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Canada Queen Elizabeth II Era (1953-2022) -- Scott #321-
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 544
Symbol: E/P
Ca. 1950s Canadian Bank Note Company 2c "Experimental / Specimen" Essays, with three imperforate pairs: in blue on yellowish paper (tiny wrinkle in corner), black on yellowish paper (both of these are ungummed) as well as green on white gummed paper (NH), very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 200
Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 16:53:57 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 545
Symbol: E/P
Ca. 1950s Canadian Bank Note Company 2c "Experiment / Specimen" Essays, with a lower left corner block of four in Blue on Yellow Surfaced Paper, and a left sheet margin block of four in black on pink surfaced paper, both are ungummed and very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 200
Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 16:54:26 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 546
Symbol: E/P
Cat No: Collection
Large Die Proof of the Canadian Arms, on India paper 64 x 77 mm sunk-in on card 150 x 228 mm depicting the Arms as they were between 1927 and 1957, with "CANADA-B-17" and "American Bank Note Co. Ottawa" imprints below the image. Very fine and a great collateral item for any Canadian Stamp collection. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 16:55:11 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 547
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1ST, 2ST
Group of Three Scarce Stick 'N Tick Items, first is a test proof of the 1983 design (Bileski states that 13 are known and his retail for this was $400), second item is a 1983 design item with "inverted die cut" (which Bileski described as the "supreme rarity" with only 8 singles known) and the third item is a pair of the 1984 test proofs, which Bileski noted as one of 4 or 5 pairs in existence (his retail on this item was $600). A rare group for the specialist, all accompanied by the original Bileski enclosing envelopes (each with his hand-written description) plus a full page ad from the Canadian Stamp News with his Stick 'N Tick offerings. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
Opening C$ 400.00
Sold...C$ 400.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 16:56:13 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 548
Symbol: **
Cat No: 338 var.
1954 2c Green Queen Elizabeth Wilding, with Dramatic Mis-Perforation Shift, a mint never hinged block of six, with the three right-most vertical perforation row shifted to the right by 4 to 6 mm, very fine and visually impressive. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 90.00
Sold...C$ 90.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 16:56:49 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 549
Symbol: **
Cat No: 387a
1959 5c St. Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Text, a mint never hinged single, with immaculate gum, fresh and very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $7,000. (Image)
Unitrade $ 12,500
Opening C$ 7,000.00
Sold...C$ 7,000.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 16:57:31 EST
Sold For 7000
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 550
Symbol: **
Cat No: 427i, 427ii
1966 5c Newfoundland Provincial Flower Vertical Pair Showing Two Constant Plate Varieties, one showing "red colour double printed" and the other "broken stamen" from positions 41/46. Very fine mint never hinged, with bottom selvedge perforated all around from gutter. Accompanied by a 2017 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)
Unitrade $ 605
Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 16:58:08 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 551
Symbol: E/P
Cat No: Collection
Ca. 1967 Baby Sisters Essay, an unused (no gum, as prepared) tête-bêche (as these were to test the layout for booklet panes) gutter block of 16 in black, dark green and blue. The block includes eight pairs which are each imperforate-between. In 1967 the British American Bank Note Company was awarded the contract to print the Centennial issue booklets using a new Goebel press, they tested that machine by printing these. Very fine and an interesting addition to any Canadian, or Centennial collection. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
Opening C$ 200.00
Sold...C$ 200.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 16:58:54 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 552
Symbol: **
Cat No: 459a var.
