Lots 440, 442 & 443, Canada 1990 Pronghorn, Timber Wolf & Beluga Whale plate block matched sets, perf 13.1

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Three lots with this rare perforation variety, all did exceptionally well, two of them over catalogue.

Canada 1990 45c Pronghorn matched plate blocks, perf 13.1, sold for $747.50Lot 440 Canada #1172d 1990 45c Pronghorn, Perforated 13.1, a mint never hinged matched set of blank corner blocks (plate blocks were not issued for this perforation variety), very fine. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$747.50 ($650 plus buyer’s premium).

Canada 1990 61c Timber Wolf matched plate blocks, perf 13.1, sold for $2300Lot 442 Canada #1175a 1990 61c Timber Wolf, Perforated 13.1, a mint never hinged matched set of four blank corner blocks (plate blocks were not issued for this perforation variety), very fine. A rare modern perforation variety. Unitrade CV$2,000, sold for C$2,300.00 ($2,000 plus buyer’s premium).

Canada 1990 78c Beluga Whale matched plate blocks, perf 13.1, sold for $862.50Lot 443 Canada #1179b 1990 78c Beluga Whale, Perforated 13.1, a mint never hinged matched set of four blank corner blocks (plate blocks were not issued for this perforation variety), very fine. Unitrade CV$1,000, sold for C$862.50 ($750 plus buyer’s premium).

Lot 597, PEI 1862 three pence blue Victoria, NH complete sheet of 30, sold for $1035

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Lot 597 Prince Edward Island #6, 6d var 1862 3d blue Queen Victoria, Perforated 11.7 and Part Imperforate, a complete sheet of 30, with original hand applied gum, with the right hand column of pairs being imperforate between, caused by missing vertical row of perforations (this variety is unlisted in Unitrade). The leftmost vertical row of perforations ends at bottom in a hook, as there was a fold-over when perforated. Overall fresh, with all stamps never hinged (hinged in selvedge only), a tiny spot of toning on one of the imperf-between pairs, else overall fine. From a late printing, and includes an unlisted constant variety “break in R” in position 16. From the Louis Sidney Crosby Collection of Prince Edward Island. Estimate $750, sold for C$900 plus buyer’s premium.

Lot 737, 1938 KUT one pound George VI & Lion with curved SPECIMEN perfin, F-VF NH, sold for $149

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Lot 737, 1938 KUT one pound George VI & Lion with curved SPECIMEN perfin, F-VF NH, sold for $149Lot 737 1938 Kenya Uganda Tanganyika 1938 £1 KGVI and Lion with Curved SPECIMEN Perfin, Perforated 11¾ x 13, mint never hinged, fresh and fine-very fine. A scarce mint stamp and key value of the set. Scott #85a, $525 (for regular stamp), Stanley Gibbons #150, £500 (for regular stamp). Estimate $100, sold for C$130 plus buyer’s premium.