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Province of Canada -- Pence Issues Scott #1-13 continued...

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½d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Rose, a full sheet of 100, printed on India paper mounted on larger card, showing four plate imprints, at upper and lower right corners. A light bend in the lower left margin (well away from the stamps) does not detract from this very rare and valuable proof sheet. Catalogue value is for 100 singles only, and does not include premiums for varieties or plate imprints. A must have for the serious student of this issue. Rsv. $10,000.

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Unitrade $ 35,000

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8Pi

½d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Rose, with Vertical SPECIMEN Overprint in Green, a upper sheet margin horizontal pair on card-mounted India paper, very fine.

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Unitrade $ 600

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

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8Pi

½d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Rose, with Vertical SPECIMEN Overprint in Green Black, a vertical block of six, on India paper with pencil numbers on back, possibly indicating plate positions (7-8, 19-20, 31-32). Hinge mark at top left corner, else very fine.

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Unitrade $ 1,800

SOLD for C$325.00
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1857 ½d Rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, mint with original hinged gum and four large and even margins, very fine. Accompanied by a 2017 Greene Foundation certificate. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 2,800

SOLD for C$550.00
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1857 ½d Rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with 4-ring (#21?) cancel, a fresh stamp with four large to huge margins, very fine.

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Unitrade $ 1,000

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

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7½d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Green, a full sheet of 120 (12 x 10), printed on India paper mounted on larger card, showing 8 plate imprints, two in each corner. We note the major re-entry in position 7, plus both prominent misplaced re-entries in positions 47 and 83. The sheet has been folded horizontally in the margin between the 5th and 6th rows, affecting one stamp, and with separation at both ends, which does not generally detract from this very rare and valuable proof sheet. Catalogue value is for 120 singles only, and does not include premiums for the varieties or plate imprints. A must have for the serious student of this issue. Rsv. $12,000.

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Unitrade $ 42,000

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1857 7½d Green Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with a light square grid cancel from Toronto, margins are clear to just touching outer frameline, tiny tear in margin at left else fine.

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Unitrade $ 2,000

SOLD for C$325.00
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1857 7½d Green Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with a crisp strike of the 4-ring #12 cancel from Dundas (very rare, with a RF of 9 on the 3d Pence, as a comparison). The stamp has four large margins, showing part of the next stamp at right, is quite fresh and extremely fine and a truly remarkable stamp in every respect. Ex Guilford collection (1994) and accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $3,600. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 5,000

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1858 ½d Rose Queen Victoria, Perforated 11¾, used and reperforated at left, else very good.

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Unitrade $ 500

SOLD for C$250.00
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1859 3d Red Beaver, Perforated 11¾, used with scarce MAR.16.1859 postmark, fine. Very few of this issue are known fully dated. Accompanied by a 2022 Greene Foundation certificate. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 600

SOLD for C$325.00
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1859 6d Brown Violet Consort, Perforated 11¾, used with 4-ring numeral cancel, with a tiny thin in lower margin and a few repaired perfs at right, still a fine and very presentable example of this scarce stamp. Accompanied by a 2010 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 5,000

SOLD for C$1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

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Group of Pence Issue Plate Proofs, all on India paper, with Unitrade #s 2TC, 8P (horizontal pair mounted on card) and 8TCi. Overall fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 1,400

SOLD for C$325.00
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Group of Three Pence Issue Plate Proofs, all on India paper, with #s 2TCvii, 8Pi and 8TCii (with very faint overprint). Overall fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)