#37c, 1872 3c Dull red, horiz. pair and single along with 1c Yellow (#35) making a 10c rate, tied to 1880 cover to Mile Gully, Jamaica by "Halifax, N.S./Canada/MY 31, 80" c.d.s., Mile Gully receiving c.d.s on the front and Kingston transit on the reverse, opened a little roughly at top but not affecting the stamps, a very fine usage to a scarce destination; ex-Arfken. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#35, 37, 38, 1873-76 1c Yellow (2), 3c Red and 5c Slate green, all tied to an impressive and unusual cover to Afghanistan, this cover is addressed to "H. Martin Sandbach Esq. R.A/Harara Mountain Battery/ Lundi Kotel," the stamps are tied by circular grid cancels with "Montreal/Que/FE 6 80" c.d.s. also tying a 1c Yellow, sent via Brindisi, with various London and Indian transits on the reverse, edge flaws to one 1c Yellow and 5c Slate green and backflap missing from reverse, still a fine and very rare three-color franking cover of the second Afghan War. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

#35, 37e, 39, 1872-73 1c Yellow, 3c Red perf. 11½x12, 6c Yellow brown, attractive three color franking applied in step fashion to 1875 cover to France, stamps tied by numeral "33" two-ring cancels of Sherbrooke, Ouebec with "Sherbrooke/Que/JY 16 75" single arc c.d.s. at left, red London Paid transit and red "PD" in oval h.s., bkst. Bordeaux, slight edge wear to cover and trivial perf flaws, still a fine and attractive cover. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#35d, 1873 1c Orange, perforated 11½x12, mint block of four, brilliant color, full even perforations, fine centering; ex-Bailie; catalog values are for four singles (Unitrade C$800.00+). (Image)

CV. $2,000.00

#35d, 39, 1872-73 1c Orange perf. 11½x12 pair and 6c Yellow brown, handsome 1875 registered cover to Ingersoll, Ontario with stamps tied by two strikes of s.l. "Registered" h.s., "St. Mary's/C.W./MY 17 75" c.d.s. at lower left. London transit and bkst. Ingersoll on reverse as well as registry handstamps on the reverse incl. "Registered/GW.R." indicating that it went by rail on the Great Western Railroad, also wax seals of the Federal Bank of Canada at St. Mary's, stamps are fresh and attractive, a very fine cover; ex-Vincent Greene with his h.s. on reverse and Dr. Frank. (Image)

Est. $100-150

Unitrade #35viii, 1870 1c Yellow, strand of hair variety, the variety being the top left stamp in a mint block of four (pos. C13-14/23-24), bright color, o.g., light h.r., fine-very fine with the variety being well centered and very fine; a desirable example of this seldom offered plate variety; catalog value is for a very fine variety and three fine singles. (Image)

CV. C$1,260.00

#36, 1872 2c Green, select mint example showing a strong offset on reverse, wonderfully well centered within generous balanced margins, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; 2011 Greene Foundation certificate (Unitrade C$300.00 for VF). (Image)

CV. $170.00

#36, 1872 2c Green, fresh mint block of ten (5x2), rich green color and crisp impression, well centered, o.g. very fine; catalog values are for ten singles; ex-Baillie (Unitrade C$1,000.00+). (Image)

CV. $850.00

#36a, 1872 2c Green, imperforate, horiz. pair, Montreal printing, full wide margins on all four sides, fresh bright color and paper, o.g., tiny thin spot in left stamp, still very fine; only 600 stamps of both the Montreal and Quebec printings were issued (Unitrade C$900.00). (Image)

CV. $800.00

#36e, 1873 2c Deep green, perforated 11½x12, mint block of four, intense deep color, o.g., left pair n.h., natural paper wrinkles in the top left stamp, attractive fine centering; ex-Baillie; catalog values are for four singles (Unitrade C$1,800.00+). (Image)

CV. $4,500.00

#36e, 39b, 1873 2c Deep Green and 6c Yellow brown pair, both perf. 11½x12 tied to 1874 registered cover to Dublin, Ireland by segmented cork cancel, "?arr. Sound/C.W./NO 24 74" c.d.s., plus both a black and red "Registered s.l. handstamps, Toronto transit on the reverse, fine; scarce 14c registry rate to Ireland. (Image)

