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1876 5c slate green Small Queen with "Feather in Hair" Variety, a used single with cancel clear of variety, fine. A rare and key plate variety of the Small Queen issue. (Image)
1891 5c grey Small Queen, a mint never hinged plate strip of ten, from top left half of a sheet of 200, showing full "FIVE CENTS" counter at left and part of Type VI plate imprint at right. The second stamp from right shows the unshaded chignon variety, the 8th stamp has an internal tear (barely visible), fine-very fine. (Image)
5c Small Queen Group of Printing Varieties, with 16 stamps in all (including strips). We note minor and major re-entries, "White Chignon" varieties on singles and multiples, etc. Nice quality lot. (Image)
Est $ 200
Opening C$ 190.00
Sold...C$ 190.00
Closed..May-22-2019, 11:01:06 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 167
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 38, 42
5c Small Queen Remainder of the Covers, with a total of 13 covers, each mounted on pages with descriptions, the range is from 1876 to 1897, and we note many different usages, postmarks, etc. Eleven are addressed to England, one is a domestic registered cover and one is a cross-border registered cover. Two covers are franked with 11½ x 12 stamps. A much better lot than usual, both in quality and interesting markings, etc, viewing is recommended, all are scanned online. (Image)
5c Small Queens Remainder Lot of the Stamps, a lovely group of 63 stamps from all printings, all chosen for a specific characteristic, such as fully dated examples, shades, postmark interest, imprint types, thinner and thicker papers, worn plate impressions, perforations, guidelines, offsets and a pre-printing crease. Nice and clean lot, still on Hillson's album pages. (Image)
1871 6c Small Queen Die Proof in Pale Reddish Brown, on India paper measuring 29 x 33 mm, extremely fine. Pictured on the front cover of The Small Queens of Canada by John Hillson (Second Revised Edition) and in H&N, page 31. Ex. John Ayre (Image)
1872-73 6c yellow brown Small Queen, Perforated 11.85 x 12,First Ottawa printing "one dot state" (plate position 94), nicely centered and fresh, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. Catalogue value is for a "normal" #39 and does not take into consideration the rarity of mint stamps from the First Ottawa printing. This lot and the two following lots were in a strip of 3 plated as being from positions 92 to 94 from the "A" plate. The strip of 3 was pictured in Hillson's article on the 6c value published in The London Philatelist. The stamps are from a very early printing, as denoted by the perforation and the small single guide dots. We note that high-quality never hinged examples of First Ottawa printing 6c are exceptionally rare. In fact, based on our research, we have not identified any premium never hinged example being offered at auction prior to these three examples. The rarity of this stamp should not be confused with the much more common, yet still elusive, 6c yellow-brown from the "three dot state" which can be seen infrequently offered in premium never hinged condition. The strip of 3 was separated into three singles to give three collectors the opportunity to acquire one of these rare premium examples of the 6c from the First Ottawa printing. (Image)
1872-73 6c yellow brown Small Queen, Perforated 11.85 x 12,First Ottawa printing "one dot state" (plate position 93), nicely centered and fresh, mint never hinged, very fine. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. Catalogue value is for a "normal" #39 and does not take into consideration the rarity of mint stamps from the First Ottawa printing. (Image)
1872-73 6c yellow brown Small Queen, Perforated 11.85 x 12,First Ottawa printing "one dot state" (plate position 92), nicely centered and fresh, mint never hinged, fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. Catalogue value is for a "normal" #39 and does not take into consideration the rarity of mint stamps from the First Ottawa printing. (Image)
1872 6c Small Queen on Cover, mailed Granby C.E. on SEP.23.1872 (double broken circle datestamp canceling stamp) to East Knox, Maine, through Montreal "Q" (SEP.25 transit). The cover is franked with a 6c yellow brown "one dot state" Small Queen from the first Ottawa printing paying the cross-border rate. A clean and very fine early cover. (Image)
Two 1873 Mourning Covers Minesing Ont. to Scotland, first was mailed AUG.1.1873 (several backstamps), franked with a 2c and a 6c paying the 8c "via New York" rate (JAN.1.1870 to SEP.30.1875). Second was mailed SEP.23.1873 (partial Barrie transit on back), franked with a single 6c paying the Canadian packet rate via Québec rate. Both 6c stamps are from the "one dot state" from the First Ottawa printing, a very fine lot, described on a Hillson page. Ex. Laycock. (Image)
1873 6c Small Queen on Short Paid, Half Fine Cover to England, mailed from Brockville Ont on JUN.19.1873 (broken circle free strike) to London, England (JUL.1.1873 receiver) through Montreal (JUN.20 transit). The cover is franked with a single 6c yellow brown (early one dot state) which was deemed insufficient, as there are handstamps reading "OVER ½ OZ", "SHORT PAID / HALF FINE" and an unusual double circle reading "A3 / JY 1 / 1873 / 1" plus some manuscript number rates at right. An unusual cover, on Hillson page explaining the fines, rates, etc, bit reduced at top and overall light soiling, still very fine. (Image)
Group of Five 6c First Ottawa Printing Cross-Border Covers, one is dated 1872, rest 1873, one is franked with a pair, rest are singles, variety of postmarks, etc. A mostly very fine lot. (Image)
1874 6c Windsor Ont. to England. mailed from Windsor Ont. on MAY.21.1874 (blue free strike of broken circle) and addressed to Shrewsbury, England (partial receiver). The cover is franked with a single 6c (perf. 11.75) from the left vertical row of the sheet (no position dot), neatly tied by a bull's eye cancel in blue. Couple of staple holes and enclosure, very fine and attractive. (Image)
1872 6c Cross Border Lady's Cover, mailed St George N.B. (APR.15.1872 double broken circle free strike) to Pownal, Maine, through Saint Andrews NB (faint APR.19 backstamp). The cover is franked with a single 6c yellow brown Small Queen from the "one dot" state from the First Ottawa printing, very fine. (Image)
1873 6c Cross Border Cover, mailed Ottawa (FEB.24.1873 broken circle free strike) to Detroit, Michigan, with red embossed Government of Canada logo on back flap. The cover is franked with a single 6c yellow brown Small Queen from the "one dot" state, bit of edge soiling, fine. (Image)
