Session 2 of this sale begins today at 9am EDT with Worldwide & Commonwealth.
Lot 925 Great Britain #142 1902 £1 Blue Green King Edward VII, used with light oval registration cancels, very fine. Scott CV U$825.
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Lot 341, Canada ten pence blue Cartier on thin crisp paper, XF used
Lot 341 Canada #7 1857 10d Blue Cartier Imperforate on Thin Crisp Paper, used with light grid cancel, four large to very large margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 1970 Alberto Diena certificate (with his initials in pencil on back of stamp) and a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $1,400. Unitrade CV$2,400.
Lot 13, Canada 1852 three pence deep red Beaver on thick hard paper, XF used with Kingston 4-ring
The Outaouais Collection, Part Two, comes up for sale in a few minutes.
Lot 13 Canada #4v 1852 3d Deep Red Beaver Imperforate on Thick Hard Paper, used with a clear 4-ring #18 cancel from Kingston. This lovely stamp has four large margins, showing part of the next stamp at left and at top, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$600.
Lot 302, Canada 1851 three pence red Beaver on laid paper, VF used
Lot 302 Canada #1 1851 3d Red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with target cancel and four large margins including a sheet margin at bottom, clear laid lines, very fine. A lovely stamp. Unitrade CV$1,600.
Lot 14, Canada 1855 six pence slate grey Consort, Fine mint o.g., sold for C$11,700
Lot 14 Canada #5 1855 6d Slate Grey Consort Imperforate, mint with full original gum and bright, fresh colour. This stamp has three large to huge margins, bottom margin is irregular, still fine. A very rare mint stamp, especially with full original gum, accompanied by a 2008 Sismondo certificate and a 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. Very few mint 6d Consort retain the overall “bloom” of the stamp offered here, and fewer still retain their original gum 165 years after having been printed. Rsv. $10,000. From the Outaouais Collection. Unitrade CV$30,000, sold for $10,000 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