Est. $200-300

#37a, 1871 3c Rose, mint block of four, attractive pastel color of this rose shade, o.g., h.r., diagonal crease in the bottom left stamp which just catches the bottom right stamp, top pair very fine; a rare printing; ex-Baillie; catalog values are for four singles (Unitrade C$3,000.00). (Image)

CV. $2,700.00

#37c, 1872 3c Dull red, attractive and fresh mint block of four, strong and intact perforations, o.g., trivial h.r., right stamps very lightly hinged and the bottom left stamp both never hinged and an extremely fine gem, fine to extremely fine (Unitrade C$920.00 for singles). (Image)

CV. for singles $700.00

#37e, 1873 3c Red, perforated 11½x12, mint block of four, pretty color and sharp impression, o.g., fine-very fine ex-Baillie catalog values are for four singles (Unitrade for fine-very fine C$1,400.00+). (Image)

CV. $1,300.00

Unitrade #37i, 1871 3c Dark rose on thick paper, tied to a neat orange cover to St. Joseph, Quebec by numeral "3" two ring cancel of Quebec with that city's February 17, 1871 c.d.s. at bottom left, backstamped, stamp is fresh with fine centering and a very fine cover; this thick paper which is really soft and almost like blotting paper is from a very scarce Ottawa printing and seldom found on cover (Scott #37 var.).

CV. C$400.00

Unitrade #37iii, 1873 3c Orange red, perforated 11½x12, left margin mint block of four with partial imprint, brilliant color on fresh white paper, o.g.,attractive fine centering ex-Baillie catalog values are for four singles (Scott #37e var, for normal shade $1,300.00+ ).

CV. C$800.00

#39d, 1875 6c Brown, remarkably choice mint single, possessing extraordinarily large margins, especially for the Small Queens issue, exceptionally well centered within those margins and surrounded by full even perforations, o.g. extremely fine jumbo (Unitrade C$900.00). (Image)

CV. $725.00

#40, 1877 10c Dull rose lilac, single franking tied to cover to Ireland by cut cork cancel with "Ottawa/JA 11 78" c.d.s. at left, on the front is a red "Londonderry/Paid/Col Packet/JA 22 78" entry c.d.s., Belfast transit on the reverse, evidently there was some trouble finding the correct town as there is Ballymena c.d.s on the front and back and then finally Ballymoney backstamp, cover opened a bit roughly at top, a fine and interesting usage (Unitrade C$500.00). (Image)

CV. $450.00

#40b, 1873 10c Deep lilac rose, an exceptionally well centered single franking on neat 1876 Imperial Bank of Canada in Toronto cover to England, stamp with deep color and tied by circle of "Vs" cancel, apparently posted of the train with "H.&T. R/No1/West/Ju26 76" c.d.s. of the Hamilton and Toronto Railroad at left, London Paid c.d.s. on the front, Hamilton transit on the reverse and bkst. London in red, very fine and pretty cover (Unitrade C$500.00). (Image)

CV. $450.00

#41, 1888 3c Bright vermilion, handsome and choice bottom sheet-margin mint single, precisely centered, radiant rich color, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2012 Greene Foundation certificate (Unitrade C$240.00 for VF). (Image)

CV. $145.00

#42, 1888 5c Gray, mint block of 20 (10x2), fresh with strong color and impression, o.g., seven stamps with h.r., thirteen stamps never hinged, two n.h. stamps (pos. 18-19) with crease, fine centering; catalog values are for twenty singles (Unitrade for fine C$2,640.00+). (Image)

CV. $8,110.00

#43, 1888 6c Red brown, bottom margin imprint block of eighteen (9x2), lovely bright color and detailed impression, o.g., four stamps with h.r., thirteen stamps never hinged including the imprint block of eight, just fine centering; catalog values are for eighteen singles (Unitrade for fine C$2,812.00+). (Image)

CV. $8,025.00