Lot 419 Great Britain #31 1850 1½d Rosy Mauve Queen Victoria on Blued Paper, Plate 1, mint, with part original gum, fresh and fine. Accompanied by a 1966 R.P.S.C. certificate. A rare stamp as most of the printed stock was destroyed, the first we have encountered. S.G. #53a, £7,000. Scott CV U$8,750.
Lot 62, Canada 1859 ten cent violet Consort, perf 12, XF with very light cancel
Lot 62 Canada #17a 1859 10c Violet Consort, Perforated 12, a used single with very light cancel, nicely centered for issue, with all perforations well clear from outer frameline, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2020 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $325. Estimate $350.
Lot 603, Canada 1928 three cent Scroll First Day Cover, VF
Lot 603 Canada #151 1928.DEC.12 3c Scroll First Day Cover, with a black Maple Leaf cachet, mailed at Ottawa with slogan cancel, addressed to T.R. Legault in Ottawa (nice receiver on back). Very fine and scarce. Retail $500.
Lot 841, Great Britain 1865 Folded Letter From Scotland to Chile Via Panama
Lot 841 Great Britain #48 1865 Folded Letter From Scotland to Chile Via Panama, mailed at Dundee OCT.16.1865 and franked with a pair of Scott #48 (1sh green QV issues) from plate 4, positions AC and AD. Has a nice Panama transit datestamp on front and no Chile receiver, but red London transit on back of OCT.17. Horizontal fold on front and some white paper adhered to the back, otherwise very fine and attractive. Scott CV U$625.
Lot 460, People’s Republic of China 1978 $5 Galloping Horses souvenir sheet, VF used
Lot 460 People’s Republic of China #1399 1978 $5 Galloping Horses Souvenir Sheet, used with special cancel from the Riccione International Stamp Fair in Italy. This was the first time that China participated in an international stamp fair. Very fine. Scott CV U$300.