Province of Canada -- Pence Issues Scott #1-13 continued...
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Lot Description |
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1890s 5c
deep grey, mint block of four, with full shiny yellowish gum, hinged. The upper right stamp shows the "white chignon" variety and a short transfer at bottom left under "CE" of CENTS. Fine to very fine. (Unitrade 42, 42vi)
Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012). (Scan a) |
Est. $ 500
SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
142 |
E/P |
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6c trial
colour die proof in black on India paper, 22x25mm, very fine. A rare proof, of which we record only four examples in black. This is a colour which shows the engraving at its best and is particularly prized by specialists. (Pratt 39TC5 ) (Scan a) |
Est. $ 5,000
SOLD for C$5,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
143 |
E/P |
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1872 6c
yellow brown Plate Proof, on card-mounted India paper, deep rich colour, large margins and extremely fine. (Unitrade 39P) (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 600
SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
144 |
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1890s 6c
red brown, imperforate, mint upper left marginal plate block of four, showing "SIX CE" part of counter at top (in thick, unshaded letters), plus reversed letter "R". Full shiny yellowish gum, hinged. An appealing and desirable plate block, very
fine. (Unitrade 43b) The lower left stamp from this block, plate position 11, shows traces of the lesser 5c on 6c re-entry, as documented on Ralph Trimble's website: www.re-entries.com. Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012). (Scan a) |
Est. $ 1,500
SOLD for C$850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
145 |
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1890s 6c
chocolate, imperforate, ungummed horizontal pair, with clearly visible major re-entry on right stamp (Pane A, position 24). Fresh with large margins all around, very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. (Unitrade
43vi, 43ii) A unique example of this major re-entry on this scarce shade of the imperforate 6c and a key item for an important collection. Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012), The "Montclair" collection (2014). (Scan a)
(Scan b)
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Est. $ 3,000
SOLD for C$4,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
146 |
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1872 6c
yellow brown, perforated 12, mint right sheet margin horizontal pair with Boggs Type IV plate imprint. Full streaky brownish gum, hinged. Corner crease at bottom left, still an appealing plate piece, fine. (Unitrade 39)
Provenance: Ted Nixon collection (Scan a) |
Est. $ 300
SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
147 |
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1890s 6c
red brown, mint upper plate A strip of ten, with full Boggs Type IV plate imprint, plus "SIX CENTS" counter (in thick, unshaded letters) and reversed letter "R". The strip is separated and rejoined between stamps 5 and 6, rest are never hinged
with full shiny yellowish gum. A rare and appealing plate strip, fine. (Unitrade 43) Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012). (Scan a) |
Est. $ 1,500
SOLD for C$1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction |
148 |
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1890s 6c
red brown, mint upper marginal plate A strip of seven, with full Boggs Type IV plate imprint, plus "SIX CENTS" counter (in thick, unshaded letters) and reversed letter "R". The strip is separated between stamps 3 and 4 which are hinged, rest are
never hinged with full shiny yellowish gum. There is gum seepage through two vertical perf rows, still a useful plate strip, fine. (Unitrade 43) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection. (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 900
SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
149 |
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1890s 6c
red brown, mint bottom marginal plate block of eight with full Boggs Type IV plate imprint in selvedge. Full shiny yellowish gum, hinged (stamps are hinge-reinforced to each other). Nice colour, with a few natural gum bends, fine-very fine.
