Lot 798 Canada #223ii 1935 10c Carmine Rose R.C.M.P. with “Broken Leg” Variety, mint never hinged with sheet margin at bottom, a wonderfully well centered stamp, with large margins and lovely freshness, extremely fine. An excellent stamp for the varieties collector or collector who only buys the very best quality. Rare in any condition and widely believed to be the finest recorded example of this popular variety.
Ex Dennis Dunn collection.
Accompanied by a 1994 Greene Foundation certificate and a 2022 PSE certificate grading it as “XF-Sup 95”.
Unitrade CV$4,500, sold for C$7,000 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 514, Canada 1868 three cent bright red Large Queen on laid paper, VF+ with moderate target cancel, sold for C$6,084
Lot 514 Canada #33 1868 3c Bright Red Large Queen on Laid Paper, used with moderate target cancel, a beautiful and well centered stamp showing clear laid lines and bright colour, very fine plus and certainly one of the finest we have handled. Accompanied by a 2007 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$3,000, sold for C$5,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Sale 45B, The Athena Collection Part Two, Is Complete
Part Two of Sale 45, The Athena Collection, has concluded. Prices Realized can be checked on our Stamp Auction Network listing or downloaded from our site. Invoices for the sale were sent out to successful bidders on February 13 by e-mail, please contact us if you were expecting an invoice and did not receive one.
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Lot 446, Canada 1851 twelve pence black Queen Victoria on laid paper, VF used
The second part of The Athena Collection, Sale 45B, begins this morning.
Lot 446 Canada #3 1851 12d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with (slightly lightened) centrally struck target cancel, with four margins including including part of the next stamp at top and a large sheet margin at right. In fact, the Siegel census does not list another used stamp with a wide sheet margin. This lovely stamp shows strong laid lines, not only on the back but also on the front, very fine. It is estimated that only about one third of the used examples of this stamp are sound.
Ex Fred Jarrett collection.
Accompanied by a 1959 Philatelic Foundation certificate and a 2006 Greene Foundation certificate, which is pink solely as a result of the lightened cancel.
Unitrade CV$160,000.
Lot 501, Canada 1868 half cent black Large Queen on watermarked Bothwell Paper, used with 2-ring numeral cancel
Lot 501 Canada #21b 1868 ½c Black Large Queen on Watermarked Bothwell Paper, used with part 2-ring numeral cancel, showing full letters “MI” of the watermark. The stamp has two shorter perfs and a small thin, still with remarkable centering and one of the finest of the very few known examples. A major rarity of Canadian philately.
Ex Gerald Firth and “Jura” collections.
Accompanied by a 1987 Greene Foundation certificate.
Unitrade CV$15,000.
