FALL 2025 AUCTION #54
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| Lot | Country & Cat# | Symbol | Description | CDN$ |
| 26 |  Queen Victoria Era — Large Queens Scott #21-33 Unitrade #29 var |
* | 1868, 15c Large Queen, trio of blocks of four, in four distinct shades of slate violet, dark slate violet, and deep slate violet, all with part original gum, some disturbances or hinge remnants, good colour and pleasing appearance, a scarce group of multiples, fine. Unitrade C$960.00 | $200.00 |
| 39 |  Queen Victoria Era — Small Queens Scott #34-47 Unitrade #45 |
**, * | 1897, 10c brown red Small Queen, block of four, brilliant bright colour, top two stamps lightly hinged, bottom two never hinged, a remarkably fresh multiple, rare in this quality, very fine; with 2016 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade C$7,200.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 41 |  Queen Victoria Era — Small Queens Scott #34-47 Unitrade #45a |
⊙ | 1890s, 10c dull rose Small Queen, used block of thirty two, cancelled with multiple strikes of grid obliterator in black, hinge reinforced in places, significantly between top two rows and central column, various creases and faults particularly to one stamp each in top and bottom rows, with some minor perf separation, unsurprising given the handling that must have been undertaken to deliver the package for which such a large franking would have been required, despite its flaws a striking and scarce multiple, believed to be the largest recorded used multiple of this shade. Unitrade C$1,000.00 | $500.00 |
| 43 |  Queen Victoria Era — Jubilee Issue Scott #50-65 Unitrade #55DP |
1897, 6c yellow brown Diamond Jubilee die proof, on India paper, approximately 62 x 62mm, sunk on trimmed card, 126 x 81mm, a few light peripheral marks to card, an attractive proof, some toning to card, else very fine. Unitrade C$1,000.00 | $550.00 | |
| 44 |  Queen Victoria Era — Jubilee Issue Scott #50-65 Unitrade #59DP |
1897, 20c vermilion Diamond Jubilee die proof, on India paper, approximately 62 x 60mm, sunk on trimmed card, 125 x 100 mm, adhesive marks to back of card, fresh and scarce, some toning to card, else very fine. Unitrade C$1,000.00 | $550.00 | |
| 45 |  Queen Victoria Era — Jubilee Issue Scott #50-65 Unitrade #60DP |
1897, 50c ultramarine Diamond Jubilee die proof, on India paper, approximately 62 x 60mm, sunk on trimmed card, 127 x 101 mm, a pleasing delicate shade, adhesive marks to back of card, some toning to card, else very fine. Unitrade C$1,000.00 | $550.00 | |
| 46 |  Queen Victoria Era — Jubilee Issue Scott #50-65 Unitrade #61DP |
1897, $1 lake Diamond Jubilee die proof, on India paper, approximately 64 x 60mm, sunk on trimmed card, 127 x 99 mm, rich deep colour, adhesive marks to back of card, a scarce proof of this popular issue, some toning to card, else very fine. Unitrade C$1,500.00 | $750.00 | |
| 47 |  Queen Victoria Era — Jubilee Issue Scott #50-65 Unitrade #62DP |
1897, $2 dark purple Diamond Jubilee die proof, on India paper, approximately 64 x 60mm, sunk on trimmed card, 124 x 99 mm, bright colour, adhesive marks to back of card, a difficult proof, attractive and very fine. Unitrade C$1,500.00 | $750.00 | |
| 73 |  King George V Era — Admiral Issues Scott #104-140 Unitrade #111a |
** | 1912, 5c indigo Admiral, never hinged, left-margin single, lovely deep shade and superior centring, scarce in this quality, very fine; with 2024 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade C$3,000.00 | $1,200.00 |
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 Prince Edward Island Unitrade #5g |
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| 257 |  Newfoundland Cents Unitrade #27Pvar |
1879, 10c Prince Albert defaced proof in blue, part disturbed gum, well-centred, a very fine and unusual proof for the specialist. Unitrade C$200.00 | $100.00 | |
| 258 |  Newfoundland Cents Unitrade #27Pvar |
1879, 10c Prince Albert, trade sample proof in apple green, imperforate, with large margins all around, without gum as usual, light crease at lower right, else very fine. Unitrade C$200.00 | $100.00 | |
| 723 |  Italy Scott #2447 var |
** | 2004 €0.45 Women in Art, omitted denomination, mint never hinged sheet of 100, very fine, a striking modern variety, rarely offered as a complete sheet. (Sassone 2370Aa, €45,000) Scott U$1,100.00 | $1,100.00 |
| 959 |  Covers — Collections & Accumulations |
✉ | Accumulations: 1910s/1940s, group of 86 covers, including Admiral postal cards through Peace Issue Special Delivery, with a variety of early meters, advertising covers, corner card usages, and several Free Franks such as Secretary to the Governor General, an attractive and diverse lot offering postal history interest across several decades, overall condition fine or better. Estimate C$200.00 | $100.00 |
