Lot 149 Canada #104b 1911 1c Blue Green Admiral, mint never hinged with perfect gum, very nicely centered between four huge and even margins, a fresh stamp with rich colour, extremely fine. Surely one of the nicest examples out there, and well worthy of the best collections. Accompanied by a 2023 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$180, sold for C$325.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 119, Canada 1899 two cent carmine Numeral, XF NH, sold for C$351
Lot 119 Canada #77 1899 2c Carmine Queen Victoria Numeral, Die I, mint never hinged, with wonderful freshness and centering, a remarkable and extremely fine stamp deserving to adorn the very best collections. Accompanied by a 2023 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$270, sold for C$300.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 491, Allied Occupation Numeral Issue with inverted band overprint, F-VF mint, sold for C$409
Lot 491 Allied Occupation Numeral Issue with Inverted Band Overprint, all mint never hinged and all signed “Schlegel D BPP” (Hans-Dieter Schlegel), fine-very fine. Michel # 52 I K – 68 I K, c.v. €900. Estimate C$150, sold for C$350.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 727, Collection of sixteen folded letters and covers from Prince Edward County, 1839 to 1879, sold for C$2,106
Lot 727 Collection of sixteen folded letters and covers from Prince Edward County, 1839 to 1879, with items from Wellington (1839 double circle in black), Wellington (1847 double circle in red on cross-border folded letter), Demorestville (latest of only two recorded examples, on a 2c RLS cover), Bloomfield (in red, on a 10c Consort cover to NY State), Millford (two covers), Wellington, Ameliasburg (two covers, one is a registered cover with Bloomfield receiver), Consecon, Melville, Picton (LRD), Picton (a different instrument on a cross-border folded letter), Bongard’s Corners (ERD, on a 6c Small Queen cover to Michigan), Mountain View (ERD, receiver on a 5c Beaver cover from Reach), and Wellington (LRD, 3c SQ cover with partial “T” signet ring obliterator). Overall fine to very fine, all but four items are on Michael Rixon pages, all items illustrated online. Estimate C$350, sold for C$1,800.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 214, Canada 1934 three cent blue Jacques Cartier sheet of 100 with Burr and Scarface varieties, sold for C$877
Lot 214 Canada #208, 208i, 208ii 1934 3c Blue Jacques Cartier with “Burr on Shoulder” and “Scarface” Varieties, a mint never hinged sheet of 100 from the right hand of plate 2, showing both listed varieties in position 2 and 97 (CV$800 for both in blocks of four). A fresh and very fine sheet, rarely offered as there remain very few, especially this nice. Estimate C$250, sold for C$750.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.