Lot 420 Canada #29 1894 12c Brown Queen Victoria, mint never hinged, with pristine gum and bright colour, along with ideal centering and freshness, extremely fine. Unitrade CV$300.
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Lot 424, Newfoundland 1896 one cent brown Prince of Wales, XF NH
Lot 424 Newfoundland #43 1896 1c Brown Prince of Wales, mint with full original gum, never hinged. A wonderfully fresh stamp with bright colour, extremely fine. Unitrade CV$600.
Lot 901, Newfoundland 1933 $4.50 Balbo Flight surcharge with inverted watermark, VF block sold for C$6,552
Lot 901 Newfoundland #C18 var 1933 $4.50 Balbo Flight Surcharge with Inverted, or Reversed Watermark, Perforated 14.3, a mint never hinged block of four, with the watermark (as seen from the back) showing the caribou facing left with head facing upward. This rare variety is not listed in Unitrade, but we are aware of only 14 stamps with the inverted watermark (2x blocks of four and 6x singles). Listed in Stanley Gibbons as #235w, £10,000 and Walsh as #AM19b, $11,000. A very fine and rare block, and a must have for the advanced Airmail or Newfoundland collector, with 2022 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $3,600. Estimate $4,500, sold for C$6,000.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 816, Newfoundland 1857 two pence scarlet vermilion Heraldic, VF used with variety
Lot 816 Newfoundland #2i 1857 2d Scarlet Vermilion Heraldic Imperforate, with “Line through Bottom 2s,” used with an ideal light grid cancel, a fresh stamp with bright colour and four large, even margins, very fine. A remarkable example of this rare stamp. Accompanied by a 2012 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $4,600. Unitrade CV$12,000.
Lot 1278, Newfoundland 1919 three cent brown Hawker overprinted Airmail on flown cover St. John’s to Malvern, England
Lot 1278 Newfoundland #C1 1919 3c Brown Hawker Overprinted Airmail Issue on Flown Cover, mailed from St John’s on APR.12.1919 (machine cancel) to West Malvern, England, with English seal on back (used to close open flap) cancelled London APR.30.1919. The cover is franked with a well centered Newfoundland C1, which was lifted and re-attached in a slightly different position, tied by the St John’s machine, and there is a “per Aeroplane” endorsement at top left. Small tear at bottom does not detract, very fine. Rsv. $16,500.
This flight made a controlled crash landing in the ocean, after about 13 hours of flight, which probably explains why the back flap and the stamp both became unattached. An exceedingly rare cover, as only 200 stamps were overprinted, 18 of those destroyed as they were defective and with only 95 used stamps believed to exist, far fewer remain on their original covers.
Accompanied by:
– 1971 BPA certificate (not mentioning the detached stamp)
– 1983 Enzo Diena certificate
– 2022 Greene Foundation certificate.
Unitrade CV$35,000
