Queen Victoria Era -- Small Queens continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 429 |
 |
37d |
 37d: 3¢ deep
copper red, perforated 12½, exceptional centering and tied by two ring '7' cancel to cover from Saint John 3 JU 1870 to Fredericton, same day receiver on back, stamp with corner crease lower right, otherwise very fine and very rare. Ex -
Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$1,000
SOLD for C$600.00
Will close during Auction |
| 430 |
|
37i |
 37i: 3¢ dark rose
STRIP OF FOUR on thick paper, tied by Quebec 23 JA '71 duplex cancels to double rate (6¢ x 2) cross-border cover to Lawrence, Mass., all-over cover staining (affects stamps slightly) and strip was affixed over edge at right (perforation faults),
back flap missing, very rare, the LARGEST KNOWN MULTIPLE ON COVER. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$1,000
SOLD for C$900.00
Will close during Auction |
| 431 |
 / |
37c |
 37c: 3¢ dull red
(1872 printing) in top margin block of twelve with complete Boggs Type IV IMPRINT and large 'E' of the (THRE)E 'COUNTER' at left (Plate 3, positions 3-8, 13-18), full original gum, right two stamps in top row with support, others never hinged but
with a couple of negligible gum spots, etc, a fine and impressive Plate Strip. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$2,000
SOLD for C$1,300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 432 |
|
37e,iii |
 37e,iii: 3¢ red
and orange red shades, both perforated 11½ x 12 and fresh with full original gum, hinge remnant, fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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CV. C$400
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 433 |
/ |
37iii |
 37iii: 3¢ orange
red, perforated 11½ x 12 in bottom right corner margin block of ten with partial Boggs Type IV IMPRINT at top (positions 59-60/99-100), full streaky original gum, 3 stamps hinged (one with small stain) and lower right stamp naturally short-gummed
at corner, a very rare positional multiple. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$2,000
SOLD for C$1,400.00
Will close during Auction |
| 434 |
 |
37var |
 37var: 3¢ dull
red on THICK HARD PAPER, unused and well-centered, a choice and very rare UNLISTED PAPER VARIETY, with 1985 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex - 'Lindemann', Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$1,000
SOLD for C$1,000.00
Will close during Auction |
| 435 |
O |
37var |
 37var: 3¢ dull
red 'CRACKED PLATE' variety showing large spidery coloured stress line (6mm long) in bottom margin at right, quite striking, with 2000 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$350
SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Auction |
| 436 |
O |
37var |
 37var: 3¢ orange
red with strong 'DOUBLE' or 'KISS PRINT' extra print shifted one millimeter to the left, not the variety pictured in Unitrade but just as striking and impressive, with 2002 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$1,000
SOLD for C$950.00
Will close during Auction |
| 437 |
O |
37avar |
 37avar: 3¢ rose
in wide single 'IMPERFORATE' (close on other sides), possibly resulting from a corner fold-over or spectacularly misperforated margin copy, used with light target, a real 'eye-catcher'. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$150
SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Auction |
| 438 |
/O |
37vars |
 37vars: Three 3¢
PERFORATION VARIETIES including a used single with DIAGONALLY SLANTED vertical perforations, a mint single with DOUBLED HORIZONTAL PERFORATIONS at top and bottom and a used pair in the copper rose shade with MISSING PERFORATIONS at the top 1/3 in
margin between stamps. all quite dramatic with great eye-appeal. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
(imagea)
(imageb)
 
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Est. C$350
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 439 |
/ |
37var |
 37var: 3¢ orange
red in severely HORIZONTALLY MISPERFORATED block of nine, full original gum with 3 stamps never hinged (others mostly lightly hinged), some oxidization at outer edges, still an attractive and dramatic large variety multiple. Ex -
Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$2,000
SOLD for C$1,700.00
Will close during Auction |
| 440 |
|
37 |
 US 2¢ Stationery
printed return envelope, originally mailed improperly from Canada without Canadian stamps, marked 'RETURNED-FOR POSTAGE' and returned to the Dead Letter Office 20 SP 1887 where a 3¢ dull red Small Queen was added and tied by cds cancel, the cover
