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The Art Bunce Collection of the 15c Large Queen continued...

Group III continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
21 O 29v imageGroup III, 29v, 1868, 15c dull purple on Bothwell paper, horizontal pair, struck with indistinct two-ring numeral cancel, shorter perfs and some uncleared perf discs, else fine, a particularly elusive pair, with multiples of any size of Firth Group III being rarely seen. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 300

Currently...C$90.00
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22 O 29c imageGroup III, 29c, 1868, 15c Large Queen group on watermarked Bothwell paper, comprising five used singles, each showing a distinct portion of the “E. & G. BOTHWELL / CLUTHA MILLS” watermark, neatly mounted with an illustration alongside identifying the portion of watermark visible on each stamp; faults as commonly encountered, but a scarce group of generally fine appearance; one stamp with 1983 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Unitrade C$ 3,750

Currently...C$600.00
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23 cover 29c imageGroup III, 29c, 1872 (October 21), the unique 15c cover bearing two watermarked examples, cover from Newcastle, New Brunswick to Dawlish, Devon, franked with two 15c Large Queens, Firth Types IIIA and IIIB, tied by grid cancels, with Newcastle N.B. c.d.s. at lower left, paying the five-times 6c per ½oz rate to the United Kingdom by Canadian steamer, carried by the Allan Line Canadian packet Polynesian, which departed Quebec on October 26, 1872, and arrived at Londonderry on November 3, the reverse with Dawlish arrival c.d.s. (5 Nov), both adhesives watermarked, one showing LL and the other part of the C of E. & G. BOTHWELL / CLUTHA MILLS, roughly opened on reverse and various creases and edge faults, but a remarkable and unique usage, being the only recorded cover bearing two watermarked 15c Large Queens; ex Firth, signed on reverse “P.L. Pemberton at London, May 6, 1912.”

Illustrated in L. Gerald Firth, Canada: The Fifteen Cents of 1868, p. 19 (1963). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Unitrade C$ 3,750

Currently...C$900.00
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24 O 29v imageGroup III, 29v, 15c Large Queen, Firth Group III selection of used examples, comprising seven stamps neatly presented on an exhibit page, including one struck with the two-ring 5 of Hamilton and six dated examples, with two each from 1868, 1869 and 1870, effectively illustrating the progression of shades from red lilac through to an unusually grey-purple example, ex Greenway, struck with a March 18, 1870 duplex; some imperfections in places, mostly fine, an appealing specialist group. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 1,050

Currently...C$150.00
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Group IV
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
25 cover 29i imageGroup IV, 29i, 1871 (November 13), registered four-times parcel-post rate from Pembroke to Toronto, partial parcel wrapper endorsed “Parcel Post”, franked with a strip of three 15c purple Large Queens, single 6c Large Queen and 3c and 1c Small Queens, tied by bold segmented cork fancy cancels, with partial Pembroke split-ring at bottom, paying four-times the 12½c per 4oz parcel-post rate for a parcel weighing between 12 and 16oz, plus 5c registration, some faults as expected, of little importance to this striking mixed Large and Small Queen usage, fine and with exceptional visual appeal. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$400.00
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26 cover 29i imageGroup IV, 29i, 1872 (January 19), 16c pre-U.P.U. rate to Bavaria, cover from Montreal to Munich franked with single 15c purple Large Queen, Type 4B, and 1c Small Queen, tied by Montreal duplex, paying the 16c per ¼oz rate to Bavaria via the United Kingdom and Belgium, with red London PAID transit (2 Feb) and British 3d credit marking, the reverse with 4 Feb arrival, carried by the Inman Line steamer City of Antwerp, which departed New York January 20 and arrived Queenstown January 30, 1872; tear to flap, fine-very fine and attractive, a scarce pre-U.P.U. usage, one of only six recorded examples of this franking to Germany. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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27 cover 29i imageGroup IV, 29i, 1872 (October 22), registered six-times domestic letter rate from Truro to Halifax, cover front franked with single 15c purple Large Queen, in combination with 2c and 3c Small Queens, tied by Truro two-ring numeral 54 cancels, with Truro double split-ring at lower left, oval Halifax H c.d.s transit and red REGISTERED / LETTER NO. handstamp, paying 18c for a letter weighing between 2½ and 3oz plus 2c registration, for the exact 20c rate, front only, nevertheless a remarkable mixed Large and Small Queen franking, being the only recorded registered example bearing a 15c Large Queen with this additional franking. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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28 cover 29i imageGroup IV, 29i, 1873 (July 15), registered five-times domestic letter rate from Normanton to Berlin, Ontario, cover franked with single 15c purple Large Queen and 2c green Small Queen, tied by grid cancels, with Normanton U.C. double split-ring and straight-line REGISTERED handstamp alongside, paying 15c for a letter weighing between 2 and 2½oz plus 2c registration, the reverse with Toronto transit (15 Jul) and same-day and Berlin receiver, some cover wear and ageing, particularly at lower left, nevertheless a scarce registered high-rate usage, being one of only five recorded registered covers bearing a single 15c Large Queen, and a nice mixed Small and Large Queen combination cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$200.00
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29 cover 29i imageGroup IV, 29i, 1877 (October 26), 15c purple Large Queen single-franking on large domestic cover, tied by Toronto duplex and addressed to Barrie, endorsed “Exhibits from Registrar’s Office”, paying the five-times 3c per ½oz domestic letter rate for a letter weighing between 2 and 2½oz, a notably late use of an Ottawa printing necessarily produced before June 30, 1869; some toning to the adhesive, nevertheless scarce, being one of only sixteen recorded covers bearing a sole 15c Large Queen franking for domestic use. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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30 O 29i imageGroup IV, 29i, 1868, 15c, Firth Group IV study of mint and used examples, comprising four unused singles illustrating sub-groups IVA, IVB and IVC, two without gum and the IVC example regummed to repair a tear, generally of fine appearance, together with a broad selection of nearly thirty used singles, a pair, two strips of three, a strip of four and two blocks of four, chiefly selected for cancellations including straight-line PAID and REGISTERED, Lacelle-listed fancy cancels such as leaves, fancy numerals and segmented corks, two-ring numeral cancellations of Quebec, Hamilton, Ottawa and Fredericton, and dated examples ranging from March 15, 1869 to April 14, 1876; some faults and imperfections to be expected, but a difficult holding to duplicate and an ideal specialist study, mostly fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Group V
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
31 og 29a imageGroup V, 29a, 1874, 15c greyish purple, perforated 11½ x 12, Firth Group VA, large part streaky original gum, a somewhat "muddy" purple shade, a nicely-centred example of fresh colour, quite elusive in this quality, a lovely stamp, very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 5,000

