Lot 363 Canada #TBT11-TBT13 1907, 10c to 25c Bell Telephone Company franks, all three without gum as issued, the 25c frank with bottom left corner missing, a scarce and difficult group to assemble, fine to very fine. van Dam C$750, sold for C$700.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 203, Canada 1954 five cent blue Wilding, imperf VF no gum single, sold for C$1,003
Lot 203 Canada #341v 1954, 5c blue Wilding, imperforate at left margin single, without gum as issued, a well-preserved example with full sheet margin at left and no marginal creases that commonly plague this issue, scarce and very fine. Unitrade CV$900, sold for C$850.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
Lot 584, Canada 1864 one cent rose Victoria on “turned cover” Waterdown re-used to Mosa, sold for C$708
Lot 584 Canada 1864, 1c rose Decimal issue single franking on turned cover, adhesive to cover to Waterdown by black target cancel, endorsed “Printed Circular” in manuscript, turned and re-used to Mosa, handstamped PAID and 5 in black and struck with Waterdown double split-ring despatch (10 Mar), one side flap removed, else a fine and most unusual usage. (Sc. 14) Estimate C$150, sold for C$600.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
Lot 712, China 1909 ten cent Coiling Dragon on cover from Canton to Vacaville California, sold for C$826
Lot 712 China 1909 (January 5), 10c Coiling Dragon on cover from Canton to California, franked with 10c ultramarine Coiling Dragon, tied by native square cancellation and struck with bilingual Canton c.d.s. on front, to Vacaville, California, with two indistinct Chinese backstamps, Victoria Hong Kong (6 Jan) and Vacaville (1 Feb) backstamps, fine-very fine. (Sc. #129) Estimate C$150, sold for C$700.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
Lot 377, Canada 1897-1927 Canadian Pacific Railways Telegraph frank varieties, sold for C$1,180
Lot 377 Canada #TCP10a/TCP40var 1897–1927, Canadian Pacific Railways Telegraph frank varieties, including watermarked issues, highlighted by the better 1914 and 1915 franks (catalogue value $255), a 1923 bottom double print (c.v. $225), and an unusual 1897 issue showing a clear offset on the reverse, a fine and desirable companion group to the full set offered in this sale (Lot 376), fine to very fine. van Dam CV$960, sold for C$1,000.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.