Lot 186 Canada #77 1899 2c carmine Queen Victoria Numeral, Die I, mint never hinged, with large, even margins, very fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2012 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$270, sold for C$275 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 116, Canada 1890s three cent vermilion Small Queen, XF NH, sold for $431
Lot 116 Canada #41 1890s 3c vermilion Small Queen, mint bottom margin single, with full original gum, never hinged. Four large margins, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate stating “tiny natural paper flaw upper centre.” Unitrade CV$240, sold for C$375 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 1021, Canada 1950 ten cent Air Letter proof, sold for $431
Lot 1021 Canada #A13-P5 1950 proof of issued stamp in black on white chalk- coated paper, approximately 30 x 150mm. The adopted design had more shading removed to allow airplane and “Postes/Postage” to be seen more readily. Very fine. From Earle Covert’s exhibit The Development of Canadian Armed Forces and Civilian Air Letters 1942 to 1996 (available as a BNAPS book). Webb CV C$400, sold for C$375 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 236, Canada 1922 group of 3 Two cent green Admiral F-VF NH plate blocks, sold for $173
Lot 236 Canada #107 1922 2c green Admiral, Wet Printing, group of three plate blocks of four, with two Plate 161 (with very different shades) and a Plate 163 (tiny tone dots on gum side). All never hinged and fine to very fine. Estimate $100, sold for C$150 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 948, Canada 1911 cover to CFAO in Senegal, sold for $374
Lot 948 Canada #111 1912 5c blue Admiral Cover to Sénégal, mailed from Hearst Ont (SEP.18.1912) and addressed to C.F.A.O. in Rufisque, Sénégal. A bit rough around the edges, still a very rare destination in any period. Estimate $200, sold for C$325 plus buyer’s premium.