Lot 252 Canada #CL6 1926, 25c Jack V. Elliot Air Service, unofficial essay, never hinged, wide margins all around, fresh and extremely fine. Unitrade CV$750.
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Lot 648, Great Britain 1840 May 6 stampless folded letter, rated “1” and endorsed “Paid”
Lot 648 Great Britain 1840 (May 6), Day of Issue of the Penny Black, stampless folded letter, with contents, rated “1” and endorsed “Paid”, neatly struck boxed ARBROATH marking dated MAY 6, to Edinburgh, with next-day receiver struck on front, a rare and exceptional quality cover, a lovely introductory item to a Great Britain collection. Estimate C$1,000.
Lot 246, Canada 1942 six cent deep blue Airmail imperf pair, XF NH
Lot 246 Canada #C7a 1942, 6c deep blue, imperforate horizontal pair, never hinged, large to very large margins including sheet margin at left, bright colour, extremely fine and scarce, one of only fifty such pairs recorded. Unitrade CV$1,200.
Lot 593, extensive collection of mint British Commonwealth King George VI Issues in three New Age Stamp Albums, 1937-1951, sold for C$7,020
Lot 593 Extensive Collection of Mint British Commonwealth King George VI Issues in Three New Age Stamp Albums, 1937-1951, with a few thousand stamps, the vast majority are sets, neatly organized from A to Z issuing countries on Scott album pages. Just a few of the better stamps and sets include Scott #s: Aden 1-12 (c.v. $775 total); Burma O1-O14 ($998 total), Hong Kong 154-166A ($770 total), 178-179 ($225 total); India 150-167 ($406 total), Gandhi set 203-206 ($557 total), New Guinea C46-C59 ($720 total), North Borneo 193-207 ($711 total); Kuwait 45-57 ($247 total); New Zealand fiscals AR75/AR98 including AR88 ($250), AR90 ($400), AR98 ($325), along with stamps and sets cataloguing from $20 to $100 and up. Owner’s catalogue value for the collection totals $56,831 CDN (owner converted 2000 Stanley Gibbons catalogue values into Canadian dollars at time of writing. The collection includes owner’s inventory and calculations). We note fresh colours throughout, and light hinging for the vast majority of stamps, ideal for collectors and dealers alike. We recommend in-person viewing as our online photos show only a sampling. Estimate C$2,500, sold for C$6,000.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 624, Extensive collection of Mint and Used France, 1850s to 2005, sold for C$2,574
Lot 624 Extensive Collection of Mint and Used France, 1850s to 2005, consisting of singles, sets, booklets, blocks, plate blocks, souvenir sheets, housed in 2 thick binders and 8 stockbooks. Starts off with a group of mostly used stamps from classics to the early 1980s, displayed in three stockbooks, then we noted many issues from the 1990s are displayed with a mint never hinged and a used stamp side by side. Onward it is mostly all mint never hinged. The strength of the collection resides in the group of about 80 booklets and over 100 souvenir sheets from the 1950s to 2005, including the small format red cross booklets from 1952 to 1983 (missing only 1962 and 1963) with a 2021 Yvert catalogue value of over €1,500, as well as the extensive and mostly mint (many mint never hinged) airmails, between C1 and C65 (C8-C14 c.v. $976, C15 c.v. $625 catalogued as mint hinged). Also included is a group of 60 “gravures” issued by La Poste, housed in a specialized stockbook designed for this collection, some first day covers, thematic collections, and lastly, two stockbooks with a small grouping of mint French colonies, such as Morocco, St-Pierre & Miquelon, FSAT, and some Monaco. Very light duplication, some faults with the early issues, but overall very fine. Photos show a sampling of the lot, viewing is strongly recommended. Should please both collectors and dealers alike. Estimate C$750, sold for C$2,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.