Queen Victoria Era -- Large Queens
Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
1 |
E |
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SMALL TYPOGRAPHED DIE
ESSAY, the UNFINISHED DESIGN (without the scrolls added to the outer frameline) on THIN SURFACED CREAM-COLOURED CARD (24x30mm) and the design and outer border portion is printed in BRIGHT ROSE PINK, scarce and very fine. Ex -
Menich, Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$1,500
SOLD for C$1,250.00
Will close during Auction |
2 |
E |
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LARGE TYPOGRAPHED
PROGRESSIVE DIE ESSAY, the UNFINISHED DESIGN (without the scrolls added to the outer frameline) on THIN SURFACED CREAM-COLOURED CARD (55x64mm) printed in DEEP GREEN (without the square uncoloured 'stamp-like border usually
surrounding the stamp), a VERY RARE ESSAY, choice and very fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$3,500
SOLD for C$3,000.00
Will close during Auction |
3 |
E |
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British American Bank
Note Co. COMPOUND MASTER DIE ESSAY, with se-tenant CENTRAL PORTRAIT OVALS of PRINCE ALBERT & QUEEN VICTORIA printed on glazed wove paper (55x32mm), mounted on thin 'backed' manila card (55x33mm), with printed (reversed) die number
'AS' overtop Prince Albert and manuscript notation '2A' between ovals, some 'uncleared' guidelines and small paper fault top right, a wonderful and RARE PROOF with tremendous eye-appeal. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$10,000
SOLD for C$10,000.00
Will close during Auction |
4 |
E |
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British American Bank
Note Co. COMPOUND MASTER DIE ESSAY, with se-tenant CENTRAL PORTRAIT OVALS of PRINCE ALBERT & QUEEN VICTORIA printed on white wove paper (56x28mm), mounted on thin 'backed' manila card (85x31mm), with manuscript notation 'No 2a'
between ovals, some 'uncleared' guidelines between designs, a unique and astonishing DISPLAY PIECE. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$10,000
SOLD for C$10,000.00
Will close during Auction |
5 |
E |
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British American Bank
Note Co. MASTER DIE ESSAY, with PORTRAITS of QUEEN VICTORIA and PRINCE ALBERT in CENTRAL OVAL with clear oval surround and decorative outer oval and border and printed on India paper, Victoria with two open circles at top and blank
banner at bottom (21x32mm) and Prince Albert with four open circles at corners (21x25mm), mounted on thin 'backed' manila card (51x34mm), in the form of a 'COMPOUND' proof, quite lovely and a true 'Gold Medal' worthy display item. Ex -
Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$10,000
SOLD for C$5,000.00
Will close during Auction |
6 |
TCP |
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British American Bank
Note Co upper left corner margin vertical pair from the TRADE SAMPLE SHEET in DARK BROWNISH RED, showing the $1 Widow Weeds Bill Stamp at top and the 2¢ Large Queen at bottom, the usual crease at bottom and tape on back (most of these were
folded for storage at some point) and barest hint of the usual 'droplet' stain in left margin, still a wonderful SHOWPIECE. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$7,500
SOLD for C$6,750.00
Will close during Auction |
7 |
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15 |
15: 5¢ Beaver tied
by Montreal 6 JU '68 Berri duplex to REGISTERED cover to Beauharnois, with same day receiver on back, slight cover bends, otherwise fine, and this 'use-up' usage of the earlier Provincial 5¢ stamp to pay the entire 3¢ postage plus 2¢
registration rates during the Large Queen 'Dominion of Canada' period is EXTREMELY RARE, this being one of TWO SUCH FRANKINGS KNOWN Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$1,500
SOLD for C$900.00
Will close during Auction |
8 |
DP |
21P |
No lot.
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Est. C$0
CLOSED
Will close during Auction |
9 |
DP |
21P |
No lot.
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Est. C$0
CLOSED
Will close during Auction |
10 |
PP |
21Pii,iv |
21P: ½¢ PLATE
PROOF on card in BLACK showing the 'SPUR' and 'LINE ABOVE 'P' of POSTAGE' VARIETIES, a very fine and rare DOUBLE VARIETY PLATE PROOF. Ex - Jansen, Brigham.
