Coming in Auction #12:
Canada #10 1857 6d reddish purple Consort on Thick, Fibrous Paper, used with 4-ring numeral cancel and four nice margins. Scarce this nice, very fine. Unitrade CV$8,000.
Prince Albert Consort
Sale #11 Begins Today
Auction Sessions times can be seen at this page. We start off today with Canada and British North America. Tomorrow is Commonwealth, Worldwide, Postal History and Literature. Thursday will see the Lots & Collections.
Here is a gem that will be called in the first minutes of today’s sale:
Lot 18 Canada #5d Used 1855 5d grey violet Consort on thick hard paper. Light target cancel and four margins. A very fine stamp. Accompanied by 2012 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$4,000
Lot 1106 — Canada Seven and a half pence deep green Consort cover to England
Lot 1106 Canada #9a 1859 7½d deep green on Cover to UK. Stamp is tied to Lady’s Cover by ring numeral cancel from Montreal (AUG 19, 1859) to Birkhenham, England (AUG 30, 1859 receiver). The stamp (catalogues $5,000 alone) has four jumbo margins, shows part of stamp above and was used in the decimal currency period. Very fine and accompanied by 1953 Royal Philatelic Society London certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 5 — Canada Six Pence Consort Trial Colour Plate Proof, Realized $431
Lot 5 Canada 2TCii 1851 6d Consort trial colour plate proof in orange yellow on India paper with sheet margin at left showing majority of imprint, attractive and fresh, very fine. Unitrade $400, hammer $375.
Lot 14 — Canada #5 Six Pence slate grey Consort with 4-ring numeral
Lot 14 Canada #5 1855 6d slate grey Consort, used with light 4-ring numeral cancel and deep colour and four large margins. Very fine. Accompanied by 2012 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$2,000.