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Sparks International Sale: 58

Stamps & Postal History of Canada
Back of the Book - Booklets
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 712
Symbol:
Cat No: BK5a

image 1912, 2c carmine Admiral, complete booklet, comprising two panes of six, a few light cover imperfections, else fresh and very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 750

Opening C$ 180.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 713
Symbol: **
Cat No: BK153var

image 1992, 43c Flag over Prairie, complete booklet of ten with major miscut of the cover and contents, from the Ashton Potter printing, CPP, GT4, Perf 14.5, glued flap (opened) showing a dramatically miscut booklet (both the cover and pane of stamps) resulting in a zig-zag shape; very unusual and appealing, with perf separation of several at the top fold of the pane, else very fine. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 200

Opening C$ 80.00

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Back of the Book - Officially Sealed
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 737
Symbol: *
Cat No: OX1-OX4

image 1879/1913, group of six mint Officially Sealed labels, comprising a complete set of four including both paper colours of the Victoria “Widow Weeds” issues, all lightly hinged or with disturbed gum but showing above-average centring for these challenging issues, ex Meyerhof, together with an additional fine Widow Weeds example on white paper and a fine 1913 issue; an attractive and useful group, chiefly fine. (Image1)

Scott U$ 1,680

Opening C$ 120.00

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Back of the Book - Officials
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 736
Symbol: **
Cat No: O9

image 1949, 50c Lumbering, overprinted O.H.M.S., never hinged corner single, fresh and very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 330

Opening C$ 30.00

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Back of the Book - Postage Dues
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 733
Symbol: **/bl
Cat No: J11-J14

image 1933-1934, 1c to 10c Third Postage Dues, set of four in blocks of four, never hinged, fresh colour, the 1c block centred fine, the balance very fine, uncommonly found in blocks. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 780

Opening C$ 90.00

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Back of the Book - Registered Letter Stamps
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 732
Symbol: **
Cat No: F2b

image 1876, 5c yellow green Registration, never hinged, with a hinge mark confined to the left sheet-margin selvedge, fresh and very fine; with 2025 Vincent Graves Greene certificate. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 1,200

Opening C$ 170.00

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Back of the Book - Semi-Official Airmails
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 714
Symbol: **
Cat No: CL4c

image 1924, (25c) red Laurentide Air Service rouletted pane of two, the bottom stamp light red, never hinged, with interleaving adhered at back (this hinged), striking offset on reverse of the top stamp, an elusive variety, very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 825

Opening C$ 120.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 715
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: CL5

image 1925, Northern Air Service Limited group of six covers, mailed between 10 Aug and 2 Sep to or from Rouyn Lake and Haileybury, all but one bearing the Northern Air Service semi-official stamp on front, an attractive group, overall very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 1,050

Opening C$ 100.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 716
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: CL5

image 1925 (June 27), two Northern Air Service first flight covers between Haileybury and Rouyn, each franked with a 3c Admiral and bearing a 25c blue Northern Air Service semi-official stamp on reverse, one flown Haileybury to Rouyn and the other Rouyn to Haileybury, both with despatch and receiver datestamps, light blue flight cachets and pilot signatures, very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 350

Opening C$ 50.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 717
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: CL6

image 1926, Jack V. Elliot Air Service, unofficial essay in blue, affixed to back of cover, with (25c) red CL6 affixed overtop, tied by oval Kenora datestamp in blue (Mar. 6), front with 3c Admiral tied by Kitchener c.d.s. (Mar. 2), to Red Lake, front with Rolling Portage split-ring (Mar. 6), very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 500

Opening C$ 100.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 718
Symbol:
Cat No: CL6

image 1926, 25c blue unofficial Jack V. Elliot Air Service essay, never hinged and very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 750

Opening C$ 120.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 719
Symbol: **
Cat No: CL13TCP

image 1926, (25c) Patricia Airways and Exploration Ltd. trial colour proof in green, perforated pane of eight with RED LAKE inscriptions in the margins, full original gum, never hinged, a rare and particularly fresh pane, very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 9,000

Opening C$ 1,500.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 720
Symbol: **
Cat No: CL13TCP

image 1926, (25c) Patricia Airways and Exploration Ltd., trial colour proof pane in buff, perforated pane of eight, never hinged with slight gum disturbance in selvedge, RED LAKE inscriptions in margins, quite fresh and very fine; a rare pane, ideal for an advanced collection. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 6,000

