1852/57, 6d, brownish-grey, on handcrafted white thin wove paper, fine to large margins, imperf, used, very scarce, fresh and desirable, cert. RPSL, XF! Estimate 1.800€. (Image)

Estimate € 1800

1858, SP 6, rather small envelope from Toronto to London, endorsed BY CUNARD STEAMER at upper left, the 10 d, Cunard packet rate paid by 1852-57 7 1/2 d/deep yellow-green with three large margins, just touched at bottom, and 1852-57 3 d, brown-red BEAVER with four margins, each tied by individual barred diamond cancels, with Toronto/6,9 cds in black and London arrival mark in red/20,9 on face, the latter supplementarily tieing the 3 d, a delightful cover bearing bearing a UNIQUE franking for this rate, both values being imperforate, ex J, Rose and Wilkinson, cert BPA, SUP! Estimate 20.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 20000

1851, 6 d, Prince Albert, imperforate plate proof in reddish lilac on India paper/produced c,1854-58 after the addition of marginal inscriptions to the sheet, block of 30/10 x 3 being three complete rows from a sheet with full Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New-York, imprint at each side, minor creasing and small scissor cut at foot, still a wonderful and highly attractive positional piece, Unitrade 2TC, XF-SUP! Estimate 7.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 7000

1852-57, 10 d, bright blue Cartier on machine-made medium wove paper, good to big margins/except close at lower left corner, magnificent LPOG, slight crease at left, still fine appearance with lovely colour and impression, superior for this classic rarity, cert BPA, cat £ 16,000, XF-SUP! Estimate 19.200€. (Image)

Estimate € 19200

1852-57, 10 c., Jacques Cartier, Trade Sample Sheet Proof in dull purple, large to huge margins, wove paper, no wmk, NG, two small ink manuscript marks at top left, a scarce and very fresh item, VF-XF! Estimate 900€. (Image)

Estimate € 900

1852-7, 10 c., Jacques Cartier, Trade Sample Sheet Proof in pale yellow, top left corner piece with large to huge margins, wove paper, no wmk, NG, small thins are of no relevance, a scarce and fresh item, VF! Estimate 900€. (Image)

Estimate € 900

1851-60, 1 s, dull mauve, blue paper, imperf, without gum, hinge thin a right, good to wide margins, visually very fresh and desirable unused keyvalue, F-XF! Estimate 38.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 38000

1860-63, 12 1/2c., indigo, NG, perf. 12, fresh and desirable, XF! Estimate 80€. (Image)

Estimate € 80

1856, New Brunswick pair USED in the USA, 2 times 3 d./dull red/issue 1851, horizontal pair with ample to large margins, on blued paper, with a perfect neatly strike of NEW YORK SEP. 4 ds and along with UNITED STATES in oval on envelope of the AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK to SUSSEX/New Brunswick, m/s taxed with 10 cents of a single line strike of HELD FOR POSTAGE, crossed out by m/s with the same ink as the tax, transit of NEW YORK/SEP 5, ST.JONES/9.9.1856 and arrival of SUSSEX with dated m/s 2 10/1856, a very fine and UNIQUE USAGE OF FOREIGN NEW BRUNSWICK STAMPS in the US, ex Foxbridge and DALE-LICHTENSTEIN, offered at the HARMERS/Lugano sale June 1994 for a starting price of 75,000 CHF, with two BPA certs, XF! Estimate 90.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 90000

1857-64, 1 s., scarlet vermillion, imperf., close even margins, used oval barred cancel, a stunning fresh item, CV £9000, cert Scheller, XF! Estimate 10.650€. (Image)

Estimate € 10650

1860, 1s, orange vermilion, just 1000 printed, NG - unused without gum, margins just clear on two sides touched at foot and just into a right ironed out crease at foot not affecting appearance, a good example with great fresh and bright colour, one of the great rarities of the Commonwealth, two cert. RPSL and Philat. Foundation, CV £55000, exceptional piece, VF! Estimate 65.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 65000

1863, 9d., lilac, NG, perf.11, yellowish toned paper, fresh and desirable, XF! Estimate 140€. (Image)

Estimate € 140

1870, 4 1/2d.(3d.stg), yellow-brown, LPOG, perf. 12, fresh and desirable, XF! Estimate 80€. (Image)

Estimate € 80