Lot 679 India 1870, 8p mauve and 8a carmine, tied to cover by “RANEEGUNGE / MA 25 / 70 ’50′” duplex, (Cooper Type 9) in blue, scarce as such, with Bengal Travelling Post Office (Cooper Type 20i) backstamp, with red Bombay transit (30 Mar) and Wolverhampton receiver (26 Apr), scarce and fine. Estimate C$100, sold for C$250.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Auction #51
October 17-19, 2024
Lot 306, Nova Scotia 1851 three pence dark blue on blued paper, VF used, sold for C$321
Lot 306 Nova Scotia #3 1851, 3d dark blue on blued paper, four large to very large margins, lightly-cancelled with oval grid, a lovely classic stamp, very fine. Unitrade CV$400, sold for C$275.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 235, Canada 2015 recalled “Hoodoos” UNESCO souvenir sheet and booklet, sold for C$321
Lot 235 Canada #2844, 2847a 2015, “Hoodoos” UNESCO recalled souvenir sheet and booklet, showing the incorrect image for Dinosaur Provincial Park, never hinged, scarce and missing from many collections of modern Canada, very fine. Unitrade CV$375, sold for C$275.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 678, India 1869 half anna blue, one anna pale brown, and four anna green on cover from Cocanada to London, sold for C$321
Lot 678 India 1869, ½a blue, 1a pale brown, and 4a green, on cover from Cocanada, tied to cover by ’74’ duplex, to London, endorsed “via Bombay” with 26 Nov transit datestamp, to London c.d.s. receiver on front (28 Dec), Bezoarah transit backstamp, merchant mark of Lafaucheur Freres, horizontal fold, a fine three-colour franking. Estimate C$100, sold for C$275.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1101, 1975/2004 mostly mint collection of Faroe Islands and Greenland, sold for C$321
Lot 1101 1975/2004, mostly mint collection of Faroe Islands and Greenland, in two hingeless albums, one Davo and one Christensen, both rather complete for the period, with a smattering of Aland, as well as 16 Faroe Islands annual collections (1979-80, 1987, 1990-1998, 2007-12) and a group of booklets, all clean and very fine. Estimate C$100, sold for C$275.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.