1842 Gibraltar to Quebec prices current, endorsed "via N York" and carried by private ship there where it entered the mails with a red datestamp and ms." 20¾" rate to the border with Canada, there it was converted to one shilling and a penny halfpenny Currency, to which was added eleven pence halfpenny Currency to arrive at the "2/1" manuscript rate; cover with some edge toning, otherwise fine and scarce; to compensate for fluctuations in the exchange rare between the United States and Canada the Canadian Deputy Postmaster General introduced a 6% Exchange Surcharge in 1st March, 1842, it remained in effect only until 17th May, 1842 and was then reduced to 2½%, postmasters were instructed to charge 1/0½d (instead of 1/-) for the United States rate of 18¾ cents, this Prices Current from Gibraltar shows this short lived surcharge; ex-Lussey, Montgomery and Sanderson. (Image)

Est. $300-400

#1, 1851 3d Red on laid paper, ample to large margins all around, neat central strike of target cancel, very fine (Unitrade C$1,600.00). (Image)

CV. $1,000.00

#1, 1851 3d Red on laid paper, used, four very large and even margins, bright and fresh, tiny corner crease at bottom left, otherwise extremely fine (Unitrade C$1,600.00). (Image)

CV. $1,000.00

Unitrade #2TCxi, 1851 6d Grey blue, trial color plate proof on India on card with vertical carmine "Specimen" overprint, horizontal pair, large margins all around, fresh and extremely fine. (Image)

CV. C$700.00

#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, select used example, ample to mostly large even margins all around, strong color on fresh white paper that shows its laid lines well, target cancel, choice very fine; 2018 PSE certificate (Unitrade C$2,000.00). (Image)

CV. $1,650.00

#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, select used example, with large even margins all around, rich color and crisp impression on fresh paper that shows its laid lines well, target cancel, choice very fine; 2018 PSE certificate with the grade of VF 80 (Unitrade C$2,000.00). (Image)

CV. $1,650.00

#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, four ample to large margins, good color on fresh paper, relatively light target cancel, very fine (Unitrade C$2,000.00). (Image)

CV. $1,650.00

#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, ample to huge margins all around, rich color on fresh white paper, neat and relatively light target cancel, very fine; 2018 PSE certificate (Unitrade C$2,000.00). (Image)

CV. $1,650.00

#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, four ample to large margins, strong color and fine impression on fresh paper, target cancel, very fine; 1979 BPA certificate (Unitrade C$2,000.00). (Image)

CV. $1,650.00

#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, used with neat central strike of target cancel, mostly large margins to well clear at base, rich color and sharp impression on fresh paper, very fine and attractive; 2018 PSE certificate (Unitrade C$2,000.00). (Image)

CV. $1,650.00

#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, mostly huge margins to close but clear at top left, vivid rich color and crisp impression on fresh paper, target cancel confined to the upper right corner, nearly very fine; 2018 PSE certificate (Unitrade C$2,000.00). (Image)

CV. $1,650.00

#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, very scarce used horizontal pair, ample to huge margins all around, rich color on crisp clean paper, central target cancels, very fine; pairs of this stamp are very seldom encountered; 1960 PF certificate and 2018 PSE certificate; ex-Chapin (Unitrade C$4,000.00). (Image)

CV. for singles $3,300.00

#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, single with four particularly large even margins, tied by target and "10" in circle rate handstamp to 1851 Kennedy correspondence folded letter to New York, red "Montreal, L.C./No 26, 1851" datestamp and straightline "CANADA 10 Cts." exchange office handstamp, stamp removed for examination and replaced, extremely fine; 2015 Greene Foundation certificate (Unitrade C$2,400.00). (Image)

