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Stamps & Postal History of Canada continued...

Large Queens continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
559 cover 24iii, 27 image1870 (September 13), 8c registered double-weight domestic cover from Fredericton to Bass River, New Brunswick, Department of Public Works envelope with embossed seal on the backflap, franked with a 2c bright green Large Queen on soft white “blotting” paper, exceptionally well-centred for this difficult stamp, together with a 6c brown, both tied by two-ring numeral cancellations, with clear REGISTERED / FREDERICTON / SE 13 1870 despatch at left, the franking paying 6c double-weight domestic postage plus 2c registration, a particularly choice and attractive cover showing the scarce 8c rate, very fine (Unitrade 24iii, 27); ex Jarrett (February 1960, Lot 323). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 1,000

Currently...C$600.00
Will close during Public Auction
560 cover 25 image1868 (December 11), 3c red Large Queen pair on cross-border cover, tied by Montreal, C.E. split circle duplex to St. Paul, Minnesota, paying the 6c rate to the United States, fresh and fine-very fine. (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 80

Currently...C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction
561 O 26a image1875, 5c deep olive green Large Queen, perforated 12, a well-centred example, cancelled with partial duplex, rich colour, a scarce stamp, particularly in this quality, very fine; with 1989 APEX certificate (identified as the old Sc. 26ii) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Unitrade C$ 1,250

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
562 ng 27 image1868, 6c dark brown Large Queen, unused (regummed), good colour, centred to the right, a few nibbed perfs at top, else fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 1,200

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
563 cover   image1868/1871, group of four Large Queen covers from New Brunswick, comprising 1868 3c cover from St. John to Westmorland with embossed grocer’s corner card, reduced at left; 1869 single-franking cover from St. John to Newcastle; 1869 3c single franking from Way Office Gaspereaux to Canning; and 1871 6c single franking from St. John to Perthshire, Scotland, paying the Allan Line rate; the latter with some staining at left, else covers show the usual minor faults, chiefly fine to very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
564 og 28 image1868, 12½c blue Large Queen, a fresh unused single with large part original gum, centred to the lower left, trivial spot near chignon, an otherwise pleasing example of bright colour, fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 1,200

Currently...C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction
565 cover   image1868 (July 11), 12½c Large Queen transatlantic cover from Quebec to Liverpool, England, franked with a single 12½c Large Queen neatly tied by Quebec duplex, bold black "1" at left, the reverse with Liverpool arrival c.d.s. (25 Jul), very light wrinkling, otherwise fine-very fine, a scarce and attractive transatlantic usage.

The cover apparently missed the Allan Line departure from Quebec at 10:30 a.m. on July 11, and under the first packet principle was routed via New York, and travelled aboard Cunard’s China, departing July 15 and arriving at Queenstown July 24, accounting for the additional 1d. due from the recipient. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
Small Queens
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
566 nh/og 34-47 image1870/1897, Small Queen mint set of 15, plus the 10c shade variety 45a, with especially choice centring throughout, the 3c bright vermilion and 6c never hinged, the 20c and 50c Widow Weeds particularly well centred, the former never hinged with light gum disturbance, the 45a with slight toning at upper right, a desirable group, fresh and attractive, rarely offered in this quality, very fine; with Richard Gratton A.I.E.P. certificate for 45a. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Scott U$ 7,487

Currently...C$800.00
Will close during Public Auction
567 cover 34 image1889 (July 27), ½c Small Queen on complete copy of "Grip," Toronto’s celebrated journal of humour and caricature, tied on reverse by dotted lozenge cancellation and sent locally within the city, the front cover featuring a political caricature concerning Canada–United States trade and the back cover with attractive Western Assurance Co. advertisement, crease along front cover and some light edge wear, otherwise quite fresh considering the ephemeral nature of the publication, a lovely and scarce illustration of the ½c newspaper rate.

