Lot 298 Great Britain #142 1902-11, £1 blue green King Edward VII, watermarked three crowns, centrally-struck Guernsey c.d.s., superior centering to what is most commonly encountered, attractive and very fine. (S.G. 266, £825). Rsv. $250. Scott CV U$825.
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Lot 179, Canada 1916 ten cent blue Queen Victoria Law Stamp with red “In Prize” overprint, VF
Lot 179 Canada #FSC29 1916 10c Blue Queen Victoria Law Stamp with Red “In Prize” Overprint, mint hinged and well centered, with control number in the range of “In Prize” overprints recorded by Zaluski, very fine. van Dam CV$950.
Lot 368, Newfoundland 1927 De Pinedo Flight overprint in red cover on sixty cent black King Henry VII
Lot 368 Canada #C4 1927 De Pinedo Flight Overprint in Red on 60c Black King Henry VII, with tied postmark St. John’s MAY.21.1927 and St. John’s receiver MAY.25.1927. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate and a 1976 Diena certificate, both noting that the cover was not carried on the De Pinedo flight (those covers bore a May.20.1927 postmark), but was delivered locally instead. Only 300 stamps were overprinted for the flight. Fine. Rsv. $14,000. Unitrade CV$25,000.
Lot 4, Canada twelve penny black plate proof with SPECIMEN overprint
Lot 4 Canada #3Pi 12d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black, with SPECIMEN Overprint in Carmine, on India paper, with four margins and very fresh. Fine to very fine. Unitrade CV$2,500.
Lot 172, Canada 1897 five cent blue Queen Victoria Gas Inspection, mint VF appearing
Lot 172 Canada #FG17 1897 5c Blue Queen Victoria Gas Inspection, mint hinged and very nicely centered, with control #11, the stamp has two small gum thins, else a rare and very fine appearing stamp missing from most collections (Zaluski records control #s 1 to 150 only, for this value). van Dam C$4,500.