½c to 20c Queen Victoria Leaf Set of Large Die Proofs, printed in colours similar to the issued stamps on India paper, sunk-in on eight cards measuring 149 x 227 mm (the ½c and 1c cards measure 101 x 177 mm). The proofs are numbered F-102 to F-109 and have the American Bank Note Co. Ottawa imprint below the stamp image. An impressive and remarkably rare complete set, with only 5 being offered in the 1990 ABN sale, and none known before that, apart from an incomplete set in the Dr. Lewis Reford Collection. A lovely and most desirable set, easily worth more than our estimate. (Image)

Estimate $ 20,000

½c Queen Victoria Leaf Issue Progressive Die Proof in Violet, stamp sized on thin card. This is an early unfinished version of what would become the issued stamp, missing the horizontal hatching around the oval, but showing a thin line around it, delineating the horizontal hatching that would be engraved later. A very rare item, with only two other similar proofs known. Ex BNA essay and proof sale (Robson Lowe, 1963) and Thomas Douglas-McKee collection (2020). (Image)

Estimate $ 2,500

½c to 20c Queen Victoria Leaf Plate Proofs in Colour of Issue, with all values in blocks of four, on card-mounted India paper, overall very fine and desirable. (Image)

Unitrade $ 8,000

1897 ½c Black Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged, fresh, well centered and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as "XF 90". (Image)

Unitrade $ 60

1897 ½c Black Queen Victoria Leaf Imperforate, an unused (no gum, as issued) horizontal pair with large to very large margins, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

1897 1c Blue Green Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as "XF 90". (Image)

Unitrade $ 240

1897 1c Blue Green Queen Victoria Leaf Imperforate, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, naturally short gummed at bottom, covering about the same area as the margin, very fine. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,875

1897 2c Purple Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged, fresh and well centered, with a tiny corner crease at lower left (not mentioned in certificate), else extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2008 Greene Foundation certificate and a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as "Superb 98". (Image)

Unitrade $ 240

1897 2c Purple Queen Victoria Leaf Imperforate, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, with small spot of missing gum (catalogued as hinged), still fresh and very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 750

3c Queen Victoria Leaf Large Progressive Trial Colour Die Proof, in a green shade similar to the issued 1c value, sunk-in on a card measuring 151 x 125 mm. The design is very similar to the issued stamp except for added scrolling inside the ovals. Very fine and rare. (Image)

Estimate $ 1,500

3c Queen Victoria Leaf Trial Colour Proof in Slate Green, stamp sized on thick card, very fine and rare. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

1898 3c Carmine Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as "XF-Sup 95". (Image)

Unitrade $ 375

1897 3c Carmine Queen Victoria Leaf Imperforate, a mint lightly hinged horizontal pair with sheet margin at right, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

5c Queen Victoria Leaf Trial Colour Proof in Purple, stamp sized on thick card, very fine and rare. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

1897 5c Dark Blue Queen Victoria Leaf, on Bluish Paper, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. Accompanied by a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as "VF 80". (Image)

Unitrade $ 750

1897 5c Slate Blue Queen Victoria Leaf Imperforate, a mint lightly hinged horizontal pair, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 800

1897 6c Brown Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged, nicely centered, fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate and a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as "XF-Sup 95". (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

1897 6c Brown Queen Victoria Leaf Imperforate, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, with a tiny spot of red ink at left on gum side, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,500

1897 8c Orange Queen Victoria Leaf Imperforate on Horizontal Wove Paper, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, with a microscopic inclusion in the left margin, still fresh and very fine. Accompanied by a 2007 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,500

1897 8c Orange Queen Victoria Leaf, on Horizontal Wove Paper, mint never hinged, fresh and fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as "F-VF 75". (Image)

Unitrade $ 900

1897 10c Brown Violet Queen Victoria Leaf on Vertical Wove Paper, mint never hinged, fresh and well centered, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2013 Greene foundation certificate and a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as "XF 90". (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,400

1897 10c Brown Violet Queen Victoria Leaf on Vertical Wove Paper, mint never hinged, fresh and fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 2020 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,400

1897 10c Reddish Brown Queen Victoria Leaf Imperforate, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, with a small spot on the gum side, still very fine and rarely found in never hinged condition. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,500

1897 ½c Black Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged and well centered among large margins, extremely fine. Catalogue value is irrelevant. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

1898 3c Carmine Queen Victoria Leaf, mint never hinged, fresh and well centered, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 375