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Lot 3, Canada #3 1851 mint 12d black Queen Victoria Imperforate on Laid Paper

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Lot 3, Canada #3 1851 mint 12d black Queen Victoria Imperforate on Laid PaperLot 3 Canada #3 1851 12d black Queen Victoria Imperforate on Laid Paper. The twelve penny was recognized from the earliest days of philately as rare and desirable. The Chalon portrait was copied by Bahamas, Queensland, Tasmania, New Zealand, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia as well as other British Colonies.

This stamp was sold by Charles Phillips and was owned by Charles Lathrop Pack as the top stamp in a vertical pair. It is position 60 within a plate of 100. The pair was sold at auction in 1944 and again in 1959 but by 1976 it had been separated and received a Certificate from Herbert Bloch. With deep colour and a clear distinct impression, four large margins, full original gum lightly hinged, easily visible laid lines, fresh in all respects and a full sheet margin at right put this stamp in the first rank. Among the very fine mint twelve penny stamps, there are usually three which are regarded as being the most desirable. The full sheet margin of this gem compares favourably with another exceptional twelve penny, the Dale-Lichtenstein single from position 80 with an irregular sheet margin. As a result a number of advanced collectors confirm the opinion that the example from the Outaouais Collection is the most desirable and best of the best.

This stamp has three Certificates of Authenticity. These are from 1976 the Friedl Expert Committee, 1983 Greene Foundation, and 2013 Greene Foundation “Scott No. 3, mint, O.G., position 60, genuine in all respects.” From the Outaouais Collection.

2013 V. G. Greene Foundation certificate1983 V. G. Greene Foundation certificate1976 Friedl certificateUNITRADE #3 C$300,000
SCOTT #3 US$175,000
S.G. #4 £200,000

Provenance:
1944 Harmer, Rooke (New York) the “Charles Lathrop Pack Collection”, lot 26. Pair (from which this is the top stamp).
1959 Robert Siegel Auctions Lot 27, Pair (from which this is the top stamp).
1983 Harmers of New York Inc. “The Provenance Collection of BNA”, Lot 2062.
1997 Maresch & Son Sale 322, lot 102.

The “Charles Lathrop Pack Pair” is illustrated (Plate IV) and discussed in the 1911 edition of Canada Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton A. Howes B. Sc, FRPSL. Illustration courtesy of Harmer, Rooke & Co. “Charles Lathrop Pack Collection” catalogue, December 6-8, 1944, Lot 26.

Lot 359, Great Britain 1840 one pence black Victoria VR Official, unused plate GB

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Lot 359, Great Britain 1840 one pence black Victoria VR Official, unused plate GB
Lot 359 Great Brtain #O1 1840 1p black Queen Victoria “VR” Official, unused (no gum), from plate position GB (ideal thus), with four large and balanced margins, crisp impression and deep colour, with only a thin at left (not visible from the front). Very fine. Accompanied by a 1984 Friedl (New York) certificate and a 2015 Philatelic Foundation (New York) certificate. A great world rarity and worthy of the finest collection. S.G. #V1 £32,000. Scott CV U$35,000.
1984 Friedl Certificate2015 Philatelic Foundation certificate

Lot 321, Great Britain 1840 penny black, plate 2 unused VF pair

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Lot 321, Great Britain 1840 penny black, plate 2 unused VF pairLot 321 Great Britain #1 1840 1p black Queen Victoria Imperforate, Plate 2, an unused (regummed) horizontal pair, with clear to large margins, showing a large part of the two adjoining stamps at top, very fine. Accompanied by a 2017 B.P.A. (London) certificate stating “some toning, tiny surface scrape at foot of IJ” (both very light). A lovely and rare unused pair, worthy of the finest collections. S.G. 2, £25,000 for two singles. Scott CV U$55,000.
2017 BPA certificate