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1021

Old-time holding of better mostly mint Canada, consisting of single stamps in glassines on Stolow lotting cards or in stock cards, beginning with a Scott #4 (f-vf, four margins, unobtrusive target cancel), two F3 8c blue Registered Letter Stamps (one fine hinged o.g., and one used with light cancel F-VF), #61 $1 lake Jubilee (mint hinged, fine, light gum bend), a 100 7c olive Québec Tercentenary (mint hinged, fine), a set of 136-138 (mint hinged imperforate pairs, VF) and a 159 $1 Parliament (mint hinged VF), also with F-VF or better $1 stamps (Admiral, Destroyer, Champlain, Chateau de Ramezay) and a nice selection of back of the book (Airmail and Officials), a good lot to fill gaps or upgrade an existing collection or to add to a dealer's inventory.

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Estimate C$ 750

Currently...C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1022

Collection of mint and used Canada, 1852-1998, with a high degree of completion from 1908 onwards, in black mounts in a Darnell album. The collection features a #4d used, a nice run of the 1859 ‘First Cents’ issue used, Large Queens, Small Queens, Queen Victoria ‘Numerals’ set, some Jubilees (1c-50c mix of mint and used, plus a $2 purple used), quite well-filled from 1908-on, including a Québec Tercentenary complete in mint (7c, 10c no gum), a basic mint Admiral set (excepting #108 3c brown). Stamps are a mix of mint and used with mint from 1967-on and from then appears NH, with many items of interest including #525pi 6c Xmas block (c.v. $300), #1407ai (c.v. $125), O9-O262 $1 Destroyer (c.v. $150), 13 Canada Habitat Conservation stamps (federal, and Québec) and more. Some mixed condition particularly with the earlier material, overall fine or better; online photos show a representative sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 400

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

1023

Collection of used Canada, 1852-1960s, hinged or in black mounts in a Minkus album, beginning with a used 3d Beaver on wove paper and a ½d Victoria with full margins and a lovely target cancel, Decimal Issues with three 5c Beavers (one with inscription in the left margin, otherwise all unchecked for varieties) and a 1c Victoria, then a few Large and Small Queens (with a pair of 20c Widow Weeds and three 50c Widow Weeds) and some incomplete sets of Jubilees on through Edward VII issues, but a full set of the Québec Tercentenary issue (the 1c with hairlines). The collection continues in the Minkus format with Registered Letter Stamps (2c and 5c) and other back-of-the-book issues inserted by issue date, and a few Newfoundland stamps (notably a complete 1897 Discovery of Newfoundland set. Overall fine or better throughout. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$70.00
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1024

Mint collection of 280 stamps on Lindner hingeless pages, 1852-1949, beginning with a 3d Beaver and 6d Consort proof, Large and Small Queens, apparently complete from 1897 onwards including Jubilees to the $5 (6c, 8c and $1 are NH), Leaf and Numerals, Québecs and King Edward VII, Admirals including coils, etc., mostly hinged original gum, with never hinged or without gum examples noted throughout, some faults, particularly among the earlier material, a high-cataloguing collection worthy of inspection, overall fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 4,500

Currently...C$50.00
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1025

1859-2009, collection of mint and used stamps and souvenir sheets, with thousands of items in clear mounts and hinged in two Dominion (CWS) binders, the first binder with mostly used classics with good catalogue value, including several Decimal issues (Sc. #14, 15, 18, etc.), followed by Large Queens (x7, we note two 15c with original gum), then a complete basic set of Small Queens to the 50c Widow Weeds, very few gaps from thereon, noting mint stamps (fine 5c, 10c and 20c Québec Tercentenary; #139 and 140 Admiral Provisionals) and so on through the George V and George VI issues, are about half mint and used from 1950 onwards, with more mint than used from the 1970s onwards, with the carefully counted mint totaling $489 face value, the second with blank pages from 2000 to 2011, a great way to start a Canadian collection, or a good source of inventory for dealers or postage users, overall fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 600

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

1026

O/CVR

11/20

Group of 20 mostly Decimal issues, 1859-1864, all on a black Vario page, with two Pence issues - a perforated ½d rose (Sc. #11) with a hinge thin, and a 3d Beaver on cover from Montréal (Oct.18.1852) to Mr. Pinhey, (of the Ottawa-area Pinhey's Point family) in Bytown C.W.; Decimal issues including the 1c rose Victoria (Sc. #14, x9 singles and a strip of 3, with shades); 17c blue Cartier (Sc. 19, x4); and two 2c rose, one identified as a pale rose shade, a useful group for the student of these issues, overall fine.