| 966 |  Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections |
British Guiana, 1908–1964, postmark & postal history collection in two large binders, comprising over 100 covers and several hundred stamps, neatly arranged by postmark type and city with numerous collector’s notes throughout, also including some mint sets and a stockbook of duplicates, overall condition fine or better, an ideal basis for the specialist seeking to expand into postal history or postmarks, well worth close inspection. Estimate C$500.00 | $300.00 | |
| 974 |  Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections |
✉ | Germany, 1914–1918, World War I Feldpost postal history collection, an extensive holding of over 260 covers and cards, neatly arranged in a binder, including approximately 50 covers, several with original enclosures, with a broad array of feldpost markings and regimental cachets, notabe diversity of postmarks and regimental represented, note also Belgian Occupation frankings, military scene and photo postcards, typical mixed condition as expected for wartime mail, with many fine items throughout, a varied collection offering substantial potential for further research, ideal for the German military postal history enthusiast. Estimate C$400.00 | $200.00 |
| 981 |  Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections |
✉ | Great Britain, 1882–1909, collection of more than 400 postcards with squared circle postmarks, including a few geometric cancels, displayed on stock sheets and in an album with basic postmark identifications noted, about a third of the cards loose, accompanied by some useful reference literature, condition mixed in places though better than usually encountered and fine to very fine overall, light tobacco smell, a desirable grouping for the specialist and a ready-made dealer stock for resale. Estimate C$800.00 | $500.00 |
| 1041 |  Canada Collections |
**, * | 1897/1985, mint collection in an album, with many better sets and singles, noting a 1897 8c and 15c Queen Victoria Jubilee, complete set of 1911 Admirals, 1929 $1 Parliament, complete set of the 1930 Arch & Maple Leaf series, 1942 $1 Destroyer, along with many other desirable items, an ideal collection for continuation, overall fine or better. Estimate C$600.00 | $400.00 |
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| 1051 |  Canada Collections Scott #127 |
** | 1912, 2c carmine Admiral coil group, of 40 never hinged singles, with centering ranging from fine to fine-very fine, a useful high-cataloguing wholesale lot. Scott U$4,000.00 | $250.00 |
| 1061 |  Canada Collections Unitrade #228/333 |
**, * | 1935/1953, advanced mint coil collection, an extensive, collector-built accumulation of 130 items neatly displayed on Lighthouse pages, including starter and end strips, singles, pairs, jump strips, paste-up pairs and strips, together with a showing of precancelled coils, notable items such as Sc. #230 variety 3c deep carmine KGV end strip of four with full ten tabs (VFNH), #278xx precancelled repair paste-up strip of four (NH), and #333 4c violet QEII Cameo end strip of four plus full ten blank tabs (VFNH), among others, mostly fine-very fine or better, a collection assembled over 30 years with great attention to detail, containing many elusive and high-retail-value items, a valuable opportunity for the specialist or dealer alike. Unitrade C$2,000.00 | $1,400.00 |
 Canada Collections Unitrade #J15/J40 |
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 Canada Collections Unitrade #263/348, C9a/C9as |
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| 1073 |  Canada Collections Unitrade #337-342 |
**, *, ⊙ | 1954, 1c–6c advanced QEII Wilding issue collection, a comprehensive assembly including a strong showing of tagging varieties, plate blocks with matched sets, booklet panes, coil strips with starter and repair strips, and a wealth of additional specialised material, further enhanced by printing errors such as misperfs and pre-printing creases, overall fresh and fine to very fine, mostly never hinged, a valuable holding for the specialist and ideal for further study or exhibit development. Unitrade C$1,200.00 | $750.00 |
| 1076 |  Canada Collections Unitrade #401/409, O46/O49 |
** | 1962/63, Advanced Cameo issue collection, comprising singles, pairs, plate blocks and coil strips, a specialised assembly including starter and end coils, paper, tagging and shade varieties, “G” Official overprint varieties, better plates, repair paste-ups, precancels and cutting guideline coils, predominantly never hinged with only a few used examples mixed in, overall very fine. Unitrade C$1,000.00 | $750.00 |
| 1086 |  Canada Collections |