then being delivered, a most interesting and attractive 3¢ domestic franking. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$500
SOLD for C$450.00
Will close during Auction |
| 441 |
|
37 |
 Cover originally
mailed to Canada 18 MY '82 from Sydney, New South Wales with a 6d lilac, arrived at Montreal 21 JU, FORWARDED PRIVATELY the next day to Farmersville with the addition of a 3¢ orange red Small Queen (subject to an additional domestic rate charge
for re-direction, as the cover had been properly delivered by the post office), 23 JU receiver on back, some cover edge faults, etc, still colourful and a very rare domestic rate usage. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$2,000
SOLD for C$1,300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 442 |
|
37 |
 US 2¢ green
Stationery printed Wells, Fargo & Co. envelope, originally sent from San Francisco 14 AU 1879 (violet datestamp on reverse) to New Westminster, BC, transferred to Barnard's Express where a 3¢ orange red Small Queen was added to pay postage and
tied by oval BARNARD'S EXPRESS handstamp, with an additional levy of 10¢ (oval COLLECT handstamp) being charged on delivery, letter was marked manuscript 'Refused' and returned to Sender, hint of negligible light cover edge age-stains, an exceedingly
rare usage of the the 3¢ and a unique SHOWPIECE. Ex - Reford, Brigham. (Image)
(imagea)
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Est. C$3,500
SOLD for C$2,600.00
Will close during Auction |
| 443 |
|
24,37b |
 24,37b: 3¢ indian
red tied alongside a 2¢ green Large Queen (the 2¢ Small Queen was not issued until 1872) by usual faint strike of two ring numeral '54' to registered cover (3¢ postage, 2¢ registration) from Truro 27 DE 1871 to Pictou via Stellarton 27 DE,
rounded cover corner lower right, a choice and most attractive MIXED ISSUE franking, not the 'use-up' period franking usually encountered. Ex - Jansen, Brigham.
(Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$500
SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Auction |
| 444 |
|
37c,F1 |
 37c,F1: 3¢ dull
red pair plus 2¢ Registered letter Stamp, tied by grids and straightline to double rate REGISTERED cover (6¢ postage, 2¢ registration) from Cannington 29 OC '77 to MANITOWANING, MANITOULIN ISLAND via Toronto 29 OC and Collingwood 30 OC,
travelling by Steamer to destination, negligible cover faults, still a remarkable and RARE DESTINATION. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$500
SOLD for C$450.00
Will close during Auction |
| 445 |
|
37,F1 |
 37,F1: Six copies
of the 3¢ orange red plus a 2¢ Registered Letter Stamp (faults) in matching shade, all tied by corks to sextuple rate registered letter (18¢ postage, 2¢ registration) from Arthabaskaville 24 JU 1880 to St. Joseph de Beauce, next day receiver on
back, horizontal filing crease and reduced at left, an impressive multiple rate cover. Ex - Lussey, Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$400
SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Auction |
| 446 |
|
37a |
 37a: 3¢ rose
tied by two ring '27' numeral to cover from Ingersoll 2 SP '71 to USA, SHORT-PAID BY 3¢ and treated as entirely unpaid by the US Post Office with manuscript and hand-stamped 10¢ postage due markings, slight cover edge ageing, still fine and scarce.
Ex - Brigham. (Image)
|
Est. C$250
SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Auction |
| 447 |
|
37a |
 37a: 3¢ rose
vertical PAIR tied by Quebec 20 JY '72 Berri duplexes to INTERNATIONAL STAMP CO advertising 6¢ rate cover to USA, a few minor cover edge faults, still very fine and attractive. Ex - Greene, Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$250
SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Auction |
| 448 |
|
37 |
 37: 3¢ strip of
three and single tied by Norwich 27 JY '75 cds cancels to Kingston, JAMAICA via Woodstock and Hamilton, franked for the faster 12¢ British Packet rate through Halifax but sent instead via New York 18 AU, and Bahamas-Cuba-Jamaica (cheaper
10¢ rate), arrived 20 AU but addressee had 'Left the Island', so letter was returned to sender and stamped with rare 7 SP boxed 'RETURNED LETTER BRANCH' datestamp on front and same day cds despatch on back, some cover faults at top and stamps
with severe oxidization, still a VERY RARE and displayable rate cover. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
|
Est. C$1,000
SOLD for C$600.00
Will close during Auction |
