Canada

**Province of Canada -- Pence Issues Scott #1-13**
LotNo.	Symbol	Cat No.	Lot Description
1			British American Bank Note Company Advertizing Sheet, in black and green on India paper measuring 208x130mm and showing a mourning Queen Victoria, Jacques Cartier (Scott #208) and other vignettes, engine turned scrolls, value tablets and a variety of other engravings used to sample their printing capabilities. This was printed while the company operated in Montreal, likely before their services were secured to print Canada's Small Queens, and could have been used to help secure this contract. The sheet is hinged onto a black cardboard and has a vertical crease and minor edge tears, still a lovely exhibition item and possibly unique. (Scan a)	Est. $ 3,000 SOLD for C$2,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2			1892 Canada Bank Note Company Limited Full Business Card, in blue, on watermarked paper measuring 188x97mm and depicting a mourning Queen Victoria plus a woman in full winter dress holding snowshoes, plus a variety of other lavish ornaments, etc. as a sample of their printing capabilities. A lovely and probably unique piece which tells part of the story of a company who failed to obtain the printing contract for Canada's Small Queens. Very fine, fresh and a must have for any serious Small Queen collector. (Scan a)	Est. $ 1,000 SOLD for C$425.00 Will close during Public Auction
3	E/P		c1891 1c Queen Victoria Engraved Essay, in yellow, imperforate on India paper, prepared by the Canadian Bank Note Engraving & Printing Company, very fine. (Minuse and Pratt #35E-Aa) (Scan a)	Est. $ 300 SOLD for C$160.00 Will close during Public Auction
4	E/P		c1891 2c Queen Victoria Engraved Essay, in blue, imperforate on India paper, prepared by the Canadian Bank Note Engraving & Printing Company, very fine. (Minuse and Pratt #36E) (Scan a)	Est. $ 300 SOLD for C$325.00 Will close during Public Auction
5	E/P		c1891 3c Queen Victoria Lithographed Essay, in vermilion, imperforate horizontal pair on smooth surfaced paper, prepared by the Canadian Bank Note Engraving & Printing Company, very fine. (Minuse and Pratt #37E) (Scan a)	Est. $ 500 SOLD for C$425.00 Will close during Public Auction
6			½c to 10c group of six values with SPECIMEN overprints, including ½c, 1c, 2c, 5c, 6c and 10c values, each overprinted with a diagonal 2x14.5mm unserifed "SPECIMEN." in purple, reading down. 1c, 6c and 10c values with original gum (hinged) and other values without gum, overall fine or better. These stamps are believed to have been produced for the 4th UPU Congress held in 1891 in Vienna, as the 8c, 20c and 50c values issued in 1893 are not known with this specimen overprint. It is also believed that only one sheet of each value was overprinted. A rare group. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (Scan e) (Scan f) (All Scans)	Est. $ 1,500 SOLD for C$1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
7			1c to 10c set of eight values with SPECIMEN Overprints, complete to the 10c, each overprinted with a diagonal 3.5x17mm serifed "SPECIMEN" in purple, reading up. 6c and 10c without gum with the rest having original gum (hinged). A rare group with less than five complete sets having been recorded. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (Scan e) (Scan f) (Scan g) (Scan h) (All Scans)	Est. $ 1,500 SOLD for C$1,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
8			½c to 50c set of ten SPECIMEN Overprints, eight values complete to the 10c, each overprinted with a diagonal 2.5x15mm serifed "SPECIMEN" in purple, reading up, of unknown origin. With original gum, hinged, 20c with a thin and a few other values with small flaws, overall fine. Provenance: Harvey Poole (2014), excluding 1c value (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (Scan e) (Scan f) (Scan g) (Scan h) (Scan i) (Scan j) (All Scans)	Est. $ 500 SOLD for C$1,450.00 Will close during Public Auction
9			Group of three Specimen overprints of unknown origin, with 3c orange red (pulled perfs) and 5c grey, each overprinted with a diagonal 2x11mm non-serifed "SPECIMEN." in purple, reading down. Also a 6c yellow brown with different horizontal overprint in red, small faults, fine appearance. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (All Scans)	Est. $ 200 SOLD for C$190.00 Will close during Public Auction
10	E/P		1882 ½c black Plate Proof, horizontal pair on India paper. Very fine. (Unitrade 34P) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 1,200 SOLD for C$550.00 Will close during Public Auction
11			1882 ½c black on creamy wove paper, imperforate, mint right margin horizontal pair, with disturbed gum, margin thin at lower left corner, hinged, very fine appearance. (Unitrade 34a) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 800 SOLD for C$275.00 Will close during Public Auction
11			1882 ½c black on creamy wove paper, imperforate, mint right margin horizontal pair, with disturbed gum, margin thin at lower left corner, hinged, very fine appearance. (Unitrade 34a) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 800 SOLD for C$275.00 Will close during Public Auction
11			1882 ½c black on creamy wove paper, imperforate, mint right margin horizontal pair, with disturbed gum, margin thin at lower left corner, hinged, very fine appearance. (Unitrade 34a)	Unitrade $ 800 SOLD for C$275.00 Will close during Public Auction
