1875 2c orange Registration Stamp, a mint never hinged upper right strip of seven, with full original dull gum. The top margin shows a "2" counter and the right side shows the full printer's imprint. Overall very fine. AC (Image)

Est $ 350

1875 2c light orange Registration Stamp, a mint never hinged (light hinges in margin only) upper marginal block of six, with full original gum, showing the full printer's imprint in top margin. The left pair has a vertical crease, and the top right stamp has a natural diagonal crease, else overall fine. AC (Image)

Est $ 100

1875 2c orange Registration Stamp, a group of mint never hinged stamps, with a lower left corner vertical strip of three (bit of separation in selvedge), a vertical strip of three and two singles. A fresh group, catalogued as 8 fine never hinged singles. AC (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

1875 2c orange Registration Stamp, a mint block of nine, with sheet selvedge at left, with full original gum. Three stamps are hinged and two have small black mounting marks on gum (counted as hinged), very fine. Rsv. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,550

1875 2c orange Registration Stamp, a mint sheet margin block of six, with four never hinged stamps (both at left plus top two right stamps) and showing the full printer's imprint in bottom margin. Catalogued as two very fine never hinged, two fine hinged and two fine never hinged. A lovely and fresh block with bright colour. Rsv. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,350

1875 2c orange Registration Stamp, a group of 10 mint stamps, including a block of four, a marginal block of four and two singles. All have original gum and one stamp is never hinged, rest lightly hinged. Catalogued as 8 fine hinged, one very fine hinged and one very fine never hinged (bottom right stamp from marginal block). AC (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

2c Registration Stamp Perforation Study, with 8 used stamps, each selected to show a different perforation variety, from 11½ to 12¼. All but one of the stamps are either fully or partly dated between 1881 and 1890, and we note a few different shades. A nice group. AC (Image)

Est $ 100

2c Registration Stamps with 2-Ring Numeral Obliterators, a page containing 14 stamps, from which we can easily identify numbers 1, 3 (x2), 27 (x2), 40, 52, 56, 58, 59. Overall fine, and not often offered group. (Image)

Est $ 150

2c Registration Stamp Group of Fully Dated Copies, with 18 stamps, all but two are fully dated between Oct 1876 and Dec 1890. Includes two stamps with Hamilton oval datestamps where the full date is not readable, from 1879 and 1884. Noted broken circles, c.d.s., oval registration datestamps (all from Hamilton) and duplex datestamps from a variety of different towns, with several socked on the nose strikes. We note a very fine deep rose carmine with a socked on the nose Stouffville c.d.s. A seldom offered group and overall fine to very fine. AC (Image)

Est $ 200

2c Registration Stamps with Fancy Cork Cancels, all displayed on two double sided black stock sheets, with 76 stamps, including some very fancy, many listed in Lacelle, noted letters, starbursts, a BLYTH, stars, segmented, rosettes, etc. A very nice lot. AC (Image)

Est $ 200

2c Registration Stamps with Registration Postmarks, with 48 stamps filling a double sided stock page, we counted 33x with REGISTERED, 2x with REGISTERED / LETTER, one with boxed REGISTERED, 3x with R in oval, and 9x with manuscript numbers or names written on. A nice clean group. AC (Image)

Est $ 50

2c Registration Stamps with Coloured Postmarks, with 48 stamps filling a double sided stock page, we noted red, green, purple and blue postmarks of all kinds, including a few town datestamps such as a socked on the nose blue CAMERONTOWN ONT (DE 26 / 87), fancy corks, straightline REGISTERED, targets and more. A nice, clean lot. AC (Image)

Est $ 100

2c Registration Stamp Group, with 97 stamps all displayed on double sided stock pages, with a good range of shades including orange, vermilion and orange red, and postmark interest, mostly targets, bulls eyes and fancy corks. A nice clean lot. AC (Image)

