Lot 659 Canada #CL22c 1927 Patricia Airways “Style Two” with 10c Ascending Type A Overprint in Red and Inverted Descending Type D Overprint in Black, mint hinged, fresh and very fine. A very rare stamp, the first we have handled and in our opinion the catalogue value does not reflect its rarity, especially as compared to the regular CL22. Unitrade CV$2,500.
Lot 124, Canada ca. 1902 one cent Numeral illustrated advertising private post card
Lot 124 Canada 1902 (Ca.) 1c Numeral Illustrated Advertising Private Post Card, a multi-coloured advertising card depicting a horse-drawn carriage with large parcels, for the Dominion Express Company. Mailed to and from Montréal on DEC.12 (machine cancel) and franked with a single 1c QV Numeral. The entire back of this card is covered with advertising for where and how to mail Christmas packages with this company, and if sending money, to use their money orders, etc. A pristine and fresh private postcard. Estimate C$400.
Lot 19, Canada 1897 eight cent orange Queen Victoria Leaf imperf pair on horizontal wove paper, VF NH
Lot 19 Canada #72a 1897 8c Orange Queen Victoria Leaf Imperforate on Horizontal Wove Paper, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, with a microscopic inclusion in the left margin, still fresh and very fine. Accompanied by a 2007 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$2,500.
Lot 897, Mauritius 1859 two pence blue Queen Victoria on bluish paper, Early Printing forgery
Lot 897 Mauritius #14BF 1859 2d Blue Queen Victoria Imperforate on Bluish Paper, Early Printing Forgery, “used” with light cancel and four large and even margins, with a minute hinge thin, else very fine and scarce. This forgery is attributed to Spiro, and in our opinion, it makes for a much nicer stamp than the $3,000 original. Estimate C$100.
Lot 863, Great Britain 1840 penny black used horizontal strip of three, overall VF with red Maltese Cross
Lot 863 Great Britain #1 1840 1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate, a used horizontal strip of three, with bright red Maltese Cross cancels, from positions PE-PG. The strip has large to ample margins and is quite fresh, overall very fine. Scott CV U$1,875.