Queen Victoria Era -- Small Queens continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 547 |
E |
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 15¢ 'stamp-size'
DIE ESSAY in BRIGHT GREEN on India paper (unlisted in Pratt-Minuse in this shade), very fine and an exceptionally rare and attractive die essay. Ex - Brigham.
(Image)
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Est. C$3,000
SOLD for C$4,500.00
Will close during Auction |
| 548 |
E |
|
 15¢ DIE ESSAY in
DARK VERMILION on India paper (21 x 25mm), shallow thin at top from hinge removal, otherwise very fine and a remarkably rare die essay (unlisted in Pratt-Minuse in this shade), with 1989 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$2,500
SOLD for C$4,500.00
Will close during Auction |
| 549 |
E |
|
 The rare 'RIEL
REBELLION' ESSAY in DARK RED on gummed thick wove paper, clear to large margins with small thin at top, otherwise fine and very rare, with only a dozen or so genuine examples recorded in any shade. This stamp essay was purportedly produced from a
wood-cut die in red, green and black during the North-West or Second Riel Rebellion in 1885 for possible use by the Metis Provisional Government who had also adopted their own flag and published a newspaper. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$2,500
SOLD for C$1,700.00
Will close during Auction |
| 550 |
PP |
41P |
 41P: 3¢ Plate
Proof BLOCK OF FOUR on India on card in ORANGE VERMILION (colour of issue), nice rich shade with huge margins all around and extremely fine, plate proof blocks are worth far more than four singles as very few multiples have survived. Ex -
Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$2,400
SOLD for C$1,300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 551 |
 |
41iv |
 41iv: 3¢ orange
vermilion horizontal IMPERFORATE PAIR from the lower left corner (positions 181-82), deep rich shade from the 1896 printing on thinner white horizontally wove paper (without gum as issued), a choice and very fine position piece. Ex -
Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$500
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 552 |
|
41iv |
 41iv: 3¢ deep
vermilion in horizontal left margin IMPERFORATE PAIR, bright colour from the 1896 printing on thinner white horizontally wove paper (without gum as issued), large margins with tiny natural paper inclusion on left stamp (mentioned for the record),
an extremely fine marginal pair. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$500
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Auction |
| 553 |
|
41b |
 41b: 3¢ orange
IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF FOUR, very large margins to sheet margin at bottom showing the complete 'BRITISH AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. OTTAWA' (Boggs Type VII) IMPRINT, warm shade from the 1891 printing (without gum as issued), a very fine and RARE IMPRINT
PIECE. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$1,250
SOLD for C$850.00
Will close during Auction |
| 554 |
 /O |
41,a |
 41,a: 3¢ shades>Q
including a mint pair in Orange Vermilion with original gum (never hinged) and a mint block of four in deep Rose Carmine with original gum (lightly hinged to hinge remnant) plus four mostly used colour 'changelings', fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
(imageb)
(imagec)
(imaged)
(imagee)
 
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Est. C$250
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 555 |
 |
41 |
 41: 3¢ orange
vermilion block of fifteen>Q, quite fresh with full colour and shiny original gum (a bit of natural gum mottling here and there), never hinged with a couple of minor edge separations, an attractive and fine large multiple. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$900
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 556 |
/ |
41 |
 41: 3¢ bright
vermilion left margin block of thirty>Q, exceptionally deep shade with shiny yellowish original gum, six hinge remnants/supports and some separations, eighteen stamps are never hinged, altogether a fresh and fine large multiple. Ex - Studd,
Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$1,440
SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Auction |
| 557 |
|
41var |
 41var: 3¢
vermilion in top right corner margin '(THRE)E CENTS' COUNTER' block of four>Q (thick shaded letters) with DOUBLE HORIZONTAL PERFORATIONS through ENTIRE MARGIN AND RIGHT STAMPS plus a quarter of the way into the left stamps, original gum with
disturbance/adhesions and two supports at right, one of the most astonishing Small Queen perforation varieties we have ever seen and a real 'show-stopper'. Ex - Brigham.
(Image)
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Est. C$850
SOLD for C$550.00
Will close during Auction |
| 558 |
|
41var |
 41var: 3¢
vermilion>Q bottom right corner margin single, severely MISPERFORATED to include a large part of both sheet margins inside the perforations (8mm deep at bottom, the perforating wheels must have been loose), original gum but with severe
stacking offset/adhesions, quite dramatic. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$250
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 559 |
|
41var |
 41var: 3¢
vermilion single with DOUBLE HORIZONTAL PERFORATIONS>Q at both top and bottom (cut to show part of next stamp at top), full original gum and lightly hinged, a visually impressive variety. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$350
SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Auction |
| 560 |
|
41var |
 41var: 3¢
vermilion top margin vertical pair with severe horizontal MISPERFORATIONS, resulting in 7mm of the top margin inside the perforations, full original gum but rejoined and supported, another 'eye-catching' variety. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$300
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 561 |
 |
41var |
 41var: 3¢
vermilion single with severely shifted vertical MISPERFORATIONS (through the centre of the stamp), separated by scissors on both sides to cut out a single stamp franking, tied by 19 AP '92 Toronto Squared Circle precursor to a commercial printed
bank cover to Belleville with next day receiver, one can imagine the exasperated clerk or secretary having to cut the sheet apart 'one-by-one' to frank letters, quite a conversation piece and very rare on cover as most were discarded. Ex -
Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$400
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
| 562 |
/O |
41var |
 41var: Three
different single 3¢ vermilion MISPERFORATION VARIETIES, one is mint (original gum) with extra horizontal row of perforations at bottom, the other two are used, one with doubled perforations at left and partially at right and the other with an
extra vertical diagonal row of perforations 1/3 of the way up the stamp, all with great visual appeal. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
(imageb)
 
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Est. C$250
SOLD for C$225.00
Will close during Auction |
| 563 |
|
41var |
 41var: 3¢
vermilion right margin single with slanted extra row of PERFORATIONS through entire margin and 2/3 of the way into the stamp plus blind vertical perforations at top right, original gum with hinge remnant, an incredibly appealing variety. Ex -
Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$250
SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Auction |
| 564 |
O |
41a |
 41a: 3¢ rose
carmine with a TRIAL ESSAY of the 'CANADA' ROLLER CANCEL (circa 1889), a great roller cancel rarity and the only known example>Q. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$300
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Auction |
| 565 |
|
41var |
 41var: The
two-thirds portion of a diagonally 'tri-sected' 3¢ vermilion paying the 2¢ COUNTY RATE and tied by Maritime grid to cover from North Sydney, C.B. 9 FE '92 (cds on back) to Englishtown, C.B., cover is somewhat faulty and reduced at left
(partially remaining manuscript information indicating it may have been sent from a '(W)harf' in the '(Harb)or'), with 1999 Greene Foundation certificate stating "... Partial copy used on portion of cover, genuine but contrary to postal regulations",
a UNIQUE and GENUINE USE (although officially unauthorized) of 2/3 of a 3¢ stamp to pay the 2¢ rate. Ex - Ribler, Brigham. (Image)
|
Est. C$2,500
SOLD for C$2,200.00
Will close during Auction |
| 566 |
|
41,F2 |
 41,F2: 3¢
vermilion, (faulty) tied alongside a 5¢ green Registered Letter Stamp by Waterloo 24 DE '92 cds to registered illustrated Life Insurance advertising cover to Toronto, 3¢ pays the domestic postage and 5¢ pays the registration fee and is cancelled
by registration number, fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
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Est. C$175
SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Auction |
