Lot 81 Canada #39d 1888, 6c “cold” brown Small Queen, perf 12, a gorgeous mint example of this elusive printing, well centred with large margins and fresh colour, full original gum, hinged (certificate uncharitably mentions “tiny gum disturbance, which is just an extension of the hinge mark), very fine and a superior example for the specialist, with 2013 Greene Foundation certificate; ex Nixon, “Fordwater.” Unitrade CV$900.
Fordwater
Lot 460, Nova Scotia 1857 three pence pale blue Heraldic, XF mint
Lot 460 Nova Scotia #2b 1857, 3p pale blue Heraldic, lightly hinged original gum, large margins, strikingly detailed impression and dramatic deep colour, a truly choice example for a collector of exceptional stamps, extremely fine, with 2013 P.F. certificate and photocopy of 2003 Brandon certificate for the pair from which this stamp originates; ex “Fordwater”. Unitrade C$3,200.
