Lot 1272 Kingston Fancy 9 on 1870 Registered Cover, mailed Kingston on APR.29.1870 registered to Sandwich, with Windsor transit, G.W.R. transit (RR65) and Grand Trunk Railway East A (RR53) transit as well as two REGISTERED railway boxed postmarks (incomplete) on back. The cover is franked with a pair of the 1c orange SQ plus a very fine 3c copper red, all cancelled by three very fine strikes of the #9 in cogwheel fancy cancel (Lacelle #119). Reduced at left, still a very fine early Small Queen cover. Estimate C$200.
Lot 1177, 1895 SMITH FALLS ONT squared circle on eight cent small Queen cover
Lot 1177 SMITHS FALLS ONT. squared circle, a lovely strike MR 1/95 ties an 8c Small Queen (with fault) to a registered Frost & Wood illustrated advertising cover to New York City. Front of cover also shows a very fine Smiths Falls c.d.s. of the same day, a railway datestamp on back alongside a Montreal precursor. Very fine and desirable cover. Estimate $150.
Lot 912, Italy 1945 1.25 lira green Destroyed Monuments Special Delivery
Session Three (Worldwide) begins at approximately 9:45am EDT.
Lot 912 Italy #14 (Sassone) 1945 1.25l green Destroyed Monuments Special Delivery Overprinted C.L.N. / Ponte Chiasso in Red, by the Committee of National Liberation, mint never hinged and quite rare, with only 50 copies reported to have been issued. Accompanied by a 2016 Sergio Sismondo certificate. Sassone CV €18,750.
Lot 837, Hong Kong 1938 VF NH set with curved SPECIMEN perforation
Session Two (Commonwealth) begins today promptly at 9:00am EDT.
Lot 837 Hong Kong #154S/166S 1938 1c to $10 Set with Curved SPECIMEN Perforation, all fresh and never hinged, and includes all 13 values of 1938 but no later issues. As regular stamps this represents 70% of their value. Very fine. S.G. CV £2,750.
Lot 3, Canada 1851 three penny red beaver on laid paper, major re-entry, used F-VF
Sale 27 begins today at 9:00am EDT with Session One, Canada & BNA, taking place all day with a lunch break from approximately 12:30-1:00pm. Here’s one of the very first lots.
Lot 3 Canada #1iii 1851 3d red Beaver Imperforate, on Laid Paper, with Major Re-Entry, used with light target cancel and clear laid lines, four margins, showing part of the next stamp at top but close at left, fine-very fine. This scarce stamp is from position A-47 and clearly shows doubling in several areas. Accompanied by a 1964 B.P.A. certificate. Unitrade CV$2,250.