(Unitrade 43) (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 1,500
SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
150 |
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1890s 6c
light red brown, mint upper marginal plate strip of five, with a good portion of the Boggs Type V plate imprint, plus "SIX CENTS" counter (in thick, shaded letters) and letter "B". The strip is separated in a few places and has been reinforced
with hinges, leaving the middle stamp never hinged. The stamps show evidence of under-inking and are also very fine centered (the middle stamp is well centered and never hinged). (Unitrade 43) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection (Scan a) |
Est. $ 400
SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
151 |
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1896-97 6c
deep chestnut, mint upper right plate block of eight, with original gum, hinged (hinge reinforced), showing part of the Boggs Type V plate imprint at top left plus a full "SIX CENTS" counter at top (in thick, shaded letters) from plate C. The top
left stamp (position 7) shows the distinct major re-entry. Bit of separation and a horizontal crease across top stamps, still a scarce plate positional piece. Fine. (Unitrade 43, 43v) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection (Scan a) |
Est. $ 750
SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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1890s 6c
red brown, mint marginal block of four with full dull gum, right stamps are never hinged, showing large part of Boggs Type V plate inscription in left margin. Fine with upper left stamp being a well centered jumbo. (Unitrade 43)
Provenance: Ted Nixon collection (Scan a) |
Est. $ 200
SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
153 |
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1872 6c
yellow brown, mint block of four, with full dull whitish gum, lightly hinged. A lovely block, fresh and very well centered and as nice as is possible to obtain. Very fine and rare this nice. (Unitrade 39)
Very few mint multiples exist of the 6c from the First Ottawa printing period, and of those recorded, they are typically not well centered or have other issues. The block offered has a combination of physical attributes that is unmatched by the few
other recorded multiples from this printing, making this the finest recorded block. Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012) (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 3,600
SOLD for C$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
154 |
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1872 6c
yellow brown, perforated 12, mint horizontal strip of four with sheet selvedge at right, from plate positions 67 to 70. Full streaky dull gum, very lightly hinged on position 69 only, leaving three never hinged, including position 67 which shows
a prominent major re-entry with line through CANADA POSTAGE and below design. A fresh and very rare mint strip, with clearly visible variety, fine. (Unitrade 39, 39ii) Provenance: Bill Simpson (1980). (Scan a) |
Est. $ 2,500
SOLD for C$1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
155 |
CVR. |
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1872 6c
yellow brown bisected diagonally, perforated 11½x12,lower left half tied by clear grid cancel to clean cover paying the domestic 3c rate. Mailed from Wilmot (broken circle dispatch on back dated AUG.9.1873) to Ruggles in Bridgetown (partial
receiver on back). A rare franking, on a very fine cover. Accompanied by 1950 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Unitrade 39a) 6c bisect covers are quite scarce, with several of the examples recorded being from the Ruggles correspondence.
The cover offered here is in an outstanding overall state of preservation that is almost never found on early bisected cover. This may well be the finest recorded 6c bisect cover with a stellar provenance. Provenance: Gerald Firth, Dr.
Clare Jephcott (private sale), Bill Simpson (1996) and Ted Nixon (2012). (Scan a)
(Scan b)
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Unitrade $ 4,000
SOLD for C$3,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
156 |
CVR. |
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1873 6c
yellow brown, perf 12x11½ two singles with the rare compound perforation paying the 12c double-weight, pre-UPU first class rate to England. Mailed at Toronto (c.d.s. dated JUN.12.1873) to England, via Canadian Packet Hibernian. The
cover was found to contain valuables and was registered (with matching colour yellow brown postmarks) by the British Post Office (compulsory registration), and the double unpaid registration fee of 8d (in manuscript) had to be paid by the recipient.
This is explained in detail by a Post Office label affixed to the back. Very fine. Accompanied by 2013 Greene Foundation certificate and expert committee technical report. (Unitrade 39v). Extremely rare with only two covers recorded with
this rare perforation variety, this one having many other rare and desirable attributes. A true rarity and one of the highlights of this sale. Provenance: George Arfken (1997) Illustrated in: Canada's Small Queen Era
1870-1897, by Arfken et. al., p.254; Canada's Registered Mail 1802-1909 by Harrison, Arfken, Lussey (p.126 (Scan a)
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Est. $ 5,000
SOLD for C$3,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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1873-74 6c
yellow brown, perforated 11½x12, mint block of four,with full dull streaky gum, very lightly hinged and bottom right stamp never hinged. All four stamps show the rare "Ghostly Head" variety, which is characteristic of a plate which was
only used for a very short period during the end of 1873 to beginning of 1874. The stamps also have their position dots uniquely positioned under the left numeral 6, as opposed to under the left corner spandrel, again unique to this plate. A lovely,
fresh block, rare and very fine. (Unitrade 39b - unlisted variety - catalogue value quoted is the "normal" printing of 39b with this being much scarcer) Provenance: John Ayre (1982), Ted Nixon (2012). (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 4,800
