Lot 449 Newfoundland #C18b 1933 $4.50 on 75c Bistre Balbo Flight Surcharge, Perforated 13.8, mint hinged, nicely centered and fresh very fine. Unitrade CV$500, sold for C$375.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Auction #47
June 1-3, 2023
Lot 326, Canada 2015 Hoodoos UNESCO souvenir sheet and single (recalled), sold for $321
Lot 326 Canada #2844, 2845 2015 Recalled Hoodoos UNESCO Souvenir Sheet and Booklet Single, showing the incorrect image on both the souvenir sheet and the booklet single, both mint never hinged and very fine. Unitrade CV$325, sold for C$275.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 436, Newfoundland 1932-37 five cent Caribou sheet margin pair with lathework, sold for C$263
Lot 436 Newfoundland #191P 5c Caribou, Die II Plate Proof in Red Violet, a left sheet margin pair, printed on “bookend” bond paper with blue “moiré” lines on back. The sheet margin at left shows lathework, and the stamps measure 20.4 mm wide (as opposed to 21 mm wide for Waterlow printings). Rare, with only 50 pairs recorded, and only 10 of those with lathework. Unitrade CV$300, sold for C$225.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 241, Canada 1929 fifty cent dark blue Blue Nose, VF NH margin block of four with imprint, sold for C$2,808
Lot 241 Canada #158 1929 50c Dark Blue Bluenose, a mint never hinged upper margin block of four, showing part of the plate imprint in margin. A lovely block which is quite fresh, all four stamps are wonderfully centered, extremely fine in all respects. Unitrade CV$2,800, sold for C$2,400.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 396, New Brunswick 1851 six pence olive yellow Heraldic on bluish paper, VF used, sold for $1,696
Lot 396 New Brunswick #2 1851 6d Olive Yellow Heraldic Imperforate on Bluish Paper, used with very fine strike of the #23 in oval grid cancel from Richibucto (RF 6, rare). The stamp has four lovely margins, bright colour and is quite fresh, very fine. Accompanied by a 1989 Peter Holcombe certificate. Unitrade CV$1,600, sold for C$1,450.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
