Lot 63 Canada #20b 1859 2c rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, an unused (no gum, as issued) horizontal pair, very fine. Rare, with only 100 stamps known. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. Unitrade $6,000, sold for C$2,800.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 939, Canada collection of Lacelle Fancy Cancels, sold for C$1,170
Lot 939 Canada Collection of Lacelle Listed Fancy Cancels, with 120 different, all displayed on black stock sheets, we noted mostly Small Queens (to the 20c) but also at least 7 Large Queens, Registration stamps, Maps, etc with many early shades and also many desirable postmarks, some quite elaborate. A very nice collection with many choice stamps, all scanned online. Estimate $1,000, sold for C$1,000.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 204, Canada Exhibit of 1908 Québec Tercentenary Issue, sold for C$1,111
Lot 204 Canada #96-103 Old Time Exhibit of the 1908 Québec Tercentenary Issue, all neatly mounted on 21 hand-coloured and drawn quadrille pages, this exhibit includes two introduction pages, a mint set, and the following mint denominations: ½c (two singles and two blocks), 1c (three singles and three blocks), 2c (two singles and two blocks), 5c (two singles and a block), 7c (two singles and a block), 10c (two singles and a block), 15c (two singles) and 20c (two singles and a block) followed by a page showing used vertical pairs of all denominations, a page showing used blocks of the first five denominations, three pages show six different official souvenir patriotic post cards (all mailed and franked with either a pair of ½c or a 1c), a page with fourteen used ½c (four singles, two Airs and a block of eight) with varieties and re-entries, a page with seventeen used 1c (all singles and a pair) showing shades, hairlines and many more varieties, a page with eighteen used 2c singles, showing many varieties, and finally two pages with sixteen used 2c, showing a variety of socked on the nose c.d.s. RPO postmarks. A lovely and valuable collection, accompanied by five certificates from the five shows where this was exhibited between 1940 and 1958. Rsv. Estimate $1,000, sold for C$950.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 330, Canada 1942 ten cent Special Delivery large die proof on card, sold for C$2,925
Lot 330 Canada #E10DP 1942 10c Special Delivery Large Die Proof, sunk-in on card measuring 201 x 152 mm, with “X-G-752” and CBN Co. inscription below stamp image. Very fine, fresh and quite rare. Rsv. Estimate $1,750, sold for C$2,500.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1371, Commonwealth Collection King George VI Era (1937-52), sold for C$3,978
Lot 1371 British Commonwealth Mostly Used Collection of King George VI Era in Three Lighthouse Binders with Matching Slipcases, 1937 to 1952, a very close to complete collection on Stanley Gibbons pages made for KGVI issues of the British Commonwealth (Aden to Zanzibar). Missing stamps are not always necessarily high values (some are) and we note that by far the area missing the most stamps are the Indian States. We noted some mint issues, often dues. Owner counted 4,173 different stamps in all, and we note a high degree of quality here, with many having clean c.d.s. cancels, and a huge catalogue value. Inspect to better appreciate. Estimate $1,000, sold for C$3,400.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.