1872 2c Small Queen Die Proof in Colour of Issue, in India paper measuring 25 x 30 mm. A very fine and rare Small Queen die proof. Illustrated on the front cover and on page 51 of The Small Queens of Canada by John Hillson (Second Revised Edition). (Image)

Est $ 7,500

1872 2c Small Queen Plate Proof in Green, on card mounted India paper, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

1880s 2c Small Queen Defaced Plate Proof in Green, a right margin horizontal pair, described by Hillson as originating from the defaced "M & O" plate (A), row 6, positions 9 and 10. (Image)

Est $ 200

2c Small Queen Newspaper Rate to Scotland, a single franking of the 2c, tied by a 2-ring numeral obliterator on an undated small Lady's cover (with red wax seal and embossed flower on back) converted to a wrapper by slitting both ends. Very fine. Illustrated in H&N, page 104. (Image)

Est $ 150

1896 2c Small Queen Bisected on Registered Drop Letter, mailed to and from London, Ont. on MAR.24.1896, with next morning London carrier datestamp. This J.W. McIntosh corner card cover is franked with a 6c red brown and a diagonally bisected 2c (both well tied by a c.d.s.) paying the 2c drop letter rate plus 5c registration fee. Very fine and rare. (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,000

1885 2c Small Queen Bisect on Cover, mailed from Halifax (duplex dated NOV.30.1885) and addressed locally, franked with a 2c stamp bisected in half vertically (and properly tied) to pay the 1c drop letter rate, contrary to regulations. Tiny opening tears at top and partially slit open at sides, still a very fine example of this scarce usage. Illustrated on page 55 of The Small Queens of Canada (Revised Second Edition) by John Hillson as well as in H&N, page 57. Very similar to another cover mailed two days earlier in Halifax illustrated in Canada's Small Queen Era 1870-1897 by George B. Arfken. (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,000

Two Different 2c Small Queen Imprints, both mint lightly hinged, a blue green shade from the Montreal printing with Type IV imprint at left and a blue green shade from the Ottawa printing with small part Type V imprint at right. Both are very fine and catalogue value is for the stamps only. (Image)

Unitrade $ 290

1873 2c deep green Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, mint with full original gum, hinged and fine very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 650

1873 2c deep green Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, mint with full original gum, hinged and extremely fine. Accompanied by a drawing from Hillson showing the re-entries he found on the stamp. A difficult stamp to find in such nice condition. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,000

1873 2c green Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, a used block of four with neat target cancels, described by Mr. Hillson as being from rows "1/2, 2/3", thought so because of a guide dot centered above the top left stamp, placed right under the counter. Very fine and a rare block. (Image)

Est $ 150

1892 2c green Small Queen, a mint never hinged strip of four from the upper right corner of the right pane of a sheet of 200, showing a full "TWO CENT" counter in top margin, very fine. Catalogue value for stamps alone is $1,200. (Image)

Est $ 500

1892 2c bluish green Small Queen, a mint block of eight from bottom of sheet, showing a full Type VII imprint in bottom selvedge, with two lightly hinged and six never hinged stamps, fine. (Image)

Est $ 350

1893 2c Suburban to City Drop Letter Rate Cover, mailed from Garden Island Ont. (Frontenac County, broken circle free strike dated MAR.7.1893) to the Post Office Inspector at Kingston (same day receiver on back), franked with a single 2c stamp to pay the Suburban rate. An extremely fine cover with a gold coloured embossed advertising on the backflap from the "Calvin Company / Garden Island Ontario" depicting a three-masted ship. Today it would take a little less than an hour to get to Kingston, by going south to shore, travelling north-east then taking the Wolfe Island Ferry. Illustrated in H&N, page 107. Ex. Michael Rixon. (Image)

Est $ 200

1890s 2c green Small Queen with Latent Re-Entry, used on piece alongside a 3c stamp (with part imprint), both cancelled by Montreal duplex. The 2c stamp clearly shows horizontal lines in the lower right margin, very fine. Illustrated on page 53 of The Small Queens of Canada (Second Revised Edition) by John Hillson. (Image)

Unitrade $ 525

1896 2c green Small Queen Imperforate on White Paper, an unused (no gum, as issued) horizontal pair, very fine. It is believed that three sheets were made imperforate, two from the 200 stamp plates and one from a Type IV imprint twin pane plate. Two of the sheets were gummed, and the ungummed sheet is on whiter paper, likely from an 1896 printing. This example is from the latter ungummed plate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 900

1890s 2c green Small Queen with Major Re-Entry, used with grid cancel, clearly showing doubling in both "2"s, CENTS, left frame and along the right side of the Queen's neck, from plate position 97, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 500

1892 2c green Small Queen with Latent Re-Entry, used with part Upper Stewiacke c.d.s., showing lines in the upper left margin, being from position 188 of the 200 stamp plate. Illustrated on page 53 of The Small Queens of Canada (Second Revised Edition) by John Hillson. (Image)

Unitrade $ 650

1892 2c green Small Queen with Strong Latent Re-Entry, used with light St John NB duplex, clearly showing horizontal lines at top left, plus burrs in the right margin, fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 400

Collection of 2c Small Queen Imprints, all neatly mounted and described on a page, showing plate positions for five singles, plus a very fine and lovely registered uprated stationery cover with a strip of three paying the 8c rate from London to New York State. A nice group. (Image)

Est $ 150

1872-1897 2c Small Queen Remainder of the Stamps, mounted and written up on 12 album pages, neatly written up and described as per shades, papers, perforations, postmarks and more. We counted a total of 71 mostly used stamps, mostly all clean and interesting in different ways. Viewing is recommended to better appreciate the variety of material, all pages scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 100

1872-1897 2c Small Queen Remainder of the Varieties, Re-Entries, etc, all on stamps, mounted on 9 album pages, neatly written up and described as per the variety, mostly all with blow up showing where the variety is. We counted 50 stamps plus one cover. Overall nice and clean and includes several more prominent varieties such as major-re-entry, mis-perforated, guide lines, dots, scratches, and more. All pages online. (Image)

Est $ 200

1872-1897 2c Small Queen Remainder of the Covers, with nine covers in all, seven are franked with a single stamp and two with four copies (1893 registered Belleville to Chicago, and 1897 bulk mailing receipt with two pairs). The single frankings include an extremely fine illustrated advertising drop letter cover from Hamilton (with "S" duplex, used only on Sundays), 1890 and 1897 Montreal and Toronto drop letters, an 1881 double rated drop letter from Ottawa, with "OTTAWA" in bars obliterator (ex. Michael Rixon), an 1877 wrapper mailed to England and an unusual 1878 cover mailed from Toronto to Galt at the 2c rate (it has an unsealed flap), an 1894 cover Toronto (very fine squared circle) to Montreal, with large "2" handstamp. Overall very fine, all are scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 150