AUCTION #53
The following lots are still available and may be purchased from us until 5:00pm EDT on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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| Lot | Country & Cat# | Symbol | Description | CDN$ |
| 8 |  Province of Canada #2TCix |
E/P | 1851, 6d black Consort, trial colour plate proof, block of six, on card-mounted India paper, overprinted SPECIMEN vertically in carmine, large margin at left, close to touching elsewhere, a difficult proof, not often found in blocks larger than four, fine. Unitrade C$2,100 | $325.00 |
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| 17 |  Province of Canada #8Pi |
E/P | 1857-64, ½d rose Victoria plate proof, vertical block of six, on India paper, vertical SPECIMEN overprint in greenish black, large margins on three sides, close but clear at foot, hinge mark at upper left, pencil notations on reverse of each proof, a fine-very fine an uncommon multiple. Unitrade C$1,800 | $375.00 |
| 41 |  Canada #28 |
* | 1868, 12½c blue Large Queen, block of eight, with disturbed original gum, well-centred, pleasing colour and nicely-centred, multiple hinge reinforcements, small thin on second stamp in lower row, the odd trivial shorter perf noted for strict accuracy, an impressive and rare block that once graced the famed Menich collection, very fine appearance; with 2024 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade C$22,400 | $5,500.00 |
| 42 |  Canada #29d |
* | 1868, 15c brown purple Large Queen, horizontal imperforate pair, lightly hinged, large to very large margins all around, including sheet margin at left, rich deep colour, a scarce pair, very fine; with 2009 Sismondo certificate, Unitrade C$1,600 | $800.00 |
| 90 |  Canada #45b |
(*) | 1896-1897, 10c pink Small Queen, block of nine, unused no gum with attractive overall centring, small thin on centre stamps, fine-very fine, an impressive large multiple of this high value; ex Brigham. Unitrade C$6,075 | $550.00 |
| 91 |  Canada #46 |
** | 1893, 20c vermilion Widow Weeds, a select mint never hinged single with immaculate gum, in a fresh lighter shade, displaying an unusual vertical “white line” from under inking, well centred and very fine. Unitrade C$2,400 | $600.00 |
| 95 |  Canada #47 |
* | 1893, 50c deep blue Widow Weeds, block of four, hinge remnant, fresh colour, find and quite attractive. Unitrade C$800 | $250.00 |
| 106 |  Canada #77d |
(*) | 1899, 2c carmine Numeral issue, Die II, imperforate strip of three, unused, without gum as issued, large to very large margins all around, choice centring, trivial spot below top stamp noted for strict accuracy, not detracting from the tremendous visual appeal of this rare multiple, extremely fine, ex Jephcott, Brigham; with 2024 Greene Foundation certificate. Estimate C$600 | $450.00 |
| 144 |  Canada #111 |
** | 1914, 5c dark blue Admiral, imprint pair, never hinged, upper margin pair, with OTTAWA-NO A 10 imprint, deep colour, fine-very fine. Unitrade C$1,020 | $200.00 |
| 177 |  Canada #138 |
** | 1924, 3c carmine Admiral, imperforate, top right pane of 100, never hinged original gum, deep colour, the selvedge showing barest trace of R-GAUGE at right and faint lathework at top, small edge tears at right confined to selvedge only, creases including at upper right and lower left, impacting approximately seven stamps, others with varying degrees of gum creasing, nevertheless, a remarkable pane, of very fine appearance, with few such examples remaining. Unitrade C$5,000 | $1,300.00 |
| 211 |  Canada #468Bd |
** | 1970, 6d black Centennial horizontal imperforate pair, HB paper, DEX, a scarce and striking variety from the modern definitives, never hinged and very fine. Unitrade C$3,500 | $1,600.00 |
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| 315 |  Canada #FWS7-FWS14 |
E/P | 1940 (circa), 25c War Savings Large Die Proofs, set of 8 in carmine, each printed on India paper and die-sunk on card measuring 228 x 152 mm, a fresh and attractive group of tremendous scarcity, a key set for exhibition, very fine. Estimate C$3,000 | $3,000.00 |
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| 405 |  Prince Edward Island #11TCP |