SOLD for C$2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
158 |
CVR. |
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1873-74 6c
yellow brown, perforated 11½x12, two singles showing "Ghostly Head variety, tied to cover paying the double-weight Canadian Packet rate. Mailed from Montreal (Berri duplex dated FEB.26.1874) to Edinburgh, Scotland (receiver on back dated
MAR.12.1874). The stamps are from a plate which was only used for a very short period during the end of 1873 to beginning of 1874. The stamps also have their position dots uniquely positioned under the left numeral 6, as opposed to under the left
corner spandrel, again unique to this plate. On-cover usages are quite scarce. Very fine. (Unitrade 39b unlisted variety) Provenance: Bill Simpson (1996), Ted Nixon (2012). (Scan a)
(Scan b)
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Est. $ 500
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
159 |
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1875-76 6c
dark brown, perforated 11½x12, mint horizontal pair, with small part dull streaky original gum. Fresh, with deep and scarcer colour, a pleasing pair, very fine. Accompanied by 2012 Greene Foundation certificate. (Unitrade 39b)
Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012) (Scan a)
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Unitrade $ 2,400
SOLD for C$800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
160 |
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1875-76 6c
yellow brown, perforated 11½x12, used horizontal strip of four, with two lovely blue green leaf pattern fancy cancels. Fine-very fine. (Unitrade 39b)
Provenance: George Arfken (1990) (Scan a) |
Est. $ 400
SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
161 |
CVR. |
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1874 6c
yellow brown, perforated 11½x12, with “neck flaw” on 1875 20c pre-UPU double weight registered cover to Ireland, franked with two 1c yellow and a strip of three of the 6c yellow brown, all perforated 11½x12, the first 6c stamp showing the
prominent neck flaw constant plate variety, all tied by target cancels, paying the 12c double weight Allan Line pre-UPU rate plus 8c registration fee. Mailed at Woodbridge, U.C. (FEB.25.1875) to Ballymena, Ireland (Mar. 12 receiver) via
Toronto and Derby. Overall aging and edge tears (affecting some stamps), still a rare constant plate variety to see on cover, on a rare pre-UPU double weight registered cover. Fine. (Unitrade 35d, 39b, 39iv) Due to the sound condition of the
variety stamp and the rare pre-UPU registered rate, the cover offered here is by far the more desirable of the two covers we have recorded with the 6c “neck flaw” constant plate variety. Provenance: "Jura" collection (2007). (Scan a)
(Scan b)
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Est. $ 2,000
SOLD for C$1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
162 |
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1876 6c
deep yellow brown, perforated 11¾x12 mint hinged with streaky gum, with a re-entry at bottom showing doubling of the frameline at bottom right (Trimble #5). From a short-lived printing with this specific perforation Fine. (Unitrade 39 var) (Scan a) |
Est. $ 150
SOLD for C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
163 |
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1880s 6c
yellow brown, perforated 12, mint with shiny yellowish original gum, hinged with small adhesion and owner's mark on gum, but still a lovely stamp with large margins, very fine. (Unitrade 39) (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 900
SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
164 |
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1880-88 6c
dark yellow brown, mint block of four, with full shiny whitish gum, hinged. A lovely block, with deep colour and very well centered. Fine-very fine. (Unitrade 39)
Provenance: Bill Simpson (1996), Ted Nixon (2012). (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 2,400
SOLD for C$625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
165 |
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1888-90 6c
cold brown, perforated 12.1, mint block of four, with full smooth whitish gum, very lightly hinged, fresh and very well centered. Very fine. A lovely and rare block from the short-lived temporary Montreal Gazette printing (Unitrade 39d)
Provenance: Vincent Graves Greene (1975), Ted Nixon (2012). (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 3,600
SOLD for C$1,550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
166 |
CVR. |
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1890 6c
chocolate brown, with enormous size margins, tied to domestic double weight rate cover paying the double-weight domestic rate. Mailed from Ottawa ("1" duplex dated DEC.12.1890) to Toronto. Cover is reduced at left, still a scarce shade on cover
and quite possibly the earliest known usage of the 6c chocolate brown, very fine. (Unitrade 43a) Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012) (Scan a) |
Est. $ 200
SOLD for C$210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
167 |
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1890s 6c
shade lot, mint group of four shades, all hinged to lightly hinged with full gum. A fresh and select group, with very distinct shades: dark red brown, chocolate, chestnut and lighter red brown. Very fine. (Unitrade 43, 43a, 43i, 43var)
Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012) (Scan a)
(Scan b)
(Scan c)
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Unitrade $ 1,550
SOLD for C$625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
168 |
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1890s 6c
red brown, mint, very well centered among large margins, full original gum, never hinged, fresh with deep colour and very fine. Accompanied by a 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Unitrade 43) (Scan a)
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Unitrade $ 1,200
SOLD for C$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
169 |
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1890s 6c