Opening C$ 2,400.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 721
Symbol:
Cat No: CL18Pvar

image 1926, (50c) Patricia Airways and Exploration Ltd. Series “1” part-perforate proof, ungummed full pane of eight on white paper, with dark violet frame and red airplane, without route inscriptions, showing the revised “$4.00” value in red overstruck on the original “$2.00” in the upper-left margin and two further “$4.00” values in the right margin, three of the horizontal perforation rows present, leaving the upper two rows imperforate, and imperforate vertically throughout, a rare and striking proof, very fine. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 3,500

Opening C$ 2,400.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 722
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: CL25, CL25c

image 1927, Patricia Airways & Exploration overprint Type “B”, group of three covers, comprising two 1927 (1 Jul) examples with green ascending overprint on Roessler covers from Red Lake, and one with black descending overprint tied by blue Woman Lake c.d.s., with Sioux Lookout c.d.s. backstamp, the latter with a couple of trivial marks, otherwise a very fine group. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 525

Opening C$ 80.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 723
Symbol:
Cat No: CL42

image 1928, Yukon Airways and Explorations Co. Ltd. group of six different covers and two Whitehorse Star newspapers, all from the 13 Apr first flight, catalogued as AMCN CL42-2801 to CL42-2801g, with minor creasing and one newspaper folded twice vertically and toned, otherwise an attractive group. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 710

Opening C$ 70.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 724
Symbol:
Cat No: CL43P

image 1928, (10c) Patricia Airways proof pane of 8, on ungummed white glazed card, showing the basic design in black, omitting the airplane, scarce and very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 7,200

Opening C$ 2,600.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 725
Symbol: **
Cat No: CL43Piii

image 1928, (10c) Patricia Airways Ltd. imperforate proof with triple impression, upper sheet-margin horizontal pair on yellow paper, with dramatic triple impression of the airplane in deep red, the right stamp crossed out in green crayon, likely by the printer, hinged in margin only, a visually dramatic proof, very fine. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 2,000

Opening C$ 1,700.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 726
Symbol: **
Cat No: CL43Piv

image 1928, (10c) Patricia Airways Ltd, partially defaced imperforate proof, upper sheet margin horizontal pair, on yellow gummed paper, hinged in margin only, airplane omitted, the right proof crossed-out in green crayon, likely by the printer, unusual and very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 3,150

Opening C$ 1,600.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 727
Symbol: Cvr

image Klondike Airways Limited, 1929, group of three rare flown covers, comprising Dawson to Whitehorse, 8 Mar (slightly grubby), one example previously recorded by AMCN2 and this being the second known, KL2905-CL45; Keno Hill to Whitehorse, with Keno Hills c.d.s. of 14 Mar on front and Whitehorse backstamp of 21 Mar (slightly grubby), verifying the flight questioned in AMCN2 and now the only known example, KL2907-CL45; and Mayo Landing to Whitehorse, 6 Mar (badly stained, stamp faulty), one of only three known, inspect. (AMCN KL2905-CL45, KL2906-CL45a, KL2907-CL45, c.v. $6,000). (Image1)

Estimate C$ 500

Opening C$ 300.00

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Back of the Book - Semi-Postals
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 711
Symbol: **
Cat No: B1i

image 1974, 8c+2c Olympic semi-postal, hibrite on front, with greenish gum, ten full panes of 50, only available as field stock with no inscriptions, very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 8,100

Opening C$ 500.00

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Back of the Book - Special Delivery
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 728
Symbol:
Cat No: E1DP

image 1898, 10c Special Delivery trial-colour die proof in olive black, large die proof on India paper, 66 x 63mm, die sunk on full-size card measuring 225 x 151mm, with die number "F-126" and AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO OTTAWA imprint below the design; exceptionally fresh and attractive, extremely fine and scarce. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 1,500

Opening C$ 1,200.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 729
Symbol:
Cat No: E1DP

image 1898, 10c Special Delivery large die proof in bluish green, a shade closely resembling that of the early printings, on India paper measuring 66 x 53mm, die sunk on larger card, 152 x 132mm, with "F-126" die number and AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO OTTAWA imprint below, with mounting marks on reverse and trivial pinholes well clear of the die sinkage; lovely and fresh, very fine. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 1,200

Opening C$ 900.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 730
Symbol: **/*/
Cat No: E2

image 1922, 20c carmine Special Delivery, block of four, the top two stamps very lightly hinged, the lower pair never hinged, fresh colour and select centring, very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 1,200

Opening C$ 180.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 731
Symbol: **/bl
Cat No: E7-E8

image 1938/1939, 10c & 20c Special Delivery, blocks of four, never hinged, one 20c stamp with trivial gum adhesion, both particularly well-centred and fresh, very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 410

