Lot 452 Trinidad #6 1857 (1d) Brown Red Britannia Imperforate, on White Paper, a mint horizontal pair with full original gum, the left stamp is hinged and the right stamp remains never hinged. Four margins all around, fresh and very fine. Catalogue value is for hinged. Scott CV U$6,500.
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Lot 208, Canada 1912 ten cent plum Admiral, XF NH
Lot 208 Canada #116 1912 10c Plum Admiral, mint never hinged, quite fresh with bright colour and four very large margins, extremely fine. As good as it gets for this sought after stamp. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $950. Unitrade CV$1,200.
Lot 379, Newfoundland 1932 $1.50 on $1.00 Dornier DO-X with inverted red surcharge, VF
Lot 379 Newfoundland #C12a 1932 $1.50 on $1.00 Blue Dornier DO-X Air Mail with Inverted Red Surcharge, mint lightly hinged, very fine. The stamp has a few unobtrusive expert and owner signatures and handstamps on back. Of the 8,000 surcharged stamps issued, it is believed that about 52 had an inverted surcharge (thirteen blocks of four). A lovely example of this world rarity, rarely offered and accompanied by a 1972 Royal Philatelic Society certificate. Rsv. $16,000. Unitrade CV$30,000.
Lot 675, Group of four cacheted Coronation Issue first day covers to overseas destinations
Lot 675 Canada #237 1938.MAY.10 3c KGVI Coronation Issue Group of four Better Cacheted First Day Covers, all addressed to overseas destinations, with a lovely hand-painted cover Saskatoon to Cape Town, South Africa, a red and gold Crown cachet cover Québec to New Zealand, a Napier (New Zealand) Philatelic Society cover Medicine Hat to New Zealand and an unknown cachet Lunenburg to Bermuda. A very fine group. Retail C$390.
Lot 428, Great Britain 1902-11 five shilling carmine rose King Edward VII mint and fresh
Lot 428 Great Britain #140 1902-11 5sh Carmine Rose King Edward VII, mint lightly hinged, very fresh with bright colour, well centered and extremely fresh. A gorgeous stamp. Scott CV U$400.