1859 1c Rose Queen Victoria with "E" Flaw, on thin wove paper, used with very light cancel, well away from the position 54 variety, being a line through the E of CENT. A lovely and extremely fine example of this popular variety, probably the best one out there. Accompanied by a 1994 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $450. (Image)

Est $ 500

1859 5c Vermilion Beaver, Perforated 12, mint with full original gum, cleanly hinged. A fresh stamp which has been identified by its owner as being from plate position 40, very fine. Accompanied by a 2017 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $1,100. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,000

1859 5c Vermilion Beaver, mint with original hinged gum, well centered among tight margins, very fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,000

Advanced Collection of the 1859 5c Beaver Issue, all neatly displayed and annotated on 10 black stock pages, with 45 used stamps plus 9 covers. The collector put effort into describing not only the postmarks (incl. dated, coloured, etc.), but also shades, re-entries and printing flaws such as "shattered moon", "high moon", and more. The covers show different town postmarks and a few varieties as well. Also includes two nice used 17c Cartier issues. Nice quality collection, all pages scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 750

1859 10c Brown Black Consort, Perforated 11¾, used and very lightly canceled, with the distinct shade of this first printing, shorter perfs and one added perf at bottom right, very good. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,250

1859 10c Black Brown Consort Forgery, being a Minuse & Pratt #16TC2 die proof on soft, white wove paper, perforated and postmarked to appear as a genuine used stamp. Accompanied by a (pink) 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Est $ 200

1859 10c Red Lilac Consort, Perforated 12, mint with full original gum, hinged and very fine. Accompanied by a 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $1,600. (Image)

Unitrade $ 4,000

Group of Specialized 10c Consort Papers, with 9 used singles, the owner has described their backs as being "double offset", "transparent", "inverted offset", etc. Most are brown shades and we note one deep red purple, one stamp has a tear, else overall fine or better. (Image)

Scott $ 2,300

1859 10c Purple Brown Consort, Perforated 11¾, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged and fine. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,000

Specialized Group of 10c Consort Issues, with 6 used singles, each described for their vertical and horizontal perforations, mostly brown shades and one red lilac, overall fine or better. (Image)

Scott $ 1,050

12½ Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Yellow Green, on card-mounted India paper, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 350

1859 2c Rose Queen Victoria, used with a socked on the nose 4-ring 27 cancel from Ottawa, well centered among four large margins, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 400

1859 2c Claret Rose Queen Victoria, Perforated 12, mint with original gum, hinged and fine. An attractive stamp. (Image)

Unitrade $ 750

Basic Unused Set of the First Cents Issues, with #14 (very fine), 15 (fine), 17 (fine, corner crease and green spot on front), 18 (very fine), 19 (fine) and 20 (fine and quite fresh). All stamps are regummed. (Image)

Unitrade $ 4,250

Basic Unused Set of the First Cents Issues, with #14 (very fine, regummed), 15 (fine-very fine, no gum), 17b (very fine, probably regummed), 18 (fine, no gum with tiny corner crease lower left), 19 (fine-very fine, no gum) and 20 (fine, no gum, with minor thinning of perforations at top). (Image)

Unitrade $ 5,050

Group of First Cents Issues Plate Proofs, with #s 15P (vertical pair, fine), 17TCi (fine), 18TCi (on India with faults), 19P (on India, fine-very fine) and 19Pi (left marginal single, sulphuretted). (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,925

Group of 5 Unused Cents Issues, with a 5c (bright colour and no gum, small tear at top), 10c (two shades of brown, both regummed, one is reperforated), 12½c (no gum, with thin) and a 17c. All are fine centered. (Image)

Est $ 300

Group of High Value Cents Issues with 4-Ring Numeral Cancels, with #s 2 (on 10c), 18 (on 12½c), 21 (on 10c deep red purple), 26 (on deep green 12½c), 27 (on 10c and 2c), 28 (on 12½c), 30 (on 10c), 47 (? on 10c) and 50 (on 2c). Also includes two socked on the nose #45 (on a 3c Small Queen and a 3c QV Leaf). A very nice group. (Image)

Est $ 350