Opening C$ 60.00

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Back of the Book - War Tax
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 734
Symbol: **
Cat No: MR1/MR7, MR2Bi, MR2Ci, MR

image 1915, group of 17 Admiral War Tax singles and pairs, including three shade varieties, all never hinged, the 2c carmine and 2c rose carmine especially well centred, the 2c+1c carmine Die I, the 2c+1c brown and 2c+1c yellow brown Die II, and the 2c+1c brown coil pair Die II, the 2c+1c brown Die I (#MR4a) pair reperforated with some repaired and short perfs but otherwise fine never hinged (c.v. $1,600), trio of Inland Revenue / War Tax overprints (50c with added perf), many very fine, a quality grouping with representation from most of the War Tax issue. (Unitrade MR1–5, MR4i, MR7, MR2Bi, MR2Ci, MR2Di) (Image1)

Estimate C$ 250

Opening C$ 100.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 735
Symbol: **
Cat No: MR6

image 1916 (March), 2c + 1c carmine, Admiral War Tax coil strip of four, perforated 8 vertically, never hinged, exceptionally well centred for these, light diagonal gum bend across central pair, an attractive and desirable example of this difficult coil multiple, very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 2,400

Opening C$ 350.00

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Decimal Issues
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 549
Symbol: O
Cat No: 13a

image 1859, 6d grey violet Consort, perforated 11¾, used, struck with indistinct numeral cancel, well centred for this difficult issue, fresh colour, perforations clipped at right, else a most attractive and fine appearing example of this challenging stamp; with 2026 Greene Foundation certificate.

The grey violet shade is significantly scarcer than the violet brown shade despite the two shades having comparable catalogue values. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 5,000

Opening C$ 500.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 550
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 14

image 1862 (July 19), 1c rose newspaper-rate usage from Galt to Dundas, Canada West, well-centred 1c rose, perforated 11¾, tied by four-ring “13” numeral cancellation of Galt to a folded copy of The Globe newspaper dated 19 July, the front page carrying news of the U.S. Civil War under the heading “The American Revolution”; various tears along the newspaper folds, otherwise a scarce and appealing example of the 1c transient newspaper rate. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 250

Opening C$ 150.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 551
Symbol:
Cat No: 15TC

image 1859/1867, 5c orange-red Beaver trial-colour plate proof, on India paper, with four large margins including partial sheet margin at foot, bright colour and very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 250

Opening C$ 50.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 552
Symbol:
Cat No: 16TCiii

image 1859, 10c Consort “Scar” die proof in vermilion, from the composite die with the 12d., bright colour and detailed impression, scarce and extremely fine; with 2025 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 4,000

Opening C$ 2,200.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 553
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 17

image 1863/1864, group of three 10c Consort covers, comprising a small mourning cover to Broadway Avenue, New York, with Toronto, C.W. (27 May 1864) postmark and stamp tied by black grid; legal-size envelope, likely from Lakefield to Goderich, with Goderich (Oct ?, 1864) double split-ring receiver; and small cover to New York with the stamp cancelled in manuscript, Montreal and one unidentified transit marking on reverse, and blind strike on front, requiring further research, overall fine. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 200

Opening C$ 90.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 554
Symbol:
Cat No: 18TCi

image 1859, 12½c blue Queen Victoria trial-colour plate proof, on India paper mounted on card, with four large margins and rich colour, scarce and very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 500

Opening C$ 70.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 555
Symbol:
Cat No: 19TCi

image 1859-1867, 17c black Cartier trial colour plate proof, on India paper, with four ample to mostly large margins, detailed impression, some tone spots, but a difficult proof. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 750

Opening C$ 50.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 556
Symbol: O
Cat No: 19ii

image 1859, 17c blue Jacques Cartier, with major re-entry (pos. 100), struck with unobtrusive grid cancellation in black, with trace of red cancel at lower left, fresh colour, with the re-entry prominantly visible, most notably the doubling of the upper left frameline, a few trivial blunt perfs, with perforations clear on all sides, a far superior example to those usually encountered, very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 4,500

Opening C$ 500.00

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Diamond Jubilee Issue
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 588
Symbol: Cvr

image 1900–1901, trio of bulk-payment receipts with mixed-issue frankings, variously bearing Numeral issues, one each in combination with 50c Widow Weeds or 1c Diamond Jubilee, with cancellations including Toronto roller, ENQUIRY OFFICE / POST OFFICE / TORONTO and Quebec c.d.s.; a few small faults, otherwise chiefly fine to very fine, an attractive group. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 150

Opening C$ 80.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 589
Symbol:
Cat No: 50P/54P

image 1897, Diamond Jubilee plate-proof blocks of four, comprising the ½c, 1c, 2c and 5c values on India paper mounted on card, with vibrant colours and generous margins, the 1c showing some oxidation at left and right, very fine. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 90

