Lot 279 Colombia SCADTA #CLCA1-CLCA11, CFLCA1 1923 5c to 5p Colombia SCADTA Consular Overprint Set, the complete set, with 5c (hinged, with expert handstamps and signature, plus a 1956 PF certificate), 10c (hinged, with expert handstamps and signature), 15c (NH), 20c (NH with natural gum bends), 30c (hinged, with expert handstamps and signature), 50c (NH), 60c (NH), 1p (used), 2p (hinged, with 2014 Greene Foundation certificate), 3p (hinged, with expert handstamps and signature, plus a 1956 PF certificate), 5p (unused, no gum, with a 2012 Greene Foundation certificate) and the 20c Registration stamp (NH, with photocopy of a 1990 APS certificate for a block of 12, from which this was the lower right stamp). A lovely and rare complete set, fresh and rarely offered as such, as only 50 complete sets can exist. Unitrade CV$8,512.
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Lot 521, Vatican City 1931 2.50l red orange Parcel Stamp with double overprint, VF NH
Lot 521 Vatican City #Q11a 1931 2.50l Red Orange Parcel Stamp with Double Overprint, mint never hinged, fresh with bright colour, very fine. Scott CV U$1,300.
Lot 334, Nova Scotia 1857 six pence dark green Heraldic, XF with oval grid cancel
Lot 334 Nova Scotia #5 1857 6d Dark Green Heraldic Imperforate, used with an oval grid cancel, a gorgeous stamp with its deep rich colour and four large margins, extremely fine. A rare stamp in this superlative condition, accompanied by a 1985 Peter Holcombe certificate. Rsv. $1,400. Unitrade $3,500.
Lot 894, Iran 1938 registered cover Teheran to Baghdad
Lot 894 Iran 1938 Registered Cover, Teheran to Baghdad, mailed from Teheran (Départ) on MAR.31.1938 to Baghdad, with APR.4 receiver on back. The cover is franked with Scott #s 843 (x4 singles) plus an imperforate sheetlet of four of #870D, which has a commemorative cancel reading “SOIXANTIEME ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA NAISSANCE DE S.M.I. = TEHERAN”. Vertical crease not appearing to affect the sheetlet (appears to be underneath), else very fine. Scott value given is for the sheetlet off-cover (see footnote). Scott CV U$1,500.
Lot 312, 1911 British Columbia Telephone engraved compound die proof (Silas Allen engraver)
Lot 312 BC #BCT43DP, BCT45DP 1911 5c and $1 British Columbia Telephone Engraved Compound Die Proof, in black, with die number 327 at bottom, signed (and dated 1911) between both stamps by the engraver Silas Allen. Mr Silas Robert Allen (1888-1958) was considered the founder of the Canadian school of engraving and first great Canadian security engraver of the twentieth century. He engraved many Canadian stamps from at least 1911 to the 1950s including items such as the 1928 20c Harvester, 1947 Bell issue, $1 Fisherman, $1 Totem, and many more. The British Columbia Telephone frank design changed in 1911, and basically kept this new design until 1968. We believe this might be one of his first, if not his very first engraving, kept as a memento, as it was found in a jewelry box owned by his niece (when he died in 1958 all of his belongings, except for this item, had been sold at auction). A very rare item and an early example of a signed Canadian compound die proof. Estimate C$500.