Est $ 150

Two 1883 Registered Domestic Covers, both franked with a 3c Small Queen and a 2c RLS, and lotted together for their better postmarks. First was mailed from Toronto on MAY.18.1883 with a REGISTERED / TORONTO.ONT. c.d.s. (with two additional strikes on back) to Richmond Hill. Second was mailed from London on JAN.19.1883 (duplexes tie stamps) with a free strike (plus two more on back) of the scarce London oval registration datestamp to Seaforth. Both covers are very fine. AC (Image)

Est $ 100

1884 Registered Massey Manufacturing Cover, mailed Toronto West Branch Office duplex JAN.24.1884 to Armadale, with a next day Unionville datestamp on back, alongside a REGISTERED / TORONTO.ONT. c.d.s. Lavishly illustrated showing the Massey Manufacturing company headquarters building, with lots of smoke coming out of its smokestacks (a sign of prosperity in advertising), with horse-drawn buggies, etc. Very fine and ex. Vincent G. Greene (with his green handstamp on back). AC (Image)

Est $ 100

Three 2c RLS Registered Covers, 1878 to 1886, all three are franked with a 3c Small Queen and a 2c RLS, the first was mailed from Providence Bay ONT (in green) on NOV.21.1878 to Collingwood, through MANITOWANING LAKE HURON (broken circle on back dated 1878 / NO 2?), second was mailed from Galt on JUN.14.1880 to New Durham, with a W.C.&B. RY / No.4 (south) transit on back, and third was mailed from parts unknown to Beebe Plain Qué, with no despatch or receiver but with docketing dated July 1886. All three are very slightly reduced at one end, else fine or better. AC (Image)

Est $ 100

Lovely Collection of Registration Stamps with Re-Entries, with 17 stamps (10x 2c and 7x 5c), mostly all well described as to what is re-entered, many with additional well-done drawings showing the re-entries in red. Some of these are quite striking, a nice quality lot, all scanned online. AC (Image)

Est $ 500

Study of 2c and 5c Registration Stamp Varieties, with 12 stamps, showing varieties such as a 2c with double perforations at left, two 5c with prominent pre-printing creases, a 2c showing an ink smear in bottom margin, an unused 5c with uneven perforations, a mint and a used 5c which appear to be imperforate, two 5c with right outer frameline missing (quite clearly showing this, listed but unpriced in Unitrade as F2iii), and two 5c described by owner as "paper movement during printing" each showing fuzziness in many parts and a 2c which is quite mis-perforated. A useful group for the specialist. AC (Image)

Est $ 200

1887 2c rich vermilion Registration Stamp, a mint never hinged vertical pair, with lovely colour. The top stamp has a small gum disturbance, still a very fine and fresh pair. AC (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,500

1887-88 2c Registration Stamps, group of three mint hinged stamps, with rose carmine and deep rose carmine shades (both Montreal Gazette printings) plus a deep vermilion (printed just prior to the Montreal Gazette printing), one very fine and two fine centered. AC (Image)

Unitrade $ 875

1888 2c deep rose carmine Registration Stamp, a mint never hinged single with fresh colour, nicely centered and extremely fine. A lovely stamp in all respects. AC (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,500

1888 2c deep rose carmine Registration Stamp, a mint never hinged single with fresh colour, nicely centered and extremely fine. A lovely stamp in all respects. AC (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,500

1888 2c deep rose carmine Registration Stamp, a mint never hinged vertical pair, with fresh colour and nicely centered. There is a shorter perf at top and a very light bend in the same place, still very fine. AC (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,000

1888 2c deep rose carmine Registration Stamp, a mint never hinged vertical strip of three, with fresh colour and nicely centered, very fine. A lovely multiple. AC (Image)

Unitrade $ 4,500

1888 2c deep rose carmine Registration Stamp, a mint sheet margin block of four, with over 90% of the imprint in bottom margin, with fresh colour and fine centered. Bottom two stamps are never hinged, top two lightly hinged and at least three stamps show small gum dulling spots, still a nice block. AC (Image)

Est $ 350