Lot 17 Canada #5b 1855 6d Greenish Grey Consort Imperforate, used, with large margin at top, huge on three other sides, showing outer frameline of next stamp at left and a large part of the next stamp at bottom, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$1,600.
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Lot 227, Canada 1969 six cent orange Centennial, Winnipeg tagged on hibrite paper, F-VF used on paper
Lot 227 Canada #459pbiii 1969 6c Orange Centennial, Winnipeg Tagged on Hibrite Paper, used and tied to small piece by a wavy line postmark, fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 1981 Greene Foundation certificate and still on a Saskatoon Stamp Centre card (asking $495), explaining that “similar sold Eastern Auction June/05 for over $700”. A scarce Centennial missing from many collections. Unitrade CV$500.
Announcing Sale 48, November 2-4, 2023
Welcome to our General Sale #48, our fifth auction of the year, which will take place Thursday November 2 through Saturday November 4, 2023.
The material in this sale is the property of an impressive 143 different consignors, and the result is this wide range of material, with quality Canada and provinces, British Commonwealth and worldwide singles, sets and collections, including part one of the W.J. McGill collection of Scandinavia, a good offering of early Great Britain, and much more.
Be sure to have a close look at our over 450 exciting lots of postal history offerings, including part two of the extensive David Hobden and Michael Rixon pre-Confederation Upper Canada postal history collection and part two of the Gordon Richardson early Manitoba postal history collection, as well as the Ted Nixon collection of Canadian fancy cancellations of the Small Queen issue, and an excellent offering of R.P.O. postal history from the Peter McCarthy collection. You will also find a large selection of other useful postal history from Canada and a wide variety of worldwide countries including those in Scandinavia. Also of note in this sale is a great offering of philatelic literature.
We are proud to continue our long-standing tradition of showing online photos or scans of every single lot, so you know what you are buying, especially if you are not able to do pre-sale viewing in person. This sale is accompanied by about 10,000 high quality pictures, which can all be seen in full colour on StampAuctionNetwork.com.
As usual, this sale will be conducted live on StampAuctionNetwork.com, also with a live floor, via telephone and other traditional bidding methods. A reminder that our buyer’s fee is still at an industry-low 17%, and that all transactions are in Canadian dollars – a bonus for US customers and those using other currencies.
Enjoy the sale!
Auction Manager
Lot 603, Canada selection of 102 better fancy cancels on Small Queen stamps, sold for C$2,106
Lot 603 Canada Selection of 102 Better Fancy Cancels on Small Queen Stamps, all displayed on black stock cards, this is a great selection including letters, sunbursts, geometric designs, Masonic, a crown, a bogey face, and more, many being easily identifiable to a specific post office. A nice quality group, ideal for collectors or dealers alike. Accompanied by a 2022 Ken Pugh letter attesting to their authenticity. Estimate C$400, sold for C$1,800.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 493, People’s Republic of China group of better sets from 1966 and 1967, sold for C$4,212
Lot 493 People’s Republic of China #919/959, group of better sets from 1966 and 1967, all mint never hinged, with Scott #s 919, 920-23, 927-29 (small corner fault on one stamp), 930-35, 936-37, 949-52 (small corner fault on one stamp), 953-56 and 957-59. All fresh and very fine. Scott CV U$3,835, sold for C$3,600.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.