red brown, mint block of forty (separated into blocks of 16 and 24) from the B or C plate, some additional separation, full shiny gum, all stamps are never hinged. Upper corner stamps with minor flaws, which does not detract from this impressive
large never hinged block. Rare and fine. (Unitrade 43, value given is for forty singles only) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection, as block of 46. (Scan a)
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Unitrade $ 7,500
SOLD for C$1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
170 |
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1890s 6c
red brown, mint plate block of thirty, with full original gum and twenty three stamps never hinged, showing full Boggs Type IV plate imprint at left. The stamps are from plate A positions 21-24 to 71-75. The stamp in position 24 shows a distinct
major re-entry (hinged). A lovely and fresh block, with a minor crease affecting two stamps, quite well centered overall and a rare large block, fine-very fine. (Unitrade 43, 43ii) Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie (2006) (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 17,400
SOLD for C$3,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
171 |
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1890s 6c
red brown, mint block of four with full shiny gum, two bottom stamps are never hinged. A fresh and very well centered block. Very fine. (Unitrade 43) (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 3,000
SOLD for C$675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
172 |
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1890s 6c
deep red brown, mint bottom left corner block of four with shiny gum, hinged . Fresh, deep colour, with a few light bends, but still attractive and fine. (Unitrade 43)
Provenance: Ted Nixon collection (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 300
SOLD for C$210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
173 |
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1890s 6c
deep red brown, mint with full original gum, hinged. This stamp shows a particularly strong 5c on 6c major re-entry from position 25 of plate B. A lovely example of this rare variety, fine. (Unitrade 43c)
Mint examples of the major 5c on 6c major re-entry are exceptionally rare, with about six examples recorded. The example offered here is sound and attractive. This variety was described by Winthrop S. Boggs in The Postage Stamps and Postal
History of Canada as being "the most remarkable variety of Canadian stamps". Provenance: John Ayre (1982) (Scan a)
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Unitrade $ 5,000
SOLD for C$2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
174 |
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1890s 6c
deep red brown, showing a lesser 5c on 6c major re-entry from position 21 of plate A, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged and well centered within balanced margins. A lovely example of this elusive variety, very fine. (Unitrade 43c
footnote, catalogue value is for fine only) (Scan a)
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Unitrade $ 1,000
SOLD for C$850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
175 |
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1890s 6c
red brown, used strip of four, each stamp cancelled with a fancy rosette fancy. Second stamp showing major re-entry from plate A, position 24, showing doubling in CANADA, plus CENTS and whole bottom left. A remarkable item. Fine. (Unitrade
43ii) Provenance: J. Grant Glassco (1969) and illustrated on front cover of catalogue (as a strip of 6). (Scan a) |
Est. $ 250
SOLD for C$475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
176 |
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1896-97 6c
deep chestnut, mint block of four, with full original gum, hinged. These stamps are from position 86, 87, 96 and 97 from the B plate. The upper right stamp shows a major re-entry and the bottom right stamp shows the hairball
variety. Fresh with deep rich colour and ideally showing two major plate varieties. Fine-very fine. A rare multiple as these plate varieties were only present on the very last printing of the 6c value, accounting for the limited number
found, of which only a handful are in mint condition. (Unitrade 43i, 43v, 43vii) (Scan a)
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Unitrade $ 2,750
SOLD for C$1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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1899-97 6c
deep chestnut, mint horizontal strip of three, with full original gum and never hinged. The stamps are from position 7, 8 and 9 from the C plate with the left stamp showing a major re-entry. Deep colour and never hinged, fine and a rare
multiple. (Unitrade 43i, 43v) (Scan a)
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Unitrade $ 1,375
SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
178 |
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1896-97 6c
deep chestnut, unused (no gum) horizontal strip of six, from plate C positions 3 to 8, with stamp positions 4, 5 and 6 being re-entered, and position 7 having the major re-entry. An attractive strip, with fresh colour and ideally showing
four different re-entries. Fine-very fine (Unitrade 43i, 43iv, 43v) Provenance: Ted Nixon collection. (Scan a)
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Est. $ 300
SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
179 |
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1890s 6c
red brown, mint with sheet selvedge at top showing a dramatic double impression of whole top of stamp, including CANADA POSTAGE printed on selvedge. Full shiny gum, never hinged and very well centered. The stamp has a minor diagonal gum
bend, mentioned for strict accuracy which does not detract from this stunning error. Superb eye appeal, very fine and quite possibly unique. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate (not mentioning the gum bend). (Unitrade 43 variety)
Two examples of the 6c red brown exist with doubling at the bottom of the design which is not as major or prominent as the doubling at the top of the stamp offered here.
