Lot 257 Canada #69 1898 3c carmine Queen Victoria Leaf, a mint never hinged single, with huge balanced margins, fresh bright colour, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. A remarkable stamp in all respects. Rsv. Unitrade CV$390, sold for $475 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 351, Canada 1898 two cent Map Stamp First Day Cover, Montréal, sold for $2760
Lot 351 Canada two cent Map Stamp, December 7, 1898 First Day Cover, mailed from Montreal (Bickerdike machine at 1pm) to Montreal, received there at 10pm (Bickerdike hub on back), attempted delivery (DEC.7 carrier marking), address changed to a local post office box in purple crayon and re-despatched (for free) Notre Dame St. West L.C.D. next morning at 7am. Small corner fault bottom left, still a very fine example of this first day of use for the Map stamp in combination with a 2c drop letter rate, with very few known. Rsv. From the Robert Lunn Map Stamp Collection. Estimate C$1,000, sold for $2,400 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 247, Canada 1897 five dollar olive green Jubilee, XF NH, sold for $11,500
Lot 247 Canada #65 1897 $5 olive green Jubilee, mint never hinged, with sheet margin at left. Quite fresh, with bright colour, very well centered and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. A truly remarkable example for the collector seeking the very best. Rsv. Unitrade CV $6,000, sold for $10,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 1064, USA 1847 five cent red brown Franklin, XF used with red grid cancels, sold for $977
Lot 1064 USA #1 1847 5c red brown Franklin Imperforate, used with red grid cancels, showing sheet margin at left and part of next stamp at right two other margins well clear. A lovely and extremely fine example of America’s first stamp. Scott CV U$375, sold for $850 plus buyer’s premium.
Sale 28 Has Finished
Auction #28 is now over. Unaudited Prices Realized from the sale can be seen on Stamp Auction Network or downloaded from our site. Starting on Monday, sparks-auctions.com will begin highlighting some of the better and more interesting realizations from the sale. There is much to talk about, including what are certain to be a few record prices (like the extremely fine 12-1/2c Victoria shown below!).
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