Lot 402, Great Britain 1840 Penny Black VF with Maltese Cross, sold for C$380

Lot 402, Great Britain 1840 Penny Black VF with Maltese Cross, sold for C$380Lot 402 Great Britain #1 1840 1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate, Plate 8, used with a black Maltese Cross cancel, from plate position MG. The stamp has four large and even margins, very fine. Accompanied by a 2002 Sergio Sismondo certificate. SG #2, £525. Scott CV U$525, sold for C$325.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.

Lot 93, Canada 1868 six cent brown Large Queen, used pair on watermarked paper, sold for C$1,579

Lot 93, Canada 1868 six cent brown Large Queen, used pair on watermarked paper, sold for C$1,579Lot 93 Canada #27b, vi 1868 6c Brown Large Queen on Watermarked Bothwell Paper, a used horizontal pair still retaining its centre perf disks. The left stamp shows nearly full “LL” of the watermark. Catalogued as one fine stamp with watermark and one fine without. An extremely rare multiple, ex. Carl Mangold and Ron Brigham and accompanied by a 1964 Royal Philatelic Society (London) certificate. Rsv. $1,300. Unitrade CV$1,700, sold for C$1,350.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.