(Scan a)
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Est. $ 3,000
SOLD for C$3,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
180 |
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8c large
die proof in slate grey on India paper, 54x67mm, showing edge of die on all sides, fresh and attractive, with a few insignificant wrinkles described for strict accuracy, very fine. A rare die proof with only a handful known and especially
desirable in the colour of issue (Minuse & Pratt 44DP1 ) Provenance: Jack Weatherwax (private sale). (Scan a) |
Est. $ 10,000
SOLD for C$17,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
181 |
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1893 8c
slate grey Plate Proof, on card-mounted India paper, deep rich colour, very fine. (Unitrade 44P) (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 600
SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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1893 8c
blue gray, imperforate, mint upper right marginal block of four, with full shiny original gum. Top pair is very lightly hinged, bottom pair never hinged. A rare and fresh block, with only a few natural gum bends (mostly in margin) and a tiny
natural paper inclusion on back, still very fine and desirable. A lovely positional piece of the imperforate 8c. (Unitrade 44d) Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012).
(Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 3,500
SOLD for C$2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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1897 8c
violet black, imperforate, mint horizontal pair, ungummed as issued, with four large and even margins, crisp impression and very fine. (Unitrade 44i) (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 1,250
SOLD for C$800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
184 |
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1893 8c
pale blue gray, tied by c.d.s. to cover paying the 3c domestic letter rate plus 5c registration fee. Mailed from Québec (SEP.8.1893 c.d.s.) to Beauce, Qué. (next day R.P.O. cancel on back). Small opening tears on back, still very fine. An
exceptionally early use of the 8c value; covers dated prior to November 1893 are surprisingly rare. Provenance: Ted Nixon (2012). Illustrated in: Canada’s Postage Stamps of the Small Queen Era, 1870-1897 by John
Hillson and Ted Nixon, p.171. (Scan a) |
Est. $ 350
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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1890s group
of four 8c shades, all mint, lightly hinged to very lightly hinged, with the following distinct shades: blue gray, gray, slate and violet black. A lovely group, well centered, and very fine or better. (Unitrade 44, 44a, 44b, 44c) (Scan a)
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Unitrade $ 1,700
SOLD for C$800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
186 |
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1893 8c
blue gray, mint block of four with full smooth shiny gum, never hinged. A very fresh block with bright colour. Fine. (Unitrade 44a) (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 1,500
SOLD for C$1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
187 |
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1895 8c
slate, mint block of four with full, but slightly uneven smooth shiny gum, three stamps are never hinged. A pleasing block, with bright colour and nice centering. Very fine. (Unitrade 44b) (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 5,200
SOLD for C$1,550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
188 |
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1895 8c
slate, mint block of four with full smooth shiny gum, with hinge remnants. A deep coloured block. Fine. (Unitrade 44b) (Scan a) |
Unitrade $ 400
SOLD for C$210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
189 |
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1897 8c
violet black, mint with deep colour and a crisp, fresh impression, centered among four large, even margins, with full original shiny gum, very lightly hinged. An extremely fine stamp for the connoisseur. Accompanied by 2014 Greene Foundation
certificate. (Unitrade 44) (Scan a)
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Unitrade $ 350
SOLD for C$1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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1897 8c
violet black, mint, nicely centered with full original gum, never hinged, fresh with deep colour and very fine. Accompanied by a 2013 C.P.E.S. certificate (Graded 98). (Unitrade 44) (Scan a)
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Unitrade $ 1,400
SOLD for C$1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |