1890s 1c yellow Small Queen, mint upper left marginal block of 25, with full original gum and 14 stamps never hinged. The selvedge at top shows the full thin lettered and unshaded "ONE CENT" counter from the second Ottawa printing. Separation between two stamps, a few light bends and small gum blemishes, still an overall fine-very fine block. (Image)

Unitrade $ 780

1890s 1c yellow Small Queen with Long "Strand of Hair", used, with lovely flag cancel (leaving variety visible) on a large margined stamp, couple of light negligible creases and as nice as one can find of this sought after variety. Very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

1886-1887 3c orange red Small Queen, mint with original (re-distributed) gum, lightly hinged. Four very large margins and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2012 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate (which erroneously describes it as "never hinged" and identifies it as a "#41i deep rose carmine"). (Image)

Unitrade $ 250

1872 3c dull red Small Queen, Perforated 12, mint, with full original dull gum, hinged. Very fine and accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 250

1870s 3c orange red Small Queen Plate Proof, on card-mounted India paper, extremely fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

1876 5c slate green Small Queen, Perforated 12, unused (regummed), never hinged. Very fine and accompanied by a 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate which qualifies the stamp as having "original gum". (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,600

1873-76 10c dull rose lilac Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, unused (no gum), very good. Accompanied by a 2015 Greene Certificate stating "slightly soiled at top". (Image)

Unitrade $ 450

1873-76 10c magenta Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, used with light overall grid cancel. Short perf and corner perf crease, still very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 350

1888 3c rose carmine Small Queen, used stamp with dramatic printing flaws in Queen's nose, in front of her nose and also in the lower right "3", also dramatically misperforated. (Image)

Est $ 100

1890 6c red brown Small Queen, mint never hinged, quite fresh and nicely centered, with only a shorter perf at right (not mentioned in cert.), still very fine. Accompanied by a 2013 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Image)

$ 1,200

1890 6c red brown Small Queen Plate Proof, horizontal pair, on card-mounted India paper. Large margins, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

1897 10c brown red Small Queen, mint never hinged, with sheet selvedge at bottom showing the printer's imprint all across. A lovely fresh stamp, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2002 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,700

1897 10c brown red Small Queen, mint with full original gum, hinged, very nicely centered with light adherences on front, which could be carefully cleaned off, very fine and otherwise fresh. (Image)

Unitrade $ 900

1897 10c red brown Small Queen, mint with full original gum and just a trace of a hinge mark, bright colour and pleasing centering, very fine. A choice stamp. (Image)

Unitrade $ 900

1890s 10c dull rose Small Queen, mint with original gum (re-distributed), lightly hinged. Nicely centered and very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate (which erroneously describes it as "never hinged"). (Image)

Unitrade $ 800

1893 50c deep blue Widow Weeds, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged. A lovely single, with deep colour and almost perfect centering, very fine and fresh. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600