12	CVR.		1882-97 ½ black, imperforate pair with 5c green RLS imperforate upper right corner single (minor crease in margin) from plate 1 position 5, used on 1c green postal stationery, paying the 7c registered letter rate to the United States. Mailed at Como, Qué. (MAR.20.1905 broken circle), to Newtonville, Mass. Boston and New York datestamps on back. A rare and desirable use of these imperforates together on the same cover. Very fine. (Unitrade 34a, F2c, U9) Illustrated in Canada's Registered Mail 1802 - 1909* by Harrison, et al, p.195.* Provenance: Horace Harrison (2003) (Scan a)	Est. $ 1,000 SOLD for C$1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction
13			1882 ½c black on yellowish paper, on horizontal mesh paper, mint bottom imprint block of twelve showing full Type V inscription, nicely centered, with major re-entries on plate positions 96 and 98. Never hinged, fresh and a very fine positional block. (Unitrade 34, 34vi, 34vii) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 1,200 SOLD for C$550.00 Will close during Public Auction
13			1882 ½c black on yellowish paper, on horizontal mesh paper, mint bottom imprint block of twelve showing full Type V inscription, nicely centered, with major re-entries on plate positions 96 and 98. Never hinged, fresh and a very fine positional block. (Unitrade 34, 34vi, 34vii) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 1,200 SOLD for C$550.00 Will close during Public Auction
13			1882 ½c black on yellowish paper, on horizontal mesh paper, mint bottom imprint block of twelve showing full Type V inscription, nicely centered, with major re-entries on plate positions 96 and 98. Never hinged, fresh and a very fine positional block. (Unitrade 34, 34vi, 34vii)	Unitrade $ 1,200 SOLD for C$550.00 Will close during Public Auction
14			1882 ½c black on yellowish paper, two mint blocks of twelve with full Type V plate inscription, each showing major re-entries. Includes right margin imprint block of twelve showing major re-entry from plate position 49, centered to bottom, plus bottom margin imprint block of twelve showing major re-entries from plate positions 96 and 98, quite well centered. Mint hinged with reinforcement. (Unitrade 34, 34vi, 34vii) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)	Est. $ 250 SOLD for C$170.00 Will close during Public Auction
15			1882 ½c black on yellowish paper mint, with well balanced margins and full original gum, never hinged, fresh and extremely fine. (Unitrade 34) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 75 SOLD for C$220.00 Will close during Public Auction
16			1880-97 ½c black on grayish paper, mint with full shiny gum, hinge remnant. A huge stamp, very well centered among four large margins. Very fine. (Unitrade 34) (Scan a)	Est. $ 75 SOLD for C$170.00 Will close during Public Auction
17	/		1882-97 ½c black, perforated 12, mint block of fifteen with full shiny gum, four stamps very lightly hinged, balance never hinged. A lovely and fresh block, very well centered throughout, with many extremely fine stamps. Natural gum skips on third and fourth rows, very fine. (Unitrade 34) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 945 SOLD for C$250.00 Will close during Public Auction
18			1882-1897 ½c black, mint block of eight, with full shiny gum, never hinged. Fresh, with deep rich colour and well centered. A lovely block. Very fine. (Unitrade 34) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection. (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 600 SOLD for C$350.00 Will close during Public Auction
19	/		1882-1897 ½c black, on thick white paper, mint block of six, with full shiny gum, four stamps are never hinged, with upper right and lower left stamps lightly hinged. Fresh, with deep rich colour and very well centered. A lovely block. Very fine. (Unitrade 34ii) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection. (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 720 SOLD for C$325.00 Will close during Public Auction
19	/		1882-1897 ½c black, on thick white paper, mint block of six, with full shiny gum, four stamps are never hinged, with upper right and lower left stamps lightly hinged. Fresh, with deep rich colour and very well centered. A lovely block. Very fine. (Unitrade 34ii) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection. (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 720 SOLD for C$325.00 Will close during Public Auction
19	/		1882-1897 ½c black, on thick white paper, mint block of six, with full shiny gum, four stamps are never hinged, with upper right and lower left stamps lightly hinged. Fresh, with deep rich colour and very well centered. A lovely block. Very fine. (Unitrade 34ii) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection.	Unitrade $ 720 SOLD for C$325.00 Will close during Public Auction
20	/		1882-1897 ½c black, on yellowish paper, two mint blocks of four with full shiny gum, one on horizontal wove paper (lower left stamp never hinged), other on vertical wove paper (bottom stamps never hinged). Both blocks are fresh and very fine. (Unitrade 34) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 375 SOLD for C$170.00 Will close during Public Auction
21			1882 ½c black on creamy wove paper, mint upper marginal gutter block of eight, with deep rich colour. Full original gum, never hinged and fresh. Catalogued as two very fine gutter pairs plus four fine singles. A striking block. (Unitrade 34iii) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 2,070 SOLD for C$1,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
22	/		1882 ½c black on grayish wove paper, mint gutter block of eight, with deep colour and fresh. Full shiny yellowish original gum with evidence of having once been very lightly hinged on top gutter pair only, leaving the well centered bottom gutter pair plus four other stamps never hinged. (Unitrade 34iii) (Scan a)	Estimate $ 500 SOLD for C$450.00 Will close during Public Auction
23			1882 ½c black on whitish paper, mint horizontal pair, imperforate between. An exceptionally very well centered pair, with large even margins all round, full original gum, hinged. Our research indicates that this is the best centered pair in existence. Accompanied by a 1986 Greene Foundation certificate. Extremely fine. (Unitrade 34b) (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)	Unitrade $ 1,500 SOLD for C$1,450.00 Will close during Public Auction
24	E/P		1870 1c trial colour plate proof, in black, on card-mounted India paper. Large margin at bottom, showing part of next stamp. Very fine. (Unitrade 35P) Provenance: Bill Simpson (1980), George Arfken (1990), Michael Roberts (2006) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 600 SOLD for C$375.00 Will close during Public Auction
25	E/P		1870 1c orange Plate Proof, block of four on card-mounted India paper, deep rich colour, large margins and extremely fine. Proof blocks of the Small Queens are rare, and are worth a significant premium over the price of four singles. (Unitrade 35P) Provenance: Bill Simpson (1996), Ted Nixon (2012) (Scan a)	Est. $ 3,000 SOLD for C$3,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
26			1890s 1c yellow, imperforate,bottom marginal horizontal pair (showing part of the plate inscription), with full original gum, hinged with minor natural gum skips (as often seen on this value) and large margins. Very fine. Accompanied by 2013 Sergio Sismondo certificate. (Unitrade 35b) (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)	Unitrade $ 600 SOLD for C$375.00 Will close during Public Auction
27			1890s 1c yellow, imperforate, vertical pair with full original gum, hinged and four large margins. Very fine. Accompanied by 2010 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Unitrade 35b) (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)	Unitrade $ 600 SOLD for C$240.00 Will close during Public Auction
28	/		1873-74 1c orange yellow, perforated 11½x12, mint imprint block of eight, with sheet selvedge at top showing the rare "ONE CENT" counter (in thick, unshaded letters), plus a small portion of the Boggs Type IV plate imprint at right. This lovely block possesses full streaky dull gum, the stamps in the middle block are hinged, leaving all four outer stamps never hinged. Extremely fine, rare and an important early block. (Unitrade 35d with a catalogue value of over $9,600) Provenance: Dale-Lichteinstein (1970), Vincent Graves Greene (1975), Bill Simpson (1996), Ted Nixon (2012). (Scan a)	Est. $ 5,000 SOLD for C$2,975.00 Will close during Public Auction
29	/		c1880 1c yellow, mint lower left corner imprint block of ten, showing about half of the Boggs Type V plate inscription at bottom. Lightly hinged on four stamps at top, leaving the whole bottom row plus top right stamp never hinged. The top left stamp is partially affected by a piece of selvedge which was applied probably during the printing process. Bottom left stamp has huge margins all around (extremely fine), rest are fine. A nice positional piece. (Unitrade 35i) (Scan a)	Estimate $ 300 SOLD for C$300.00 Will close during Public Auction
30			1880s 1c orange yellow, perforated 12, unused (no gum) imprint margin strip of four, with sheet margin at right showing full Boggs Type V plate inscription. Bottom stamp is hinge reinforced, still a very fine positional piece. (Unitrade 35i) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection. (Scan a)	Est. $ 150 SOLD for C$140.00 Will close during Public Auction
31			1890s 1c yellow, mint upper right plate block of twenty, with top selvedge showing full "ONE CENT" counter (in thin non-serifed letters, without shading) at right plus about half of a Boggs Type VII plate inscription at left, with plate "A" letter above imprint. Full smooth shiny yellowish gum, never hinged. Two stamps are affected by a natural gum skip and there are a few other very minor gum imperfections. There are also some natural light gum bends and very light soiling on front, still a scarce plate block, fine. The imprints from the large plates of 200 are almost invariably separated, and this block shows tha full plate letter "A". (Unitrade 35) (Scan a)	Est. $ 750 SOLD for C$450.00 Will close during Public Auction
32	/		1890s 1c yellow, mint upper right corner block of eight, showing full "ONE CENT" counter (in thin unserifed letters, without shading) at top. The block possesses full smooth shiny yellowish gum, with hinge reinforcing leaving two never hinged stamps. Fine to very fine. (Unitrade 35) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection. (Scan a)	Est. $ 250 SOLD for C$220.00 Will close during Public Auction
