Post-contemporary VIGNETTE PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOF showing Queen Victoria in decorative oval in her Widow Weeds (facing right), printed in BLACK on stiff bluish-backed paper (58 x 83mm), captioned 'VICTORIA', 'No. 3' and 'BRITISH AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. Montreal & Ottawa' at bottom, a very fine and most attractive collateral item. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$500

ENGRAVED VIGNETTE PROOF showing Queen Victoria in her Widow Weeds (facing right) seated at a table reading a book, an oval 'cut-out' printed in BLACK on white wove paper (34 x 42mm) and mounted on stiff reinforced paper (54 x 46mm), cut from the archives record book page of the British American Bank Note Co., a unique treasure. Ex - British American Bank Note Co., Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$1,250

ENGRAVED VIGNETTE PROOF showing Queen Victoria in her Widow Weeds (this time somewhat larger and facing left) seated at a table reading a book, an oval 'cut-out' printed in BLACK on white wove paper (31 x 37mm) and mounted on stiff reinforced paper (34 x 42mm), also excised from the archives record book page of the British American Bank Note Co., this time with manuscript numeral '1446' at top right (most likely a die or engraving record number), another unique and desirable display piece. Ex - British American Bank Note Co., Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$1,250

ENGRAVED 'COMPOSITE' PROOF showing 'stamp-sized' oval proposed vignettes of Queen Victoria in her youth, middle and old-age, each on white wove paper and mounted on stiff-backed cloth-paper (84 x 41mm), excised from an archives record book page of the British American Bank Note Co., with blue manuscript circled notation 'in box 1 to 29' overtop left vignette, (die no.) '1a' in black ink beside central vignette which was the central design used for the 1870 4½d brown Prince Edward Island stamp and (die no.) '9A' beside the right vignette which was the final design used for the central portion of the Widow Weeds issues, a wonderful CANADIAN TREASURE and UNIQUE SHOWPIECE. Ex - British American Bank Note Co., Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$7,500

Post-contemporary VIGNETTE DIE PROOF showing the central oval adopted for the Widow Weeds stamp design (Queen Victoria in Widow Weeds facing left), printed in BLACK on stiff bluish-backed paper (62 x 78mm), with 'BRITISH AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. Montreal & Ottawa' and 'No. 9' at bottom, a very fine and most attractive collateral item. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$750

ENGRAVED VIGNETTE PROOF showing Queen Victoria in her Widow Weeds facing left, printed in BLACK on glossy wove paper (30 x 35mm) and mounted on stiff cloth-backed reinforced paper (34 x 33mm), cut from the archives record book page of the British American Bank Note Co., with manuscript (die no.) '9A' at right, the final design used for the central oval of the Widow Weeds issues, a few wrinkles, etc. as to be expected, another unique and fabulous DISPLAY PIECE. Ex - British American Bank Note Co., Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$4,000

46P: 20¢ Plate Proof bottom margin PAIR on India on card in VERMILION (colour of issue), full to large margins (clear at left) showing complete Boggs Type VIII IMPRINT (positions 95-96), slight hint of colour darkening (sulphuretting), still very fine and RARE. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$1,500

46a: 20¢ brown orange horizontal IMPERFORATE PAIR, large to very large margins, fresh unused, rare and very fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$1,800

46a: 20¢ brown orange lower right corner margin IMPERFORATE PAIR, large to huge margins, full lightly hinged original gum but with some adhesions and natural gum bends, one natural paper inclusion in margin at left, a rare and quite impressive position pair. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$1,000

46a: 20¢ brown orange left margin IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF FOUR, large to huge margins (slightly unevenly cut at top), full original gum with hinge remnants, top pair with light diagonal crease, otherwise very fine and a remarkably rare block. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$3,600

46a: 20¢ brown orange top margin IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF FOUR showing complete Boggs Type VIII IMPRINT (positions 5-6, 15-16), large to huge margins and full original gum with hinge remnants (folded vertically between stamps as the entire sheet was folded in half originally), there is a very small hinge thin on top pair which does not detract from this riveting and unique DISPLAY PIECE, the ONLY IMPERFORATE FULL IMPRINT multiple recorded>Q. Ex - Dale-Lichtenstein, R. Jamieson, Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$7,500

