Lot 320 Canada #3Piii 12d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black with Vertical SPECIMEN in Green, on card-mounted India paper, with four margins, very fine. The rarest of the four issued plate proofs in black, and rarely offered. Rsv. $2,900. Unitrade CV$6,500, sold for C$4,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 115, Canada five cent blue King Edward VII on bluish paper, VF NH, sold for C$643
Lot 115 Canada #91 1902 5c Blue King Edward VII on Bluish Paper, mint never hinged, with deep rich colour, well centered and fresh, very fine. From The Outaouais Collection. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$550.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1437, 1929 Baron von Koenig Calcutta to Singapore, Osaka and Tokyo flight cover, sold for C$1,755
Lot 1437 1929.JUN.10 Baron von Keonig Calcutta to Singapore then Osaka to Tokyo Flight Cover, mailed unfranked and assessed 2a postage due in Calcutta (handstamp on front), with yellow flight label and “KAMERAD” purple flight cachet, addressed to Stephen Smith in Calcutta with a JUN.10 receiver on back alongside Smith signature and JUN.10 date. This is one of the few rare items missing in Mr. Pont’s personal collection, and we could not find any evidence of number of items flown. Couple of small faults still very fine appearance. Estimate $300, sold for C$1,500.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 102, Canada 1897 six cents brown Queen Victoria Leaf, XF NH, sold for C$731
Lot 102 Canada #71 1897 6c Brown Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged, fresh and extremely fine. From The Outaouais Collection. Unitrade $600, sold for C$625.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1426, 1928 Calcutta to Rangoon flight covers, sold for C$702
Lot 1426 1928.SEP.20 to OCT.11 Calcutta to Rangoon Flight Covers, starting with SEP.20 flight (cover and card, latter is signed Stephen Smith, both with same cachet), OCT.4 flight (cover and card, both signed Stephen Smith, both with same cachets, one reading “Sea Plane Crashed at Cawnpore Carried by 4th Official Mail Plane H – N.A.C.F.“) and OCT.11 flight (cover signed by Stephen Smith). All five items are addressed to Mr. Leon V. Pont in Rangoon, Burma and are very fine. From the Leon Victor Pont Collection of early India First Flight postal history. Estimate $200, sold for C$600.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