1968 6c Orange Centennial Booklet of 25 with Error of Cutting, thus creating a pane showing "label, stamp, label" at top. Mint never hinged and very rare. Accompanied by a 2021 Greene Foundation certificate. BK60b. (Image)
Unitrade $ 5,000
Opening C$ 5,600.00
Sold...C$ 5,600.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:00:08 EST
Sold For 5600
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 553
Symbol: E/P
Cat No: 492P
1969 50c Suzor-Côté Set of 4 Different Progressive Plate Proofs, each in a sheet margin vertical pair, with all inscriptions omitted and each in a different colour variation. Very fine and an interesting addition to any Queen Elizabeth era collection. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,600
Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:01:12 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 554
Symbol: **
Cat No: 503a
1969 (6c) Christmas Issue with Black Inscriptions Omitted, a mint never hinged left margin single, very fine and fresh. Accompanied by a 2007 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)
Unitrade $ 2,500
Opening C$ 700.00
Sold...C$ 700.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:02:04 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 555
Symbol: **
Cat No: 519/525pii
1970 5c and 6c Christmas Issue Group of 13 Sheets of 100, consisting of both tagged and untagged examples housed in black sheet pages. One sheet is of #519-523 with varieties, six of #519p-523p with varieties, and six of #524p-528p with varieties, these without #525pii which according to Unitrade are much scarcer sheets. Very fine, clean and high catalogue value lot for the discerning Christmas or sheet collector or for dealer stock. All sheets are shown in the two online photos. (Image)
Unitrade $ 4,047
Opening C$ 775.00
Sold...C$ 775.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:02:33 EST
Sold For 775
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 556
Symbol: **
Cat No: 537i
1971 (7c) Autumn Maple Leaves with Grey Inscriptions Omitted, a mint never hinged upper sheet margin single, very fine and quite rare, being one of only 50 stamps discovered in Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1971. Ex Henri Stern collection and accompanied by a 2007 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)
Unitrade $ 4,000
Opening C$ 1,200.00
Sold...C$ 1,200.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:03:32 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 557
Symbol: **
Cat No: 556 var.
1971 (10c) Christmas Snowflakes with Silver Colour Omitted, a complete mint never hinged pane of 50, untagged and fine. Rare in this format, as most panes have been broken up. Retail value for each single stamp should easily be $75. (Image)
Estimate $ 500
Opening C$ 1,700.00
Sold...C$ 1,700.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:04:11 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 558
Symbol: **
Cat No: 607ii
1972 8c Christmas Candles with Repellex Error, on the two middle stamps in a lower marginal strip of four. These top two stamps are missing red colour in flames and background, creating yellow flames (instead of orange) and light blue background (instead of violet). Very fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,000
Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 425.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:04:53 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 559
Symbol: **
Cat No: 611 var.
1973 8c Bishop Laval with Double Silver Printing, a lower left corner block of four, with each stamp showing a slight doubling of the silver inscriptions, most notable in the Bishop's hair, "CANADA 8" at top, etc. Mint never hinged and very fine, accompanied by a 2022 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate qualifying it as a "ghost printing". A new find, and according to Unitrade footnote, only one example is known on cover (priced at $1,000). (Image)
Estimate $ 500
Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 250.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:06:14 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 560
Symbol: **
Cat No: 614a
1973 15c R.C.M.P. Musical Ride Imperforate, a mint never hinged vertical pair, with pristine gum (scarce thus, as many are faulty), very fine and fresh. (Image)
Unitrade $ 600
Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 120.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:06:48 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 561
Symbol: **
Cat No: 614a
1973 15c R.C.M.P. Musical Ride Imperforate, a mint never hinged upper left corner plate block of four with pristine gum (scarce thus, as many are faulty), having only the slightest of a bend in the left margin, still very fine and fresh. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,500
Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 425.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:07:52 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 562
Symbol: **
Cat No: 614a
1973 15c R.C.M.P. Musical Ride Imperforate, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, with pristine gum (scarce thus, as many are faulty), very fine and fresh. (Image)
Unitrade $ 600
Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 120.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:08:32 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 563
Symbol: **
Cat No: 693b
1976 8c Royal Military College Se-tenant, Imperforate and Untagged, a mint never hinged block of four, extremely fine and quite rare, with only 50 pairs reported. Ex "JAL" collection. (Image)
Unitrade $ 6,000
Opening C$ 2,200.00
Sold...C$ 2,200.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:09:14 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 564
Symbol: **
Cat No: 723Ab
1978 (50c) Prairie Street Scene with All Brown Inscriptions Omitted, a mint never hinged sheet margin single, with the popular "Ghost Town" printing variety, very fine. Accompanied by a 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Image)
Unitrade $ 3,000
Opening C$ 850.00
Sold...C$ 850.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:09:57 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 565
Symbol: **
Cat No: 726b
1981 ($1) Fundy National Park, Untagged with Black Inscriptions Omitted, mint never hinged with sheet margin at top, light fingerprint on gum, still very fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 750
Opening C$ 225.00
Sold...C$ 225.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:10:33 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 566
Symbol: **
Cat No: 727a
1979 ($2) Kluane National Park, with Silver Inscriptions Omitted, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 400
Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:11:12 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 567
Symbol: **
Cat No: 878 var.
