A Traditional Philatelic Auction House — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nova Scotia #5, 1857 6d dark green Heraldic on bluish paper, unused no gum with well clear to full margins on all sides, fine-very fine. Accompanied by 2009 Greene Foundation certificate. One of the rarest British North America stamps in mint or unused condition and a world class rarity. Unitrade CV $8750
Bolivia #19, 1870 500c black Eleven Stars Arms of Bolivia, fresh with good colour but has been regummed to appear never hinged, fine-very fine. Accompanied by 2009 Sergio Sismondo certificate. One of the rarest stamps of Bolivia and a classic rarity. Scott CV $3500
Canada #28b 1868 12½¢ deep blue Large Queen on thin paper, pair from an early printing with deep rich colour, and full early AP 20, 1868 Saint John datestamp, fresh and extremely fine. A lovely item for the connoisseur. Unitrade CV $360
Antigua #63 1922 5sh green and red on yellow paper KGV, full pane of 60, from the left side of the sheet and with intact selvedge. Fresh and never hinged with only a bit of separation between stamps 3 and 4, very fine. (SG #60 £510). Catalogue values are for hinged singles only. Scott CV $540
Canada #9 1857 7½d green Victoria, used with well clear to full margins on 3 sides, just touching frameline at top, with partial plate imprint at bottom which is clearly doubled, cancelled by #37 4-ring numeral from Quebec City, fine. Accompanied by 2009 Greene Foundation certificate stating "re-entry of imprint at bottom". This re-entry occurs under stamps from position 117 and 118 of the bottom row of the sheet of 120. Unitrade CV $2250