Lot 138 Canada 89iii 1903 1c blue green King Edward VII, mint never hinged, perfectly centered within four large and even margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. A truly remarkable stamp for which catalogue value is irrelevant. Unitrade CV$315, sold for C$425 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 3249, Canada 1902 SUTTON QUE. squared circle on 1c numeral cover, realized $1725
Lot 3249 SUTTON QUE. squared circle, a very fine strike -/AP 1/02 ties a 1c Numeral to an unsealed cover from the Brome County Maple Product Co. (corner card in green) with lovely matching maple syrup price list enclosure. Two rounded corners, still very fine and apparently only four covers are known. RF 80. From The Ted Kerzner Squared Circle Cancellations of Canada. Estimate $1,000, sold for C$1,500 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 287, Canada 1927 five cent Patricia Airways with type C overprint, VF NH pane of eight, realized $1668
Lot 287 Canada #CL26c 1926-27 5c Patricia Airways with Type C Overprint in Red, in a mint never hinged full pane of eight. Fresh, very fine and scarce. Unitrade CV$1,440, sold for C$1,450 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 381, Newfoundland 1933 $4.50 on 75c bistre Balbo surcharge, inverted watermark, VF NH, realized $2070
Lot 381 Newfoundland C18var 1933 $4.50 on 75c bistre Gen. Balbo Flight surcharge with inverted watermark, mint never hinged, well centered and very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Unlisted in Unitrade, catalogue value given is for Stanley Gibbons #235w for hinged, described as “Wmk top of shield to left”. An elusive stamp, missing from most collections. SG £2,000, sold for C$1,800 plus buyer’s premium.
Sale #23 is completed
Auction #23 has now finished. Unaudited Prices Realized from the sale can be seen on Stamp Auction Network or downloaded from our site. Starting on Monday, we will begin highlighting some of the better and more interesting realizations from the sale. There is much to talk about after a very successful sale.
We are now organizing material and preparing invoices, which will take us through next week. Invoices will be sent by e-mail or in the post to those who require it. While we will not usually interrupt our work to take your phone call, all calls and e-mails will be answered as soon as we can provide the information you are seeking. We ask your patience while we rearrange 2600 lots so they are ready to be shipped to 300+ buyers.
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Lot 101 Canada #63 1897 $3 yellow bistre Jubilee, mint never hinged and very well centered. Just a hint of a paper bend at top, not mentioned in the certificate, still extremely fine and fresh. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. A lovely stamp. Unitrade CV$6,000, sold for C$6,670 including buyer’s premium.