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Stamps & Postal History of British North America continued...

Nova Scotia continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
779 cover   image1891 (November 3), illustrated Italian decorative arts dealer’s bill of sale made out to Sir Charles Tupper, attractive receipt of Sarfatti & Ci., franked with two 5c Italian revenue stamps and recording Tupper’s purchase of several antiques, including two chairs and two bronze horses, to be delivered to his address in London, where Tupper was serving as the Canadian High Commissioner, the ornate letterhead illustrated with cherubs and decorative motifs; usual filing folds, otherwise fine, an unusual and charming document relating to the Nova Scotian Father of Confederation and future Prime Minister of Canada.

Sir Charles Tupper (1821-1915) was Premier of Nova Scotia, a Father of Confederation and one of the principal advocates for bringing Nova Scotia into the Canadian confederation. After entering federal politics he held several senior cabinet portfolios and, from 1883, served as Canada’s High Commissioner in London, the position he held when this receipt was issued in 1891; he later became Prime Minister of Canada in 1896, serving the shortest term in Canadian history. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
780 og 2 image1857, 3d blue Heraldic on blued paper, a lightly hinged example with full original gum, four mostly ample margins, pleasing deep colour, a scarce stamp with original gum, very fine; with 2021 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Unitrade C$ 3,200

Currently...C$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
781 og 3 image1857, 3d dark blue Heraldic, hinged, with large part original gum, four large margins all around and of rich colour, scarce and very fine; with 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Unitrade C$ 4,400

Currently...C$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
Prince Edward Island
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
782 cover   image1847 (April 9), privately-carried cover from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to London, England, franked on arrival with Great Britain 1d red, with original contents written from St. Avards, carried outside the mails to London where an imperforate 1d red was affixed and tied by circular “63” numeral cancellation, addressed to Gray’s Inn with arrival backstamp (15 May), some light tone spotting in places, otherwise fine, a rare usage of a Great Britain 1d red on mail originating in British North America, with contents of particular interest to the history of Prince Edward Island.

The enclosed letter was written by Robert Bruce Stewart, one of the central figures in the Island’s nineteenth-century Land Question. Written from St. Avards only months after his arrival on the Island, Stewart describes his family’s first winter and the severe cold, praises the Island as “one of the most healthy spots in the whole world,” then discusses the management of his family’s extensive landholdings, referring to upwards of 90,000 acres, his efforts to make his own 20,000-acre township profitable, and more than 100 “squatters” permitted by former agents to occupy land without leases, grants or payment. He recounts assembling the settlers at the Court House to explain their position and his intentions, and discusses the matter with Lieutenant Governor Sir Henry Vere Huntley and members of his Council, from whom he reports receiving considerable kindness and support. A valuable first-hand account of Stewart’s attempts to readminister his estates at an early stage of the conflict that would come to dominate nineteenth-century Prince Edward Island politics. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
783 cover   image1849/1867, Prince Edward Island group of three 2d inland-rate covers, comprising 1849 unpaid cover to St. Eleanors, rated “2” in black manuscript and backstamped PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND double split-ring (30 Nov); 1849 unpaid cover to St. Eleanors with PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND despatch (17 Oct) and next-day St. Eleanors receiver; and 1867 cover from Charlottetown to Georgetown, struck with CHARLOTTETOWN PAID cancellation and manuscript “2” in red; some creasing, small edge tears and other faults, but a difficult trio. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
784 og 11var image1872, 1c brown orange Queen Victoria with significant doubled impression at foot, particularly pronounced in “ONE CENT,” mint hinged with full original gum, a dramatic example of this unlisted variety, very fine, with 1998 C.P.E.S. certificate; ex Lichtenstein. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
Newfoundland
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
785 cover   image1860 (August 29), folded letter from St. John’s to Kennington, England, forwarded through London, datelined St. John’s and sent under cover to forwarding agents Brooking & Co., London, where affixed with perforated 1d red and tied by London duplex (17 Sep), likely carried by the Galway Line steamer Parana, which departed St. John’s on 1 Sep and arrived at Galway on 7 Sep; some creasing, otherwise fine, a scarce example of Newfoundland-origin mail franked with British postage; ex Steinhart, mounted on his original album page.