(Image)
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Est. C$1,000
SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Auction |
11 |
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21ac |
21ac: ½¢ grey black,
perforated 11½ x 12, horizontal BLOCK OF TEN on THIN PAPER, full original gum (some disturbance and hinge marks), light gum bend along bottom stamps - negligible for such a fine and impressive MINT MULTIPLE. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$1,800
SOLD for C$800.00
Will close during Auction |
12 |
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21i |
21i: ½¢ black in
fresh BLOCK OF FOUR on THICKER PAPER, full original gum, lower right stamp never hinged, others lightly hinged, very fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$2,250
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
13 |
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21i |
21i: ½¢ black, perf
12 BLOCK OF FOUR on THICKER PAPER, full streaky original gum (usually associated with the 11½ x 12 perforation), lightly hinged but with a few light age spots, mostly on reverse, otherwise fine and attractive. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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CV. C$1,200
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
14 |
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21 |
21: ½¢ black,
fine single franking paying the ½¢ PER EACH HOUSEHOLDER RATE and tied by cork to folded four page ILLUSTRATED ADVERTISING card dated 1881 published by the Golden Fleece New Clothing House in Ingersoll, Ontario, small surface scuffs and blue
ink stain at left, otherwise fine and a very RARE DISPLAY PIECE, the only one we can recall seeing. Ex - Jansen, Brigham. (Image) (imagea)
(imageb)
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Est. C$2,500
SOLD for C$2,100.00
Will close during Auction |
15 |
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21 |
21(4): ½¢ black
STRIP OF FOUR tied by Hamilton 3 SP 1868 duplexes to a choice TWO CENT SOLDIER'S LETTER RATE cover addressed to a private in the 3rd Battl'n, 60 Rifles at Madras, INDIA, with red London 16 SP transit on front and 20 OC receiver on back,
re-directed to Bangalore and received next day. In November, the soldier was declared DEAD in the largest and most cold and indifferent manuscript notation we have ever encountered, the cover then being backstamped at Bangalore and its Dead
Letter Office on November 11, and returned to sender. The addressee was the third brother in the Hilder family, who saw service in several conflicts during his military career in the mid-1860s, and was, in fact, still alive at the time the cover was
returned, so the family found the cover amusing and retained it. There are some minor stamp faults as the strip was applied partially over the edge, but this is certainly one of the finest and most compelling of the many SOLDIER'S LETTERS we have
seen, and is a MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY ITEM for either the Military or Large Queen collector, with 2002 Greene Foundation certificate. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$50,000
SOLD for C$50,000.00
Will close during Auction |
16 |
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21 |
21(6): ½¢ horizontal
PAIR and STRIP OF FOUR, tied to each other and thick envelope from Maria 26 SE '76 to New Richmond, with original heavy contents (Promissory note for $40 dated 'Septr 25th 1876') enclosed but protruding slightly as the enclosure has been
unfolded, some cover/stamp faults, a scarce domestic franking and most attractive . Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$2,000
SOLD for C$750.00
Will close during Auction |
17 |
TCP |
22TC |
22TC: 1¢
'stamp-size' TRIAL COLOUR PROOF on India paper in RED BROWN, black ink spot bottom left, otherwise fine and RARE. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$750
SOLD for C$450.00
Will close during Auction |
18 |
TCP |
22TC |
22TC: 1¢
'stamp-size' TRIAL COLOUR PROOF on thin wove paper in DARK BROWN, margin just touches design at bottom, still fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$750
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
19 |
TCP |
22TC |
22TC: 1¢
'stamp-size' TRIAL COLOUR PROOF on thin wove paper in CHOCOLATE BROWN, fine and RARE. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$1,000
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Auction |
20 |
PP |
22P |
22P: 1¢ PLATE
PROOF on card in BROWN RED, very fine. Ex - Brigham. (Image)
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Est. C$400
SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Auction |