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Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1027

14/20

1859/1864, Decimal Issue unchecked group, with approximately 100 stamps on two black stock sheets, including 1c rose (x25), 5c vermilion (x50, plus one pair on piece), 10c shades (x2, one on piece), 12½c shades (x13, plus one possible unused with disturbed gum), and 17c blue, unchecked by us for printings, varieties, etc., some flaws to be expected, mostly fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$250.00
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1028

14/47

Cents to Small Queens, used selection on stock pages, the Small Queens including pairs, strips, etc., and useful cancellations including corks, way letter, and more, a few faults, overall fine or better, catalogued as fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Unitrade C$ 1,536

Currently...C$50.00
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1029

1859-1980s, accumulation of mint and used Canada in 5 stockbooks, consisting of a few thousand stamps, beginning with used classics with Sc. #s 14, 15, 17-20, along with a set of used Large Queens, selections of used Small Queens (including two 10c), Jubilees (including 50c and $4), with sets of used Leafs, Numerals, and Edwards, and continues with used singles and sets up to the 1980s, including back of the book material. The collection also includes several hundred mint never hinged plate blocks, ranging from the 1950s to the 1980s (we estimate $100 to $150 of face value), along with primarily used accumulations from the 1960s onward. Postmark interest includes c.d.s town cancels, including a few socked on the nose, leaving finds to the dedicated collector. Faults noted on some earlier stamps, including some stuck to pages, overall fine, with better throughout; online photos show a sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$110.00
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1030

Mint and used collection, 1859-2008, in three Minkus albums with matching slipcases, the first volume with used Cents issues, a few Large and Small Queens, mint and used Jubilees to the 50c, Québecs (20c is mint hinged), mixed mint and used Scroll issue (with a mint never hinged Bluenose and $1 Parliament), then fairly complete through to 1980, sparse from 1990 through to 2008, with a total face value of 17c and up mint stamps of $219, some faults noted on the early stamps, otherwise fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$130.00
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1031

Canada collection in SAFE hingeless album, 1859-1974, beginning with a used #15 and 20, used Small Queens, from then on stamps appear to be mint with most being never hinged, noting several Jubilees including a 5c, 6c, 8c, 15c and 20c, lower-denomination Leaf and Numerals, a 15c Québec Tercentenary, etc., somewhat sparse to the 1930 Arch issue and then appears complete for the regular issues through to 1974, back of the book includes NH C1-C9, E3-E4, O11-O32, etc., a few small faults to be expected among the earlier stamps, otherwise a fine-very fine collection; Scott Classic c.v. to 1946 is $10,716. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 1,500

Currently...C$400.00
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1032

21/30

Large Queens, 1868/75, useful used balance of collection, with 92 singles, two pairs and four covers, all displayed on black stock pages and most identified by the owner on tabs. Includes ½c black (x3, 1 on thin paper), 1c brown red (x10, one on thin paper), 1c yellow orange (x3, one a deep orange), 2c green (x6, with two thin paper), 3c red (x7, two on thin paper), 5c olive (x2, one a deep olive green), 6c dark brown (x8, one yellow brown, one thick soft paper an one thin paper), 12½c blue (x5, including a milky blue and a thin paper), plus 18 15c grey violet with various shades and 33 grey with various shades. The four covers include a 1c and 2c to Newport NS; a 3c from Halifax, NS, Nov.18.1869 to New Glasgow, NS; a 6c brown on a Jan.4.1869 cover from Richmond Hill, C.W. to Yorkshire Village in New York; and a 12½c blue on a Jan.29.1869 mourning cover via packet from Sherbrooke, C.E. to Perthshire, Scotland. This group requires further study and is unchecked by us for watermarks and Duckworth paper types, typical small imperfections and perf flaws, an overall fine group, ideal for the specialist. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 750

Currently...C$160.00
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1033

21/30

Large Queens, 1868/75, useful used selection, of 29 singles, with ½c (1, showing the "Spur in Scroll" variety), 1c brown red (2, one on thin paper, the other watermarked Bothwell paper), 1c yellow orange (1), 2c (5), 3c (6), 5c (1), 6c (3), 12½c (1), and 15c (9), the duplicated issues displaying a range of shades, unchecked for Duckworth paper types, typical small imperfections and perf flaws, an overall fine group, catalogued as the basic shade and paper, ideal for the specialist.

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Scott $ 2,610

Currently...C$200.00
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1034

21/30

1868-76, Large Queens semi-sorted accumulation, with 120 mostly used examples on three black stock pages, some attempt having been made to organize by shade, paper, cancellations, etc., noting ½c (x8, two appear unused without gum), 2c green & shades (x30), 3c red & shades (x34, including “Goatee” variety), 5c olive (x13), 6c brown shades (x8), 12½c, 15c gray & gray violet (x25), from an old-time dealer stock, flaws to be expected, much being fine, deserving of a close inspection. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 600

Currently...C$300.00
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1035

1868-1902, Large Queen through Numeral Issue mint and used group, with over eighty stamps, including 1c, 2c, 3c, 6c, and 12½c used Large Queens, range of used Small Queens from 1c to 5c, Maple Leaf issue complete mint ½c to 10c (Sc. c.v. $1,460) Numeral issue mint missing only the 10c (Sc. c.v. $1,860), further used range of both issues, some unused examples without gum, and various small faults, many fine examples, worth inspection. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 400

