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Canada and Provinces Stamps & Postal History continued...

King George VI Era (1937-1952) -- Scott #231-320 continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
121 nh/blOCK OF 4 245i image1938, $1 aniline violet Chateau de Ramezay, lower left plate block of four, never hinged, a choice example of this difficult plate block, very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 900

SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
122 nh 247a image1939, 2c brown & black War Memorial, Royal Visit, imperforate horizontal pair, with four large even margins all around, full never hinged original gum, a desirable and scarce pair, with only one hundred examples prepared, very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 1,050

SOLD for C$550.00
Will close during Public Auction
123 CVR   image1940 (May 29), "Salved from the Sea", wreck mail cover front to England, postmarked Montreal, to Gomshall, Guildford, Surrey, struck with bold violet straight-line "SALVED FROM THE SEA", likely from a merchant ship sunk by enemy action in the north Atlantic, expected condition for such disaster mail, this particular cachet identified by Hawkins as originating on Canadian mail from Toronto to Montreal postmarked between May 25 and 29, or on mail forwarded from Asia via Vancouver. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 1,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
124 CVR   image1941, Armstrong, Ontario plane crash recovered cover, from the February 6,1941 Trans-Canada Airlines flight from Montréal to Winnipeg which crashed on approach to Armstrong Airport, the cover mailed at Toronto (5 Feb) and addressed to Calgary, bearing a few oil stains but showing no postal crash markings, accompanied by a note of provenance, an oversize cover in better than average condition for crash mail. (AAMC #41-0206) (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 80

SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
125 254a var image1943, 4c dark carmine War Issue booklet, rate announcement variety in French, pane of six in complete booklet, front cover with four-line change in postal rates announcement in French "AVIS / CHANGEMENT DANS LA TARIF POSTAL... / POUR RENSEIGNEMENTS / CONSULTEZ VOTRE MAITRE DE POST..." stain to back cover and some light wear to cover edges, fine and most unusual; with 2022 Greene Foundation certificate. (BK36var). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
126 254a var image1943, 4c dark carmine War Issue booklet, rate announcement variety in English, pane of six in complete booklet, front cover with three-line change in postal rates announcement in English "NOTICE / CHANGE IN POSTAL RATES / FOR NEW RATES SEE POSTMASTER", stain to back cover and some light wear to cover edges, else fine, ideal for the booklet or War Issue specialist; with 2022 Greene Foundation certificate. (BK36var). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction
127 nh 263/267 image1942-43, King George VI War Issue coil stamps, never hinged, comprising #263 in a strip of 90, #264 in strips of 50 and 47, and #267 in a strip of 25, catalogue value calculated as strips of four, no start or end tabs, a fresh and well-centred grouping. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 1,038

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction
128 CVR   image1945 (February 19), Killed In Action, Returned to Sender, cover franked with 4c War Issue, tied by Toronto slogan cancel, to Private Reeves of the Algonquin Regiment, endorsed in manuscript "Deceased" and handstamped DECEASED and RETURN TO SENDER with label affixed to front "RETURN TO SENDER / This item of mail is returned in / accordance with postal regulations. / The Postmaster General deeply / regrets the circumstances which / make this necessary", reverse with FPO-DCA 4 (15 Apr) and FPO 449 (1 Jun) c.d.s, rose Ottawa INSPECTION DIVISION / DEAD LETTER OFFICE bilingual marking, vertical fold and edge creases, a poignant cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction
129 276TCDP image1948, 4c Royal Wedding, trial colour die proof in red-brown, on card-mounted India approximately 74 x 85mm, some adhesion marks on reverse from earlier mounting to archival card, a lovely proof of this issue, commemorating the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Philip Mountbatten on November 20, 1947. (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction
Queen Elizabeth II Era (1953-2022) -- Scott #321-
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
130 nh   image1950s, 4c "Indian Head" essay, horizontal pair, multicoloured, never hinged, four large to very large margins, including sheet margin at right, fresh and very fine, a popular example of this never-issued design. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
131 303TCDP image1951, 3c Sir Robert Borden, trial colour die proof in dark violet, on card-mounted India paper, approximately 72 x 74mm, mounted on larger archival card, with XG-948 die number and Canadian Bank Note Company Limited imprints, the odd trivial mark, scarce and very fine. (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 500

SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
132 nh   image1955 (circa), 2c "Marianne" Experimental Specimen, group of four imperforate pairs, each never hinged and with large to very large margins, including sheet margins at left, featuring a portrait of Marianne within a central oval, EXPERIMENT above and SPECIMEN below, in shades of green, black, and blue, on cream, yellow, or rose paper, all but the 2c green ungummed, a desirable group, prepared by the Canadian Bank Note Co, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction
133 CVR 277 image1951 (April 23), Canadian Philatelic Society AGM signed cover, with cachet commemorating the Centenary of Canada's First Adhesive Postage Stamp, signed by Fred Jarrett at lower left, on reverse an additional fourteen signatures, presumably attendees at the event, noting many Canadian philatelic luminaries including C.M. Jephcott, V.G. Greene, a second signature of Jarrett, and many more, a lovely memento of the history of philately in Canada. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
134 317 image1952, 4c Red Cross Centenary, in-depth collection of varieties, comprising mint never hinged singles and multiples through to used on cover, most items showing previously documented printing varieties including much of the fly-specking type, with the owner’s careful attention evident throughout, highlights include 50 mostly commercial covers of which 25 bear varieties, a block of four with red ink smear from the printing process, and another stamp showing a “pawnbroker”-style set of dots in the design margin, accompanied by documentation of varieties as published in BNA Topics and by noted collectors of the time, together with correspondence from the Post Office Department answering questions posed by the original collector, the strength of the collection being a list compiled by the researcher of 134 different varieties, represented here by 120 glassines each holding the stamp and a photo showing the variety, an exceptional specialist holding sure to provide a keen collector or potential exhibitor many hours of study; ex Hans Reiche. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
135 327DP image1953, 3c carmine rose Karsh Issue, progressive die proof, on card in colour of issue, approximately 61mm x 71mm, the vignette without "1953" at lower right or denomination, trivial mark at foot of card, a very fine example of this elusive proof. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 1,500

SOLD for C$600.00
Will close during Public Auction
136 340E var image1950s, 4c Wilding Queen Elizabeth II, unissued design for postal stationery, printed on dark violet on unwatermarked paper, a scarce specimen printing. (Webb #EN131-P1) (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
137 nh/blOCK OF 4 341 var image1954, 5c Wilding misperforated block of four, never hinged, the perforations shifted 3mm to the right, a striking and exhibition-worthy error, very fine. (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
138 nh   image1967 (circa), "Baby Sisters" experimental stamps, comprising three singles in shades of red brown, dark brown, and black, tête-bêche pairs in red brown and dark brown, coil strips of five in red brown and black, and a "booklet pane" of ten in red brown, never hinged, either gummed or ungummed as produced, an attractive group of these charming experimental stamps.

In 1967, British American Bank Note Company was awarded the contract to print the Centennial issue booklets using a new printing machine, a Goebel press, which could print booklets of multi-coloured stamps in one operation. They tested the new press by printing test booklets using a design referred to as the "Baby Sisters". (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
139 nh 614a var image1973, 15c R.C.M.P. Musical Ride, imperforate single with double printing, a never hinged, fresh and sound, most unusual for these which are often found with small faults, catalogue value is for a pair combined with example without doubling, a dramatic error, very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 900

SOLD for C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction
140 nh/blOCK OF 4 727 image1979, $2 Kluane National Park, shifted silver inscription error, block of four, Abitibi low fluorescent paper, perforated 13.3, never hinged, a dramatic inscription shift, much more pronounced than often seen, with horizontal perforations cutting through "CANADA", $2, and "Postes/Postage", showing portion of third inscription at top, quite striking and very fine; with 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction

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