Group of Five Different Special Delivery First Issues, with Unitrade #s E1 (blue green, never hinged, fine), E1a (green, never hinged, fine), E1b (yellow green, lightly hinged, very fine), E1bii (no shading in value tablet, hinged, fine-very fine) and E1iv (deep blue green, never hinged, with very slightly mottled gum and slightly rounded lower left corner, fine). A useful reference collection. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,012

1898-1946 Special Delivery Collection, with twelve different stamps, hinged unless noted: E1a, E2, E2a, E3, E4, E5 (never hinged), E6, E7-E8 (both never hinged), E9 (with break in left surcharge bars), E10-E11 (both never hinged).Centering varies from fine to very fine, a fresh group. (Image)

Scott $ 685

1898 10c green Special Delivery, with "No Shading in Value Tablet" Variety, a mint upper left corner Plate 1 block of eight, with full plate inscription in upper margin, alongside two different order numbers (one defaced). Bottom four stamps are never hinged, top are hinged to help reinforce the selvedge. There is a tear on bottom of one stamp, still a fine block and quite presentable. (Image)

Est $ 500

1927 20c orange Special Delivery Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. Accompanied by a 2017 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Rsv. (Image)

Unitrade $ 500

1935 20c dark carmine Special Delivery, a mint never hinged full right pane of 50, with plate 1 imprint in top margin, showing the "dot after T of NOTE" variety in the imprint. A very fine and quite fresh pane. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,494

1935 20c dark carmine Special Delivery, mint never hinged upper plate block of ten, with full plate 1 inscription at top, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 374

1935 20c dark carmine Special Delivery Plate Proof, on card-mounted India paper, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 350

1935 20c Special Delivery Trial Colour Large Die Proof, sunk-in on card measuring 231 x 152 mm, with "X-G-586" and CBN Co. inscription below stamp image. There is a pencil notation in margin indicating "wrong colour" as the shade is quite a bit brighter than the issued stamp. Very fine and rare. (Image)

Est $ 1,000

1939 10c dark green Special Delivery Large Die Proof, sunk-in on card measuring 231 x 154 mm with "SPECIAL DELIVERY" and "X-G-673" inscriptions below stamp design. The sunk-in shows evidence of two die hardening holes at left. Pencil note on back reading "#1356 Canada order". (Image)

Est $ 750

1938 20c dark carmine Special Delivery Imperforate, a mint horizontal imperforate pair, with a barely visible hinge mark at top, with only 75 pairs issued, extremely fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 800

1938 20c dark carmine Special Delivery Large Die Proof, sunk-in on card measuring 230 x 153 mm with "SPECIAL DELIVERY" and "X-G-673" inscriptions below stamp design. Pencil note on back reading "Ottawa No #1046 Sept 1937". (Image)

Est $ 750