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1873 First Packet Principle Cover to Scotland, mailed Port Hastings, Cape Breton on JAN.6.1875 to Edinburgh, Scotland (FEB.1 receiver), through Halifax (JAN.14) and Liverpool (FEB.1). The cover is franked with a single 6c brown Small Queen perforated 11½ x 12 (two dot state), supposed to go by the Allan Line Caspian, but missed the boat, so sent by rail to New York to catch the Cunard ship China under the first Packet principle. Charged "1d" to make up for the correct 8c rate as a result of the redirection to a US Packet. Few stains, still very fine. (Image)
Group of Three 6c Perforated 11½ x 12 Cross-Border Covers, first is Québec FEB.20.1874 to "Washington City", second is London Ont FEB.16.1874 to Lancaster, New Hampshire (repaired tear at top left) and third was mailed from Montreal (illegible date) to New York City. All three have faults to the back flaps and no receivers as per tradition. (Image)
1873-77 6c Small Queen Perforated 11½ x 12 Remainder of Stamps, with 19 stamps in all (including two pairs and a strip of three), all described on pages as per plate dots, broken pins, plate states, plate wear and re-entries. Very nice quality lot, great for the specialist. (Image)
1873-77 6c Small Queen Perforated 11½ x 12 Collection of Covers, with 4 covers showing as many different usages. 1873 mourning Montreal to Tessierville QC, 1875 Bracebridge to Norfolk, England (illustrated in H&N, page 148), 1874 Montreal to New York City and 1876 (with a 2c) Montreal registered to St Joseph de Beauce (crease and small tear). An interesting lot. (Image)
May 1873 6c Post Card Rate to the USA, a P1 post card mailed from Preston Ont. (free strike broken circle in blue dated MAY.12.1873) to Hopedale, Massachusetts, with a 6c yellow brown Small Queen (one dot state, perforated 11½ x 12) placed right over the 1c, mailed at a time where post cards to the US were treated as letters (at the 6c rate). There were still no 5c stamps issued at this time, so a 6c was used on top of the 1c, as opposed to having been uprated by 5c, so could be considered as 1c overpaid. Written up on page, very fine and rare. Illustrated in H&N, page 148. (Image)
Est $ 400
Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 575.00
Closed..May-22-2019, 11:31:36 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 206
Symbol: *
Cat No: 39b var.
1872 6c yellow brown Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12 with "Ghostly Head" Variety, mint with full original gum, hinged. This printing can easily be distinguished by the position dot right below the left "6", also most copies have a "weakness" just above the right "6". A very fine and scarce stamp, catalogue value given is for a regular stamp. (Image)
Unitrade $ 1,200
Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 475.00
Closed..May-22-2019, 11:32:00 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 207
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 39b var.
1873 6c yellow brown Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, with "Ghostly Head" Variety on Cover, mailed from St John, N.B. on APR.22.1874 to Raymond, Maine (no backstamp), very fine. (Image)
Est $ 200
Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 65.00
Closed..May-22-2019, 11:32:30 EST
Sold For 65
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 208
Symbol: O
Cat No: 39b var.
1872 6c yellow brown Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12 with "Ghostly Head" Variety, used with neat target cancel. This printing can easily be distinguished by the position dot right below the left "6", also most copies have a "weakness" just above the right "6". A nice example, very fine. (Image)
Est $ 100
Opening C$ 55.00
Sold...C$ 70.00
Closed..May-22-2019, 11:32:52 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 209
Symbol: O
Cat No: 39b var.
1873 6c yellow brown Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, with "Ghostly Head" Variety, used with grid cancel, on very white paper, extremely fine. This printing can easily be distinguished by the position dot right below the left "6", also most copies have a "weakness" just above the right "6". (Image)
Est $ 150
Opening C$ 35.00
Sold...C$ 70.00
Closed..May-22-2019, 11:33:41 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 210
Symbol: O
Cat No: 39b var.
