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LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1081

2201a

2007, 52c Year of the Pig, missing gold and rainbow foil, 18 mint singles, from a dealer stock, never hinged, with the rainbow foil randomly missing and the gold missing completely, five with sheet margin, all very fine.

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Unitrade C$ 1,800

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

1082

Collection of mint George VI 4-hole O.H.M.S. Official stamps, some never hinged, in black mounts on Minkus pages, including Mufti, Pictorial, War and Peace issues, noting the $1 Chateau de Ramezay (c.v. $160), $1 Destroyer (c.v. $150) and the $1 Train Ferry (c.v. $90). We have not confirmed the perfin types per the revised listings, nor did we add the NH premium in the catalogue value, valuing instead by the lowest c.v. for this lovely group, which is clean and overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,176

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

Canada Plate Block Collections

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1083

Plate Blocks & Sheets collection, 1930s/60s, in three folders, strong in King George VI era plate blocks, with over fifty examples, note 1c, 3c and 4c War Issue, the balance both with and without "Postes-Postage", almost all never hinged, also a couple dozen mostly 5c QEII full and part sheets, overall fresh and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 100

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

1084

Collection of mint plate blocks, 1939-1990s, most never hinged, in three stock books with examples of most definitive and commemorative issues in the period, some in matched sets, others just one block, noting several better items including 50c Textiles with G overprint (x2, c.v. $60 each), a block of 25c "Siamese Bears" from the Landscapes issue, $5 Point Pelee (x3, $62 each) and the 36c plum Queen Elizabeth (blank matched set still in Canada Post packaging, $20 each, plus a matched set of FDCs, scarce), and many more, with good face value easily over $150, clean and overall 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$ 250

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

1085

249

1950, group of 50c green Oil Wells mint plate blocks, including two matched sets and seven other plate blocks (Unitrade c.v. $50 per block; two with disturbed gum, not included in the total), clean and very fine.

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Unitrade C$ 650

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

1086

271

1946, 20c Combine Harvesting, group of 54 mint plate blocks, on a black stock sheet, never hinged, with both Plate 1 and 2 included, some duplication, clean and overall fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade C$ 2,025

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

1087

Collection of mint Plate Blocks, 1948-1974, never hinged in matched sets in three Lindner hingeless plate block albums with slipcovers, with good representation from 1948 (Sc. #271) to the 1974 Pacific Indian issue, noting Sc. #s 411 $1 Export (c.v. $360), 1967-73 Centennial high values (#461-465), #600 the scarce $1 Vancouver plate 1 (c.v. $140), and #601, the $2 Québec plate 1 (c.v. $120), clean and very fine overall; online photos show a representative sample. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

1088

321

1953, $1 Totem Pole, group of 15 mint plate blocks, on a black stock sheet, never hinged, all Plate 1 in three positions: UL, LL and LR with duplication of each, a clean and very fine holding.

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Unitrade C$ 750

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

1089

334

1953, 50c Textile Industry, group of 38 mint plate blocks, all never hinged, on a double-sided black stock sheet, all Plate 1 with 9 matched sets and two additional, an upper right and lower left block, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade C$ 1,900

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

1090

Large accumulation of sealed Canada Post plate block matched sets, late 1970s-1990s, mostly commemorative issues ranging from 17c to 60c denominations, with strength from 30c to 42c, great for the plate block collector or the postage user or reseller, very fine.

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Face $ 892

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

1091

2201a

2007, 52c Year of the Pig, missing gold and rainbow foil, dealer stock of six plate blocks, never hinged, five upper right and one lower left plate block, with the rainbow foil randomly missing and the gold missing completely, very fine.

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Unitrade C$ 3,000

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

1092

O11

1950, 50c Oil Wells, mint blocks with O.H.M.S. overprint, all on a black stock sheet, with four plate blocks (UL, disturbed gum, c.v. $175; UR x2, NH, c.v. $525; LR, NH, c.v. $262) plus 12 other NH stamps in blocks (c.v. $480 total), all clean and very fine.

