Queen Victoria Era -- Small Queens continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 567 |
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35,41 |
 35,41: 1¢ orange
and 3¢ vermilion pairs, paying the 8¢ registered letter fee (3¢ postage, 5¢ registration) and tied (through perforation holes) by Maritime grids to registered advertising cover from Grand Anse, New Brunswick to Toronto, clean and very fine. Ex
- Greene, Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$150
SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Auction |
| 568 |
|
41 |
 41: 3¢ vermilion
pair, paying the 6¢ double letter rate and tied by Montreal 18 JA duplex to printed return envelope to New York, received next day and handstamped with circular 'RECEIVED IN BAD ORDER N.Y.P.O. 3D DIV.' on front, cover was then repaired and closed
with two US POST OFFICE OFFICIALLY SEALED LABELS, both tied by 20 JA 'PO' duplexes, some edge faults, etc, a scarce and fascinating cover. Ex - Brigham.
(Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$350
SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Auction |
| 569 |
|
36,41 |
 36,41: 2¢ green
and six 3¢ orange vermilion, paying the 20¢ quadruple UPU rate (5¢ x 4) and tied by London 19 FE '94 cds cancels to large cover to ENGLAND, found damaged and open on arrival and closed at top with three British OFFICIALLY SEALED LABELS
which were cancelled and tied to cover overtop the Small Queens by Stratford-on-Avon 22 FE '94 cds cancels, cover with some faults and reduced at left, a very busy cover, full of character. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$400
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Auction |
| 570 |
|
41 |
 41: 3¢
vermilion (faulty when applied) tied by Yarmouth 28 DE '95 Squared Circle to cover via Boston to ENGLAND, with additional US 5¢ Garfield also applied at time of mailing and tied on receipt in Boston by 29 DEC duplex (letters franked with
US stamps could catch the earlier Packet Service from Boston), Liverpool 8 JA '96 receiver on back, a very rare DOUBLE COUNTRY FRANKING with no postage due markings as the letter was properly franked for both legs of it's journey, but the cover does
have some modest overall age-spotting. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$350
SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Auction |
| 571 |
|
35,41,U3 |
 35,41,U3: 1¢
yellow and 3¢ vermilion Jumbo tied by Halifax 22 MY '89 duplexes to 1¢ blue stationery envelope (5¢ UPU rate) with blue printed COAT OF ARMS at top, DOUBLED 'ON M. S. ONLY' at bottom (Militia Service) and SERVICE overprint to
GERMANY, Darmstadt 4 JU receiver, some cover edge and back soiling, otherwise colourful and very fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$500
SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Auction |
| 572 |
|
41 |
 41: 3¢ vermilion
strip of four tied by corks (through perforations) by four cork cancels to cover from Wellington, Ontario 14 AU '89 via Windsor 15 AU and San Francisco 22 AU to Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND, the revised 12¢ rate effective JA '89 to OC '91, 17 SP
receiver on back, addressee was not at the G.P.O. so the cover was redirected next day back to sender (Windsor 31 OC transit) with manuscript '6d' (postage due to New Zealand) charge on front, some cover edge and opening faults (affects one stamp), a
very rare rate cover with this franking. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$1,250
SOLD for C$900.00
Will close during Auction |
| 573 |
|
35,41 |
 35,41: 3¢
vermilion plus two 1¢ yellow tied by Windsor 28 DE Squared Circles to cover originally from Bath 27 DE to Abbotsford, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, via San Francisco 1 JA and received at Melbourne 3 FE, then to Collingwood same day and back to
Melbourne, forwarded 14 FE to Abbotsford, VICTORIA (received 16 FE), returned to the DLO at Melbourne 6 AP and back to the Canadian Dead Letter Office on 27 MY, a very well-travelled cover with several faults caused by its long journey, FORWARDED
SEVEN TIMES and completely covered with a total of 22 cancels and instructional markings plus eight manuscript endorsements and tapes, some of which were used to reseal the cover, quite colourful and a true showpiece. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$1,000
SOLD for C$850.00
Will close during Auction |
| 574 |
 |
42a |
 42a: 5¢ grey
horizontal IMPERFORATE PAIR (1891 printing), full to very large margins, full yellowish shiny gum as issued with hinge remnant, left stamp with light vertical gum bend, otherwise very fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$900
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 575 |
 |
42a |
 42a: 5¢ grey
