1859 1c Rose Queen Victoria, Perforated 12, mint with original hinged gum, well centered and very fine. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,500

5c Red Beaver on Illustrated Advertising Cover, mailed from Montréal MAY.8.1867 to Lanark CW (next day receiver on back), with all-over advertising from the John C. McLaren Saddlery Emporium company of Montréal. Slightly reduced at left, sill very fine and imposing. (Image)

Est $ 100

1859 5c Red Beaver on Thick Paper, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged. A fresh and scarce mint stamp, very fine. Accompanied by a 1995 and a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 4,500

10c Black Brown Consort on Cover, mailed from Montréal on SEP.22.1859 to Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts, franked with a very fine 10c black brown Consort, with deep rich colour, tied by 4-ring numeral cancel. The cover has repaired tears on back else overall very fine. Accompanied by a 2005 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 9,000

10c Red Lilac Consort on 1865 Cover to Victoria BC, an attractive stamp, just tied to cover mailed from Hyde Park Corner U.C. with free strike of broken circle in red ink, with manuscript date OCT.28.1865, paying the 10c. rate to pre-Confederation Victoria, Vancouver Island with London U.C. transit cancel and pencil docketing "Received Dec 13th", cover professionally restored at left edge and very clean and attractive. Among the prettiest of the 15 recorded 10c. rate covers to Vancouver Island. Provenance: Daniel Cantor and illustrated at page 118 of Canada's Decimal Era 1859-1868 by George B. Arfken and Arthur W. Leggett. The cover was routed through London, Windsor-Detroit exchange and by closed bag across the continent to San Francisco and north to Victoria, for a total transit time of 46 days. (Image)

Est $ 400

1859 10c Red Lilac Consort Strip of Three Showing Two Major Re-Entries, used, each stamp with MAR.5.1867 manuscript cancels. The strip is from plate positions 41, 51 and 61, with the middle stamp showing a major re-entry (faint, mostly visible in the lower right "X") and the bottom stamp showing the "double épaulette" re-entry. Stamps are well centered and fresh, a rare multiple showing two major re-entries. Ex. Daniel Cantor (2011). (Image)

Est $ 750

1859 10c Brown Violet Consort with "String of Pearls" Variety, mint with full original gum, hinged. This stamp shows a lesser impression of the variety, fresh and fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 1986 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 6,200

1859 12½c Yellow Green Queen Victoria, mint with hinged original gum and crisp impression. This lovely stamp has three very large margins plus a huge margin at left, very fine. Accompanied by a 1996 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,500

12½c Yellow Green Queen Victoria on Cover to Ireland, mailed from Barrie on JAN.30.1868 (Berri duplex) to Kells, Ireland with FEB.13 receiver, through Derby FEB.12. This tiny "Lady's" cover is franked with a fine 12½c Queen Victoria. Back has a few tears, still a fine cover. (Image)

Est $ 100

1859 17c Blue Cartier, Perforated 12 x 11¾, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged. A fresh stamp with deep rich colour, centered to bottom, fine. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,250

#19b 1859 17c Blue Cartier Imperforate, an unused (no gum, as issued) single with four large and even margins, very fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. A rare stamp, with only 100 issued. (Image)

Est $ 1,000

1859 2c Rose Queen Victoria, unused (no gum), with nice colour and very well centered, with perforations well clear of the frameline on all sides (scarce thus), very fine. Accompanied by a 2013 Saskatoon Stamp Centre certificate of authenticity. (Image)

Unitrade $ 800

1859 2c Rose Queen Victoria, used with MAY.6.1867 datestamp. A very nice stamp with large margins, huge at left and showing part of the printer's imprint, very fine. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 400

1859 2c Rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, an unused (no gum as issued) vertical pair, very fine and rare, with only 100 stamps issued. Accompanied by a 2006 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate identifying these as being from positions 28 and 38. Ex. Sir Gawaine Baillie. (Image)

Unitrade $ 5,000

Group of Used First Cents Issues, with 1c (two dated singles), 5c (two dated singles), 10c (two distinct shades, including a fully dated deep red purple with part imprint and tiny tear), 12½c and 17c (two singles including one on piece with fully dated duplex cancel). A very nice group. (Image)

Est $ 200

1c Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black, on India paper, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 400

Two Different 1c Queen Victoria Plate Proofs, both on India paper, 4Pi is very fine, 14TCii is from upper right corner,has a shallow thin and small stain in margin. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

Group of 37 Used 1c Queen Victoria Issues, with many shades, postmarks, dots and guide dots, an imprint, some dated, a pair, etc. Quality varies, still many fine or better. (Image)

Scott $ 3,330

Group of Twelve 1c Queen Victoria Issues, all unused or mint hinged, with papers, shades, perforation varieties. A generally fine group, with a Scott Specialized value for all no gum. (Image)

Scott $ 3,900

5c Beaver Plate Proof in Orange Brownish Red, a vertical pair with discoloration on part of each stamp, else very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 500

5c Beaver Plate Proof in Orange Yellow, on India paper, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

Three 5c Beaver Plate Proofs, with 15P (two, one has a thin and the other has an irregular margin at top) plus a 15TCiv on card-mounted India paper (this very fine). (Image)

Unitrade $ 850

1859 5c Vermillion Beaver, mint with full original gum, fresh and fine-very fine, a nice stamp. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,500

1859 5c Vermillion Beaver, unused (no gum) and very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 800

Group of 52 Used 5c Beaver Issues, an old time lot found in a glassine in a collection dating back to the 1960s, obviously unpicked, as we note several 4-ring numerals, some corks, some dated stamps and some with printer's imprint. We note the odd fault, still a great lot for the specialist, with possible finds and all are scanned online. (Image)

Scott $ 1,950