1851 3d Red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with target cancel, four large and even margins plus clear laid lines, with bright, fresh colour, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,600

1851 3d Red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with red target cancel and pen cancel, with large to well clear margins, fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate stating "slightly oxidized". (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,600

1851 3d Red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with target cancel, the stamp has four large to huge margins and clear laid lines, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 1977 David Brandon certificate. Rsv. $850. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,600

1851 3d Orange Red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, unused (no gum), with four large and even margins and clear laid lines. The stamp has a tiny corner crease at lower right, still rare and very fine appearance. Of the roughly 18 unused 3d Beavers on laid paper believed to remain, fewer than a small handful exist with four large margins such as this one, as most are cut into, etc. A lovely example of Canada's first stamp. Ex. Dale-Lichtenstein and Daniel Cantor (1990), accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $18,000. (Image)

Unitrade $ 60,000

1851 3d Orange Red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with light corner cancel, good laid lines, with three margins plus close at left, fine-very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,100

6d Consort Trial Colour Plate Proof in Red Purple, a full sheet of 100 on India paper, showing the dramatic "burr on forehead" in position 43 (only listed in Unitrade as being on #13, but is now known on other Consort printings). A wonderful and rare sheet, proving the position of the variety, with the normal minor paper wrinkling often found on this fragile paper, still very fine and desirable. Rsv. $11,000. (Image)

Unitrade $ 32,500

6d Consort Trial Colour Plate Proof in Dark Grey, with Vertical SPECIMEN in Carmine, on India paper, with four margins, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 300

6d Consort Trial Colour Plate Proof in Grey Blue, with Vertical SPECIMEN Overprint in Carmine, a block of four on card-mounted India paper, with well-clear to large margins all around, with pencil notation "Plate 2" on the card, very fine and an attractive shade. Rsv. $450. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,400

1851 6d Slate Violet Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with centrally struck target cancel, good margins all around just touching at top left, with strong laid lines, fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,000

1855 6d Brownish Purple Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with target cancel, margins are just clear to touching, very good. (Image)

Unitrade $ 500

12d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black with Vertical SPECIMEN Overprint in Carmine, a sheet margin vertical strip of three, on card-mounted India paper, with light pencil notes on back indicating these come from the left pane, positions 51/71. There are position dots and horizontal guidelines in the left margin and there is evidence of strong re-entering on all three stamps, especially in the vertical framelines, most prominent on the middle stamp. A lovely and rare multiple of this sought after proof, extremely fine. Catalogue value is for three singles only. Rsv. $5,000. (Image)

Unitrade $ 7,500

1852 3d Red Beaver Imperforate, used with target cancel, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 300

1852 3d Red Beaver Imperforate, used with pen cancel and four large margins, close at lower left, fine-very fine. Also comes with a faulty used second stamp on thin oily paper, with four large margins (showing next stamp at right), showing an unusually blurry impression. (Image)

Est $ 200

1852 3d Red Beaver Imperforate, used with 4-ring #2 cancel (Belleville), a fresh stamp with bright colour and detailed impression, three large margins plus well clear at right, fine-very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 300

1852 3d Red Beaver Imperforate, used with a 4-ring #51 cancel from Brockville, deep colour with four large to well clear margins, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 300

1852 3d Red Beaver Imperforate, used with a 4-ring #43 from Simcoe, four large margins, just clear of the lower left corner tip, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 300

1852 3d Red Beaver Imperforate, used with a centrally struck 4-ring #47 from Three Rivers. The stamp has three large margins, clear at left showing a small irregularity in the left margin, away from the outer frameline, fine-very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1852 3d Red Beaver Imperforate, used with a 4-ring #14 cancel from Goderich. The stamp has four large, even margins and has deep colour, but has a deep thin which does not detract from its very fine appearance. (Image)

Est $ 100

1852 3d Red Beaver Imperforate on Soft Ribbed Paper, used with 4-ring numeral cancel, four large margins, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 800

1852 3d Red Beaver Imperforate on Soft Ribbed Paper, used horizontal pair with 4-ring #21 cancels from Montréal, with clear ribbed lines. Margins are clear to wide on all sides, just touching the outer frameline above right stamp, overall fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 800

1855 6d Slate Grey Consort Imperforate, unused (no gum), with large even margins all around but with a small tear at top and a corner crease at top right, still a very fine and amazing appearing rare unused stamp. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $6,000. (Image)

Unitrade $ 40,000

Two Pence Imperforate Issues, with a #5 (used with fake perforations on 4 sides to appear as a #13) and a #7 (used, with extensive repairs and enhancements). Both are accompanied by (pink) 2020 Greene Foundation certificates. (Image)

Est $ 100

1855 10d Blue Cartier Imperforate on Thin Crisp Paper, used with very light cancel, three large margins, clear at bottom. The stamp has a pressed-out crease, else fine-very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,800

1855 10d Blue Cartier Imperforate on Thin Crisp Paper, used with target cancel, margins are large to just into, fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

1855 10d Blue Cartier Imperforate on Thicker White Paper, used with four large to very large margins, very fine. Accompanied by a 2020 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $850. (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,000