Lot 417 Canada #F2b 1890s 5c yellow green Registration, mint never hinged, with large margins, fresh and very fine. Unitrade CV C$960, sold for C$850 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 811, Panama 1918-20 Canal pictorial die proofs from ABNCo, sold for $3680
Lot 811 Panama 214P-216P, 218P-219P 1918-20 12c to 1b Canal Pictorial Set of Large Die Proofs, with the five issues, from the American Bank Note Company, each in the colour of issue and die sunk on cards measuring 225 x 150 mm. All have the die number and company name just below the design, and the low value only has the company name. All have a pencil number at bottom right. A very fine, rare and attractive set. Estimate C$1,000, sold for C$3,200 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 1210, Canada 1915 pair of Military Chaplain postcards, sold for $632
Military postal history always seems to do well, with unexpected rarities sometimes commanding several multiples of our advance estimate.
Lot 1210 1915 World War I Military Chaplain Postcards, includes a 1915 card from the “Senior Canada Chaplain” at No. 5 Canadian stationary hospital in Alexandria, Egypt home to Toronto. Also a 1915 card from Cairo, Egypt with a “Canadian Chaplain” handstamp to Ottawa. Both with creases, but scarce. Estimate $120, sold for C$550 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 41, Canada 1859 one cent rose Victoria used, perf 11-3/4, sold for $316
Lot 41 Canada #14b 1859 1c rose Queen Victoria, perforated 11¾, with margin clear of the design at right and well clear of the outer frameline on three sides. An ideal socked on the nose broken circle of Montreal/PM/MR 27/65/C.E. makes this an appealing example. Collector has identified this as printing 18 and state 5 of the plate. Fine-very fine. Unitrade CV$120, sold for C$275 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Auction #22 has finished
We finished our Lots & Collections session yesterday in good time, completing a very impressive three-day sale for us.
As always, we are working hard to organize material and complete invoices. You should hear from us by next Tuesday if you were successful. Complete Prices Realized can be seen at this link or on Stamp Auction Network. There are many interesting and better realizations to showcase, and we will begin highlighting those next week.
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We thank all of our bidders for their interest!
From Auction #22:
Lot 55 Canada 18 1859 12½c yellow green Queen Victoria, used with light circular grid cancel. Very nicely centered amongst four large and even margins, fresh and extremely fine. Catalogue value is irrelevant, probably the nicest copy we have seen. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV C$200, sold for C$550 plus 15% buyer’s premium.