1898 ½c black Queen Victoria Numeral, with Major Re-Entry, a mint never hinged upper right corner Plate block of ten, showing a major re-entry in position 18. Part plate 1 inscription in top selvedge and separation in selvedge at top centre, overall fine-very fine with intense colour. (Image)

Unitrade $ 615

1898 ½c black Queen Victoria Numeral, with Major Re-Entry, a full mint never hinged Plate 1 right pane of 100, with selvedge all around. Position 18 stamp (very fine) clearly shows the major re-entry. A fresh and remarkable pane, with a bit of separation in places, overall fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 750

1898 1c grey green Queen Victoria Numeral, a mint never hinged upper right corner block of eight, quite fresh and fine-very fine overall. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 840

1898 2c purple Queen Victoria Numeral, Die I, a mint never hinged block of four, with wonderfully bright and rich colour, fresh and extremely fine. A lovely block which is accompanied by a 2013 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 900

1898 2c purple Queen Victoria Numeral, Die I, mint never hinged, with somewhat mottled gum, still very fine and fresh. (Image)

Unitrade $ 225

1898 2c purple Queen Victoria Numeral, Die I, mint never hinged, with bright fresh colour, great centering and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2010 Greene Foundation certificate. A very nice stamp. Rsv. (Image)

Unitrade $ 225

1898 2c violet and 2c purple Queen Victoria Numerals, two mint never hinged blocks of four, each with bright and distinctly different colours, fresh and very fine. A lovely pair of blocks. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,800

1899 2c violet Queen Victoria Numeral on Thick Yellowish Paper, mint lightly hinged, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 750

1899 2c violet Queen Victoria Numeral on Thick Yellowish Paper, a mint Plate 1 block of eight, with top centre stamps hinged, leaving six never hinged. Tiny bit of separation at bottom centre, still fresh and a scarcely offered plate block, fine. (Image)

Est $ 500

1899 2c violet Queen Victoria Numeral on Thick Yellowish Paper, with "C" Flaw, a left Plate 2 plate block of thirty, with full selvedge on three sides, showing full Plate 2 inscription at top. Position 14 clearly shows the "C" flaw (never hinged). The block has been sensibly re-joined down the centre and there are other hinged rejoining stamps in a few places. There is a vertical crease affecting two stamps (position 4 and tiny bit of 14), still a scarce and impressive plate block and overall fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Est $ 1,250

1899 2c carmine Queen Victoria Numeral, Die I, two lovely mint never hinged blocks of four, both being fairly different in many ways, one having a crisper and brighter impression, on thicker paper than the other, indicating that the large production of over 600 million stamps resulted in a good variety in the finished product for today's collector. Both are fresh and very fine to extremely fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,160

1899 2c carmine Queen Victoria, Die I, a mint never hinged single, with huge margins, lovely fresh colour and extremely fine. A truly lovely example, accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. (Image)

Unitrade $ 270

1899 2c carmine Queen Victoria, Die I, a mint never hinged single, with large margins, lovely fresh colour and extremely fine. A lovely example, accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. (Image)

Unitrade $ 270

1899 2c carmine Queen Victoria Numeral, Die I and Die II, both in mint blocks of four, each having top two stamps hinged and bottom two never hinged. Very fine and fresh. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,680

1900 2c carmine Queen Victoria Numeral Booklet Pane of Six, Die II, on Horizontal Wove Paper, mint, with selvedge at left, with light hinge mark on top centre stamp only, rest are never hinged. A very fresh booklet, with exceptional centering and certainly the finest we have seen. Ex. Cooper. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,000

1899 2c carmine Queen Victoria Numeral with Horizontal Stitch Watermark, used with part Strathroy duplex cancel, large margins and very fine. The watermark is clearly visible, and the catalogue value given is for fine only. (Image)

Unitrade $ 350

1898 3c carmine Queen Victoria Numeral, a mint never hinged lower left corner block (irregular) of 29, with full never hinged gum and fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,320

1898 3c carmine Queen Victoria Numeral, a mint never hinged Plate 1 strip of three, with printer's imprint in the top selvedge. A fresh and very fine plate strip, with each stamp being precisely centered. Catalogue value does not include Unitrade's suggested 50% premium for the plate inscription. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,260

1899 5c blue Queen Victoria Numeral, on Bluish Paper, a mint never hinged single, very fresh and well centered, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. A lovely stamp. Rsv. (Image)

Unitrade $ 900

1899 5c blue Queen Victoria Numeral, on Bluish Paper, a mint never hinged single, very fresh with large margins, very fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. (Image)

Unitrade $ 900

1899 5c blue Queen Victoria Numeral Imperforate, on White Paper, a mint bottom marginal block of four, with bottom pair never hinged. A fresh and rare block with two natural light gum bends mentioned for the record, extremely fine. Ex. Sir Gawaine Baillie and accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. (Image)

Unitrade $ 5,250

1899 5c blue Queen Victoria Numeral, on Whiter Paper, a mint never hinged block of four, with deep, rich colour, quite fresh and very fine. Ex. Lindeman. (Image)

Unitrade $ 4,200

1898 6c brown Queen Victoria Numeral, a mint never hinged block of four, fine-very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,200

1898 6c brown Queen Victoria Numeral, a mint never hinged right marginal single, very fine and well centered. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. (Image)

Unitrade $ 900

1898 6c brown Queen Victoria Numeral, a mint hinged block of four. There is a surface scrape at bottom left of bottom left stamp and a tiny ink spot, else a very fine centered block with rich colour. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200