** | 1976/1998, three-volume collection of matched sets of plate blocks and miniature panes, neatly mounted on black stock pages in three binders with slipcases, each issue represented with a matched set of plate blocks and in several cases additional blocks or singles, appearing fairly complete for the period and including some varieties, better noted such as Sc. #937 $5 Point Pelee National Park plate 3 matched set, #977 $2 Commonwealth Day matched set, and #1407ai Canada ’92 signed souvenir sheet, with light duplication of some issues, all fresh and very fine. Estimate C$2,998.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 1088 |  Canada Collections Unitrade #773/1263A |
** | 1978/1989, mint never hinged collection, on Unity pages and appearing complete for the period’s regular issues including both definitives and commemoratives, enhanced by a wealth of varieties such as paper and tagging types, misperforations and more, notable items including a full sheet of Sc. #937 ($5 Point Pelee National Park, plate 3) and imperforate pairs of the 34c, 36c and 37c Parliament definitives, accompanied by the owner’s detailed inventory list, with 2018 Unitrade catalogue value $3,724 and face value $564, a clean and well-assembled collection ideal for continuation. Unitrade C$3,724.00 | $475.00 |
| 1099 |  Canada Plate Block Collections Unitrade #361/451 |
** | 1956/1966, mint never hinged plate block collection, neatly displayed on black stock pages, the large majority in matched sets with a wealth of paper and tagging varieties all identified by owner, including notable items such as Sc. #397ii 5c Red River Settlement matched set of blocks on hibrite paper, #411 $1 Canadian Exports in eight different blocks and #411i in three blocks on fluorescent paper, together with several of the Provincial Floral Emblems and Coat of Arms values on fluorescent paper, all appearing never hinged and very fine, accompanied by owner’s detailed list with catalogue values. Unitrade C$6,651.00 | $675.00 |
 Canada Back of the Book Collections Unitrade #MR3, MR3b |
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 Canada Revenues van Dam #YL10 |
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 Australian States |
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| 1171 |  Austria |
*, ⊙ | Austria, 1850s/1940s, mint and used collection of about 1,000 stamps in a stockbook, mounted on 11 of 16 pages and well organised by issue date, including regular issues along with Military, Special Handling and Newspaper stamps, earliest issues with the usual faults and much duplication present, mint all hinged, mostly fine or better, a clean and useful accumulation for further study or dealer inventory. Estimate C$250.00 | $100.00 |
| 1183 |  Brazil Scott #1147 |
** | Brazil, 1969, 75c Madonna and Child, dealer stock of 24 souvenir sheets, never hinged and ideal for inventory. Scott U$960.00 | $50.00 |
 British Commonwealth — Collections & Accumulations |
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 British Commonwealth — Collections & Accumulations |
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| 1213 |  British Commonwealth — Collections & Accumulations |
**, *, ⊙ | British Commonwealth, 1937 Coronation and 1946 Peace omnibus issues, mint and used selection on 11 stock pages, overall condition fine or better, quite fresh and mostly fine-very fine or better, a useful starting point for the collector of these popular series. Estimate C$100.00 | $50.00 |
| 1214 |  British Commonwealth — Collections & Accumulations |
* | British Commonwealth, 1937 Coronation omnibus issue, mint selection of 46 sets in a stockbook, with representation from across the Commonwealth, note some better sets including Hong Kong, Niue and Ascension Island, etc, overall fine or better, a clean and desirable holding of this popular omnibus series. Estimate C$100.00 | $50.00 |
 British Commonwealth — Collections & Accumulations |
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 Ceylon |
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| 1255 |  Finland |
*, ⊙ | Finland, 1890/1990s, mint and used collection in Schaubek album, fairly complete and neatly hinged on pages, accompanied by 28 booklets and more than 150 first day covers and postal history items including covers, postcards, parcel post receipts and a variety of frankings and markings, also with a small group of Åland mint and used gutter pairs, all with owner’s inventory lists, mostly fine or better. Estimate C$300.00 | $150.00 |
 Finland |
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 France |
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 France |
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| 1286 |  Germany Scott #184 |
**, ⊙ ✉ | Germany, 1921-1922, specialized collection of the 50pf Post Horn issue, a well-organized and appealing study comprising over 170 stamps and the odd cover neatly mounted on album pages, predominantly used singles displaying a wide range of types, plate varieties and cancellations, with additional mint material including blocks, a fine to very fine collection and desirable offering of this issue given its depth and scope. Scott U$150.00 | $80.00 |
| 1287 |  Germany |
