Lot 247 Canada #84a 1900 20c olive green Queen Victoria Imperforate Horizontal Pair, used, with part blue c.d.s. cancel on right stamp. Accompanied by a photocopy of the plate block of four plus this pair which were cancelled by the same large blue c.d.s. cancel, as well as a Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Only one sheet of 100 was issued, which was badly mishandled, resulting in creases in all but 9 stamps, including this pair. Rare and very fine, unpriced in Unitrade but worth at least as much as a mint pair. Estimate $6,000.
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Lots 195, 199, 202 & 204 — Canada 1898 Queen Victoria Jubilee High Values
The high value Queen Victoria Jubilees, VF NH.
Lot 195 Canada #62 1897 $2 dark purple Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 199 Canada #63 1897 $3 yellow bistre Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 2002 Sergio Sismondo certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 202 Canada #64 1897 $4 purple Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 2002 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 204 Canada #65 1897 $5 olive green Jubilee, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 1988 S. Pinchot and Son certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 1125 — New Zealand 1855 2d deep greenish blue Chalon, unused ng
1125 New Zealand #2 1855 2d deep greenish blue Queen Victoria Chalon, unused (no gum) from the London printing, with Watermark 6. Four margins, large at top and bottom, close at sides. Accompanied by a 2013 Robert P. Odenweller certificate stating “… closed tear at left, corner crease and five spots of rust down the left side”. A rare unused stamp. Scott CV$40,000.
Lot 27 — 1857 seven and a half pence green Victoria on wove paper, used
Lot 27 Canada #9 1857 7½d green Queen Victoria on Wove Paper, used, with 4-ring #27 (Ottawa) cancel. Four large margins plus deep colour make this a very fine plus stamp. Accompanied by a 1995 APS certificate. Unitrade CV$4,500
Lot 1062 — 1840 one pence red brown, “black plate” position DI, mint with o.g.
Lot 1062 Great Britain #3 var. (S.G. #AS57) 1840 1d red brown Queen Victoria, Plate 9 “Black Plate”, Position DI, mint with small part original gum with adhesions covering a large part of the gum, four clear margins, fine-very fine. Accompanied by 2014 Sergio Sismondo certificate “genuine… stamps from this printing in unused condition are very scarce… .free from major damage, as far as can be said for a stamp with such adhesions.” Stanley Gibbons Specialized #AS57. SG CV £6,000.