Lot 10 Canada #2 1851 6d slate violet Consort Imperforate, on Laid Paper, unused (no gum) with 3 large margins plus one close, but clear of outer frameline at bottom right, fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 1994 Greene Foundation certificate stating “with slight stains.” An attractive and appealing example of this Canadian rarity. Unitrade CV$45,000.
Prince Albert Consort
Lot 22, Canada 1855 six pence greenish grey Consort imperforate unused, sold for $33,350
Lot 22 Canada #5b 1855 6d greenish grey Consort Imperforate, unused (no gum) with large margins, fresh colour and very fine. Accompanied by a 1982 R.P.S. (London) certificate stating “stained” which is actually an almost imperceptible hinge mark on back. A rare unused stamp, especially in this condition, with likely fewer than a dozen unused examples known. Ex. “Montclair” collection. Unitrade CV$35,000, sold for C$29,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 7, Canada 1851 six pence slate violet Consort imperf on laid paper, XF used, sold for $1955
Lot 7 Canada #2 1851 6d slate violet Consort Imperforate, on Laid Paper, used with light target cancel and possessing four full to huge margins. A fresh stamp, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex. Cantor collection. Unitrade CV$2,000, sold for C$1,700 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 2, Canada 1851 six pence brown purple Consort on laid paper, unused NG, sold for $62,100
Our research indicates that this is a record auction price for the 6p brown purple Consort unused, certainly in Canada.
1851 6d brown purple Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper. Canada’s second stamp, the six penny paying the rate to USA or double domestic, features Queen Victoria’s Consort Prince Albert was engraved by Alfred Jones using several sources. This stamp is significantly scarcer in used condition than the beaver and also even rarer in unused condition than the three penny.
This stamp has two Certificates of Authenticity, both from the Greene Foundation. The first from 1994 and second from 2015 states “…2b unused on laid paper, brown purple shade, genuine in all respects.” Neither Certificate mentions the droplet of printers’ ink in the upper right corner.
This stamp with deep fresh colour and full margins is a very rare example of a Canada’s second stamp in Very Fine condition. From the Outaouais Collection.
UNITRADE #2b $60,000
SCOTT #2b US$40,000
S.G. #3 £50,000
Sold for C$54,000 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 28, Canada 1857 six pence reddish purple Consort, Fine NG, sold for $20,700
Lot 28 Canada #10 1857 6d reddish purple Consort Imperforate, on Thick Soft Paper, unused (no gum) with mostly clear margins and a sharp impression on fresh paper, fine. Accompanied by a 1970 Philatelic Foundation certificate and a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate, both stating “tiny thin at top right corner.” A true rarity with fewer than twenty or so unused examples recorded. Unitrade $18,000, sold for C$18,000 plus buyer’s premium.