(*) | 1870, 1c black Trial Colour Plate Proof on white wove paper, no gum as issued, with ample margins, showing a frame flaw at upper right and in the oval above the “W” of “EDWARD”, scarce and very fine. Estimate C$150 | $80.00 |
| 410 |  Newfoundland #78S-86S |
** | 1897–1901 Royal Family and 1908 Map SPECIMEN issues, complete set of 47 singles, never hinged, each with red or blue SPECIMEN overprints, accompanied by a detailed table compiled by dealer Ed Wener, who acquired the group directly from the American Bank Note archives sale; the table documents each overprint by the date it was added to the archive, spanning from October 1897 to May 1918. While the 1908 Map stamp is not formally part of the Royal Family issue, its inclusion is justified by identical overprinting and presentation—three specimens of the Map stamp are included. A scarce and important group, a superb addition to any serious Newfoundland collection, overall fine to very fine. Unitrade C$1,850 | $600.00 |
| 420 |  Newfoundland #257ix |
** | 1941-4, 5c violet Caribou, perforated 13.3, block of four, from plate positions 43, 44, 53, and 54, never hinged, fresh and well-centred, a scarce multiple, very fine. Unitrade C$900 | $300.00 |
| 445 |  Cameroun #C115a |
** | 1969, 30f to 70f Advocates of Non-Violence, souvenir sheet of four overprinted in red to commemorate the first man on the moon, never hinged, fresh and very fine. Scott $ 300 | $50.00 |
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| 461 |  Congo #520 |
** | 1964, 5f to 90f John F. Kennedy memorial, set of six imperforate sheets of 20, never hinged, very fine. Scott $ 1,800 | $200.00 |
| 508 |  Italy #1048a |
** | 1966, 40l grey and dull green Italian Patriots, Evanescent printing variety, in a never hinged upper right sheet margin block of 16, with the second and third rows showing pronounced under-inking, producing a dramatic visual effect; a striking and scarce printing error, accompanied by a photocopy of the original Diena certificate, very fine. (Scott #945var; Sassone #1032var) Bolaffi € 14,000 | $750.00 |
| 559 |  Syria #C235-C239 |
** | 1957, 25p to 70p Fourth International Damascus Fair imperforate proof sheets of four, complete set of five sheets, all never hinged and fresh, a rare and attractive group with only 75 sets reportedly issued, very fine. Estimate C$200 | $180.00 |
| 578 |  Yemen #225H |
** | 1966, 16b Luna IX Outer Space Achievement, imperforate souvenir sheet with inverted overprint, never hinged, very fine. Estimate C$50 | $50.00 |
| 613 |  Canada |
Cvr | 1927 (June 29), 1c to 12c Confederation Issue, with 20c orange Special Delivery, First Day Cover, tied by Kitchener c.d.s., to Norfolk, Virginia, no backstamps, some toned perfs, but a fine and scarce example of this set on FDC. (Unitrade #141-145, E3; $1,000). Unitrade C$1,000 | $300.00 |
| 646 |  Canada #CL42i |
Cvr | 1928, 25c blue Yukon Airways and Exploration Co., used on Whitehorse Star newspaper, cancelled by Whitehorse split-ring (13 Apr), with POSTAGE PAID handstamp at left, some typical small edge flaws, else a fine and scarce commercial usage. Unitrade C$160 | $50.00 |
| 662 |  First Day Covers |
Cvr | 1947 (July 1), 4c Citizen George Abel hand-illustrated first day cover, with Ottawa postmark, featuring a multi-coloured cachet with some discolouration around the design, still an appealing and scarce example of Abel’s hand-drawn work. Estimate C$80 | $50.00 |
| 678 |  New Brunswick |
Cvr | 1859 (October 16), 3d red Heraldic bisect, used in combination with 6d olive, both with good to large margins, tied to cover to London by oval grid cancels, with manuscript directive “By Steamer via Halifax NS,” St. John despatch backstamp and red London “Paid All” c.d.s. tying stamps, bisect with repaired crease and cover repaired at top left clear of stamps, an otherwise fine and scarce bisect usage from the well-known “Miss Smith” correspondence. (Sc. 1b, 2; S.G. 2a, 4). Unitrade C$6,000 | $1,000.00 |
| 704 |  Canadian Military Postal History |
