Queen Elizabeth II Era (1953-2022) -- Scott #321-
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Symbol |
Cat No. |
Lot Description |
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| 544 |
E/P |
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 Ca. 1950s
Canadian Bank Note Company 2c "Experimental / Specimen" Essays, with three imperforate pairs: in blue on yellowish paper (tiny wrinkle in corner), black on yellowish paper (both of these are ungummed) as well as green on white gummed paper (NH),
very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 200
SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 545 |
E/P |
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 Ca. 1950s
Canadian Bank Note Company 2c "Experiment / Specimen" Essays, with a lower left corner block of four in Blue on Yellow Surfaced Paper, and a left sheet margin block of four in black on pink surfaced paper, both are ungummed and very fine.
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Estimate $ 200
SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 546 |
E/P |
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 Large Die
Proof of the Canadian Arms, on India paper 64 x 77 mm sunk-in on card 150 x 228 mm depicting the Arms as they were between 1927 and 1957, with "CANADA-B-17" and "American Bank Note Co. Ottawa" imprints below the image. Very fine and a great
collateral item for any Canadian Stamp collection.
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Estimate $ 100
SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 547 |
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1ST, 2ST |
 Group of
Three Scarce Stick 'N Tick Items, first is a test proof of the 1983 design (Bileski states that 13 are known and his retail for this was $400), second item is a 1983 design item with "inverted die cut" (which Bileski described as the "supreme
rarity" with only 8 singles known) and the third item is a pair of the 1984 test proofs, which Bileski noted as one of 4 or 5 pairs in existence (his retail on this item was $600). A rare group for the specialist, all accompanied by the original
Bileski enclosing envelopes (each with his hand-written description) plus a full page ad from the Canadian Stamp News with his Stick 'N Tick offerings. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 250
SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 548 |
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338 var |
 1954 2c
Green Queen Elizabeth Wilding, with Dramatic Mis-Perforation Shift, a mint never hinged block of six, with the three right-most vertical perforation row shifted to the right by 4 to 6 mm, very fine and visually impressive.
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Estimate $ 150
SOLD for C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 549 |
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387a |
 1959 5c
St. Lawrence Seaway with Inverted Text, a mint never hinged single, with immaculate gum, fresh and very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $7,000. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Unitrade $ 12,500
SOLD for C$7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 550 |
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427i, 427ii |
 1966 5c
Newfoundland Provincial Flower Vertical Pair Showing Two Constant Plate Varieties, one showing "red colour double printed" and the other "broken stamen" from positions 41/46. Very fine mint never hinged, with bottom selvedge perforated all around
from gutter. Accompanied by a 2017 Greene Foundation certificate. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Unitrade $ 605
SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 551 |
E/P |
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 Ca. 1967
Baby Sisters Essay, an unused (no gum, as prepared) tête-bêche (as these were to test the layout for booklet panes) gutter block of 16 in black, dark green and blue. The block includes eight pairs which are each imperforate-between. In 1967 the
British American Bank Note Company was awarded the contract to print the Centennial issue booklets using a new Goebel press, they tested that machine by printing these. Very fine and an interesting addition to any Canadian, or Centennial collection.
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Estimate $ 100
SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 552 |
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459a var |
 1968 6c
Orange Centennial Booklet of 25 with Error of Cutting, thus creating a pane showing "label, stamp, label" at top. Mint never hinged and very rare. Accompanied by a 2021 Greene Foundation certificate. BK60b. (Scan 1)
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Unitrade $ 5,000
SOLD for C$5,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 553 |
E/P |
492P |
 1969 50c
Suzor-Côté Set of 4 Different Progressive Plate Proofs, each in a sheet margin vertical pair, with all inscriptions omitted and each in a different colour variation. Very fine and an interesting addition to any Queen Elizabeth era collection. (Scan 1)
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Unitrade $ 1,600
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 554 |
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503a |
 1969 (6c)
Christmas Issue with Black Inscriptions Omitted, a mint never hinged left margin single, very fine and fresh. Accompanied by a 2007 Greene Foundation certificate. (Scan
1)
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Unitrade $ 2,500
SOLD for C$700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 555 |
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519/525pii |
 1970 5c
and 6c Christmas Issue Group of 13 Sheets of 100, consisting of both tagged and untagged examples housed in black sheet pages. One sheet is of #519-523 with varieties, six of #519p-523p with varieties, and six of #524p-528p with varieties, these
without #525pii which according to Unitrade are much scarcer sheets. Very fine, clean and high catalogue value lot for the discerning Christmas or sheet collector or for dealer stock. All sheets are shown in the two online photos. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Unitrade $ 4,047
SOLD for C$775.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 556 |
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537i |
 1971 (7c)
Autumn Maple Leaves with Grey Inscriptions Omitted, a mint never hinged upper sheet margin single, very fine and quite rare, being one of only 50 stamps discovered in Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1971. Ex Henri Stern collection and accompanied by a 2007
Greene Foundation certificate. (Scan 1)
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Unitrade $ 4,000
SOLD for C$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 557 |
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556 var |
 1971
(10c) Christmas Snowflakes with Silver Colour Omitted, a complete mint never hinged pane of 50, untagged and fine. Rare in this format, as most panes have been broken up. Retail value for each single stamp should easily be $75.
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Estimate $ 500
SOLD for C$1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 558 |
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607ii |
 1972 8c
Christmas Candles with Repellex Error, on the two middle stamps in a lower marginal strip of four. These top two stamps are missing red colour in flames and background, creating yellow flames (instead of orange) and light blue background (instead
of violet). Very fine.
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Unitrade $ 1,000
SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 559 |
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611 var |
 1973 8c
Bishop Laval with Double Silver Printing, a lower left corner block of four, with each stamp showing a slight doubling of the silver inscriptions, most notable in the Bishop's hair, "CANADA 8" at top, etc. Mint never hinged and very fine,
accompanied by a 2022 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate qualifying it as a "ghost printing". A new find, and according to Unitrade footnote, only one example is known on cover (priced at $1,000). (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
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Estimate $ 500
SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 560 |
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614a |
 1973 15c
R.C.M.P. Musical Ride Imperforate, a mint never hinged vertical pair, with pristine gum (scarce thus, as many are faulty), very fine and fresh.
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Unitrade $ 600
SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