33			1890s 1c yellow , mint upper left corner block of four, showing "ONE C" (in thin unserifed letters, without shading) of counter at top. Well centered with nice fresh colour, never hinged. Tiny blemish on gum of one stamp mentioned for accuracy, still a very fine block. (Unitrade 35) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 720 SOLD for C$210.00 Will close during Public Auction
34	CVR.		1871 1c yellow orange on thick, soft paper, horizontal strip of five tied to domestic registered cover by three strikes of duplex cancel, paying the 3c letter rate plus 2c registration fee. Mailed from London, Ont. (duplex #6 dated JAN.18.1872) to Clinton (next day receiver on back). A lovely and rare cover, bearing the largest known multiple of this very scarce paper variety, very fine. (Unitrade 35ix) Provenance: John Siverts (1989), Ted Nixon (2012). (Scan a)	Est. $ 3,000 SOLD for C$4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
35			1871-72 1c deep orange on vertical wove paper, perforated 12, mint block of four, very well centered, deep rich colour and with smooth shiny whitish gum, never hinged. Tiny inclusion mentioned strictly for the record. Very fine and in all likelihood, the finest recorded mint block of the 1c from the first Ottawa printing period. Accompanied by 2007 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Unitrade 35a) (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)	Unitrade $ 4,800 SOLD for C$2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
36	/		1871-72 1c deep orange on vertical wove paper, perforated 12, mint block of four, with smooth shiny whitish gum, three stamps are never hinged, one is lightly hinged. Deep, rich colour and a lovely early printing block. Fine. (Unitrade 35a) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection. (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 900 SOLD for C$325.00 Will close during Public Auction
37	/		1873 1c orange yellow, perforated 12, mint strip of three, with full streaky dull gum. Left stamps never hinged. A nicely well centered strip from this elusive printing, on medium wove paper, showing many remaining perforation disks. Very fine. (Unitrade 35i) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection (Scan a)	Est. $ 200 SOLD for C$230.00 Will close during Public Auction
38			1873 1c deep yellow, perforated 12, lower left strip of three, mint with full smooth and slightly streaky gum, never hinged. Couple of wrinkles in margins and right stamp has an inclusion on back at right. Fine. An elusive printing. (Unitrade 35i) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection (Scan a)	Est. $ 200 SOLD for C$150.00 Will close during Public Auction
39			1879 1c yellow, perforated 11½x12, mint block of nine with full streaky, dull whitish gum, never hinged. Every stamp is very nicely centered and the block is quite fresh. Extremely fine, and as fine a block of this scarce printing as can be found, with very few larger blocks still remaining intact. Accompanied by 2007 Greene Foundation certificate. (Unitrade 35vii) Provenance: Michael Roberts (2006) (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)	Unitrade $ 16,200 SOLD for C$8,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
40			1874 1c orange yellow, perforated 11½x12, mint block of four, with full dull streaky gum, hinged. Fine-very fine. (Unitrade 35d) Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 1,600 SOLD for C$275.00 Will close during Public Auction
41	/		1876 1c deep yellow, perforated 11½x12, mint horizontal strip of three, with full streaky, dull whitish gum, both outer stamps never hinged. Light diagonal gum bend affecting mostly middle hinged stamp. Fine to very fine. (Unitrade 35vii) (Scan a)	Unitrade $ 1,900 SOLD for C$425.00 Will close during Public Auction
42	O		1873-75 1c orange yellow, perforated 11½x12,used, with diagonal line in hair variety, nicely centered with light cancel, small tear at top but still very fine. This constant plate variety is quite rare with only about a dozen examples having been located to date. The fact that it comes from scarcer 11½x12 helps explain why this is much scarcer than the "strand of hair" variety. (Unitrade 35xi) (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)	Unirade $ 500 SOLD for C$600.00 Will close during Public Auction
43	O		1874 1c yellow orange on thick, hard paper, perforated 11½x12, used with lovely strike of fancy Maltese cross cancel, very fine. Accompanied by 2014 Greene Foundation certificate identifying the stamp as being on "thick hard vertically meshed paper, .0038 in. thick". (Unitrade 35d var). (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)	Est. $ 100 SOLD for C$400.00 Will close during Public Auction
44	/		1888 1c lemon yellow, perforated 12x12.25, on vertical wove paper, mint block of four, with full shiny gum, top stamps lightly hinged, bottom stamps never hinged. A fresh example of this elusive late Montreal printing, with distinct shade and perforation combination. Very fine. (Unitrade 35i var) Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012). (Scan a)	Est. $ 500 SOLD for C$475.00 Will close during Public Auction