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Lot 34 Canada 1871 1c yellow orange on thick, soft paper, horizontal strip of five tied to domestic registered cover by three strikes of duplex cancel, paying the 3c letter rate plus 2c registration fee. Mailed from London, Ont. (duplex #6 dated JAN.18.1872) to Clinton (next day receiver on back). A lovely and rare cover, bearing the largest known multiple of this very scarce paper variety, very fine. (Unitrade 35ix).
Provenance: John Siverts (1989), Ted Nixon (2012).
Estimate $3,000.
Sparks Auctions is proud to present the Daniel Cantor Collection of Canada Small Queens, to be sold at our Auction Room on Tuesday, November 24th, 2015, beginning at 10:00am EST.
The Queen Victoria “Small Queen” definitives of 1870-1897 are one of the most avidly collected issues of Canadian philately. Featuring many different printings, perforation, colours, paper and plate varieties, and offering myriad postal rates and other fascinating postal history to collect, the Small Queens only continue to grow in interest and desirability.
Lot 134 Canada #22 1868 1c brown red Large Queen, mint with full original gum, never hinged, fine. Accompanied by 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$1,600, sold for $1,700 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 167 Canada #29a 1874 15c greyish purple Large Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, mint with full original streaky gum, lightly hinged. A rare stamp, especially in this quality, very fine. Accompanied by a 2013 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$4,000, sold for $2,300 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 168 Canada #29b 1868 15c red lilac Large Queen, used with 4-ring #27 (Ottawa), with rich colour and very fine. A lovely stamp. Unitrade CV$150, sold for $300 plus buyer’s premium.