57P: 10¢ PLATE PROOF BLOCK OF FOUR in BROWN VIOLET (colour of issue) on India paper mounted on card, small vertical scissor cut in margin between designs at bottom, a very fine and scarce multiple. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$1,400

61P: $1 PLATE PROOF BLOCK OF FOUR in LAKE (colour of issue) on India paper mounted on card, an extremely fine and generously cut BLOCK, the rarest of all the dollar values. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$6,000

63P: $3 PLATE PROOF BLOCK OF FOUR in YELLOW BISTRE (colour of issue) on India paper mounted on card, a very fine and scarce multiple. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$3,200

64P: $4 PLATE PROOF BLOCK OF FOUR in PURPLE (colour of issue) on India paper mounted on card, a very fine and scarce multiple. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$3,200

65P: $5 PLATE PROOF BLOCK OF FOUR in OLIVE GREEN (colour of issue) on India paper mounted on card, a very fine and scarce multiple. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$3,200

59vS-65S: 20¢ to $5 complete, each with 'SPECIMEN' HANDSTAMP, the 20¢ is the smaller sans-serif type and shows the re-entry in "POS' and crown (UCS 59v, position 37), the 50¢ to $5 values all with larger serifed type, lightly hinged to heavily hinged (a couple of hinge remnants and more or less severe gum bends and the $3 is unused with a couple of shorter top perforations), a very rare COMPLETE SET of SPECIMENS as listed in UCS, mostly fine to very fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$3,500

50-60: ½¢ to 50¢ complete, all fresh with full original gum, several are margin copies, fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$1,734

52,i: 2¢ green and deep green shades in fresh BLOCKS OF FOUR, both exceptionally fresh, never hinged, fine and attractive. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$250

53: 3¢ bright rose (partial) Plate No 12 top right corner margin BLOCK OF TWENTY, deep shade, some selvedge gum disturbance/separation/creases and second and last vertical columns are creased, otherwise a never hinged and fine LARGE MULTIPLE. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$350

54: 5¢ deep blue top margin Plate No 10 IMPRINT BLOCK OF FOUR, rich colour and lightly hinged, fine and attractive. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$250

57: 10¢ brown violet top margin Plate No 19 IMPRINT BLOCK OF FOUR, quite fresh with original gum (trace of gum mottling and adhesions), otherwise never hinged and scarce. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$400

58var: 15¢ steel blue with unlisted 'Hairline from 'A' of POSTAGE to Crown' variety, heavily hinged with hinge remnant, fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$150

59,iii: 20¢ vermilion Plate No 21 IMPRINT STRIP OF THREE, showing RE-ENTRY in 'P' of POSTAGE in first stamp (position 2), and plate dot on middle stamp, rich colour and fresh with full original gum, hinged/reinforced on selvedge and right stamp only, some surface scrapes, otherwise never hinged, choice and very fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$1,500

59i,iii: 20¢ deep vermilion Plate No 21 IMPRINT STRIP OF THREE, showing RE-ENTRY in 'P' of POSTAGE in first stamp (position 2), and plate dot on middle stamp, rich colour and fresh with full original gum, hinged/reinforced on selvedge and centre stamp hinged, otherwise never hinged, very fine and incredibly attractive. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$1,500

61: $1 lake, full rich colour and original gum, never hinged, fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

CV. C$1,200

62: $2 dark purple top margin (Plate No) 26 IMPRINT single, full original gum and lightly hinged in selvedge only, stamp is never hinged, fine and scarce. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$2,000

50: ½¢ black, paying the UNADDRESSED BOXHOLDER RATE of ½¢ per item (printed address is actually part of the advertising), lightly tied by roller cancel to all-over illustrated (front and back) Wilson Papermakers advertising card, a very rare franking and possibly unique, as the typical (though scarce) ½¢ single franking as listed in UCS is for a wrapper (very few ½¢ stamps were properly used at the time of issue, as the supply was meager and most were bought up by speculators and collectors). Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$2,000

50(4),67: Two pairs ½¢ black Jubilee plus 1¢ Leaf, a 'mixed issue' franking paying the 3¢ rate and tied by Soda Creek, BC 14 AU '98 cds cancels to domestic cover to Sackville, NB, 23 AU receiver on back, a couple of filing creases and right-most ½¢ is faulty as it was affixed over the edge, still a most attractive 'cross-Canada' cover. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$500

51: 1¢ orange, faulty when applied and cancelled by cork on partial NEWSPAPER WRAPPER with Parkhill (Toronto) return address advertising handstamp (front only, reinforced around edges), the franking should only have been ½¢ but owing to the shortage produced by philatelic speculation, ½¢ stamps were only available when purchased as part of a complete set, so the post office actually sold the 1¢ value to Publishing Companies for ½¢ for use on large city household delivery periodicals and newspapers between late June until early November, 1897, a VERY RARE 1¢ FRANKING. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$500

51(4): Four copies of the 1¢ orange, all tied by separate very fine strikes of Ottawa 25 JU '97 type I squared circles to local envelope, paying the 4¢ DOUBLE DROP LETTER RATE (twice 2¢ per oz), missing back flap and slight cover/stamp edge soiling, otherwise fine and quite a scarce rate and franking. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$200

51: 1¢ orange, paying the 1¢ (per 2oz) PRINTED MATTER rate and tied by Toronto '1' roller cancel to sturdy P. W. Ellis MEDALISTS, JEWELLERY & STERLING SILVER advertising (shipping) envelope to Halifax, very fine and scarce. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$200

51: 1¢ orange, paying the 1¢ circular rate and tied by Montreal roller to CORNED BEEF illustrated advertising envelope to Wallace, NS, 12 JY '97 receiver on back (inverted year date), a couple of corner/edge bends, otherwise fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$200

41(2),51(2): 1¢ orange pair plus pair of 3¢ Small Queens, paying the 8¢ registered domestic letter rate (3¢ postage, 5¢ registration) and tied by oval 'R' handstamps to printed Black & Co. Grocers return envelope from Stake Road, NS 14 JY '97 to Truro, same day Wallace transit and next day receiver on reverse, bit of back flap missing at right and corner bend affects one stamp, otherwise fine and attractive. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$150

51(5): Five copies 1¢ orange, paying the 5¢ UPU rate and tied by Montreal 26 AU '97 cds cancels to cover to FRANCE, 6 SP Chalon S. Saone arrival on back, slight edge faults at top and left. otherwise fine and a SCARCE 5¢ FRANKING. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$300

51,52: 1¢ orange and 2¢ green in combination franking paying the still current 3¢ domestic letter rate (reduced to 2¢ on Jan 1, 1899) and tied by Halifax 29 DE '98 squared circle, during the seven-day period from December 25 to 31, 1898, the Imperial Postage rate was reduced to 1d. (2¢), so it was cheaper to send a letter to England than within Canada, the 1¢ stamp with bit of oxidization at right, still fine and scarce. Ex - Brigham. (Image)

Est. C$100