Lot 53 Canada #28 1868 12½c deep blue Large Queen, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged. A fresh stamp, with deep luxurious colour, very nicely centered and very fine. Couple rounded perfs at top mentioned for accuracy do not detract from the freshness of this stamp. Accompanied by a 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV C$2,800.
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Lot 42, Canada 1868 one cent yellow orange Large Queen, VF hinged
Lot 42 Canada #23 1868 1c yellow orange Large Queen, mint with full (disturbed) original gum, hinged. A very nicely centered stamp with bright colour, very fine. Accompanied by a 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV C$4,000.
Lot 65, Canada 1868 fifteen cent grey Large Queen on watermarked paper, unused
Lot 65 Canada #30d 1868 15c grey Large Queen on Watermarked Paper, perforated 11½ x 12 unused, showing a clear and complete letter of the rare “Alexr Pirie & Sons” script watermark. Only six unused examples of this stamp are known to exist. There is a thin at right and tiny stain on front of stamp, which do not detract from the great rarity, and appealing appearance. Accompanied by a 1987 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV C$15,000.
Lot 53, Canada 1868 12-1/2c blue Large Queen on Duckworth paper
Lot 53 Canada #28 1868 12½c blue Large Queen on Thin White Vertical Wove Absorbent Paper, unused (no gum), on the rare Duckworth Paper 9a, with deep rich colour and crisp impression. A truly remarkable unused stamp, for the specialist. Fine-very fine and accompanied by a 1994 Greene Foundation certificate. Estimate $2,000.
Lot 20, Canada 1857 half pence rose imperf strip of three, used
Lot 20 Canada #8 1857 ½d rose Queen Victoria, Imperforate, used horizontal strip of three, with three clean and ideal strikes of the 4-ring #21 cancel. The strip has large margins all around and is very fine. Accompanied by a 2008 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate stating “there is a pen manuscript mark on the back visible under ultra violet light.” Estimate $2,000.