46a: 20¢ brown orange top margin IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF SIX showing first half of Boggs Type VIII IMPRINT (positions 3-5, 13-15), large to huge margins and full original gum, lightly hinged with two tiny gum thins (top and bottom), another compelling and unique IMPRINT MULTIPLE>Q. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$3,500

46: 20¢ vermilion, fresh and centered with full original gum, hinge remnant, some dirt smudges in hair and on forehead, very fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$600

46: 20¢ vermilion, fresh and mathematically centered amidst huge jumbo margins, full original gum with hinge remnants and a couple of age spots, a remarkable and eye-catching stamp. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$250

46: 20¢ vermilion in brilliant fresh and mathematically centered BLOCK OF FOUR, crisply printed on very white paper with full shiny original gum, the top pair with hinge remnant and bottom stamps lightly hinged, one perforation tip at top right with a hint of gum penetration from enthusiastic hinging, still an extremely fine and lovely block. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$2,400

46: 20¢ vermilion in BLOCK OF FOUR, crisply printed and very well-centered with full original gum, top stamps are very fine, bottom ones only fine (right one with pencil notation on gum), an attractive mint block. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$2,400

46: 20¢ vermilion in remarkably well-centered BLOCK OF FOUR with large balanced margins, very fresh mint with full original gum and hinge remnants, extremely fine and difficult to improve upon, catalogue values for merely very fine centering are irrelevant. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$1,750

46: 20¢ vermilion in top margin BLOCK OF SIX showing last-half of Boggs Type VIII IMPRINT top left (positions 6-8, 16-18), full shiny original gum, the middle two stamps are very lightly hinged, others are never hinged, horizontal separation at left and some sloppy original over-gumming on front of margin at top, a fine and nice large imprint multiple. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$1,500

46i: 20¢ brown orange in huge bottom margin BLOCK OF TEN showing first-half of Boggs Type VIII IMPRINT at lower right (positions 81-85, 91-95), deep rich shade with full original gum, one top and three bottom stamps are never hinged, others are hinged (some spots on gum) with hinge remnants/supports and selvedge faults, top stamps with fine centering but the bottom stamps are all very fine, a very desirable large imprint piece in this dark rich shade. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$12,125

46var: 20¢ vermilion in well-centered unused single with a FULL DOUBLE ROW OF PERFORATIONS AT RIGHT, fresh unused and remarkably rare and attractive, the only one we can recall seeing. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$1,250

46: 20¢ vermilion single franking tied by cds to registered BRITISH GUIANA>Q stationery envelope which was sent registered from Fredericton, N.B. 10 NO 1902 to Massachussetts, stamp pays 5¢ registration plus 15¢ postage (1¢ overpayment of the 7 x 2¢ rate and the 2¢ denomination of the stationery envelope was ignored), a colourful and remarkable Widow Weeds single franking, a unique display piece. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$1,250

45avar,46: 10¢ dull rose plus 20¢ Widow Weeds, both tied by undated ST. JOHN, N.B. oval to 30¢ rate large (reduced at left) registered QUINTUPLE WEIGHT cover sent 24 AU '94 to Colchester, ENGLAND (five times 5¢ per ½oz UPU rate plus 5¢ registration), 12 SP receiver, the 10¢ stamp has a severe horizontal MISPERFORATION showing the entire margin-between and part of the bottom of design at the top of the stamp, a very rare and displayable multiple rate variety cover. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$1,250

35,41,42,46: 1¢, 3¢, 5¢ and 20¢ Small Queens in FOUR COLOUR and FOUR DENOMINATION FRANKING, all tied by oval R's to large PARCEL POST PIECE from Halifax 17 MY '95 to Yarmouth, stamps pay 24¢ postage plus 5¢ registration, one light filing bend, choice and colourful, very fine and RARE. Ex - Brigham.

Est. C$6,000

47a: 50¢ dark blue horizontal IMPERFORATE PAIR, large to very large margins with full original gum, hinge remnant, choice and very fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$1,800

47a: 50¢ dark blue horizontal IMPERFORATE PAIR, large to very large margins with full original gum, lightly hinged with natural gum wrinkles, an extremely fine and attractive imperforate pair. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$1,800