Lot 471 Orange River Colony #77/78 1896, ½d on 3d ultramarine, “Halve Penny” overprint, complete sheet of 240 in four panes of sixty, never hinged, note “No Stop” variety, some creasing and small nicks in margins, horizontal fold through gutter and between multiple rows, the odd trivial perf separation, else a fine and uncommon sheet. Stanley Gibbons GB£262, sold for C$250.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 664, India 1856 two anna orange, four anna grey black, and eight anna mauve on cover Madras to London, sold for C$292
Lot 664 India 1856, 2a orange, 4a grey black, and 8a mauve, Arbuthnot & Co forwarding agents, adhesives tied by “MADRAS / INDIA PAID / 1865 / MR 1” & “C/1” duplex (Cooper Type 17), further cancelled with “ARBUTHNOT & CO” boxed forwarding agent marking, “LONDON / PAID / BH / MR 29 /65” arrival c.d.s. in red, vertical filing fold not affecting stamps, a fine cover with an uncommon cancellation, which Cooper notes are “very scarce.” Estimate C$100, sold for C$250.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 679, India cover Raneegunge to Wolverhampton, sold for C$292
Lot 679 India 1870, 8p mauve and 8a carmine, tied to cover by “RANEEGUNGE / MA 25 / 70 ’50′” duplex, (Cooper Type 9) in blue, scarce as such, with Bengal Travelling Post Office (Cooper Type 20i) backstamp, with red Bombay transit (30 Mar) and Wolverhampton receiver (26 Apr), scarce and fine. Estimate C$100, sold for C$250.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 306, Nova Scotia 1851 three pence dark blue on blued paper, VF used, sold for C$321
Lot 306 Nova Scotia #3 1851, 3d dark blue on blued paper, four large to very large margins, lightly-cancelled with oval grid, a lovely classic stamp, very fine. Unitrade CV$400, sold for C$275.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 235, Canada 2015 recalled “Hoodoos” UNESCO souvenir sheet and booklet, sold for C$321
Lot 235 Canada #2844, 2847a 2015, “Hoodoos” UNESCO recalled souvenir sheet and booklet, showing the incorrect image for Dinosaur Provincial Park, never hinged, scarce and missing from many collections of modern Canada, very fine. Unitrade CV$375, sold for C$275.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.