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

Group X continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
61 cover 30b imageGroup X, 30b, 1883 (October 16), registered five-times domestic letter rate from Rapid City, Manitoba to Winnipeg, cover franked with a single 15c Large Queen, tied by cork cancel, with partial Rapid City c.d.s. at left, paying the five-times 3c per ½oz domestic letter rate for a letter weighing between 2 and 2½oz, the 2c registration fee paid in cash, the reverse with Winnipeg arrival c.d.s. (16 Oct), cover reduced on all sides, the back reattached, some light cover wear, but a scarce usage from Manitoba, from a post office opened only in 1879. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
62 cover   imageGroup X, 1884 (October 6), 15c Large Queen single franking from Guelph to Sydney, Australia, via San Francisco, World Publishing Co. cover franked with a single 15c Large Queen, Firth Group X, tied by segmented cork, postmarked Guelph c.d.s. and endorsed “via San Francisco,” paying triple the ½oz rate to an Australian colony, the reverse with San Francisco Rec’d (23 Oct), San Francisco Stm. Ship (25 Oct) and Sydney receiver (20 Nov); slightly reduced at left with minor tone spots at right, otherwise fine, a scarce single-franking usage to Australia. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 400

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
63 cover 30b imageGroup X, 30b, 1890 (June 5), eight-times domestic letter rate from Montreal to Quebec, large linen-lined cover franked with single 15c Large Queen and 6c and 3c Small Queens, tied by Montreal duplex cancels, paying the eight-times 3c per ½oz domestic letter rate for a letter weighing between 3½ and 4oz, the reverse with faint Quebec arrival backstamp (6 Jun), folded at left, usual wear and ageing for such heavy-weight commercial covers, a scarce mixed Large and Small Queen high-rate usage, the only such recorded franking in the Smith census. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 350

Currently...C$200.00
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64 cover   imageGroup X, 1895 (May 29), triple-U.P.U.-rate 15c single franking from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Berne, Switzerland, cover franked with a single 15c Large Queen tied by Vancouver, B.C. c.d.s. (29 May), paying three-times the 5c per ½oz U.P.U. letter rate for a 1-1½oz letter, the reverse with London transit (12 Jun) and Berne receiver (13 Jun), with Bank of Montreal, Vancouver imprint and wax seal, edge wrinkles, else fine-very fine and very late usage of a Firth Type X stamp, and unique recorded 15c single-franking cover to Switzerland per the Smith census. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 750

Currently...C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction
65 og/O   imageGroup X, Firth Group X, balance of mint and used, neatly mounted on exhibit pages, including a nicely-centred Type 10A unused single, Type 10B partial imprint pair and block of four, further Type 10B unused multiples in two distinct shades, one identified as “pearl grey” on the accompanying C.P.E.S. certificate, together with a useful selection of postmarks comprising a partial imprint single, ten singles with dated cancellations ranging from 1883 to 1895, a strip of three, Ottawa Crown cancel, and other interesting strikes; the odd fault, mostly fine, a useful group for study. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Currently...C$150.00
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Group XI
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
66 og 30e imageGroup XI, 30e, 1887, 15c deep “cold” blue Large Queen, the distinctive “Studd’s Cold Blue,” part original gum, hinged, particularly fresh and well-centred, with strong colour and the characteristic shade; a lovely example of this elusive and distinctive printing, very fine and scarce. (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 800

Currently...C$800.00
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67 cover   imageGroup XI, 1887 (August 18), four-times 15c pre-U.P.U. rate from Guelph to Auckland, New Zealand, large World Publishing Company linen-lined cover franked with a horizontal strip of four 15c Large Queens, tied by cork cancel, postmarked with Guelph c.d.s. (18 Aug), paying the 60c rate for a 1½-2oz letter at 15c per ½oz, the reverse with San Francisco receiver (25 Aug) and Auckland receiver (17 Sep), one of a small number of known covers bearing a strip of four of the 15c Large Queen, usual edge faults, a striking and scarce high-weight pre-U.P.U. usage to New Zealand. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 400

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
68 cover   imageGroup XI, 1888 (March 28), five-times 15c pre-U.P.U. rate from Guelph to Auckland, New Zealand, large Oceanic Publishing Co. cover franked with five 15c Large Queens, Firth Group XI, comprising a block of four and single, tied segmented cork and postmarked by Guelph c.d.s. (28 Mar), endorsed “Via San Francisco,” paying the 75c rate for a 2–2½oz letter at 15c per ½oz, the reverse with San Francisco receiver (2 Apr), San Francisco Cal. Stm. Ship transit (6 Apr) and Auckland receiver (28 Apr); one of only a small number of recorded covers bearing a block of four or larger of the 15c Large Queen, usual flaws for such large-format items, faults at upper right impacting block, but an important pre-U.P.U. multiple franking to New Zealand. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 600

Currently...C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
69 cover   imageGroup XI, 1889 (July 17), registered triple-U.P.U.-rate cover from Montreal to London, England, with 15c Large Queen and 5c Registered Letter Stamp, apparently having carried the Anticosti Island tender, large envelope paying three-times the 5c per ½oz U.P.U. letter rate and the 5c registration fee, postmarked Montreal (17 Jul), endorsed “Via New York” and “Tender for the Island of Anticosti,” the reverse with REGISTERED / W.C.D.O. receiver (27 Jul), some staining, repaired tears, etc, but a desirable example bearing both a 15c Large Queen and 5c Registered Letter Stamp, particularly given its link with the unsuccessful 1889 offer by the Stockwell Syndicate to sell Anticosti Island to the British Crown. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 750