Cvr | Canadian Military Forces 1960s–1970s air letter sheet accumulation, comprising over 800 unused and unfolded Canadian military air letter sheets, most with coded production dates ranging from the early 1960s to mid-1970s, with at least 14 different types identified and strong potential for further sorting to reveal printing or paper varieties, clean and pristine throughout, a seldom-seen holding and an excellent opportunity. Estimate C$400 | $150.00 |
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| 910 |  France Postal History |
Cvr | France, 1600s/1800s, group of manuscripts, letters, and documents, the earliest being a large part document on vellum dated 1613, with much text clearly legible, 1702 document written in the name of “Louis, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre,” (piece missing at one side likely from removal of seal), 1792 “Decrets de la Convention Nationale” dated 19 December, 1792, a month prior to the beheading of King Louis XVI, undated document pertaining to a divorce, over ten nineteenth century letters, cards, etc, many written to Admiral Mouchez, famed astronomer and director of the Paris Observatory, with some biographical information included, other similar items accompany, condition varies, with most of the nineteenth century items being sound, the earlier with condition issues as expected, a fascinating group for further study. Estimate C$150 | $60.00 |
| 920 |  Great Britain Postal History |
O | 1873/1881, small collection of Queen Victoria Surface Printed issues, comprising over 45 stamps hinged on four album pages, with examples ranging from the 1867 3d rose through 1881 5d deep indigo, several collected by plate number and annotated as such, condition varies dramatically, with several faulty stamps noted, close inspection warranted, a high-cataloguing group, overall very good – fine. Estimate C$200 | $50.00 |
| 928 |  Mexico Postal History |
Cvr | Mexico 1870s–1890s mint postal stationery accumulation, comprising approximately 300 mint postal stationery cards, envelopes, letter cards, and wrappers, primarily from the Juarez, Hidalgo, Numeral, and Transportation series, with only a few later items, includes some Civil War overprints and a few ‘MUESTRA’ overprints, about 150 examples are mounted in two cover albums in presumed Higgins & Gage order, these apparently without duplication, with an additional 150+ duplicates in a plastic holder, offered with a photocopy of the MEPSI postal stationery catalogue, a strong holding for the knowledgeable dealer or specialist. (Video 1) Estimate C$300 | $150.00 |
| 935 |  United States Postal History |
Cvr | United States & Canada, 1828–1990s cover holding, including a range of interesting material such as a few stampless covers with letters, several 1952 Korean War “on active service” covers and other military mail, patriotic postcards, a 1943 FBI alert sheet concerning a fugitive, two 1907 postcards depicting a New York City fire, a cover album with 57 Canadian and U.S. first flight covers, and an album of 130 Canada Post postage due cards for shortpaid mail from Lansdowne, Ontario in the 1980s–1990s; earlier material in mixed condition, otherwise fine. Estimate C$200 | $50.00 |
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| 946 |  Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections |
Cvr | South America & Central America postal stationery and aerogramme accumulation, divided into two main groupings, the first comprising five to six hundred mint and used postal stationery items organised by country in glassines with H&G numbers, including PS cards, envelopes, wrappers, and letter cards; the second a large binder containing a few hundred mostly modern aerogrammes along with some earlier Nicaragua and Salvador postal stationery envelopes, a strong and diverse accumulation, well suited to the entrepreneurial collector. (Video 1) (Video 2) Estimate C$300 | $150.00 |
| 958 |  Picture Postcards |
Cvr | Worldwide postcard accumulation, 1900s–1970s, a banker’s box filled with thousands of postcards from across the globe, with some sets housed in small booklets or envelopes, offering strong potential for discoveries; a brief scan reveals material from Europe, Asia, and Latin America, with a small portion from the United States and Canada, ideal for the diligent collector who enjoys a sorting project. (Video 1) Estimate C$200 | $80.00 |