1981 17c Mandora Imperforate, Untagged with Most of Magenta and Brown Colours Omitted, a mint never hinged vertical pair, minor wrinkles in margins, still very fine and listed in Unitrade footnote. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,500
Opening C$ 400.00
Sold...C$ 400.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:12:02 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 568
Symbol: **
Cat No: 917/922
Collection of 1982-87 Low Value Artifact Issue Varieties, NH except where noted, all displayed on three black stock sheets, with singles, multiples and blocks of four. Variety types noted include double perforation (see the 1c Decoy strips), misperforation (several, on the 2c Spear, 5c Bucket, 20c Skates), repellex (used 10c Weathercock single and NH block of 24 of the 3c Lantern), printed on gum side (block of four of the 2c Spear, c.v. $280), badly wiped plate (2c Spear, 5c Bucket) and a few other paper varieties. Overall very fine and a great start to a specialized collection of this definitive series. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 300.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:13:02 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 569
Symbol: **
Cat No: 924c
1983 32c Maple Leaf with "Maple Leaf in Winter" Variety, a mint never hinged left sheet margin single, with beige background and tagging omitted, very fine. Accompanied by a Gary J. Lyon (Philatelist) Ltd. certificate describing it as being from plate position 61. Also accompanied by an extensive article by him on the subject. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,500
Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 425.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:13:52 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 570
Symbol: **
Cat No: 952ii
1985 34c Dull Red Brown Parliament Coil, Imperforate Vertically, a mint never hinged block of 840 (10 x 84), showing no scorelines between the coil strips, very fine. Comes with an unsevered sheet of 5 perforated coil roll covering labels (faulty, see photo) and as purchased by the owner in the Bedford, NS post office in November 1985. Catalogue value is for 210 blocks of four, as listed in Unitrade. Certainly one of the largest multiples of any Canadian stamp. Rsv. $200. (Image)
Unitrade $ 15,750
Opening C$ 850.00
Sold...C$ 850.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:14:27 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 571
Symbol: E/P
Cat No: 1011P
32c Jacques Cartier Joint Issue Trial Colour Plate Proofs, a complete imperforate sheet of 50, with the first three rows in 3 different colours, and the right two rows in 20 colour combinations. The sheet also has plate inscriptions at top and bottom, as well as printing date (14.12.1983) and sheet number at right, typical of all sheets produced in France. There are also pencil notations referring to each colour and its coordinating number, as well as "TD" which stands for "taille douce" (engraved). Printed as a joint issue in France to commemorate the 450th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's first voyage to Canada. Rare (Unitrade states "a few are known in private hands") and the first complete sheet we have offered. (Image)
Unitrade $ 8,750
Opening C$ 2,700.00
Sold...C$ 2,700.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:16:00 EST
Sold For 2700
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 572
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1166d
1989 39c Flag Over Clouds Booklet Pane of 10, Imperforate, mint never hinged, including both tabs and full plate inscription at left, fresh and very fine. Catalogue value is for #1166d plate block plus three pairs and does not include the tabs. (Image)
Unitrade $ 5,100
Opening C$ 575.00
Sold...C$ 575.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:16:42 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 573
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1172h
1990 45c Pronghorn Imperforate, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, extremely fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,200
Opening C$ 200.00
Sold...C$ 200.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:17:23 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 574
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1172h
1990 45c Pronghorn Imperforate, a mint never hinged left marginal vertical pair, extremely fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,200
Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:18:01 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 575
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1172h
1990 45c Pronghorn Imperforate, a mint never hinged left marginal block of six, extremely fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 3,600
Opening C$ 525.00
Sold...C$ 525.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:18:58 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 576
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1172h
1990 45c Pronghorn Imperforate, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, very fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,200
Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:19:37 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 577
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1174i
1989 59c Musk Ox on Slater Paper, a mint never hinged matched set of four inscription plate blocks, very fine and a lovely addition to a plate block, or specialized Mammals issue collection. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,000
Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:20:07 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 578
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1182a
1989 $2 McAdam Railway Station, Imperforate, a mint never hinged complete pane of 25, very fine and scarce, as very few of the panes remain intact. Accompanied by a letter from the discoverer of the pane, explaining how it was purchased at the post office in Guelph in 1989. (Image)
Unitrade $ 20,800
Opening C$ 4,800.00
Sold...C$ 3,400.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:21:17 EST
Sold For 3400
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 579
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1182a
