Preliminary proof pane printed on a thicker white ungummed paper showing portion of papermaker's watermark, blank (no inscription) side margins, with frame in black and orange airplane; no route inscription or marginal inscription. Penciled "June 3 1926" date at lower right; trivial peripheral flaws mentioned for the record. A very rare and quite likely UNIQUE proof pane, VF (Unitrade CL18 preliminary proof) This proof resembles the listed CL18P, which has frame in dark violet - adopted colour and displays the Woman Lake inscriptions in narrower side margins (Image)
Estimate 3500 $
Opening C$ 1,250.00
Sold...C$ 2,100.00
Closed..Jun-11-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 857
Lot No: 459
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Cat No: CL18
The complete set of four trial colour proof panes of eight - on Canary, Buff, Green and Deep Blue papers; perforation, coloured frame & airplane, along with red marginal WOMAN LAKE and red route inscriptions are all as the issued Style Two on greenish blue paper. Two panes shows slight gum disturbance confined to selvedge; Green pane has gum crease in margin and Deep Blue pane has one stamp with disturbed OG. A fabulous and very rare set, VF NH (Unitrade CL18 trial colour - only the deep blue paper perforated is listed, catalogued at $2,000 for a single) (Image)
Estimate 15000 $
Opening C$ 7,500.00
Sold...C$ 10,000.00
Closed..Jun-11-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 10000
Sale No: 857
Lot No: 460
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Cat No: CL13
A similar lot; slight gum disturbance on one stamp on Canary pane or in margins. A fabulous and very rare set, VF NH (Image)
Estimate 15000 $
Opening C$ 7,500.00
Sold...C$ 9,000.00
Closed..Jun-11-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 9000
Sale No: 857
Lot No: 461
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Cat No: CL18
Trial colour proof pane on Canary Paper, showing trace of disturbance along edge of left margin, stamps are NH; perforation, coloured frame & airplane, along with marginal WOMAN LAKE and route inscriptions in red are all as the issued Style Two on greenish blue paper; an attractive and rare mint trial colour pane, VF NH (Unitrade CL18 trial colour - only the deep blue paper perforated is listed, catalogued at $2,000 for a single) (Image)
Trial colour proof pane on Buff Paper, faint disturbance at edge of margin, stamps are NH; perforation, coloured frame & airplane, along with marginal WOMAN LAKE and route inscriptions in red are all as the issued Style Two on greenish blue paper; an attractive and rare mint trial colour pane, VF NH (Unitrade CL18 trial colour - only the deep blue paper perforated is listed, catalogued at $2,000 for a single) (Image)
Estimate 3500 $
Opening C$ 2,400.00
Sold...C$ 2,400.00
Closed..Jun-11-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 857
Lot No: 466
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Cat No: CL18
Top margin trial colour proof on Deep Blue Paper, block of four showing the small "v" in "VIA" variety (Position 2) at upper right, with full original gum; perforation, coloured frame & airplane, along with marginal WOMAN LAKE and route inscriptions in red are all as the issued Style Two on greenish blue paper; a very attractive trial colour block, F-VF NH (Unitrade CL18 trial colour; cat. $8,000) (Image)
Estimate 2000 $
Opening C$ 1,350.00
Sold...C$ 2,100.00
Closed..Jun-11-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 857
Lot No: 468
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Cat No: CL18
Trial colour proof pane of eight on Buff Paper; showing the Revised Value in top left margin - "$4.00" in red over the original "$2.00" in orange. Top pair perforated horizontally and at foot of lower pair; light gum crease at top and faint gum disturbance at lower right, otherwise never hinged. Coloured frame & airplane, along with marginal WOMAN LAKE and route inscriptions in red are all as the issued Style Two on greenish blue paper. Only two trial colour panes are known to exist with the revised "$4.00" value (the other is a pane on Green Paper, following lot), VF NH (Unitrade CL18 trial colour) (Image)
Estimate 3500 $
Opening C$ 2,000.00
Sold...C$ 2,800.00
Closed..Jun-11-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 857
Lot No: 469
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Cat No: CL18
Trial colour proof pane of eight on Green Paper with full original gum, never hinged; small ink notation in margin. Showing the Revised Value in top left margin - "$4.00" in red over the original "$2.00" in orange; perforation, coloured frame & airplane, along with marginal WOMAN LAKE and route inscriptions in red are all as the issued Style Two on greenish blue paper. Only two trial colour panes exist with the revised "$4.00" value (the other is a part perforated pane on Buff paper, previous lot), VF NH (Unitrade CL18 trial colour) (Image)