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| 1024 |  Canada Collections |
O/*/** | Group of 37 George V booklet panes, 1913 to 1935, including Admirals through Scroll, Arch, and Pictorial issues, with some showing dated c.d.s. cancels; most mint examples are hinged, with notably good centring on the early Admiral panes; a useful and diverse selection, overall fine. Estimate C$450 | $275.00 |
| 1037 |  Canada Collections #454/465Biii |
O/*/** | Advanced Centennial Collection, 1967-1973, with many hundreds of mostly mint stamps (singles, pairs, blocks, plate blocks) on Hagner pages, very well organized by denomination, with a combination of Scott and Darnell numbers and owner’s own identification, in two Lighthouse binders with slipcases. From the 1c brown to the $1 carmine rose, this is one of the most meticulous collections we have seen, with all of the major tagging varieties and some errors, coil start and end strips, precancels, plate blocks, misperforated stamps (1c, 4c, 5c, 6c black, 8c), 6c orange with fluorescent ink (mint block of four and used on piece) and a 6c orange stamp used in a Police investigation related to thefts of stamps in the Winnipeg area, overprinted “5959” with fluorescent handstamp. We saw booklet panes, imperforate coils (6c orange, 7c, 8c), a Canadian Bank Note test coil imperforate pair, and a group of Gregory Prosser “forgery” engravings of the higher-denomination stamps, done by him in the 1990s. Rounding out the collection are the six major varieties of $1 carmine rose plate blocks, including a matched set of the HB, DEX without inscriptions (c.v. $1,000). This would take considerable time to assemble and is well worth the starting bid. Overall fine to very fine or better, and a tremendous opportunity. Estimate C$4,000 | $2,800.00 |
| 1045 |  Canada Collections |
O/**/Cvr | Group of Muskoka-related stamps, postcards and covers, offering the potential foundation for an exhibit on the region, including six panes of the 1987 Canadian Steamships issue featuring the Segwun, which operated on Muskoka waterways in the 1880s, along with first day covers of the issue, commercial mail, postcards and ephemera, with over $60 in face value in stamps alone, overall fine to very fine. Estimate C$100 | $50.00 |
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| 1237 |  Nevis |
** | Group of interesting Bileski offerings, 1984 to 1986, with well over 100 stamps in a 16-page, small-format stock book, featuring the Classic Cars, Girl Guides, Flowers, and Marriage of the Duke and Duchess of York issues, with various printing formats including gutter blocks, sheet margin printing marks, and several tête-bêche pairs and blocks, accompanied by Bileski’s original write-ups noting retail values exceeding $1,000, a fascinating group ideal for an exhibit on modern printing varieties, all very fine. Estimate C$250 | $50.00 |
| 1262 |  United States |
O | Used collection in three volumes, 1850s–2004, comprising several hundred stamps neatly hinged on homemade and Steiner album pages, with additional stock pages containing duplicated material, some faults noted among earlier issues, later material mostly fine to very fine. Estimate C$100 | $50.00 |
| 1282 |  Revenues |
O | Worldwide travel-related Revenues accumulation, consisting of 50 Visa and Immigration items ranging from the1980s to 2000s, mostly taken from passports showing official Government handstamps, including examples from India, Australia, Ivory Coast, Nepal, Thailand, Iran, Bolivia, UK, Malaysia Russia, Cambodia, Afghanistan and many other countries, as well as 30 Airport Departure revenues from the same time period with an equally diverse group of countries, seldom seen material awaiting a serious and comprehensive revenue collection, fine or better. Estimate C$200 | $50.00 |
| 1311 |  Postal Artifacts and Ephemera |
O | Group of approximately 70 letterheads, booklets, and related ephemera, 1880s to 1940, including about 30 railway letterheads along with illustrated pieces, Red Cross material and other topical items, mixed condition, but an eclectic and interesting assemblage. Estimate C$100 | $50.00 |
