Lot 12 Canada #29i 1868 15c Slate Purple Large Queen, mint with full original gum, never hinged and well centered, fresh and very fine. Ex Dennis Dunn and accompanied by a 1991 Greene Foundation certificate identifying it as a #29. Unitrade CV$500, sold for C$1,050.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 14, Canada 1875 fifteen cent blue grey Large Queen, XF NH, sold for C$2,223
Lot 14 Canada #30b 1875 15c Blue Grey Large Queen, mint with full original gum, never hinged, with fresh colour and well centered, extremely fine. Quite a handsome stamp. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$1,900.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 134, Canada 1868 fifteen cent deep violet Large Queen on very thick paper, F-VF with cork cancel, sold for C$468
Lot 134 Canada #30c 1868 15c Deep Violet Large Queen on Very Thick Paper, used with cork cancel, bright colour and without the faults usually seen on this difficult paper, fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 1985 B.P.A. certificate (not mentioning the paper). Unitrade CV$425, sold for C$400.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Sale #40-41 is coming on February 26, and your bids are welcomed!
Lot 131, Canada 1868 fifteen cent brown purple Large Queen, XF mint o.g horizontal pair
Lot 131 Canada #29d 1868 15c Brown Purple Large Queen Imperforate, a horizontal pair with full original gum, lightly hinged, extremely fine and scarcer than the catalogue value would suggest. Unitrade CV$1,600.
Lot 135, Canada 1868 fifteen cent greenish grey Large Queen on Pirie Script watermarked paper, Fine used
Lot 135 Canada #30d 1868 15c Greenish Grey Large Queen on Pirie Script Watermarked Paper, Perforated 11½ x 12, used with light cancel and showing an almost complete letter “P” of the “Alexr. Pirie & Sons” script watermark. The stamp is reperforated at top, still a very rare stamp, especially showing such a large part of the watermark, fine. Unitrade CV$4,000.