1860 2½p Dull Rose, No Watermark, Perf 14 A nice mint example, slightly sweated OG but possessing exceptional centering, VF+ (Image)

Cat. Value 1000 $

Vancouver Island 1865 10c Blue, Imperforate A beautiful four margined unused single with excellent colour; three guarantee backstamps including Roumet and A. Brun, VF; 2006 Ceres certificate (Image)

Cat. Value 3000 $

Vancouver Island 1865 5c Rose, Perf 14 A very well centered mint example in a lovely bright shade, mild hinging, scarce this nice, VF OG (Image)

Cat. Value 1250 $

1865-1871 3p Coat of Arms Four examples on Wellburn album pages with newspaper clipping regarding Dietz & Nelson express company being sold to Barnard's Express. Two examples postmarked by Wells, Fargo Express at Victoria. Two more postmarked by Dietz & Nelson's Express at New Westminster, Fine Provenance: Gerald Wellburn, October 1988; Lot 1253 (Image)

Estimate 350 $

1869-1871 5c Bright Red, Perf 14 An unusually well centered example with a neat centrally struck grid '35' of Victoria, V.I. in blue, VF+ (Image)

Cat. Value 300 $

1869 10c on 3p Lilac Rose, Perf 12½ Post office fresh mint possessing full, dull streaky original gum, much nicer than normally seen, F-VF LH (Image)

Cat. Value 2400 $

1869 25c on 3p Orange, Perf 12½ A precisely centered mint example with intact perforations, original gum partially disturbed from hinging, scarce with such excellent centering, VF (Image)

Cat. Value 1500 $

1869 50c on 3p Violet, Perf 12½ A remarkably fresh mint single with unusually nice centering for the issue, intact perforations and with full, dull streaky original gum associated with early De La Rue printings and relatively lightly hinged. A true condition rarity, XF LH (Image)

Cat. Value 2400 $

1869 $1 on 3p Green, Perf 12½ A scarce mint single with superior colour and large part OG, unusually well centered, light crease, an attractive stamp with VF appearance. (Unitrade cat. $3,600) (Image)

Estimate 750 $

Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. 1p Dickens' Head A lovely engraved plate essay printed in green on hard white bond paper, seldom seen, VF (Image)

Estimate 500 $

Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. 6p Viking's Head An elusive lithographed plate essay in blue on soft wove paper. An appealing and unusual example as most of these are engraved, VF and no doubt very scarce. Robson Lowe Volume V handbook reports the existence of lithographed essays in blue and in green. (Image)

Estimate 600 $

Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. 6p Viking's Head An attractive engraved plate essay, printed in brown on white wove paper, VF and scarce (Image)

Estimate 500 $

Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. 1p Victoria Head Engraved die essay (stamp size) in black on thick white card (0.008" thick), VF (Image)

Estimate 500 $

Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. 1p Victoria Head An appealing engraved plate essay printed in light blue on hard bond paper, VF (Image)

Estimate 400 $

Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. 1p Victoria Head A choice and very fresh engraved plate essay printed in maroon on hard bond paper, VF (Image)

Estimate 400 $

3p Red Vertical plate proof pair in the issued colour on india paper with horizontal SPECIMEN overprint in carmine, quite scarce, VF (Image)

Cat. Value 1000 $

6p Prince Albert Trial colour plate proof in grey on india paper, vertical SPECIMEN overprint in green, choice, XF (Image)

Cat. Value 375 $

6p Prince Albert Trial colour plate proof in grey blue on india paper, vertical SPECIMEN overprint in orange, VF (Image)

Cat. Value 300 $

1878 (circa.) 12p Queen Victoria A beautiful Trial Colour Engraved Die Proof originating from the composite die, printed in dull yellow green on india paper and showing the characteristic "scar" at "CE" of PENCE. A most striking coloured proof that will enhance anyone's collection, VF (Image)

Cat. Value 8500 $

12p Queen Victoria An impressive plate proof single in the colour of issue on india paper, showing the rare diagonal SPECIMEN overprint in carmine. An under-rated proof that is much scarcer than the vertical overprint; undercatalogued in our opinion, VF and rarely seen (Image)

Cat. Value 5000 $

12p Queen Victoria A nice plate proof single on card mounted india paper with vertical SPECIMEN overprint in carmine, exceptional colour and sharp impression, VF (Image)

Cat. Value 2500 $

10p Cartier Trial colour plate proof in orange yellow on india paper, VF (Image)

Cat. Value 400 $

7½p Queen Victoria Trial colour plate proof pair in black on india paper with vertical SPECIMEN overprint in carmine; a few negligible tone spots not readily visible, a scarce proof, VF (Image)

Cat. Value 1000 $

7½p Queen Victoria Trial colour plate proof single printed in black on india paper with vertical SPECIMEN in carmine, large margins and choice, XF (Image)

Cat. Value 500 $

1851 3p Red on Handmade Laid Paper, Imperforate A very rare unused example with full to irregularly cut large margins, laid lines visible in fluid, evenly toned paper, edge thins and slight soiling which are hard to see, nevertheless of VF appearance and often missing from even the most advanced collections; 2003 Greene Foundation cert. (Unitrade cat. $60,000) (Image)

Estimate 7500 $