Currently...C$400.00
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70 cover   imageGroup XI, 1891 (July 27), triple-U.P.U.-rate 15c Large Queen single franking from Ottawa to England, redirected within the United Kingdom, large envelope franked with a single 15c Large Queen tied by Ottawa duplex (27 Jul), paying three-times the 5c per ½oz U.P.U. rate, originally addressed to the Royal Hotel, Bournemouth, subsequently redirected to Woods Hotel, Patterdale, Penrith, with Bournemouth receiver (7 Aug) and Penrith backstamp (8 Aug), some edge wear, creasing and staining at upper right, but a late single-franking forwarded usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
71 cover   imageGroup XI, 1895 (September 23), registered four-times U.S. rate cover from Toronto to Sherman, Texas, large registered envelope franked with 15c Large Queen (Firth Type XI) and 2c Small Queen, paying the 17c rate of four-times the 3c per ½oz letter rate to the United States plus 5c registration fee, the use of registered letter stamps no longer being mandatory, both tied by grid cancel, the 2c partially by registration handstamp, the reverse with Windsor, Ont. transit (24 Sep) and Sherman, Texas receiver (28 Sep), with large registration seal and Certificate of Post Office Registration affixed; some edge tears and creasing, the 2c having been removed, repaired, and replaced, but a scarce usage; with 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 400

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
72 cover   imageGroup XI, 1895 (October 15), triple-U.P.U.-rate 15c single franking from Quebec to Stockholm, Sweden, cover front franked with a single 15c Large Queen, Firth Type XI, tied by Quebec duplex (15 Oct), paying three-times the 5c per ½oz U.P.U. letter rate, with Stockholm arrival marking (30 Oct) on front; one of only four recorded covers bearing the 15c Large Queen to Sweden, with only one being a single-franking; a scarce late foreign usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$300.00
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73 og/O   imageGroup XI, Firth Group XI, balance of mint and used singles and multiples, comprising four mint singles and a lower-left corner block of six, three stamps never hinged, together with used multiples including a striking block of twelve, among the largest recorded used multiples of the issue, a block of four showing the “cracked plate” variety on the lower-right stamp, two further blocks of four, a strip of four, and a pair cancelled by crisp Yorkville c.d.s. (29 Dec 1894); a useful specialist group, mostly fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
Group XII
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
74 cover   imageGroup XII, 1899 (June), 15c Large Queen and 1c Numeral paying fourth-class rate from Port Arthur to Penetanguishene, Ontario, large cover, paying the 16c fourth-class rate for contents weighing 15-16oz, both tied by squared-circle of Port Arthur, Ont., manuscript "16 ct" alongside, with Imperial Bank voucher endorsement on reverse; reduced at left and edge toning, but a highly-important cover, the only recorded use of the 15c Large Queen on fourth-class mail.

The 5th Class rate was 1c per oz from February 1, 1888; such items initially had to be unsealed to permit inspection. This requirement was eliminated on April 1, 1899, when 5th Class was renamed 4th Class. The flap of this cover is sealed, and the other end opened by scissors, thus apparently not opened for inspection, indicative of a post-April 1 usage, further confirmed by the endorsement of "June 1899" on reverse. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 400

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
75 O 30 imageGroup XII, 30, 1893 (December 2), Hamilton squared circle, earliest recorded date, neatly-struck on 15c grey, fresh and fine. (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 60

Currently...C$40.00
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76 nh/og/bl 30, 30v imageGroup XII, 30v, 1890s, 15c grey block of four with “cracked plate” variety, large part original gum, the lower pair never hinged, the upper-left stamp from position 65 showing the distinctive “cracked plate” variety, fresh colour and an attractive multiple of this flaw, the most distinctive found on this denomination, fine; ex Nyman. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 2,040

Currently...C$300.00
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77 nh/og/bl 30, 30vi imageGroup XII, 30vi, 1890s, 15c grey Large Queen lower marginal block of twelve with the “Balloon Flaw,” showing partial British American Bank Note Co. imprint in the lower margin, the stamp at position 97 displaying the distinctive “Balloon Flaw” below the first “E” of FIFTEEN, six stamps never hinged, including the variety, with minor perforation separation; a scarce and desirable positional multiple, fine. (Image 1)

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Unitrade C$ 2,440

Currently...C$300.00
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78 cover 30 imageGroup XII, 30, 1895 (October 22), 15c grey paying five-times the domestic letter rate from Port Arthur to Toronto, single franking tied by clear Port Arthur squared-circle cancellation, the cover reduced at left and with filing folds clear of the stamp, otherwise fine, an uncommon domestic usage, one of approximately sixteen recorded examples. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
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79 og/O 30 imageGroup XII, Firth Group XII, balance of mint and used, neatly mounted on exhibit pages and comprising much desirable specialist material, including three unused blocks of four, one showing the “Center Dot” variety, two unusual perforation varieties with a major perforation shift and a second showing part of an additional row of perforations at left, used multiples including a block of four, two dated strips of three, one from Victoria, B.C., and a further strip of three with fancy starburst cancellation, several pairs, other fancy cancels including the “C” of the House of Commons and intaglio stars, together with squared-circle cancellations of Ottawa, Halifax and Victoria; some imperfections, but chiefly fine, a useful and varied group for the specialist. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$300.00
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Group XIII
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
80 og 29i var imageGroup XIII, 1890s, 15c purple Large Queen, “Balloon Flaw" variety, from position 97, large part original yellowish gum, fresh colour, fine. (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
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