1989 $2 McAdam Railway Station, Imperforate, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, fresh and very fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,200
Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 275.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:21:57 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 580
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1182a
1989 $2 McAdam Railway Station, Imperforate, a mint never hinged vertical pair, fresh and very fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,200
Opening C$ 350.00
Sold...C$ 350.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:22:51 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 581
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1190b
1990 1c to 40c Flag Booklet Pane, Imperforate, a complete booklet pane of four, including plate imprint and traffic lights, mint never hinged, very fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 2,000
Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 275.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:23:30 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 582
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1194Ae
1989 38c Dark Green Parliament Imperforate, a mint never hinged vertical pair, very fine and scarce. (Image)
Unitrade $ 500
Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 120.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:23:52 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 583
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1292b
1990 39c Legendary Creatures Imperforate, a mint never hinged matched set of plate blocks of six (with traffic lights only), very fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 12,000
Opening C$ 1,800.00
Sold...C$ 1,800.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:24:52 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 584
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1292b
1990 39c Legendary Creatures Imperforate, a mint never hinged se-tenant block of four, very fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 2,500
Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 250.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:26:11 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 585
Symbol: E/P
Cat No: 1364E
1992 Delicious Apple Essay with 86c Denomination, a block of four showing parts of two stamps at right and two at top, printed on never hinged, gummed and tagged stamp paper, very fine. This stamp ended up being issued as an 49c value, and this essay is quite rare. Listed in Unitrade footnote. (Image)
Unitrade $ 4,000
Opening C$ 950.00
Sold...C$ 950.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:26:55 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 586
Symbol: E/P
Cat No: 1372E
1992 Bartlett Pear Essay with 49c Denomination, a block of four showing parts of two stamps at right, printed on never hinged, gummed and tagged stamp paper, very fine. This stamp ended up being issued as an 86c value, and this essay is quite rare. Listed in Unitrade footnote. (Image)
Unitrade $ 4,000
Opening C$ 950.00
Sold...C$ 950.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:27:29 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 587
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1520ai var.
1994 50c Commonwealth Games with Silver Inscriptions Instead of Gold, two different mint never hinged issues (instead of the listed se-tenant pair), each with silver inscriptions, very fine and rare. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,000
Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 250.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:28:10 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 588
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1521 var.
1994 50c Commonwealth Games with Silver Inscriptions Instead of Gold, a mint never hinged single, from the unique plate block of four. Very fine and very rare. Accompanied by a copy of the 2019 Greene Foundation certificate issued for the plate block from which it came. (Image)
Estimate $ 1,000
Opening C$ 400.00
Sold...C$ 400.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:28:59 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 589
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1534ii
1991 52c Christmas Unissued Denomination, a group of 10 mint never hinged singles, very fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 2,000
Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 275.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:29:32 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 590
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1534ii
1994 52c Unissued Denomination Christmas Issue, a mint never hinged lower right corner plate block of four, very fine and scarce. Accompanied by a 2017 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)
Unitrade $ 950
Opening C$ 225.00
Sold...C$ 225.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:30:15 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 591
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1693a
2003 $5 "Missing Moose" Variety, a mint never hinged lower left corner single, with all of the engraved (brown) colours omitted. A wonderful and rare modern variety, with only 40 believed to exist, and often described as one of the world's most impressive varieties of all time. Slight bend at lower left corner selvedge, stamp is extremely fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 7,500
Opening C$ 2,900.00
Sold...C$ 2,900.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:30:47 EST
Sold For 2900
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 592
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1698b
1998 46c Flag Over Iceberg with Die Cutting Omitted, a self-adhesive part booklet pane of 8, containing two vertical pairs that are imperforate between horizontally, very fine. (BK215 var) (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,000
Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 110.00
Closed..Apr-04-2023, 17:32:06 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 593
Symbol:
Cat No: 1933a var.
2002 Year of the Horse Progressive Proof, a right sheet margin strip of three on never hinged gummed paper, imperforate and missing the horse image as well as all inscriptions. Very fine and rarely offered. (Image)
