PROOFS OF THE 1943 CHRISTMAS SEALS - A fabulous, possibly unique, holding of four different proof sheets of 100 as follows: 1) English imperforate sheet indicated as coming from the revised plate; 2) English sheet perforated but imperf between the seals and all of the sheet margins; 3) French imperforate sheet showing the 'red star' error which affects the 'N' of 'NOEL'; 4) French imperforate sheet with the 'red star' error corrected. All sheets are on slightly thicker ungummed wove paper and show guidelines in the margins and colour control bars at lower left; some creasing in margins only, otherwise Very Fine and perfect for a specialized collection

Estimate 600 $

PROOF SHEET OF THE 1946 SEAL - A complete imperforate sheet of the English seal showing guidelines all around and colour control bars at upper left, printed on thicker ungummed paper, VF and very scarce

Estimate 200 $

PROOF SHEET OF THE 1949 CHRISTMAS SEAL - The 1949 English language Christmas seal. a complete imperforate proof sheet of 100 seals, with guidelines all around and colour control bars at foot, one of only 22 sheets printed, most of which have since been broken up, ex Lung Association Archives, VF

Estimate 200 $

1930 English sheet of 100, F-VF NH

Cat. Value 75 $

The complete set of three 1940 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs in pairs showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, VF NH (Image)

Cat. Value 40 $

The complete set of three 1941 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs in blocks of four showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, VF NH (Image)

Cat. Value 50 $

The complete set of seven 1942 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, also six perforated proofs, VF NH (Image)

Cat. Value 60 $

The complete set of seven 1943 English language issue imperforate progressive proof pairs showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, VF NH (Image)

Estimate 60 $

The complete set of eight 1944 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, VF NH (Image)

Estimate 40 $

The complete set of seven 1946 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, VF NH

Estimate 40 $

1946 English Christmas Seal, a complete sheet of 100 with IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY error, seldom seen, VF (Image)

Estimate 250 $

1946 English mint block of four with imperforate horizontally error, VF NH (Image)

Estimate 40 $

The complete set of seven 1947 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, VF NH (Image)

Estimate 40 $

The complete set of seven 1948 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, VF NH (Image)

Estimate 40 $

The set of six in blocks of 40 seals each, the 1948 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, complete except for the complete design which is provided in five strips of ten, VF NH (Image)

Estimate 250 $

The complete set of seven 1949 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, VF NH (Image)

Estimate 40 $

The complete set of eight 1950 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, VF NH (Image)

Estimate 40 $

The complete set of seven 1953 issue imperforate progressive proofs showing the various colours combined for the issued seal, VF NH (Image)

Estimate 40 $

The complete set of eight 1962 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing how the different colours combine for the issued seal, each with two strips of five showing the various designs for a total of 80 proofs, VF NH (Image)

Cat. Value 75 $

1962 Issue, the complete set of eight imperforate sheets of progressive proofs, a lovely lot showing how the different colours cleverly combine into the finished seal, includes sheets in black only, yellow only, yellow and black, magenta only, blue only, blue and magenta, yellow and blue, and finally all of the colours, very few sets of sheets known, VF NH (Image)

Estimate 400 $

All ten years (1962-1970) in full sheets, some years with two different sheets (gum or perforations), fourteen full sheets in all, VF NH

Cat. Value 140 $

The complete set of seven 1963 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing how the different colours combined for the issued seal, in strips of 20 stamps each showing the various designs, VF NH (Image)

Cat. Value 100 $

The complete set of seven 1964 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing how the different colours combine for the issued seal, each with two strips of five showing the various designs for a total of 70 proofs, VF NH

Cat. Value 75 $

The complete set of seven 1965 English language issue imperforate progressive proofs showing how the different colours combine for the issued seal, each with two strips of five showing the various designs for a total of 70 proofs, VF NH

Cat. Value 75 $

1968 Issue, the complete set of eight imperforate sheets of progressive proofs, a lovely lot showing how the colours were combined into the final design, includes sheets in yellow only, magenta only, blue only, yellow and blue, yellow and magenta, all of the preceding colours, silver only and finally the complete seal will all colours shown, only a few sets of sheets like this exist, VF NH

Estimate 300 $