Lot 178 Canada #10 1857 6d Reddish Purple Consort Imperforate on Thick Soft Paper, a used horizontal pair with very light target cancels. The margins are quite large at both sides, just clear in places at top and bottom, with fresh colour and fine-very fine. Accompanied by 1963 Philatelic Foundation and 2018 PSE certificates. A very nice example of this rare multiple. Unitrade CV$13,500.
Lot 21, Canada 1897 ten cent brown violet Queen Victoria Leaf on vertical wove paper, XF NH
Lot 21 Canada #73 1897 10c Brown Violet Queen Victoria Leaf on Vertical Wove Paper, mint never hinged, fresh and well centered, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2013 Greene foundation certificate and a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as “XF 90”. Unitrade CV$2,400.
Lot 156, Canada 1852 three penny Beaver red, VF used with centrally struck target cancel
Lot 156 Canada #4 1852 3d Red Beaver Imperforate, used with centrally struck target cancel, the stamp has bright colour and four large margins, with bottom one showing part of next stamp, very fine. A very nice stamp. Unitrade CV$300.
Lot 39, Canada four cent Queen Victoria Numeral die essay for unissued value
Lot 39 Canada 4c Queen Victoria Numeral Die Essay, prepared for a value that was never issued, in black on a card measuring 43 x 51 mm, with “O-9” die number and American Bank Note Co. Ottawa (22 mm long) imprint below the stamp image. A very fine and rare die essay. Estimate C$3,000.
Lot 936, St. Pierre & Miquelon 1942 2fr50 issue with inverted “FRANCE LIBRE / F.N.F.L.” Overprint, VF NH
Lot 936 St. Pierre & Miquelon #270a (Y&T) 1942 2fr50 Issue with Inverted “FRANCE LIBRE / F.N.F.L.” Overprint, mint never hinged, very fine and rare. Accompanied by a 2016 J.J. Tillard certificate, and stamp is signed by experts Brun, Calves and Tillard. Unlisted in Scott, Yvert #270a. Yvert & Tellier €2,250.