⊙ | Germany, 1933/1941, Third Reich group of used, with semi-postal and airmail sets and singles, including Sc. #B49-B57, B69-B78, B93-B101, B148-B159, C36 and C46-C56, with se-tenant block present but not counted, a few small imperfections, but quite fresh and overall fine or better. Estimate C$632.00 | $60.00 |
| 1304 |  Great Britain |
⊙ | Great Britain, 1840/1951 used collection, hinged on album pages, with additional organized on Varios, beginning with 1840 1d black and 2d blue, the latter with examples on both white and bluish paper, several perforated Line Engraved, a good attempt at filling spaces for Surface Printed, with many dozens of examples from 1855 through 1900, including several scarcer items though most with condition issues, 1883-1884 watermark Imperial Crown and 1887-1892 Jubilee issues complete, 1902-1911 King Edward VII complete to the 10sh, 1912-1913, 1924, and 1934-1936 King George V definitive sets complete, near-complete for the reign of King George VI, back of the book including I.R. Official, Govt Parcels, Army Official, and Admiralty Official, as well several hundred further used duplicated issues with some cancellation interest, quite mixed condition as typical for collections of this nature, with higher-value stamps in particular often with varying degrees of faults, but many fine examples to be found, a high cataloguing collection worth inspection. Estimate C$800.00 | $500.00 |
| 1309 |  Great Britain |
⊙ | Great Britain, 1840s/1950s, used group of primarily early Victorian issues through George VI high values, minor duplication noted including Sc. #4 (×2), 3 (×3), 39, 45 (×6), 48 (×4), 61 (×14), 65 (×15) ×2, 64 (×10), 67 (×15), 81 (×2) ×2, 82 (×22), 84 (×18), 85, 88 ×2, 94, 96, 99, 101 ×2, 103–105, 108, 140, 179–181, 251 and 289, some small faults as expected yet with many fine examples present, a high-cataloguing holding. Estimate C$4,483.00 | $200.00 |
 Great Britain Scott #1/ |
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| 1314 |  Great Britain Scott #3/ |
✉ | Great Britain, accumulation of about 140 early used stamps, mounted on black Hagner pages and fully illustrated online, comprising an imperforate Penny Red with Maltese cross cancel together with a substantial group of perforated Penny Reds in strips of four, strips of three, pairs and singles, mixed condition as expected though offering considerable postmark interest, with a few additional early issues included, a useful sorter’s lot with scope for discoveries. Scott U$100.00 | $50.00 |
| 1320 |  Great Britain Scott #33 |
⊙ | Great Britain, 1864/1879, extensive plate reconstruction collection of thousands of Penny Reds, comprising Scott #33, arranged on pages showing the 240 positions for each plate number from plates 71–225 (excluding the exceedingly rare plate 77), with many plates close to completion and strong representation even of mid- and higher-value plates, including four examples of plate 225 (c.v. $875 each), spot check of about 30 confirmed accurate plating, condition mixed as usual with some small faults though generally better than typically seen, pages with tobacco smell but overall a fine and impressive accumulation formed over many decades, a strong base for further plate study and expansion, of enormous catalogue value. Scott U$2,500.00 | $1,000.00 |
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| 1326 |  Great Britain |
** | Great Britain, 1970/2000, accumulation of Royal Mail Post Office packs, at least 225 commemorative nearly all in original packaging, featuring decimal issues, Machins, and a wide range of commemorative sets, slight tobacco smell to packaging with about a dozen showing warped backing material, otherwise generally very good condition with no duplication apparent, a useful lot for the collector, dealer, or for use as U.K. face value postage. Estimate C$300.00 | $200.00 |
| 1347 |  India |
**, *, ⊙ | Indian & Region, 1855/2020, mint and used collection in five stockbooks, comprising India, Pakistan, Bahawalpur and Burma, well organised with Scott catalogue numbers indicated, including many souvenir sheets and back-of-the-book issues, overall condition fine or better, a solid collection ideal to supplement or to form the basis of a new one. Estimate C$500.00 | $170.00 |
 Italy |
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| 1368 |  Liberia Scott #C77R |
** | Liberia, 1954, $5 UNICEF Airmail stamp reproduction sheetlets, group of seven, never hinged, prepared for presentation purposes and printed in a larger format than the issued stamps, with half of the proceeds allocated to UNICEF, very fine. Scott U$980.00 | $50.00 |
| 1380 |  Netherlands |