horizontal IMPERFORATE PAIR (1891 printing), without gum as issued, clear to large margins but with hinge thin at top showing through to front, otherwise fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$450
SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Auction |
| 576 |
|
42i |
 42i: 5¢ brownish
grey horizontal IMPERFORATE PAIR (1895 printing), full to very large margins, clear original gum as issued, lightly hinged, very fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$900
SOLD for C$475.00
Will close during Auction |
| 577 |
|
42a |
 42a: 5¢ grey
vertical right margin IMPERFORATE PAIR (1891 printing) with nearly full Boggs Type V IMPRINT, full to very large margins with yellowish shiny gum as issued (light natural 'sheet-edge' gum wrinkles), somewhat heavily hinged but still a very fine
and attractive IMPRINT PAIR. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$750
SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Auction |
| 578 |
/ |
42a |
 42a: 5¢ grey
right margin IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF FOUR (1891 printing) with nearly complete Boggs Type V IMPRINT, full to very large margins with yellowish shiny gum as issued, hinge remnant on selvedge and top pair but bottom stamps are never hinged, a
remarkably rare IMPRINT BLOCK. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$1,750
SOLD for C$1,100.00
Will close during Auction |
| 579 |
|
42a |
 42a: 5¢ grey
right margin IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF SIX (1891 printing) with nearly complete Boggs Type V IMPRINT, full to very large margins with yellowish shiny gum as issued, lightly to medium hinged, a most impressive IMPRINT DISPLAY PIECE. Ex -
Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$3,000
SOLD for C$3,250.00
Will close during Auction |
| 580 |
|
42a |
 42a: 5¢ grey
upper left corner margin IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF SIX (1891 printing) with full 'FIVE CENTS' COUNTER at top and cutting guideline at left, very large margins with yellowish shiny gum as issued, mostly lightly hinged at bottom and heavily hinged at
top, centre top stamp with thin (mostly in margin) and right pair with vertical crease, an important POSITION PIECE. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$1,500
SOLD for C$1,100.00
Will close during Auction |
| 581 |
|
42 |
 42: 5¢ grey in
top right corner margin block of four>Q, tiny ink spot at edge of margin at right and a bit of selvedge separation at top, fresh with full original gum and never hinged, a fine position piece. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$640
SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Auction |
| 582 |
|
42 |
 42: 5¢ grey in
huge block of twenty-four>Q (8 x 3), crisply printed and exceptionally fresh with full pristine yellowish original gum and never hinged, a fine to very fine and attractive multiple, one of the largest remaining. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$12,720
SOLD for C$6,000.00
Will close during Auction |
| 583 |
|
42 |
 42: 5¢ grey in
right margin block of ten>Q showing almost full Boggs Type V IMPRINT (printed in 1892 from the original Montreal plate produced in 1886), nice crisp print with full original gum, mostly lightly hinged but with a couple of supports at either side,
fine to very fine centering, a significant and very rare imprint position piece. Ex - Burrus, Brigham. (Image)
|
Est. C$2,000
SOLD for C$1,600.00
Will close during Auction |
| 584 |
|
42 |
42: 5¢ grey tied by tied by Rusholme Street - Toronto 1 MY '97 cds to UPU rate cover to Cocanada, INDIA, Sea Post 8 JY transit and received 10 JY, then re-directed to Coonoor (16 JU) and finally to Bangladore (19 JY), some age spotting,
especially at stamp edges, still scarce. Ex - Brigham.
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Est. C$500
SOLD for C$600.00
Will close during Auction |
| 585 |
|
42 |
 42: Two copies of
the 5¢ grey, both tied by matching corks to tiny PARCEL TAG (ten times the 1¢ per oz. fifth class rate) dated Sept 12th 1892 and addressed to Port Hastings, C.B. on reverse, clean and very fine, scarce thus. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$350
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Auction |
| 586 |
|
36,42 |
 36,42: 2¢ deep
green and 5¢ grey, both tied by matching corks to REGISTERED Bank DROP LETTER from/to Toronto 24 AU '92, the stamps pay 2¢ postage (the drop letter rate for cities with free delivery) and 5¢ registration, with various registration numbers and
scarce manuscript violet notations at left 'Not at address', Not in directory' and 'Not called for', letter was deemed undeliverable and sent from Toronto 8 SEP to the Dead Letter Office, received 12 SEP and returned to sender 30 SP, colourful and
very rare. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$400
SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Auction |
