Lot 54 Canada #37d 1870 3c Copper Red Small Queen, Perforated 12½, used with a socked on the nose strike of the H & PR (Halifax and Pictou Railway) cancel dated FEB.22.1870. The stamp has a few small faults, still has exceptional overall appearance, with pencil notation reading “ex Grimmer”. Unitrade CV$2,000.
Lot 279, 1923 Colombia SCADTA Consular overprint complete set
Lot 279 Colombia SCADTA #CLCA1-CLCA11, CFLCA1 1923 5c to 5p Colombia SCADTA Consular Overprint Set, the complete set, with 5c (hinged, with expert handstamps and signature, plus a 1956 PF certificate), 10c (hinged, with expert handstamps and signature), 15c (NH), 20c (NH with natural gum bends), 30c (hinged, with expert handstamps and signature), 50c (NH), 60c (NH), 1p (used), 2p (hinged, with 2014 Greene Foundation certificate), 3p (hinged, with expert handstamps and signature, plus a 1956 PF certificate), 5p (unused, no gum, with a 2012 Greene Foundation certificate) and the 20c Registration stamp (NH, with photocopy of a 1990 APS certificate for a block of 12, from which this was the lower right stamp). A lovely and rare complete set, fresh and rarely offered as such, as only 50 complete sets can exist. Unitrade CV$8,512.
Lot 521, Vatican City 1931 2.50l red orange Parcel Stamp with double overprint, VF NH
Lot 521 Vatican City #Q11a 1931 2.50l Red Orange Parcel Stamp with Double Overprint, mint never hinged, fresh with bright colour, very fine. Scott CV U$1,300.
Lot 334, Nova Scotia 1857 six pence dark green Heraldic, XF with oval grid cancel
Lot 334 Nova Scotia #5 1857 6d Dark Green Heraldic Imperforate, used with an oval grid cancel, a gorgeous stamp with its deep rich colour and four large margins, extremely fine. A rare stamp in this superlative condition, accompanied by a 1985 Peter Holcombe certificate. Rsv. $1,400. Unitrade $3,500.
Lot 894, Iran 1938 registered cover Teheran to Baghdad
Lot 894 Iran 1938 Registered Cover, Teheran to Baghdad, mailed from Teheran (Départ) on MAR.31.1938 to Baghdad, with APR.4 receiver on back. The cover is franked with Scott #s 843 (x4 singles) plus an imperforate sheetlet of four of #870D, which has a commemorative cancel reading “SOIXANTIEME ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA NAISSANCE DE S.M.I. = TEHERAN”. Vertical crease not appearing to affect the sheetlet (appears to be underneath), else very fine. Scott value given is for the sheetlet off-cover (see footnote). Scott CV U$1,500.