#50P-56P, 1897 1c-$5.00 Jubilees, plate proofs on card, highly select quality matched set of vertical pairs, being most appropriate for the horizontal format of the design, lavish margins, brilliant strong colors, plus the card is also pristine not having the hinging found on so many, extremely fine; gem sets are quite rare with as few as only 400 known of the $1.00 value; catalog value for two sets of singles.
CV. C$14,000.00
Opening US$ 2,900.00
Sold...US$ 2,900.00
Closed..Jan-22-2015, 16:30:47 EST
Sold For 2900
Sale No: 150
Lot No:616
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Cat No:#61S-65S
Unitrade #61S-65S, 1897 $1.00-$5.00 Jubilees with "Specimen" overprints, the dollar values complete, fresh with luxuriant colors in the shades that each were intended to be issued in, the $2.00 with o.g., h.r., the others without gum, fine-very fine and scarce; catalog value is for the grade of fine on the $3.00 and $4.00 and very fine on the other three. (Image)
CV. C$3,200.00
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Jan-22-2015, 16:31:51 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 150
Lot No:618
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Cat No:56
#56, 1897 8c Jubilee, an impressive jumbo-margined mint single, boasting uncharacteristically wide margins all around and being precisely centered amid these lavish borders, strong color and fine impression on fresh paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; 2010 Greene Foundation certificate (Unitrade C$540.00 for VF). (Image)
CV. $300.00
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Jan-22-2015, 16:33:14 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 150
Lot No:619
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Cat No:56
#56, 1897 8c Jubilee, luxuriant color and striking prooflike impression contrasted by bright paper, wonderfully well centered amid generous margins, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2008 APS certificate (Unitrade C$540.00). (Image)
CV. $300.00
Opening US$ 270.00
Sold...US$ 270.00
Closed..Jan-22-2015, 16:34:19 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 150
Lot No:621
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Cat No:60
#60, 1897 50c Jubilee, a superb mint example, possessing virtually perfect centering within balanced margins, wonderfully fresh and bright, with full and even perforations surrounding the whole, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a nicer example would be a challenge to locate; 2012 Greene Foundation certificate (Unitrade C$1,500.00 for VF). (Image)
CV. $775.00
Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00
Closed..Jan-22-2015, 16:35:44 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 150
Lot No:622
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Cat No:61
#61, 1897 $1.00 Jubilee, incredibly well centered amid large balanced margins, deep luxuriant color and sharp impression on bright white paper, o.g., very lightly hinged in the bottom right corner, extremely fine and handsome; 2009 APS certificate (Unitrade C$1,200.00). (Image)