Lot 1077 Grenada #28 1886 1p on 1sh orange and green Queen Victoria lovely used pair on small piece with neat St. Georges cds cancels. Scott CV$95, hammer $85.
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Lot 5 — Canada Six Pence Consort Trial Colour Plate Proof, Realized $431
Lot 5 Canada 2TCii 1851 6d Consort trial colour plate proof in orange yellow on India paper with sheet margin at left showing majority of imprint, attractive and fresh, very fine. Unitrade $400, hammer $375.
Lot 2251 — Boy Scouts, 1937 All-India Jamboree Rocket Dispatch Labels, Realized $1092
Lot 2251 1937 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Dispatch Labels, group of 12, includes green (x3), blue (x4), red (x4) and three orange overprinted “Bengal Girl Guides Rally 2-3-37. All but two signed on reverse by Stephen Smith. Also includes two red Proofs signed by Smith as well. Est $150, hammer $950.
Lot 1203 — Nepal #10, 10a with postmark of Sawari Hunting Camp, Realized $522
Lot 1203 Nepal #10, 10a 1906 Half anna black with very rare postmark This strip of 3 comes from the rare setting 5 and can be positively identified as clichés 5, 6 and 7. Cliché 6 is inverted and cliché 7 has the flattened base. The strip has an almost complete strike of the Sawari Hunting Camp used during King George V’s visit to Nepal in 1911. Illustrated in Singer’s Nepal. Est $500, $475 hammer.
Lot 242 — Canada #91b Five Cent Edward Blue on White, Realized $1265
This realization is even more remarkable for the fact that a similar stamp described as ‘superb’ sold for $500 in a major public auction in New York two days later. Ours was on white paper and theirs on blue. White is a bit scarcer, and while we didn’t say ‘superb,’ the one in our sale is better-centered.
Lot 242, Canada #91b 1903 5c blue on white paper King Edward, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. Unitrade CV$1400. $1100 hammer.