Lot 59 Canada 50c Queen Victoria Numeral Die Essay, prepared for a value that was never issued, in black on a card measuring 43 x 51 mm, with “F-123” die number and American Bank Note Co. Ottawa (23.5 mm long) imprint below the stamp image. A very fine and rare die essay. Estimate CV$3,000.
Daniel Cantor Leafs & Numerals
Lot 82, Canada 1899 twelve cent cross border Registered AR cover Montréal to New Orleans
Lot 82 Canada 1899 12c Cross Border Registered AR Rate Cover, mailed from Montréal to New Orleans on AUG.9 (squared circle precursor free strike) to New Orleans (AUG.13 receiver on front) through New York (faint AUG.10 transit on back), franked with a 2c purple QV Numeral and pair 5c QV Numerals (stamps have faults), paying 2c postage, 5c registration and 5c AR fee. Overall aging, edge and backflap tears, still a very rare cover and early use of the AR service in Canada, with only a handful recorded in the Victorian era (mostly Small Queen covers). Estimate C$1,000.
Lot 11, Canada three cent Queen Victoria Leaf trial colour proof in slate
Lot 11 Canada #69TCP 3c Queen Victoria Leaf Trial Colour Proof in Slate Green, stamp sized on thick card, very fine and rare. Estimate C$500.
Lot 46, Canada 1902 seven cent olive yellow Queen Victoria Numeral, XF NH
Lot 46 Canada #81 1902 7c Olive Yellow Queen Victoria Numeral, mint never hinged, fresh with large balanced margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2007 Greene Foundation certificate and a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as “XF-Sup 95J”. Unitrade CV$900.
Lot 60, Canada 1899 2c on 3c carmine Queen Victoria Leaf provisional surcharge, XF NH
Lot 60 Canada #87 1899 2c on 3c Carmine Queen Victoria Leaf Provisional Surcharge, mint never hinged, fresh and well centered, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as “XF-Sup 95”. Unitrade CV$90.
