Lot 184 Canada #13 1859 6d Brown Violet Consort, Perforated 11¾, used with light grid cancel, with bright colour and crisp impression, a fine and attractive example of this tough stamp. Accompanied by a 1996 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$5,000, sold for C$4,000.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 61, Canada 1899 2c on 3c carmine Queen Victoria Numeral, XF NH, sold for C$175
Lot 61 Canada #88 1899 2c on 3c Carmine Queen Victoria Numeral Provisional Surcharge, mint never hinged, very nicely centered with large margins, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as “XF-Sup 95”. Unitrade CV$150, sold for C$150.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 123, Canada 1902 two cent numeral Illustrated Advertising Cover, sold for C$1,404
Lot 123 Canada 1902 2c Numeral Illustrated Advertising Cover, a multi-colour advertising cover depicting many different fruits, for “True Fruit” Soda Fountain from the Hungerford Smith Co., mailed from Toronto on NOV.9 (machine cancel) to Manchester, New Hampshire (NOV.11 machine flag cancel receiver on back). Small edge faults do not detract from this lovely cover, and truly one of the most exceptional multi-colour illustrated covers you will find! Estimate C$750, sold for C$1,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1063, Canada Extensive Collection of Squared Circle postmarks in Elbe album, sold for C$7,254
Lot 1063 Canada Extensive Collection of Squared Circle Postmarks, all very neatly displayed in a quality Elbe album with plastic inter-leaving and quadrille pages. This collection consists mainly of 3c Small Queens, but when one could not be located, another stamp was used to illustrate the postmark. The collection is arranged in the same order as the handbook, with a space (mount) available for every reported time mark or hammer, etc., and all provinces and types are represented. It is important to note that there is no duplication in this extensive collection, as the collector searched for the best possible example of every town time mark, indicia errors, colour postmarks and sometimes ERD. We counted 700 different stamps plus 10 covers or cards. The last part of the album depicts all of the proof strikes for the squared circle hammers. Quite a lovely collection which is sure to please the most discriminating collector, or have loads of useful material for dealers. Our online scans only show a small portion, so in-person viewing is highly recommended. See also 68 photos on our website. Ex. Don Fraser collection. Estimate C$2,000, sold for C$6,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 66, Canada 1898 ten cent Leaf O.H.M.S. Registered cover Ottawa to Birmingham England, sold for C$702
Lot 66 Canada 1898 10c Leaf O.H.M.S. Registered Cover to England, mailed from Ottawa on (FEB.10 boxed registration datestamps) to Birmingham (FEB.19 receiver) through Liverpool (FEB.19 transit), franked with a single 10c QV Leaf, neatly tied by an Ottawa roller, paying the 5c U.P.U. letter rate plus 5c registration fee. A scarce in-period single use of this value on a very fine cover. Ex Horace Harrison (2003) and illustrated in Harrison, Arfken and Lussey’s Canada’s Registered Mail 1802-1909 on page 349. Estimate $500, sold for C$600.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.