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Unitrade C$ 1,680

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

1093

O30

1951-53, 20c Pulp & Paper, group of 35 mint plate blocks with G overprint, all on two black stock sheets, with three matched sets of Plate 1 plus 4 additional blocks and four matched sets of Plate 2 plus three additional blocks, fresh and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Unitrade C$ 840

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

Canada Back of the Book Collections

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1094

Back of the Book Collection, 1898/1950, with blocks and singles in two stockbooks, over 250 stamps, mostly hinged, though note some never hinged examples, highlights include good range of Airmails, Registered Letter Stamps with very fine centered 2c vermilion (F1a) and rose carmine (F1b) Special Delivery with two nicely-centered 1898 10c (E1), very fine 1932 20c henna brown block of four (E5), 1950 10c green Special Delivery Official (EO2) never hinged plate block of ten, Fourth Postage Due 1935-65 1c to 10c never hinged set of six in plate block matched sets, Overprinted Officials with 20c Paper Industry "G" overprint sheet of fifty, Perforated Officials with 13c Ram Tank (O10-259) upper left and 17c bright ultramarine upper right plate block of four (O10-CE3), the odd fault to be expected, but a useful group, chiefly fine-very fine. (Video 1) (Video 2)

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Estimate C$ 800

Currently...C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1095

O8-108/

Collection of O.H.M.S perforated Officials, 5-hole and 4-hole,1911-1951, mint and used, in black mounts on Minkus pages and a black Vario page, with highlights including 5-hole O.H.M.S. Admirals, Arch and other 1930s issues, plus Mufti and War issue through the end of the period with both hole configurations, including Airmail and Special Delivery stamps. Quite an impressive group, sometimes in multiple positions. We have not checked for the newer 4-hole types, nor for varieties on the stamps themselves. Due to the controversial nature of the 5-hole issues, this lot is sold as-is; all items shown online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$50.00
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1096

Revenues: Ontario liquor seals accumulation, 1900s, consisting of a few hundred of various types and coloured strips, a very interesting and under-studied area of tax-paid revenue collecting, in remarkably fine condition given that these were applied to the outside of liquor packaging, exceptional illustrations of engraving skill, an unusual opportunity.

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Estimate C$ 300

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

1097

Collection of Canada Post Thematic Post Cards, 1970s-1997, comprising most of the issues listed in Unitrade, typically with a package of post cards followed by individual cards, mostly mint but also some cancelled by the National Postal Museum; note 75th Anniversary of Scouting with a cancel from each day of that year's Jamboree, CAPEX '96 package of maximum cards, Historic Hotels and Public Gardens series including trial printings, etc., an interesting collection, clean and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 150

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

1098

Group of Federal Wildlife Conservation artist-signed stamps and permits, 1985/2011, with 1996 (x2) and 1997 signed, and hunting licenses from 1990, 1993 and 1994, plus 40 post office fresh complete booklets, with some duplication, all clean and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Unitrade C$ 1,475

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

1099

Semi-Official Airmails, 1926/32 mint group, a mix of hinged and never hinged, with Elliot-Fairchilds Air Service (CL9), Western Canada Airways (CL40/41), Yukon Airways & Exploration (CL42), British Columbia Airways (CL44), Cherry Red Airlines (CL46), Commercial Airways (CL48, CL50) including the "Break in Oval" variety (CL48d), and Canadian Airways (CL51/2), some duplication, the odd small fault, overall clean and fine-very fine.

Estimate C$ 120

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

Canada Semi-Official Airmail Collections

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1100

CL2/CL51

Semi-Official Airmails, 1924/32, semi-official airmail group of mint, with 21 singles, three pairs, and a few later reprints or labels, most being hinged, with a few never hinged examples noted, with highlights including 1924 (25c) green Laurentide Air Service (Sc. CL2, without gum), (25c) red Fourth and Fifth Issue (CL3/4, the former never hinged, the latter hinged), 1925 Northern Air Service 25c blue (CL5, without gum), 1926 Jack V. Elliot Air Service (CL6-8, two never hinged) and vertical pair with one showing the "white spot' variety, 1926 Elliot-Fairchilds Air Service including the "filled-in wing" variety (CL9c, never hinged) and tête-béche pair (CL9b, without gum), 1928 Klondike Airways (CL45, hinged), etc., the occasional flaw, an overall fresh and fine-very fine holding, an ideal nucleus for an expanded collection. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Unitrade C$ 2,458

Currently...C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction