Lot 4 Canada #2TCi 1857, 6d red purple Consort, trial colour plate proof, on India paper, large to very large margins, pleasing deep shade, very fine. Unitrade CV$325, sold for C$425.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 380, Canada 1890-1920 Great North Western Telegraph Co. franks, complete set, overall VF, sold for C$1,416
Lot 380 Canada TGN1-TGN31 1890–1920, Great North Western Telegraph Co. franks, complete set of basic issues, hinged original gum or unused without gum, a difficult and seldom-seen group to assemble, overall very fine. van Dam C$1,392, sold for C$1,200.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
Lot 567, USA 1917 five cent rose error of colour, double error in block of twelve, F-VF, sold for C$1,298
Lot 567 USA #505 1917, 5c rose error of colour, double error in block of twelve, perforated 11, hinged twice, including on one 5c stamp, fresh and well-centred, a pleasing example of this scarce variety, created when an incorrect transfer roll of the 5c denomination was inadvertently used to re-enter three faulty 2c positions on the plate, in the case of this block, in positions 74 and 84, fine-very fine; ex Trimble. Scott U$1,200, sold for C$1,100.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1243, Mostly Mint Russian Civil War period locals and independent republics 1919-1920s, sold for C$531
Lot 1243 Russian Civil War Period Locals and Independent Republics, 1919–1920s, a desirable accumulation of hundreds of mostly mint stamps, organised in a double-sided 16-page stockbook and largely arranged by Michel catalogue, including issues from the Russian White Army (Deniken, Wrangel), Army of the North West, South Russia (Krim, Jekaterinodar, with some high-catalogue inverted overprints), as well as Ukraine, Russian Company of Navigation & Trade, ROPIT, Russian Levant, Tatum, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Transcaucasia and others, with an additional grouping of intriguing labels, a seldom-seen and fascinating assembly, ideal for the specialist. See Video, and numerous scans.. Estimate C$300, sold for C$450.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
Lot 381, Canada 1911 black Grand Trunk Pacific Railways Telegraph Co., VF hinged, sold for C$885
Lot 381 Canada #TGT1 1911, black Grand Trunk Pacific Railways Telegraph Co. frank
, numbered “120” by red overprint, hinged, a scarce and well-preserved example of this elusive issue, very fine. van Dam C$900, sold for C$750.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.