1851 3d red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, vertical pair, with two target cancels, and clear to large margins all around, fine. Accompanied by a 2003 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,600

1852 Folded Letter with a 3d red Beaver Imperforate on laid Paper, mailed from Galt UC (JAN.7.1852 datestamp, new latest recorded date for this) and addressed to Elora (JAN.8.1852 receiver on back). The stamp has four large margins but is quite discoloured and has a vertical pressed out crease through it. It is tied by a neat 7-ring obliterator. The folded letter (no contents) has two vertical file folds and is otherwise very fine. Accompanied by a 1995 David Brandon certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,000

1853 Folded Letter with a 3d red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, mailed at Québec (AUG.30.1852 dispatch in red) to Coaticook (undated receiver on back in red) and franked with a 3d Beaver on laid Paper, tied by a bold target obliterator. The stamp has been removed to verify laid lines and hinged back into place. Small tears on back, still very fine and a scarce destination for this franking. Accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,000

1851 6d slate violet Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with target cancellation, clear at top and bottom to just along outer frameline in side margins, fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,000

1851 Folded Letter with a 6d slate violet Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper, mailed from Montreal (SEP.24.1851 datestamp in red) and addressed to Kennedy in New York. There is a red CANADA in arch as well as a red PAID handstamp on front. The stamp has three large margins plus a clear one at top, just touching the outer frameline in two places. It is tied by both the red Montreal datestamp plus a neat 7-ring obliterator (in black). The folded letter has two vertical file folds, which do not touch the stamp. Very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,400

1854 Cover with a 6d slate violet Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper, mailed Montreal (DEC.14.1854) to Boston, Massachusetts and franked with a very fine (margin just touching in one corner) 6d imperforate on laid paper, cancelled by a target obliterator. A very clean and fine cover, accompanied by a 2016 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,400

1857 6d Consort Trial Colour Plate Proof in Red Purple, scarce horizontal strip of four, from top of sheet, showing bottom part of plate inscription in top margin. Large margins, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,300

1851 12d black Queen Victoria Plate Proof, with vertical SPECIMEN in carmine and extensive re-entry of the frameline at left. Four even margins, tiny spot in margin at top left, still very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,500

1852 3d red Beaver Imperforate, unused (no gum), with bright colour and four large margins. Extremely fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,000

1851 3d red Beaver Imperforate, used light grid cancel, three large margins, margin clear at left, small corner crease bottom left. Very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 300

1858 Cover with 3d red Beaver Imperforate, mailed from Montreal (JAN.28.1858 datestamp) and addressed to Grantham LC with a neat same-day Drummondville CE transit on back (in blue) plus an indistinct Melbourne LC (?) receiver. The stamp has four margins, including a huge one at top, showing part of next stamp, and is tied by a bold 4-ring numeral 21. It also has a plate scratch in its top margin. Nice red wax seal of a man's silhouette on back and very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 300

1856 Cover with 3d red Beaver Imperforate, mailed Vienna U.C on JAN.18.1856 to St Thomas (partial receiver on back) and franked with a re-used stamp, previously used on another cover, cut off and used again. Properly tied by target cancel, very fine and unusual. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Est $ 200

1852 3c orange red Beaver Imperforate on Thin Paper, a lovely vertical pair with light target cancels, very large margins all around, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

1855 6d slate grey Consort Imperforate, used with bold, socked on the nose 4-ring numeral 21 (Montreal). Margins range from decent at top and bottom, to cut just into outer frameline at bottom left, to large sheet margin at right showing the plate inscription along the whole length of the stamp. Small thin at top and pen inscription on back "22", still a fine-very fine appearing stamp. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

1855 6d grey violet Consort Imperforate, on Wove Paper, used, three large margins, cut clear of frameline at bottom right, small red handstamp on back shows slightly on front, fine-very fine. This stamp is in a very unusual shade that is normally encountered on either the thick hard paper (#5d) or on the very thick fibrous paper (#10) but this stamp is clearly on the "normal" wove paper. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

1855 6c slate grey Consort Imperforate, used with light target cancel, four clear to large margins, very fine. Accompanied by a 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,600

1855 6d greenish grey Consort Imperforate on Wove Paper, used with target cancellation, with three large margins, but slightly into design at left, very good. (Image)

Unitrade $ 400

1855 6d greenish grey Consort Imperforate, used with target cancellation, well clear to large margins all around, fine-very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

1855 Folded Letter with a 6d greenish grey Consort Imperforate,mailed from Kingston UC (MAY.27.1855 datestamp) and addressed to Kennedy in New York. There is a CANADA 10 Cts handstamp on front as well as a faint NY State c.d.s. transit on top of the address. The stamp has three decent margins plus a close one at top and has bright colour. There are two vertical file folds not affecting the stamp. A very fine cover, accompanied by a 1962 Friedl Expert Committee (New York) certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,000

1855 10d blue Cartier Imperforate on Thin Crisp Transparent Paper, used with nicely centered and light 4-ring numeral #21 cancel (Montreal). Four full and even margins, fresh colour and very fine. A lovely stamp. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,400

1855 10d blue Cartier Imperforate on Thin Crisp Transparent Paper, a lovely used horizontal pair, with 4-ring numeral cancels, large margins on three sides, cut into at left. Catalogued as one very fine and one very good stamp. The right stamp is extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,900

1857 Cover with 10d blue Cartier Imperforate, mailed from Montreal (MAY.4.1857 datestamp) and addressed to North Britain, with a bright red tombstone cancel on front "PKT LETTER PAID LIVERPOOL dated MAY.17.1857, and a Nairn receiver (in green) on back dated MAY.18.1857. The stamp, which has two and a half margins and has a crease and a bit of soiling, is tied by a 4-ring numeral #21. Couple of negligible faults do not detract from this very fine cover. Accompanied by a 1999 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,000

1855 10d blue Cartier Imperforate on Thin Crisp Transparent Paper, with Major Re-Entry from position 29. Used with face-free cancel, four clear to large, mostly even margins, very fine. Accompanied by a 2008 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,000

1857 ½d rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with 4-ring numeral cancel. Four very large and even margins, but several creases and overall soiled and small corner thin at bottom. (Image)

Est $ 75

1857 ½d rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with 4-ring numeral #37 cancel (Québec). Four clear to large margins, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,000