1851 12d Black, proof on card with SPECIMEN overprint, very fine (Unitrade 3Pi, $2'500) (Image)

1852 3d Red on thin handmade wove paper, large to huge margins, blue target cancel, very fine, cert. Brandon (1999) (SG £225) (Image)

1897 Jubilee $1 Lake, never hinged, well centered, superb (SG £550 for hinged) (Image)

1897 $2 Violet with Toronto machine cancel, fine (SG £425) (Image)

1927 Express stamp 20C orange in horizontal marginal pair, never hinged, very fine (SG £190) (Image)

1851-64, COLONY OF CANADA Valuable selection on stockpages with strength in the imperforate issue with several used 6d singles including a SPECIMEN proof, apparently unused imperforate 3d beaver, the 10d blue Cartier with clear re-entry, also 3d with SPECIMEN overprint, three proofs of the 10d in black, lake and orange, also selection of 1860-63 issue incl. very fine mint 12c, proof of 1864 2c in green, also two covers with resp. 1859 1c and 1864 2c, mixed to fine, see set of scans on the web (Image)

1851-1980, Attractive mint and used selection in stockbook showing strength in the 19th century period with early Colony of Canada singles, Large and Small Queens issues, 1897 Jubilee mint and used singles up to $2, 1922-31 KGV imperf. pairs including used, many plate flaws and retouches throughout, some covers and picture postcards, set web for a complete set of scans

1860-72, Mint and used selection of Vancouver Island, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island on stockpages, includes 1862-65 2d rose imperforate strip of four of the latter, plus early perf. 9 singles and a puzzling rouletted mint example certified Roig on reverse, a fine lot

1864-95, Collection of 32 covers and postal stationery cards, noted very fine 5c registered on cover from Descouse, New Brunswick 5c on 1864 cover, a variety of stationery cards/covers incl. a few unused (Image)

1868-97, Specialised selection of Large and Small Queens on stockpages, better items noted include 1868 -71 1c red on laid paper (SG 55a, cert. Brandon), 1870 6d yellow-brown, unused (SG 59b, cert. Brandon), 1875 5c olive-green used (SG 63a, cert. RPS), also plate reconstruction attempt of Small Queen 3c, gen. fine (Image)

1897-2007, Attractive mint & used collection in four stockbooks from the 1897 Jubilee issue onwards, fine mint examples of the high dollar values plus some used duplication including $1, $2, $3, $4 and $5, other better sets include mint 1898-1902 QV set to 20c plus useful duplication, also 2c rose-carmine block of four, valuable mint and used section of 1908 Quebec Tercentenary, specialised 1911-22 KGV section including some booklet panes and varieties, good later years including section of booklets, gen. fine to very fine (Image)

1851-60 3d Yellow with large margins all around showing portions of two adjoining examples, tied by crisp grid pmk on folded entire letter from St. Johns to New York, red PAID and blue circular New York pmk alongside, reverse with St. John/N.B. 19 JA 1852 cds, a superb cover, signed Bühler (Image)

1851-63, Mint & used selection on stockpages, better items include five 1851-60 3d singles plus two 6d singles in different shades, 1860-63 issue with proofs of the 2c, 5c and 10c, then mint set with various shades of the 5c and 10c values, also used examples of each value plus 5c green on cover. mixed to fine, set of full scans on the web (Image)

1851 (23.06) Letter dated La Cremaillere Harbour to Portrieux - Saint Brieuc, France with contents about Cod Fishing, rated "6", rare "Outremer 30 Juil 51 St Servan" red entry cds, St Malo 31.07 transit cds, arrival 01.08 cps, very fine , scarce (Image)

1857-1937, Attractive and valuable mint & used collection in one stockbook with great strength in the classic period, from N°1 onwards, better items include very presentable 1857-64 2d scarlet-vermilion with BPA cert. (SG £6'500), then 4d scarlet-vermilion with neat barred cancel (SG £ 3'500), apparently unused 6d (SG £4'500), rare used 1s with Brandon certificate (SG £9'000), then good selection of 1860 issue with 2d used and unused, two 4d orange-vermilion used (each SG £1'100), also very rare but somewhat cut-into 1s orange-vermilion, lightly used (SG £11'000), extensive 1862-64 section with both mint and used singles from 1d to 1s, then later issues showing a good selection of shades and cancels, airs and more, mixed condition incl. some repairs to the classics (STC as per vendor is £99'000) (Image)

1851-60 3d Bright blue, four good margins and large part gum, a tiny marginal thin otherwise a gem, signed Bühler (SG £1'100) (Image)

1851-63, Mint & used selection on stockpages, better items include 1851-60 1d red-brown UNUSED (SG £3'000), plus two used examples, used 3d blue and 6d yellow-green, also 3d on cover, then good section of ABNC 1860-63 issue replete with mint singles and multiples (2c and 12 1/2c in marginal blocks of four), set of full scans on the web (Image)