1c Small Queen Defaced Plate Proof in Black, a complete right pane of 100 stamps from the "H & I" plate, showing three "Montreal Type V" plate imprints, a "ONE CENT" shaded counter at top right, a reversed "R" at left, and a "I" at top centre. This particular plate was defaced as it had outlived its usefulness, by adding 10 vertical strokes through the stamps. This is as far as we know the only surviving intact pane. It has been folded horizontally in three places, and is otherwise very fine and quite desirable. Our catalogue value of $60,000 does not include a premium for the several possible "imprint blocks of 4" (valued in Unitrade at $4,000 each) which would substantially augment the total c.v. A serious world-class rarity, ideal for the serious Small Queen or early Canada collector. Illustrated in Hillson The Small Queens of Canada (1989, p. 17). Rsv. $14,000. (Image)

Unitrade $ 60,000

1c Small Queen Defaced Plate Proof in Black, a right sheet margin horizontal pair, printed from the "H & I" plate on wove paper, from the plate defaced by adding vertical bars through each stamp. Two diagonal creases, else fine appearance. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

2c Small Queen Defaced Plate Proof in Black, a right sheet margin horizontal pair printed from the "A" plate on wove paper, from the plate defaced by adding a grid of short dashes to each stamp, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

1873 3c Orange Red Small Queen, Perforated 12, a mint block of 10 with full original, hand applied gum. The outer left and right stamps have slight gum loss, so were counted as hinged. Light bends affecting two upper left stamps, else fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 960

Specialized Collection of 3c Small Queens with Marginal Plate Markings, on 11 exhibit pages, including 10 mint or used singles with plate inscriptions (showing their position on the plate), two mint pairs and block of four with same, as well as two covers franked with an imprint single each, plus a mint strip of three with part counter, and a mint lower right corner block of four meant to show the margin proportions. Also includes a rough cover mailed in 1891, with several delivery attempts and forwarding, plus three different D.L.O. postmarks, an octagonal "Not Called For / Toronto" postmark, etc. which was opened and resealed with pieces of SQ selvedge, including three with imprints. Last but not least are three legal documents on which each have cut-down stamps or imprint / counter selvedge to certify the signatures. An interesting and useful grouping, all scanned online. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Group of Mint or Unused 3c Small Queens, most are in 102 cards, we counted 37 singles, 2 pairs, a strip of three and 4 blocks of four, for a total of 57 stamps, noting mostly Second Ottawa printings but also Montréal, with rose shades, etc. We note that most have original gum, some have no gum, and the centering varies from fine to very fine. All items scanned online. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Collection / Accumulation of 3c Small Queens in Two Stockbooks, one of the stockbooks contains hundreds of dated stamps, mostly sorted by month and year, from 1889 to 1897, plus others marked as not dated. The second stockbook has hundreds of stamps which appear to be sorted chronologically by printing, shade, paper and perforation, with many copper reds, early rose and rose carmine shades, with some postmark interest. In-person viewing is recommended on this one to better appreciate the variety, quantity and quality involved. Online photos only meant to give a small taste. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Collection / Accumulation of Small Queen Postmarks, Perfins, etc. mostly on 10 pages and in 11 stock pages, this is a better than usual accumulation, with its variety of postmarks, including fancy letters, numbers, geometrics, etc. crown cancels, precancels (with owner's c.v. of over $300 for one group on the 3c), rollers, parcel cancels, 2-ring numerals (includes a cover) and more. Also includes a page with W.J.G. perfins on three stamps, as well as hundreds of bulk stamps in glassines and 102 cards, not necessarily with postmark interest, but with some, plus a few mint, noted some early 1c shades, etc. A great lot for the collector or dealer, see photos for a sampling, better yet view this one in person to better appreciate its value. (Image)

Estimate $ 400

Collection of 3c Small Queen Printing Flaws and Varieties, mostly of the 3c value on 15 exhibit pages but also on a stock sheet and a page. The page shows 3c with a strong "re-entry" with a Kershaw #258 blow-up, the stock sheet shows 17 strong offsets on various values plus three worn plates. The exhibit pages go through a plethora of various dots, scratches, guidelines, a strip of three with one mis-aligned stamp, worn plates, re-entries, dry printings, the "string of pearls" on 4 stamps, the "vampire bite" on a dated pair, misperforated stamps, pre-printing folds, imperforates (incl. a very fine sheet margin pair on thin paper), a slip or kiss print (with 2005 Greene Foundation certificate). Mostly used, with a few unused and three covers, all pages scanned online. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Six Frame Exhibit on the 3c Small Queen Issue, 1870-1897, all neatly written-up on 96+ pages (92 of those pages have items on them) separated into the three major printings: 1870-73, 1873-88 and 1888-97 (and each exhibited separately). The first part (1870-73) was exhibited at a recent BNAPEX show and won a gold medal. An interesting and tremendously informative collection / exhibit, which goes through many details of the printing processes, with many different perforations, shades, papers, etc. We counted 127 covers, plus numerous mint and used stamps, including mint blocks and many stamps on piece. Of note are a #37d (perf 12½) cover mailed from Saint John on JUL.22.1870, a 37d stamp with 2-ring #7 cancel and a 37d on piece with a postmark from an unlisted town Lower-Horton NB dated MAR.25.1870, as well as several 1870 copper red covers and stamps (incl. mint), deep rose thick soft paper stamps and covers, rose carmine and deep rose carmine Gazette printing covers and stamps, and much more. The covers include several with 2c Registration stamps, some double frankings and other rates (United States, Great Britain, etc.), as well as a good variety of postmarks, noting many duplex. The collection also includes 4 certificates. This is a collection that merits to be viewed in person to better comprehend and appreciate the large variety and high quality of the material involved. We have scanned some pages to give a small taste only. Overall fine to very fine and rarely offered, a perfect opportunity to expand on, or add to an existing project. (Image)