Founded in Toronto in 1873 by cartoonist and editor John Wilson Bengough, Grip was one of nineteenth-century Canada’s most influential satirical journals, inspired in part by Britain’s Punch. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$150.00
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568 cover 34 image1884 (February 16), ½c Small Queen cover from Halifax to Moncton, sent unsealed per regulations, adhesive tied by neatly-struck Halifax duplex, without backstamps, a couple small edge tears, fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 50

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
569 og   image1870s/1890s, 1c Small Queen group of multiples, comprising 1c yellow, perforated 12, hinged block of four, well-centred; 1c yellow upper-left corner block of ten with ONE CENT counter, variously hinged; and 1c orange hinged block of four, ex Brigham; usual gum bends, an overall fine and attractive trio, offered with a very good 10c Small Queen with diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, adhesions on reverse, but scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
570 cover   image1892 (April 2 / October 12), 1c and 3c Small Queen turned cover, originally mailed from Harriston to Palmerston at the 1c rate, franked with a 1c Small Queen tied by Harriston c.d.s. with Palmerston receiver on reverse, six months later turned inside out and reused from Harriston to Dryton at the 3c letter rate, franked with a 3c Small Queen likewise tied by c.d.s., a few small stains, otherwise fine and scarce; ex Lum. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
571 cover   image1871 (July 10), Large and Small Queen mixed-franking cover from Arichat to Acadia Mines, Pictou, franked with 2c Large Queen and 1c Small Queen, tied together by oval grid cancellation, with Arichat double split-ring despatch alongside, the reverse with Antigonish (20 Jul), Pictou (21 Jul) and Stellarton (22 Jul) backstamps; light creasing at lower right, otherwise fine to very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
572 cover   image1888 (May 3), Petrolia to England, forwarded to Bombay, India, Petrolia Oil Co. envelope franked with 1c pair and single 3c Small Queens, tied by Petrolea duplex, to Waltham Abbey, England, crossed-out and redirected to Bombay, reverse with Hamilton (3 May) and Waltham Cross (14 May) transit c.d.s., light fold crossing one stamp, an unusual redirected cover.

The rate from Canada to India at the time was a 10c U.P.U. surtax rate, but this cover, redirected from England, escaped any additional postage due on arrival. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
573 cover 35, 41 image1894 (September 28), bulk-mail receipt franked with Small Queen multiples, bearing a block of five 1c yellow orange on front paying the rate for five pounds of bulk mail and a strip of three 3c vermilion on reverse paying for nine pounds, both tied by Toronto, Ont. split-ring cancellations, scarce and very fine; ex Forbes. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Unitrade C$ 150

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
574 37d image1870, 3c copper red Small Queen, perforated 12½, a nicely-centred used single, centrally struck with black target cancel, rounded corner at lower left, else a pleasing example of this distinctive printing, scarce and fine-very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 1,500

Currently...C$250.00
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575 cover   image1893, hand-illustrated soldier on “Miss Romaine” cover front to Old Windsor, England, franked with 5c Small Queen, tied by Halifax duplex, with neatly struck Windsor squared-circle receiver (22 Apr), the left side featuring an attractively executed hand-drawn “Cuirassier de la Garde Royale, 1827” (a heavy cavalryman of the French Royal Guard), front only, otherwise fresh, attractive and very fine. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
576 cover   image1889 (February), two 5c Small Queen covers from Quebec City to Bermuda, each with Caron, Pentland, & Stuart corner card envelopes, adhesives cancelled by Quebec duplex, to the Princess Hotel in Hamilton, with New York transit backstamps and Hamilton c.d.s. receivers, one with small lower right corner tear, else fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
577 nh/og 40 image1870s, 10c dull rose lilac Small Queen, perforated 12, mint plate inscription block of eight with original gum, showing almost complete printer's imprint at right, the centre four and bottom left stamps never hinged, else hinged, a scarce imprint block of the early printing of the 10c, fine; with 1988 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Unitrade C$ 7,750

Currently...C$4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
578 cover   image1895 (July 9), underpaid double-weight postal stationery cover from Montreal to Antwerp, Belgium, 2c postal stationery envelope uprated with a 3c Small Queen, tied by Montreal duplex cancellation, shortpaid and struck with circular T/10 handstamp for the double deficiency, endorsed “via New York / S.S. Paris”, the reverse with Antwerp receiver (18 Jul), very fine; ex Ribler. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 150

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

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