The "Parana" made only three contract voyages for the short-lived Galway Line before the company's financial troubles and lost contracts forced them to suspend operations. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
786 nh 11A image1860, 3d green Heraldic pair, with never hinged original gum, large even margins all around, fresh colour, a lovely pair, very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 720

Currently...C$130.00
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787 nh 22 image1861, 8d rose Heraldic, never hinged, large balanced margins, a lovely stamp, very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 240

Currently...C$50.00
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788 33P image1870, 3c vermilion Queen Victoria plate proofs, in colour of issue, a single on India paper, and block of four on card-mounted India, the single just touched at lower right, fine, the block with ample to large margins all around, very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 450

Currently...C$50.00
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789   image1870s/1890s, group of four covers and fronts with 3c or 6c “Widow Weeds” frankings, comprising c.1870s 3c rouletted on cover to Burgos, toned; 1875 6c dull rose on transatlantic cover to London, England; an 1880s 3c blue front from St. John’s to Twillingate; and 1895 6c carmine lake on cover from St. John’s to Boston, Massachusetts, this particularly fresh and very fine; else mixed condition with some toning, wrinkles and other faults, and chiefly fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
790 35 image1870, 6c dull rose Queen Victoria, trio of multiples, comprising a hinged lower left corner block of four showing partial plate inscription, gum bend along lower two stamps; never hinged lower right corner strip of four with full "American Bank Note Company, New York" inscription; and never hinged block of nine; the catalogue value reflecting no premium for inscriptions, a fine group of multiples nicely-illustrating subtle shade differences. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Unitrade C$ 450

Currently...C$80.00
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791 35P/TC/ii/iv image1870, 6c Queen Victoria, group of four plate proofs, on India paper, comprising the carmine rose near-colour of issue, as well as trial colours in deep orange, green, and brown, each with large to very large margins and fresh bright colour, the odd extremely trivial India imperfection common to this fragile paper, very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 390

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
792 35Pi image1870, 6c bright rose Queen Victoria plate proof, strip of four on card-mounted India paper, large to very large margins, from the upper right corner of the sheet, showing the full "American Bank Note Company New York" inscription at right, the catalogue value not reflecting a premium for the imprint, attractive and very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 280

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
793 35Pi image1870, 6c bright rose Queen Victoria plate proof, block of four on card-mounted India paper, with large margins all around including partial sheet margin at right, pleasing fresh colour, very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 280

Currently...C$50.00
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794 nh/og 36 image1894, 6c carmine lake Queen Victoria, lower right corner block of ten, with full "American Bank Note Company, New York" imprint in lower selvedge, full original gum, with seven stamps never hinged, a well-centred positional block of fresh colour, the catalogue value reflecting no premium for the inscription, scarce and fine-very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 952

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
795 nh/og 36 image1894, 6c carmine lake Queen Victoria, block of four, large part original gum, a few small hinge remnants, lovely rich colour and well-centred, very fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 280

Currently...C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction
796 cover   image1898 (September 20), ½c olive Royal Family issue irregular block of six on Hechler cover, the block tied by St. John's c.d.s. cancellations, reverse with Halifax receiver (27 Sep), fresh and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
797 nh/og 61-74 image1897, Discovery of Newfoundland issue, comprising a hinged set, mostly very fine, together with 12 blocks of four, the 6c, 8c, one 24c, 35c and 60c blocks never hinged, the latter particularly choice, overall fine to very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Unitrade C$ 2,243

Currently...C$150.00
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798 og 87-103 imageJohn Guy Issues, 1910/1911, complete mint sets of the lithographed and engraved issues, all hinged and including the 6c “reversed Z” variety, accompanied by a group of seven 1c stamps, one used, with two showing the “NFW” perf 12 x 11 variety including an example in a block of four, catalogued according to condition and fine to very fine throughout. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Unitrade C$ 1,200

Currently...C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction

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