1860 8½c Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Green, an upper left corner block of 12, on card-mounted India paper, showing two full imprints, very fine. Catalogue value is for 4 singles plus two imprint blocks of four. (Image)

Unitrade $ 700

1860 8½c Green Queen Victoria, a mint never hinged complete sheet of 100, with full original gum. The sheet has full selvedge all around, including 12 plate inscriptions. Some of the selvedge has gum on the front in places (not affecting the stamps), as is often seen on these sheets, and there is no evidence of it having been previously folded. One of the nicest of these we have handled, catalogue value is for 12 plate blocks of four, plus 52 singles. (Image)

Unitrade $ 10,200

Valuable and Extensive Collection of the Nova Scotia Cents Issue, all neatly mounted and extensively written-up on 32 quadrille pages, this impressive collection features all sorts of material never seen in these types of collections, such as a vignette die proof of Queen Victoria, a respectable quantity of plate proofs, mostly in pairs but also in large plate blocks with different SPECIMEN overprints, 4 mint 5c denominations including a pair and one with a certificate, a study of the postmarks used on these issues, including "7 1/2" (on a 5c), B31, B61, B63, A83, T03, "62" in diamond grid from Belfast, a page of corks, a page of red British transit postmarks, several usages on cover and piece, and a wealth of shades, papers, perforations, a few varieties, etc. shown in mint singles, pairs, blocks, and many large plate blocks, and more. Certainly the nicest collection of this popular issue we have seen by far, with most of the material having pencil notes as to where the owner purchased them (mostly in UK auction houses). This outstanding collection is sure to make its new owner proud, and is certainly worth our starting price. All pages scanned online. Rsv. $4,000. (Image)

Est $ 5,000