Lot 14 Canada #4 1852 3d bright red Beaver Imperforate, a lovely used strip of four with target cancels on all stamps and large, even margins all around, very fine. Previously identified by owner as being from plate positions A12 to A15. A desirable multiple of this stamp. Unitrade CV$1,200, sold for C$1,300 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 2, Canada 1851 six pence brown purple Consort on laid paper, unused NG, sold for $62,100
Our research indicates that this is a record auction price for the 6p brown purple Consort unused, certainly in Canada.
1851 6d brown purple Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper. Canada’s second stamp, the six penny paying the rate to USA or double domestic, features Queen Victoria’s Consort Prince Albert was engraved by Alfred Jones using several sources. This stamp is significantly scarcer in used condition than the beaver and also even rarer in unused condition than the three penny.
This stamp has two Certificates of Authenticity, both from the Greene Foundation. The first from 1994 and second from 2015 states “…2b unused on laid paper, brown purple shade, genuine in all respects.” Neither Certificate mentions the droplet of printers’ ink in the upper right corner.
This stamp with deep fresh colour and full margins is a very rare example of a Canada’s second stamp in Very Fine condition. From the Outaouais Collection.
UNITRADE #2b $60,000
SCOTT #2b US$40,000
S.G. #3 £50,000
Sold for C$54,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 102, Canada 1903 ten cent brown lilac Edward VII, XF NH, sold for $3220
Lot 102 Canada #93 1903 10c brown lilac Edward VII, mint never hinged, with very large margins, bright colour and lovely freshness, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2017 Greene Foundation certificate. One of the nicest examples we have handled of this stamp. Unitrade CV $2,800, sold for C$2,800 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 49, Canada 1898 fifteen cent grey violet Large Queen, XF used, sold for $805
Lot 49 Canada #30 1898 15c grey violet Large Queen, used with ideally struck Ottawa c.d.s. dated MAR.26.1898. The stamp is also very well centered, fresh and extremely fine. A lovely stamp, accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. Sold for C$700 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 28, Canada 1857 six pence reddish purple Consort, Fine NG, sold for $20,700
Lot 28 Canada #10 1857 6d reddish purple Consort Imperforate, on Thick Soft Paper, unused (no gum) with mostly clear margins and a sharp impression on fresh paper, fine. Accompanied by a 1970 Philatelic Foundation certificate and a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate, both stating “tiny thin at top right corner.” A true rarity with fewer than twenty or so unused examples recorded. Unitrade $18,000, sold for C$18,000 plus buyer’s premium.
