Lot 1471 Two Vintage Hockey Team Real Photo Postcards, both showing teams outdoors, one team is wearing outdoor clothing and the other is wearing a three-leaf clover emblem on a white shirt (this card has a tear). While our extensive research did not give us any information as to who these teams were, the two cards came out of the same collection as the other two similar lots we offer in this sale, and we are convinced they are Canadian teams (and not from Arizona or Florida, for example). Estimate C$150.
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Lot 116, Canada 1872-73 two cent deep green Small Queen, first Ottawa Printing, XF NH
Lot 116 Canada #36 early 1872-73 2c Deep Green Small Queen, Perforated 11.85, First Ottawa Printing, mint with full pristine original gum, never hinged, well centered amongst four large margins with “Post Office” fresh colour, extremely fine. An exceptionally rare stamp in this condition, as very few 2c stamps were printed during the First Ottawa printing period (limited to 1872-73 for the 2c value). Despite not having its own Unitrade number, this stamp is highly sought after by connoisseurs, and this may well be the finest example known, as we do not recall seeing a premium never hinged example of this stamp having been offered anywhere. Estimate C$500.
Lot 295, Canada 1908 fifteen cent orange Québec Tercentenary, VF NH
Lot 295 Canada #102 1908 15c Orange Québec Tercentenary, mint never hinged with bright colour, light fingerprint on gum, quite fresh and very fine. Unitrade CV $1,050.
Lot 140, Canada 1893 twenty cent vermilion Widow Weeds, XF NH
Lot 140 Canada #46 1893 20c Vermilion Widow Weeds, mint with full original gum, never hinged. An exceptional stamp, with its large margins, bright colour and extreme freshness, extremely fine and destined for the finest collection. Accompanied by a photocopy of a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate for a block of four, from which this was the lower right stamp. Unitrade CV $2,400.
Lot 917, Falkland Islands 1933 five shilling orange yellow King Penguin, VF hinged
Lot 917 Falkland Islands #74a 1933 5sh Orange Yellow King Penguin, mint very lightly hinged, fresh and very fine. A rarely encountered shade of this popular stamp. The shade is much more orange in person than in our scan, in fact when compared with several yellow copies we have on hand, this one stands out. SG 136a, £3,250. Scott CV U$3,250.