CV. $3,100.00

#3, 1851 12d Black on laid paper, a magnificent used example of this great classic rarity, being in a condition that only a tiny number of the known used examples can boast, featuring four large margins including a portion of the adjoining stamp at top, strong color and a crisp detailed impression on fresh white paper, light target cancel not obscuring the design as it so often does, extremely fine; one of the finest used examples in existence; 1999 PF certificate; ex-Caspary (Unitrade C$180,000.00).A total of 51,000 stamps (255 sheets each of 200 subjects) were issued, however, the stamp proved to be quite unpopular with the public due to its limited usage for specific postal rates to distant destinations, hence it saw limited distribution, only a mere 1,450 stamps were ever sold in over three and a half years of use and all remaining stamps were destroyed in 1 May, 1857; a highly desirable example of this coveted rarity which is missing from most collections. (Image)

CV. $135,000.00

#4a, 1853 3d Brown red on medium wove, used horizontal pair, pos. 84-85 from the top pane, ample to huge margins, including a bit of the adjacent stamp at top, deep rich color and sharp impression on fresh paper, light target cancels, very fine; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein (Unitrade C$700.00). (Image)

CV. $500.00

#5, 1855 6d Slate gray on wove paper, pleasing used example, vivid rich color and detailed impression, ample to mostly large margins all around, relatively light target cancel, choice very fine; 2018 PSE certificate (Unitrade C$1,600.00). (Image)

CV. $1,200.00

#5, 1855 6d Slate gray on wove paper, select used single, with large to huge margins all around, good color and clear impression, light target cancel, extremely fine; 2018 PSE certificate with the grade of VF 80 (Unitrade C$1,600.00). (Image)

CV. $1,200.00

#5a, 1855 6d Brownish gray on wove paper, handsome and choice used single, with mostly huge margins to quite ample at top, strong true color and a razor-sharp impression on fresh white paper, square grid cancel, extremely fine; 2018 PSE certificate as #5 (Unitrade C$2,400.00). (Image)

CV. $1,750.00

#5a, 1855 6d Brownish gray on wove paper, clear to large margins all around, fresh true color, lightly cancelled, small thinned spot at right edge, fine appearance (Unitrade C$2,400.00). (Image)

CV. $1,750.00

#5b, 1855 6d Greenish gray on wove paper, four ample to huge margins, strong color and crisp impression on bright white paper, lightly cancelled, very fine; 1971 BPA certificate (Unitrade C$1,600.00). (Image)

CV. $1,200.00

#7, 1855 10d Blue on thin paper, a wonderful mint example of this rare Pence issue, boasting numerous desirable physical characteristics, including showing the dot after "cy" from the first vertical column, plus its margins are uncharacteristically large, the color is intense and the impression could rival that of a proof, it also displays a remarkable overall freshness which belies its age, while the reverse reveals full clean original gum, tiny nick in the top margin which is barely visible, otherwise extremely fine; a finer mint single would be a challenge to locate; ex-"John Foxbridge" and Sir Gawaine Baillie; 2018 Greene Foundation certificate (Unitrade C$24,000.00). (Image)

CV. $12,000.00

#7, 1855 10d Blue on thin paper, select used example, ample to huge margins all around, rich color and crisp impression on fresh paper, relatively light centrally struck target cancel, choice very fine; 2018 PSE certificate (Unitrade C$ 2,400.00). (Image)

CV. $1,650.00

#7, 1855 10d Blue on thin paper, large margins to close but clear at left, rich color, relatively light target cancel, small barely visible stained spot at upper left, otherwise fine (Unitrade C$1,200.00). (Image)

CV. $1,650.00

#7a, 1855 10d Blue on thick white paper, choice used example of this difficult stamp, featuring four uncommonly large margins, deep luxuriant color and a fine impression on crisp clean paper, extremely fine and scarce thus; 2018 PSE certificate with the conservative grade of VF 80 (Unitrade C$3,000.00 for VF). (Image)

CV. $2,250.00

Unitrade #8TC, 1858 ½d Deep rose, trial color plate proof on India, block of six (2x3), pos. 32-33/56-57, with pos. 44 showing a short transfer at top, large margins all around, extremely fine; ex-Sir Gawaine Baillie. (Image)

CV. as singles C$1,800.00