27,24,37: SIX CENT DARK BROWN, Plate 2, plus TWO CENT GREEN, off center and faulty, and THREE CENT ORANGE RED Small Queen, oxidized and creased, tied to MIXED FRANKING cover with Grid cancel CANNIC 30 NO 1870 N.S double split ring, two line REGISTERED LETTER No straight line to Kentville N.S., KENTVILLE 30 NO 70 N.S receiver, cover with some wrinkling, back flap torn. Triple Weight plus Registry fee. (One of only TWO recorded examples of this rate and franking). (Image)

Est. 750+

27,24: SIX CENT: DARK BROWN Plate 1 strip of three and TWO CENT GREEN, tied to large Registered letter (slightly repaired) by 2-RING-12, with ST. CATHERINES WEST PM 23 JU 70 ONT cds to Toronto, paying SEXTUPLE RATE with straight line REGISTERED, no receiver. (Only reported Registered cover with 2¢ and 6¢ Large Queen franking). Ex. Dale-Lichtenstein. (Image)

Est. 1000+

27a,24,37: TWO CENT GREEN, SIX CENT: YELLOW BROWN, Plate 2 plus THREE CENT ORANGE RED Small Queen tied to MIXED FRANKING cover by PETERBORO 18 DE 71 ONT cds cancels, REGISTERED straight line to Toronto, no receiver, trimmed left, right and top and repaired at left. Triple Weight plus Registry fee. (The other of only TWO recorded examples of this rate and franking). (Image)

Est. 2000+

27a.35iv: SIX CENT: YELLOW BROWN Plate 1, strip of four (faulty) plus ONE CENT RED ORANGE Small Queen tied to MIXED FRANKING large piece of wrapper paying TWENTY-FIVE CENT PARCEL POST RATE (over 8 oz and not exceeding 1 lb) by fancy cork cancels, still RARE. Ex. Brassler. (Image)

Est. 500+

27a,37b: SIX CENT: YELLOW BROWN pair plus THREE CENT INDIAN RED Small Queen paying MIXED FRANKING QUINTUPLE RATE tied to fancy cork cancels with GUELPH PM 16 SP 70 ONT cancels to Stratford, partial STRATFORD 17 SP 70 receiver on reverse, reduced at bottom and left. (Image)

Est. 500+

BRITISH AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO: MASTER DIE ESSAY, with two CENTRAL PORTRAIT OVALS of QUEEN VICTORIA (one facing left and the other right) printed on white wove paper and mounted on card (41x30mm), with manuscript notations '158', '227186' at top and '113' a bottom, UNIQUE. (Image)

Est. 2500+

BRITISH AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO: MASTER DIE ESSAY, with CENTRAL PORTRAIT OVALS of QUEEN VICTORIA in two different sizes, bottom one showing Laurel wreath, printed on white wove paper and mounted on thin card (37x59mm), with manuscript notations '1204' and '1316' above each. UNIQUE. (Image)

Est. 2500+

BRITISH AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO: MASTER DIE ESSAY, with CENTRAL PORTRAIT OVAL of QUEEN VICTORIA (27x32mm) showing Laurel wreath and (Die #) 101 scratched out and 103. printed, printed on white wove paper and mounted on thin card (45x37mm), with manuscript '1589' above. UNIQUE. (Image)

Est. 1250+

AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. BUST OF PEACE 3¢ EXPERIMENT DIE PROOF on india (25x31mm) on card (229x153mm) in GREEN, rubber stamped "INDEX COPY" in green, very fine. (Image)

Est. 2000+

BRITISH AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. Engraved Business Letter PROOF on card, showing Engraving of Queen's Head that was used for the Large Queens, very fine. (Illustrated H.E. & H.W. Duckworth "Large Queen Stamps of Canada 1868-1872" pg 22.) (Image)

Est. 500+

BRITISH AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO.: 21E: HALF CENT: ENGRAVED LARGE DIE ESSAY, BROWN on india, diagonal and vertical crease, fresh and appears very fine. (Minuse & Pratt 21E-AB). (Image)

Est. 3500+

BRITISH AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO.: 25E: THREE CENT: DIE ESSAY, INDIGO on india, lettering, value tablet and emblem different than issued stamp, minute yellow hinge spots on back still fresh and fine. (Minuse & Pratt 25E-Ba) One of three known. Ex. Leggett (Image)

Est. 2000+

THE NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK: LARGE TYPOGRAPHED DIE ESSAY, the THREE CENT UNFINISHED DESIGN on THIN GLAZED SURFACED CREAM-COLOURED CARD (55x68mm) and the printed portion (51x63mm) is in PALE ROSE PINK, leaving a border around the edge to mimic die sinkage, a RARE DIE ESSAY, very fine. (Minuse and Pratt 25EA-Ad). (Image)

Est. 1500+

THE NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK: THREE CENT ESSAY PROOF, POSTAL STATIONERY in the UNFINISHED DESIGN, extremely fine. ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE, Ex. Harrison. (Image)

Est. 750+

21TC: HALF CENT: LARGE TRIAL COLOUR DIE PROOF, DARK GREEN on india, showing 5mm GEOMETRIC LATHEWORK at bottom, cut and crease at UL, appears very fine. RARE. (Minuse & Pratt 21TC1). Ex. Leggett, Lum, Gordon. (Image)

Est. 4000+

21ivP: HALF CENT: PLATE PROOF, BLACK on card, with SPUR IN SCROLL variety, minute thin at LL otherwise very fine (Image)

Cat. Val. 750.00

21P: HALF CENT: PLATE PROOF, BLACK on card, block of four, very fine. RARE. Ex. Leggett, Menich (Image)

Cat. Val. 3000.00

21iii,21ivP: HALF CENT: PLATE PROOF, BLACK on card, showing CHIGNON and SPUR varieties, very fine. Ex. Harrison. (Image)

Est. 750+

22DP: ONE CENT: LARGE TRIAL COLOUR DIE PROOF, intense DARK BLUE on india (41x46mm) showing a bit of the die sinkage at edges (a few paper faults) plus the vertical scriber's guidelines at left and some engravers plate scratches and tool marks (from the unburnished die), Ex. Lindemann, Brigham. (Image)

Est. 12500+

22DP: ONE CENT: DIE PROOF, BROWN-RED on india on card, fine. (Image)

Est. 1000+

22TC: ONE CENT: TRIAL COLOUR PLATE PROOF, DEEP BLACK on india on card, very fine. Ex. Sir G Baillie. (Image)

Est. 600+

22TC: ONE CENT: TRIAL COLOUR PLATE PROOF, MEDIUM BROWN on india, fine. Ex. Sir G Baillie. (Image)

Est. 750+

22TC: ONE CENT: TRIAL COLOUR PLATE PROOF, OLIVE GREEN on india, fine. Ex. Sir G Baillie. (Image)

Est. 750+

22P: ONE CENT: PLATE PROOF, BROWN RED on card, very fine (Image)

Cat. Val. 750.00

24DP: TWO CENT: LARGE DIE PROOF, BLACK on india (28 x 30mm), very fine. Only one other exists on card. Ex. Firth, Hussey, Lindsey, Brigham. (Image)

Est. 10000+