Feature Lot. Lot 219 - CANADA, 1897, 20c-$5 JUBILEE WITH HANDSTAMPED 'SPECIMEN" OVERPRINTS VERTICAL STRIPS OF FIVE MINT NEVER HINGED, #59S-65S, complete set of seven values with the overprint as lusted in Unitrade, incredible fresh and colorful, overall well-centered, usual light natural gum bends, fine-very fine, a rarely seen assembly, cat. Unitrade as very fine C$78,000.00, as fine C$39,000.00 as fine....US$2,500 Sold for US$ 5,250 (Link to this Lot in the Catalog for Bidding)

Why participate live? During the live auction, on many lots in the case of no prior bids, we will drop well below the already very low starting prices.

This is a fun sale with a little bit of US including State Department high values, an exceptional Trans-Mississippi cover to Penang, a couple of rare German Offices in Turkey varieties, the scarce two first booklets from Berlin in pristine condition, scarce singles from Denmark, an attractive group of Danish booklets, the 1996 Greenland Inverted Surcharge error, a group of Penny Blacks and an amazing section of Canada and Provinces with great classics and highlighted by the Jubilee Issue set with Specimen overprints in strips of five.

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Lots sold in this sale are subject to a 12½% Buyer’s Premium. Credit card payments and Paypal payments are accepted with a 3% (Paypal 5% from outside the U.S.) convenience fee. Shipping, insurance and handling additional.

Did we mention the very low starting prices?

The live sale starts on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 1 p.m. EDT (NY Time) on Stamp Auction Network. Please note we are now on daylight savings time.

We wish you happy hunting and successful bidding!

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