Group of 6c Perforated 11½ x 12 "Ghostly Head" Stamps, with five singles and a pair, all with position dot right below the left numeral "6", except for two stamps (incl. left stamp of the pair) which are from the left, or first column, which had no position dots. Each of these stamps is from the "Ghostly Head" plate, used for a short period of time in 1873. Also some postmark interest, including fancy cancels and a 2-ring #58. (Image)
1872-73 6c brown Small Queen with Major Re-Entry on Cover, mailed Montreal (duplex dated DEC.2.1872) to Portland, Maine (unusual "CARRIER" circular datestamp on back dated DEC.3), with illustrated advertising on back for the St. Lawrence Hall in Montreal, depicting the Hall, with horse-drawn buggies and lots of people. The cover is franked with a 6c clearly showing extensive re-entering in CANADA, CENTS, doubling of lower frameline, etc. From the "one dot state" of the plate, position 67 (Row 7/7), very fine and rare on cover. Illustrated in H&N, page 164. (Image)
1872-73 6c brown Small Queen with Major Re-Entry, a used horizontal pair, from positions 67-68 (Row 7/6 and 7/7), the latter (right stamp) clearly showing extensive re-entering in CANADA, CENTS, doubling of lower frameline, etc. From the "one dot state" of the plate, very fine. Illustrated in H&N, page 48. Ex. John Ayre. (Image)
1873 6c Small Queen Perforated 11.85 with Semi-Major Re-Entry on Cover, mailed from Doncaster, Ont. (earliest reported date for this broken circle, JUL.27.1873) to Chicago, franked with a 6c Small Queen from the one dot state of the plate, position 48 (Row 4/8), very fine and ex. Simpson. (Image)
1872-73 6c yellow brown Small Queen with Semi-Major Re-Entry, a used single from the "one dot" state, position 48 (Row 4/8) with socked on the nose c.d.s. from Toronto (MAY.21.1873) showing a clear doubling of the bottom frameline, plus all letters of "CENTS". Very fine. (Image)
1873-74 6c yellow brown Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12 with Neck Flaw, used with light cancel leaving the flaw quite visible. A fine-very fine example of this flaw, described by Mr. Hillson as having been repaired quickly because so few are known. Ex. Simpson. (Image)
1890s 6c red brown chestnut Small Queen, a mint never hinged strip of nine from top left of sheet, showing reversed "R" (to indicate repair or re-entering of the plate), full "SIX CENTS" counter, plate letter "A" and full plate imprint. Position 2 shows "dot in P variety (counter dot) and there is a minor re-entry in positions 7 and 8, fine-very fine. A fresh strip, ex. Whitworth and Lees-Jones. (Image)
1890s 6c red brown Small Queen, a mint block of eight, from the top of the pane, showing a full Boggs Type IV printer's imprint and plate A letter above it. The stamps are never hinged (one has a slight gum loss) and there is a bit of separation in the selvedge at right, still fresh and fine-very fine. Hillson describes it as "row 1/4, row 2/4 and row 2/5 show four position dots" and "row 2/5 also has a re-entry to CENTS". (Image)
1890s (mid) 6c red brown Small Queen from the B Plate, a mint block of twenty from the top of the pane, showing full "SIX CENTS" shaded counter at top left, alongside a full Boggs Type V printer's imprint, with reversed "B" above it. Described as showing "pitting" on positions 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 (the latter is blown up in our scans). Eight stamps are hinged, with much separation, and the block is reinforced in some places plus rejoined between rows 7 and 8 and there are some pencil notations in margins (and on back of one stamp), still overall very fine. Illustrated in H&N, page 154. (Image)
1890s 6c red brown Small Queen, a mint block of six from upper left corner of the pane, with two never hinged stamps, margin showing "R" (to indicate repair or re-entering of the plate) and full "SIX CENTS" counter. Position 2 (Row 1/2) shows the "dot in P" variety (counter dot) and position 11 (Row 2/1) shows a weak 5c on 6c re-entry (Unitrade $1,000 for fine). A very nice and useful multiple. (Image)
1890s (mid) 6c red brown Small Queen from the B Plate, a mint block of ten from the top left corner of the sheet, showing full "SIX CENTS" shaded counter at left with large part of the printer's imprint and plate "B" inscription at right. The 8 leftmost stamps are never hinged (tiny bit of reinforcement at right), a few have a light gum loss, fine and fresh. Ex. Whitworth, Lees-Jones. (Image)