Opening C$ 160.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 590
Symbol: **
Cat No: 50-60

image 1897, ½c to 50c Diamond Jubilees, short set of eleven, never hinged, the first five values with upper sheet margins showing partial plate inscriptions, fresh colours, a few light creases mentioned for accuracy, fine to very fine. (Image1)

Scott U$ 4,367

Opening C$ 150.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 591
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 50-65

image 1897, ½c to $5 Queen Victoria Jubilee issue, complete mint set, hinged, save for the 3c and 5c which are never hinged and the 6c and 8c without gum, pleasing fresh colour, the 10c with thin, $1 with light gum disturbance, the $3 with light bend, fine or better. (Image1)

Scott U$ 7,957

Opening C$ 350.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 592
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: c.v. $5,500+

image 1897, 1c/15c Diamond Jubilee blocks of four, group of seven blocks, most hinged between top two stamps, the 2c and 10c hinged on three stamps, the 15c never hinged, all of good colour, the 3c and 10c with gum bends, small imperfections, a high-cataloguing and mostly fine group. (Scott c.v. $5,500+) (Image1)

Estimate U$ 500

Opening C$ 300.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 593
Symbol: **
Cat No: 50

image 1897, ½c black Diamond Jubilee, never hinged, fresh colour, very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 450

Opening C$ 50.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 594
Symbol:
Cat No: 51TCDP

image 1897, 1c Diamond Jubilee, large trial colour die proof in green, the issued colour of the Two Cent denomination, on India paper, approximately 65 x 63mm, die sunk on larger card (126 x 99mm), the reverse with adhesive residue from earlier mounting, the odd trivial tone spot, but a lovely and rare coloured proof, of which only a half dozen are believed to exist. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 1,500

Opening C$ 600.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 595
Symbol:
Cat No: 51DP

image 1897, 1c orange-brown Diamond Jubilee, small die proof on card, rich colour, scarce and very fine; with 2025 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 1,000

Opening C$ 750.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 596
Symbol: Cvr

image 1897 (July 27), uprated postal stationery cover from Montreal to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, with mixed Small Queen and Jubilee franking, 1c postal stationery envelope uprated with a 2c Small Queen and 1c and 5c Jubilees, all tied by Montreal flag cancellation, the reverse with London transit, Albany, Western Australia c.d.s. (9 Sep) and Kalgoorlie receiver; a few small tears at top, otherwise fine, a pleasing mixed-issue franking sent during the second month of the Jubilee issue. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 150

Opening C$ 80.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 597
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

image 1897 (August 11), Toronto Flag “G” cancellation on advertising cover to St. John, New Brunswick, The Dry Goods Review illustrated advertising cover, franked with 1c Diamond Jubilee, tied by the rare Toronto Flag “G” cancel, in use for only two days (August 10-11), sent unsealed as appropriate, the reverse with crisp St. John squared-circle receiver (13 Aug), stamp a little oxidized, otherwise fresh and very fine, and a key cover for a specialised collection of flag cancellations. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 350

Opening C$ 200.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 598
Symbol: Cvr

image 1900, two Victorian-era covers to the West Indies, one 1c stationery cover, uprated with 1c Jubilee (oxidized), tied by neatly-struck London orb cancellations, to Bridgetown, Barbados, with oval "Barbados / Ship Letter" backstamp (10 Feb); and 2c stationery cover, cancelled by Ottawa flag cancel (12 Nov), to Turks Islands, with receiver struck on front (26 Nov), the latter cover toned, else fine. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 100

Opening C$ 30.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 599
Symbol:
Cat No: 51P, 52P

image 1897, 1c orange and 2c green Diamond Jubilee plate proofs, blocks of four, on card-mounted India paper, each with large balanced margins, fresh and very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 520

Opening C$ 110.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 600
Symbol: Cvr

image 1897 (August 4), 3c Diamond Jubilee on illustrated Times Printing Company advertising cover from Hamilton to Hull, Quebec, franked with 3c Jubilee tied by partial Hamilton orb cancellation, the left side with striking red-and-gold illustration of the company’s premises, a striking advertising cover; very fine and choice; ex Arn. (Image1)

Estimate C$ 250

Opening C$ 150.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 601
Symbol:
Cat No: 56P

image 1897, 8c brown violet Diamond Jubilee plate proof, upper sheet margin block of six, on card-mounted India paper, very fine. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 840

Opening C$ 180.00

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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 602
Symbol: **
Cat No: 58

image 1897, 15c steel blue Queen Victoria Jubilee, never hinged top margin OTTAWA No. 18 imprint block of four, fresh colour, very fine, a scarce plate multiple; with 2025 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image1)

Unitrade C$ 5,400

Opening C$ 1,400.00

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