Estimate $ 2,500

1871 3c Deep Rose Small Queen, a used block of six, with 2-ring #33 cancels (Sherbrooke, RF 7, rare), tiny tear lower left and short perf lower right, still fine and a scarce multiple, especially so with this better postmark. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

1870 3c Copper Red Small Queen, Perforated 12½, used with grid cancel, light corner crease else very fine appearance. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,000

1870 3c Copper Red Small Queen, Perforated 12½, used with a Saint John, New Brunswick "o" in grid (looks like a double strike making the "o" appear as an "8", short perf at left, else fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,000

1870 3c Copper Red Small Queen, Perforated 12½, four used singles, with a variety of cancels, one has clipped perfs at upper right, one has a corner crease and two tiny tears, else a very good to very fine group. (Image)

Estimate $ 400

1880s 6c Yellow Brown Small Queen, Perforated 12, a mint block of four from the "three dot state", with full original gum, bottom stamps are never hinged, top have a hinge remnant. A lovely and fresh block, very fine and scarce. Accompanied by a 2023 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $2,900. (Image)

Unitrade $ 6,400

1888 10c Dull Rose Small Queen, Perforated 12, a mint plate block of 8, with large part original gum, centre block and lower right stamp are never hinged. The block shows an almost complete plate inscription at top right, fine. A very rare plate inscription block, c.v. is for 8 singles only. Accompanied by a 1988 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $5,000. (Image)

Unitrade $ 7,750

1874 10c Pale Milky Rose Lilac Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, used with cork cancel and nice centering, a very fine example of this sought-after stamp. (Image)

Unitrade $ 900

12½c Small Queen Die Essay in Dark Blue, printed on India paper measuring 28 x 33 mm. Small stain at upper left of stamp image, still a rare essay for a value that was never issued. Accompanied by a 2022 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Minuse & Pratt # E1a. (Image)

Estimate $ 2,000

1890s 3c Orange Vermilion Small Queen, mint with full original gum, never hinged. A well centered and fresh stamp in a distinct shade, very fine plus. (Image)

Unitrade $ 270

Extensive Calendar Collection of the 3c Small Queen Issue, 1888 to 1898, with about 2,685 stamps (out of a possible 4,015 or so), all in black mounts on calendar template pages, filling two thick binders. All of the stamps are fully dated, and there is a number of lovely socked on the nose strikes. We note many types of postmarks, with broken circles, c.d.s., orbs, duplex, etc. An ideal candidate for continuation, or even a useful collection for the town postmark collector. Pages online are representative of the strike quality and presentation. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Calendar Collection of the 3c Small Queen and 2c QV Numeral, 1888 to 1903, we counted 1,250 3c SQ, plus another 640 2c Numerals, all hinged onto home made pages with space for more dates. The stamps all appear to be fully dated, and there is a range of different towns and postmark types. A great basis for continuation, or could be combined with Lot 55 in this sale. Photos show an example of what this collection looks like. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

1890s 3c Vermilion Small Queen Imperforate, a mint horizontal pair with original hinged gum, very fine. Accompanied by a 2008 Philatelic Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

1893 20c Vermilion Widow Weeds, mint never hinged, quite fresh and well centered between large even margins, extremely fine. A remarkable stamp in all respects, rarely encountered this nice. Accompanied by a 2023 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,400

Collection / Accumulation of Used Large and Small Queens, the lot consists of 19 Large Queens, with at least one of every denomination, followed by hundreds of Small Queens of all denominations on 30 stock pages and several album pages. These include collections of town cancels (with lists of the towns), a group of 7 "imperforate" singles, some postmark interest (including 10 pages of 1c values with cork cancels) and many shades and printings including early First Ottawa. We counted numerous ½c to 3c values, as well as 5c (x100), 6c (x61), 8c (x39) and 10c (x29). Overall fine or better, online scans only show a small portion. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Interesting Group of Mostly Used Small Queens, on 14 retired circuit book pages, noting all values to the 50c, includes a few mint hinged, shades, printings, interesting postmarks such as ring numerals, fancy, precancels, etc. All pages scanned online. (Image)

Estimate $ 150