($3,600).
Scott $3,250 as normal
A RARE USE OF THE 7½D FROM FORT GARRY, RED RIVER SETTLEMENT — ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED — NO EXAMPLES USED ON COVER ARE KNOWN.
Expertization: clear 2010 V.G. Greene Certificate.
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| Realized $2,645 |
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Lot 5177
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Canada, 1868, 1¢ brown red, laid paper (31), nicely centered with exceptionally deep, clear color, partial strike Montreal 4-ring "51(6)" cancel, small thin spots (not mentioned in certificate), fresh, Very Fine. A very attractive example of this rare stamp. Unitrade C$9,000 ($7,200).
Scott $6,500
Expertization: clear 2005 V.G. Greene Certificate.
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| Realized $2,530 |
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Lot 5175
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Canada, 1868, 15¢ slate gray, stitch watermark (30 var.), perfectly centered and fresh with a light 3-ring town cancel and a clear vertical stitch watermark, Extremely Fine and choice. Unitrade 30i var.
Estimate $500 - 750
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE, PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED VARIETY.
Expertization: 2010 V.G. Greene Certificate.
Unitrade lists stitch watermarks on five other Large Queens at prices that vary from ten to fifty times the normal used price — and then only in Fine condition!
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| Realized $2,530 |
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