**, ⊙ | Netherlands, 1852/1952, selection of singles and sets, mostly used with some never hinged, including Scott #1, 2 (two examples), 83a type I, B33–36 (NH), B81 (NH), B234–237 (NH), C14 and O1–O7, an attractive group spanning the classic through mid-20th century period, overall fine or better. Estimate C$100.00 | $60.00 |
| 1386 |  Norway Scott #4 |
**, *, ⊙ | Norway, 1857/2007, highly complete collection of mint and used, mounted on Scott, Stedner, and stockbook pages, predominantly used to the early 1950s then with a high percentage mint never hinged from about 1961 onward, early material with a few faults as expected but including some better individual stamps and good runs of issues, accompanied by owner’s detailed inventory with estimated catalogue value of $7,294 (unchecked by us), pages show tobacco smell and would benefit from rehousing, still a desirable grouping of strong degree of completion and overall quality. Scott U$800.00 | $400.00 |
| 1390 |  Portugal |
**, *, ⊙ | Portugal and Colonies, 1879/2000, mint and used collection in a Minkus album, including attractive postmarks on some earlier issues, the 1946 St. Mary of Castile souvenir sheet, and a range of franchaise issues, with colonies represented by Azores (1914–2000), Cabo Verde (1914–1997), and St. Tomé e Príncipe (1914–1996), overall fine or better. Estimate C$200.00 | $100.00 |
| 1429 |  United States |
*, ⊙ | United States, 1851/1940s, valuable mint and used stock in a stockbook, spanning from the early imperforates through the 1940s, mostly used with some mint, noted with many better items including Sc. #240–242, 292, and 630 (pane of 25 hinged in margin only), together with complete sets, back-of-the-book material, and plate proofs of #E1–E3, a few faults including straight edges though overall fine or better, a high-cataloguing collection, calculated by owner using the Scott 2023 edition. Estimate C$15,600.00 | $2,800.00 |
| 1432 |  United States |
**, *, ⊙ | United States, 1857/1962, mint and used collection in a Minkus album, including an 1867 10¢ Black Jack with a choice Providence, Rhode Island postmark, the 1935 National Parks imperforate set, and a mint 1962 4¢ Shiloh misperforated stamp, overall fine or better, a desirable holding with appealing highlights. Estimate C$100.00 | $50.00 |
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| 1475 |  Worldwide — Collections & Accumulations |
**, *, ⊙ | Worldwide, 1860s/1950s, diverse grouping of mint and used singles and sets, housed in about 250 dealer 102 cards within a small box, covering a wide range of material from across the globe with no particular concentration in any one area, the bulk comprising medium-value stamps or sets in the $10–$50 range with about 30% lower-value material, including better examples such as Libya 1912 15c slate “Libia” overprint and the scarce perf. 11 1924/40 15c Diana of Ephesus, Yugoslavia Bosnia-Hercegovina 1918 semi-postals including 10h and 15h with inverted overprints, and Lebanon 1924 Grand Liban (Scott 18–21) and 1924–25 “Gd Liban” (Scott 45–48) on France Olympics issues, with some evident dubious items and condition issues though the great majority are sound and useful, mostly fine to very fine, an excellent lot for both the collector and dealer, well worth close inspection. Estimate C$500.00 | $300.00 |
| 1477 |  Worldwide — Collections & Accumulations |
**, *, ⊙ | Worldwide, 1867/2000, mint and used collection on homemade pages, neatly organised by country and including Benin, Bolivia, Chile, Dahomey, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Mali and Mauritania, a mix of older and more modern issues, overall fine or better, a varied and useful selection. Estimate C$100.00 | $50.00 |
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| 1488 |  Worldwide — Collections & Accumulations |
⊙ | Worldwide, 1960s/1980s, collection of used blocks and multiples in two stockbooks, with representation from Brazil, Haiti, Rwanda, St. Lucia, Syria and Switzerland, noted with some interesting postmarks, overall fine or better, a clean and unusual holding. Estimate C$100.00 | $50.00 |
| 1490 |  Worldwide — Collections & Accumulations |
** | Worldwide, 1960s/1990s, lot of approximately 100 complete booklets, with duplication and representation from Greece, Israel, St. Vincent, Spain, Japan and others, accompanied by owner’s list, overall condition fine or better, inspection recommended. Estimate C$120.00 | $60.00 |
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| 1510 |  Worldwide — Topical Collections |
**, * | Princess Diana, Royal Wedding, 1981, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer collection, mostly mint and comprising the omnibus series with souvenir sheets, gutter blocks and complete sets, overall very fine, an ideal collection for the Royal Family topicalist. Estimate C$100.00 | $50.00 |
