Canada King George V Era -- Confederation Series Scott #1
Sale No: 21
Lot No:251
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Cat No:141, 145
1927 1c and 12c Confederation Plate Blocks, all mint never hinged, with 1c: 7 blocks of 8 (4x Plate 1, 2x Plate 1 and 1x Plate 4). Also 12c Plate 1 block of 6. Three of the 1c blocks are cut into the plate inscription, still a fresh group and overall fine or better (catalogued as all fine only).
Unitrade $ 637
Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 65.00
Closed..May-25-2016, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 65
Sale No: 21
Lot No:252
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Cat No:143a, 143b, 143c
1927 3c brown carmine Parliament Buildings, Imperforate, Perforated Horizontally and Perforated Vertically, set of three matching mint never hinged upper left plate blocks of eight, each with printer's imprint in top selvedge, from Plate A-3. A lovely and very rare large set of multiples, as the Unitrade catalogue footnote states that regular VFNH plate blocks are rare, and that part-perforate plate blocks are very rare, with only 5-10 of any value known. Unitrade also adds that Jephcott and Gates have reported only 250 pairs only of each perforation variety. Fresh and extremely fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 4,608
Opening C$ 5,400.00
Sold...C$ 5,400.00
Closed..May-25-2016, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 5400
Sale No: 21
Lot No:253
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Cat No:146b
1927 5c violet D'Arcy McGee, Imperforate Vertically, mint never hinged upper sheet margin Plate A2 block of 20. The selvedge at top shows a full printer's imprint plus a cutting arrow at right. A lovely and very rare large multiple, as the Unitrade catalogue footnote states that regular VFNH plate blocks are rare, and that part-perforate plate blocks are very rare, with only 5-10 of any value known. Unitrade also adds that Jephcott and Gates have reported only 250 pairs only of each perforation variety. Fresh and extremely fine. (Image)
Unitrade $ 3,840
Opening C$ 3,000.00
Sold...C$ 3,000.00
Closed..May-25-2016, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 21
Lot No:254
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Cat No:146c
1927 5c violet D'Arcy McGee, Imperforate Horizontally, mint never hinged upper sheet margin Plate A1 block of 20. The selvedge at top shows a full printer's imprint plus a cutting arrow at left. A lovely and very rare large multiple, as the Unitrade catalogue footnote states that regular VFNH plate blocks are rare, and that part-perforate plate blocks are very rare, with only 5-10 of any value known. Unitrade also adds that Jephcott and Gates have reported only 250 pairs only of each perforation variety. Fresh and extremely fine. (Image)