1851-1857 3p Blue on Lightly Blued Paper, Imperforate A choice unused example with large even margins uncommonly seen on this issue, displaying exceptional colour and bright impression on fresh paper, small part OG, XF (Cat. as no gum)

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Cat. Value 1600 $

1851-1857 3p Dark Blue on Deeply Blued Paper, Imperforate An attractive unused example with characteristic shade and impression, full margins; a nice stamp, VF (Image)

Cat. Value 2200 $

1851-1857 3p Blue on Blued Paper, Imperforate A full margined mint pair with excellent colour, diagonal crease ending in a small tear on right stamp and gum thins, still a scarce pair with large part original gum and VF appearance (Unitrade $6,400) (Image)

Estimate 1000 $

Mailboat Cancels Cunard Line grid "A91" on 3p bright blue and "A97" on 6p yellow green and 6p dark green; all with some degree of faults but rarely seen. (Image)

Estimate 500 $

1859 (August 22) Small envelope from Wolfville to Montreal, Lower Canada; some faults and portion of backflap missing not affecting the impressive franking which is in sound condition and consisting of two singles and a diagonal bisect of the 3p blue on bluish wove paper, all large margined and tied by light grid cancels; paying the sauce 7½ pence letter rate TO CANADA, carried biweekly from Halifax closed mail via the United States; on reverse Wolfville, NS AU 22 1859 dispatch, oval "H" (Halifax) AU 22 transit and Montreal AU 28 receiver backstamps. A remarkable cover displaying what is quite likely the only known such franking to Canada, Fine (Unitrade 2, 2a)

According to Arfken & Firby census in "The Pence Covers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 1851-1860", there are five recorded 7½p rate covers to Canada; all are franked with a single 6 pence (either yellow green or dark green) and a bisected 3 pence. (Image)

Estimate 1500 $

1859 (January 4) Envelope from Lock's Island, NS to Maine, USA, bearing a 6p dark green on blued wove paper, slightly touching design on one side to large margins, tied by unframed oval mute grid cancel; reverse shows four different datestamps, Lock's Island JA 4, Shelburne JA 4, Yarmouth JA 5 in red, Digby JA 7; St. John NB JA 19 transit on front and exchange office circular Paid 10 handstamp in red. Minor soiling at foot, an attractive cover, F-VF (Unitrade 5; cat. $4,000) (Image)

Estimate 750 $

1857 1sh Reddish Violet on Blued Paper, Imperforate A remarkably fresh used example with distinctive bright colour, just clear at right to otherwise full to exceptionally large margins, light unobtrusive oval mute grid cancel, a very nice stamp, F-VF; 2008 BPA cert. ex. Senator Calder (February 1958; Lot 444) (Image)

Cat. Value 5250 $

1857 1sh Deep Purple on Bluish Wove Paper, Imperforate A extraordinary used example of this keenly sought-after classic stamp, remarkably large margins all around - superior to most we have seen, deeper colour than normally seen, oval mute grid cancels; pencil signed on reverse by expert Peter Holcombe. A superb stamp ideal for the collector who is only seeking for high-quality stamps, XF; 2013 Greene Foundation cert. ex. E. Carey Fox (Second Portion, October 1968; Lot 290) (Image)

Cat. Value 9000 $

In-Depth Selection of Proofs, Stamps and Covers Pence & Cents issues on seven stockpages, a few highlights are 1p and 1sh palte proofs in black, 8½c ABNC trade sample proof in deep magenta on wove, 10c plate proof in black with diagonal SPECIMEN in gold, 12½c die proof in black on india paper. Stamps also with 6p yellow green (2 sound used, one with 2007 Greene cert.), 5c blue mint; four 3p covers in different shades, one bearing #3 pair, 1c pair on printed circular, single 2c on county rate cover, etc. Mixed to F-VF (Image)

Estimate 1500 $