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1036

/ O

22a/28b

1868, 1c to 12c Large Queen reference group with certificates, used save for the 1c yellow which is unused without gum, including 1c brown red on watermarked Bothwell paper (#22a, light crease), 1c yellow on stout white horizontal mesh paper (#23), 2c emerald (#24i), 2c green on vertical wove paper with centrally-struck fancy cancel (#24), five examples of the 3c on watermarked Bothwell paper, showing various portions of the watermark, 3c orange red on horizontal mesh paper (#25i), 6c dark brown on vertical wove paper (#27), 6c brown on soft white paper, this particularly scarce given its unblemished back, rarely found as such (#27ii), 6c brown on vertically-meshed Bothwell paper (#27vi, slightly soiled), 12½c blue on vertical wove paper (#28), and 12½c deep blue on thin paper (#28b), a few of the vertical-weave examples likely the scarcer Duckworth Paper 7, some flaws to be expected, yet an exceptional reference group, each accompanied by a 2024 Greene Foundation certificate, catalogued as fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Unitrade C$ 3,250

Currently...C$300.00
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1037

Collection of mint Canada, 1868-1973, with much never hinged, in black mounts in a Minkus album, with almost all never hinged and quite complete after 1947. The collection begins with a 2c green on thin paper and two 15c Large Queens (both NH, one with gum skips), then a few Small Queens (with a fine 20c Widow Weeds and fine-very fine 50c Widow Weeds), and Jubilees (½c to 5c NH plus varieties, 6c, 8c and 15c-50c l.h., plus $2 and $4 fine appearing), Victoria Maple Leafs and Numerals (no 8c or 10c) and l.h. or NH, and mostly fine-very fine, then Provisionals and Map stamps, Edward VII complete to the 50c (f-vf, hinged) and an owner-identified 94i "deep olive green", full set of the Québec Tercentenary issue (the ½c, 1c and 2c with hairlines or re-entries), a basic set of Admirals, with owner-identified shades, (incl. three 5c violets and two 50c) and a complete set of coil singles, imperforates and War Tax (including War Tax overprints, MR2a, b and c), a lovely f-vf lightly hinged 50c Bluenose, 1930 Pictorial 13c with re-entry a Broken X on the 1933 Regina overprinted issue and a re-entry on the 50c Parliament Buildings in Victoria, better QEII-era including a page with a single and a block of four of the 6c black Centennial printed on gum side, back of the book including 2c and 5c Registration (the latter NH, right wing margin) and owner-identified Special Delivery stamps E1, E1i (x2, one with partial inscription in the top margin) and E1ii, overall fine to very fine and nice, fresh colours throughout, a collection that deserves close examination. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 2,000

Currently...C$750.00
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1038

Mint and used collection in 5 springback albums, 1870-2008, hinged or in mounts, neatly-annotated on album pages, beginning with a scattering of mostly used stamps up to 1930s, then a parallel holding a mint and used of each issue, fairly complete for the period covered including souvenir sheets, booklets, blocks of four, singles, and a few first day covers, some back of the book and British North America included, as well as a decent amount of mint never hinged values in 17c and higher denominations, with a total of $1,216 in face, some faulty stamps noted among the early material, from the 1930s onwards overall fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 700

Currently...C$50.00
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1039

Accumulation of mint and used, 1870s-1980s, displayed on Vario pages, a wide variety and mix of material, notably including a NH block of 6 of #34; F+ NH copies of 1c-5c Jubilee; a $1 mint F Jubilee (heavily hinged); #85 Map Stamp (x4, all "muddy waters"), #115 8c Admiral VFNH (c.v. $180). #134 VFNH pair (c.v. $120); mint VFNH plate blocks (#242 13c Halifax, c.v. $150; #261 50c Destroyer c.v. $360); a FNH 158 ‘Bluenose’; some nicely centered NH material including $1 Chateau de Ramezay, $1 Champlain, $1 Destroyer; 211i ‘Weeping Princess’ in block of four F-VFNH (c.v. $187); nearly complete set of Back-of Book (O.H.M.S., ‘G’ overprint, Air Mail) with some NH including #C1-C3 and #O9 50c Lumbering (c.v. $330), all from 1960 onward appear never hinged, a clean accumulation, with some earlier stamps showing signs of oxidization, mostly fine-very fine; online photos show a representative sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$110.00
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1040

Balance of mint and used Small Queens collection, 1870s to 1890s, with hundreds of stamps (singles, a few multiples and a cover) on stock book pages, in 102 cards and somewhat organized with owner's identification on most items. Examples from the ½c black to the 20c vermilion and 50c deep blue Widow Weeds are here. Ottawa and Montréal printings are identified, along with some perforation varieties and shades, a good way to fill out an existing collection or for resale, a diverse lot, clean and mostly fine or better, with all pages are shown in the online photos. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction