Lot 511 Canada #4iii 3d Red Imperforate Beaver on Ribbed, Hard Wove Paper on Cover, mailed from Kingston (OCT.19.1857 broken circle) to Guelph (OCT.20 receiver) via Toronto and Belleville (both OCT.20 transits on back). The cover is franked with a sheet margin single of the ribbed, hard wove paper 3d red imperforate, ideally tied by a double broken circle datestamp (contrary to regulation, scarce). Light horizontal fold does not detract from this desirable cover, both for the cancellation and for the scarce stamp usage. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $675. Unitrade CV$800.
Lot 452, Trinidad 1857 one pence brown red Britannia pair on white paper, VF mint
Lot 452 Trinidad #6 1857 (1d) Brown Red Britannia Imperforate, on White Paper, a mint horizontal pair with full original gum, the left stamp is hinged and the right stamp remains never hinged. Four margins all around, fresh and very fine. Catalogue value is for hinged. Scott CV U$6,500.
Lot 208, Canada 1912 ten cent plum Admiral, XF NH
Lot 208 Canada #116 1912 10c Plum Admiral, mint never hinged, quite fresh with bright colour and four very large margins, extremely fine. As good as it gets for this sought after stamp. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $950. Unitrade CV$1,200.
Lot 379, Newfoundland 1932 $1.50 on $1.00 Dornier DO-X with inverted red surcharge, VF
Lot 379 Newfoundland #C12a 1932 $1.50 on $1.00 Blue Dornier DO-X Air Mail with Inverted Red Surcharge, mint lightly hinged, very fine. The stamp has a few unobtrusive expert and owner signatures and handstamps on back. Of the 8,000 surcharged stamps issued, it is believed that about 52 had an inverted surcharge (thirteen blocks of four). A lovely example of this world rarity, rarely offered and accompanied by a 1972 Royal Philatelic Society certificate. Rsv. $16,000. Unitrade CV$30,000.
Lot 675, Group of four cacheted Coronation Issue first day covers to overseas destinations
Lot 675 Canada #237 1938.MAY.10 3c KGVI Coronation Issue Group of four Better Cacheted First Day Covers, all addressed to overseas destinations, with a lovely hand-painted cover Saskatoon to Cape Town, South Africa, a red and gold Crown cachet cover Québec to New Zealand, a Napier (New Zealand) Philatelic Society cover Medicine Hat to New Zealand and an unknown cachet Lunenburg to Bermuda. A very fine group. Retail C$390.