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32 og 29a imageGroup V, 29a, 1874, 15c greyish purple, perforated 11½ x 12, Firth Group VB, with vertical grain, large part streaky original gum, centred to the lower left, fine and scarce; ex Harrison, Siverts. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 2,000

Currently...C$300.00
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33 O 29aii imageGroup V, 29aii, 1874, 15c greyish purple, “Pawnbroker” variety, perforated 11½ × 12, used single from position 10, clearly showing the characteristic variety to the right of the scrollwork above the right 15; a particularly difficult plate variety on this printing, fine and scarce. (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 350

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34 O 29avar imageGroup V, 29avar, 1874, 15c greyish purple with vertical stitch watermark, discovery example, used single with indistinct datestamp, clearly showing the vertical stitch watermark, being the discovery example for the denomination; our research has identified only one other 15c Large Queen with a vertical stitch watermark, and that example is not from Firth Group V, a couple of shorter perforations, otherwise fine and rare, unrecorded in Duckworth.

Duckworth highlights the rarity of the vertical stitch watermark, noting one survey in which only two examples were found among 2,600 6c Large Queens, while another recorded vertical stitch watermarks on at least one example of the ½c, 1c red brown, 1c yellow, 2c, 3c and 6c denominations. At the time of publication of the second edition of The Large Queen Stamps of Canada and Their Uses in 2008, the variety was therefore unrecorded on the 15c denomination; this example was subsequently identified and exhibited as the discovery copy. (Image 1)

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35 cover 29a imageGroup V, 29a, 1875 (July 25), 15c greyish purple single-franking domestic cover from Montreal to Christieville, Quebec, adhesive tied by Montreal split-ring, paying the five-times 3c per ½oz first-class domestic letter rate for a letter weighing between 2 and 2½oz, the reverse with St. John (C.E.) transit (24 Jul); somewhat reduced at right with overall ageing, nevertheless a difficult and desirable usage, the 15c Large Queen being uncommonly encountered as a sole domestic franking. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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36 cover 29a imageGroup V, 29a, 1876 (October 21), 15c greyish purple single-franking to Ireland, cover from Toronto to Sligo, County Sligo, bearing a single 15c perforated 11½ x 12, tied by Toronto duplex, paying the three-times 5c per ½oz rate to the United Kingdom for a letter weighing between 1 and 1½oz, the reverse with Ballymote, Ireland arrival backstamp, carried by the Allan Line steamer Peruvian, which departed Quebec October 21 and arrived Liverpool October 30, 1876, some overall wear and edge faults as commonly found, nevertheless a scarce transatlantic usage, being one of only three recorded 15c Large Queen single frankings to Ireland. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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37 og/O 29a imageGroup V, 29a, 1874, 15c greyish purple, perforated 11½ × 12, Firth Group V, unused and used selection, comprising three unused examples, two with part original gum, representing Firth Groups VA and VB, the latter ex Cohen, together with ten used singles illustrating a range of shades within Groups VA (x4) and VB (x3), plus three additional examples with dated cancellations from 1875 or 1876; some imperfections in places, but mostly fine and catalogued as such, a useful specialist group showing the shade range of this scarcer perforation. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Unitrade C$ 7,000

Currently...C$600.00
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Group VI
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
38 og 30a imageGroup VI, 30a, 1876, 15c grey, perforated 11½ x 12, on stout paper, part original streaky brownish gum, of good colour, centred to lower right, very good, scarce. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 800

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39 ng 30a imageGroup VI, 30a, 1876, 15c grey, perforated 11½ x 12, on stout paper with diagonal ribbing, unused, without gum, a nicely-centred example, a couple shorter perfs and light spot on front, else fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 1,000

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40 O 30d imageGroup VI, 30d, 1876, 15c greenish grey with Pirie script watermark, used single showing portion of the “on" of “Sons”, cancelled by segmented cork, good colour and superior centring to that often encountered, minute hinge thin at centre and a couple shorter perfs at right, else fine, a desirable example. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Unitrade C$ 4,500

Currently...C$400.00
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