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Lot 2, Canada 1851 Three Penny Beaver on laid paper, F-VF unused with trace of original gum

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Lot 2, Canada 1851 Three Penny Beaver on laid paper, F-VF unused with trace of original gumLot 2 Canada #1 1851 3d Red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, unused (with trace of original gum), with bright colour and sharp impression. The stamp possesses three large margins, and the bottom one just touches the outer frameline at right, fine-very fine.

A very rare unused example of Canada’s first stamp, as one census of mint and unused Three Penny Beavers on laid paper puts the number at about 20. Although this might be a little bit low, many of these mint and unused stamps are cut into or have faults, and some are in institutional collections. It is likely that fewer than a handful of sound number ones are available to private collectors. A rare opportunity for the mint Canada collector.

Accompanied by a 1959 Royal Philatelic Society certificate issued to W. E. Lea, Esq. Unitrade CV$45,000.

Lot 142, Canada 1897 three dollar yellow bistre Jubilee, XF NH

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Lot 142, Canada 1897 three dollar yellow bistre Jubilee, XF NHLot 142 Canada #63 1897 $3 Yellow Bistre Jubilee, mint never hinged, with superb centering among four large and even margins, colour is deep and rich, an extremely fine stamp in all respects. Certainly one of the finest examples known, catalogue value irrelevant.

Accompanied by a 1988 Greene Foundation certificate and a 2022 PSE certificate grading it as “XF-Sup 95”. This is the highest graded $3 Jubilee with no other at this grade. SMQ U$11,400. Unitrade CV$6,000.

Lot 37, Canada 1857 seven and a half pence deep green Queen Victoria, XF lightly hinged

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Lot 37, Canada 1857 seven and a half pence deep green Queen Victoria, XF lightly hingedLot 37 Canada #9a 1857 7½d Deep Green Queen Victoria Imperforate, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged. The stamp has deep, fresh colour and four large margins, showing part of the plate imprint at bottom, extremely fine. An exceptional quality stamp, with tremendous eye appeal and surely one of the nicest examples of this stamp with full original gum. A stamp sure to please even the most discriminating collector.

Accompanied by a 2009 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$30,000.