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The Art Bunce Collection of the 15c Large Queen Group I
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 7
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29b
Group I, 29b, 1868 (March 2), 15c purple, the earliest recorded use of a Large Queen, used example struck with a partially legible 2 Mar 1868 datestamp, just over a week after the denomination’s official issue date, one of only two examples known from this date; fine and of exceptional importance for an advanced collection or exhibit.
Duckworth records that "of the several Large Queens, the 15 cent value was issued first (22 February, 1868)." He also notes that two stamps are known cancelled on this date, one clearly from Ottawa, the other noted as possibly from the same; they further conclude that "the earliest use known to us is from Ottawa on March 2 (probably to catch the Cunard liner 'Cuba' which departed New York on Wednesday, March 4)."(Image1)
Estimate C$ 1,500
Opening C$ 800.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 8
Symbol: (*)
Cat No: 29b
Group I, 29b, 1868, 15c purple Large Queen, Firth Group I, perforated 12, unused, without gum, a pleasing example, fresh and fine-very fine, unused examples of this type being rather difficult. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 9
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29b
Group I, 29b, 1868, 15c reddish purple Large Queen, used horizontal pair, with neat strikes of Hamilton double split-ring of May 21, 1869, sensibly reattached with two hinges, some shorter perfs, but a scarce multiple, particularly so with a dated cancellation, very fine. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 150
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 10
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29iii
Group I, 29iii, 1868, 15c reddish purple Large Queen, with major re-entry, showing the distinctive doubling in the left "15" as well as in "FIFT", inside the frame at left, and in "CANADA P.", found only in the reddish purple shades of the earliest printings of Firth Group I, fine and scarce; with 2005 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 1,250
Opening C$ 180.00
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 11
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection
Group I, 1868, 15c Large Queen, Firth Group I, study of shades and cancellations, comprising eighteen used singles, including four dated examples ranging from 4 Apr 1868 to 27 Mar 1869, five distinct shades, and a selection of scarcer cancellations including straight-line PAID and REGISTERED, two-ring numerals 1 (Montreal), 5 (Hamilton) and 7 (St. John), together with several Lacelle-listed fancy cancellations; some small faults as commonly encountered, but chiefly fine and selected for the quality and variety of the strikes, a challenging group to assemble. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 200
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Group II
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 12
Symbol: *
Cat No: 29b
Group II, 29b, 1868, 15c red lilac Large Queen, with part typical thin, clear gum, fresh colour, minute tone spot at upper right, with a couple slightly blunted perfs, else very fine and quite scarce. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 2,400
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 13
Symbol: (*)
Cat No: 29b
Group II, 29b, 1868, 15c red lilac Large Queen, unused (regummed), wing margin at right, with light upper right corner crease, light delicate shade, fine. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 1,200
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 14
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29b
Group II, 29b, 1868 (March 23), 15c purple Large Queen, pre-first day use to England, cover from London, Canada West to London, England, franked with a single 15c (Firth Group I) tied by London C.W. datestamp, paying the 15c per ½oz rate to the United Kingdom via New York, the reverse with Hamilton transit (23 Mar) and London arrival (6 Apr), roughly opened at top and some light ageing, but an exceptionally important early usage, being one of only five recorded covers bearing the 15c Large Queen before 1 April 1868. ex DeVolpi, Firth; with 1982 B.P.A. certificate.
The 15c Large Queen was placed in use ahead of the other denominations to meet the new 15c per ½oz rate to the United Kingdom via New York, which had taken effect on January 16, 1868. Although April 1 is generally regarded as the official first day of use for the Large Queen issue, a small number of 15c stamps were distributed and used earlier. The recorded pre-April 1 covers are dated March 16, March 23 (two examples), March 28 and March 29 1868; off-cover examples are also known dated March 2, 13, 16, and 20.(Image1)
Estimate C$ 1,500
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 15
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29b
Group II, 29b, 1869 (February 5), registered ten-times domestic letter rate from Kingston to Toronto, large cover franked with 15c horizontal pair and 2c single, all cancelled by black grid obliterator, Kingston c.d.s. despatch alongside, red straight-line REGISTERED handstamp above, the reverse with Toronto arrival c.d.s. (6 Feb), paying 30c postage for a 4½–5 oz letter at ten times the 3c per ½oz domestic rate plus 2c registration, for a 32c franking, reduced at right, tear at upper left, with usual edge wear and docketing as expected for a large commercial envelope, nevertheless a desirable high rate, and the only recorded cover with this franking in the Smith census. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 1,000
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 16
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29b
Group II, 29b, 1868 (May 1), 15c single-franking from Montreal to Liverpool, England, adhesive tied by neatly-struck Montreal duplex, carried on the Inman Line "City of Baltimore" which departed New York on May 2, arriving in Liverpool on May 12, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, stamp with some small imperfections, a desirable early usage, fine-very fine, offered alongside an 1868 (October 12) cover from Guelph to Carlisle (faulty), the May example particularly scarce, quite fresh and attractive. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 1,000
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 17
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29b
Group II, 29b, 1869 (May 14), 15c single-franking from Fonthill to Fort Erie, tied by black grid cancel, with light Fonthill split-ring despatch strike below, paying the 5 x 3c per ½oz rate, reverse with Port Robinson (14 May) and Welland Railroad (14 May) transit markings, reduced at right, some typical imperfections for these larger-format covers, but scarce, being one of only approximately sixteen covers bearing a sole usage of the 15c Large Queen within Canada.
The cover is docketed at right "Contingent / Expense Voucher / 6 months ending / 30th June / 1869," explaining the higher 2.5oz weight of the original enclosure. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 500
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 18
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29b
Group II, 29b, 1868, 15c, Firth Group II cancellation study, comprising twelve singles, noting four with dated cancellations, one being a Grand Trunk Junction & New Brunswick R.P.O.; five two-ring Numerals with examples of 2 (Toronto), 3 (Quebec City), 5 (Hamilton), 7 (St. John), and 27 (Ingersoll, 'scarce' per Unitrade); one straight-line REGISTERED; one segmented cork (Lacelle 1690); and one very fine strike of blue six-ring target; some imperfections, cancellations selected for quality strikes, fine. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 200
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Group III
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 19
Symbol: (*)
Cat No: 29v
Group IIIA, 29v, 1868, 15c dull purple on Bothwell paper, Firth Group IIIA, unused, without gum, centered to the lower right, shorter perf at left, very good. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 750
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 20
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29
Group III, 29, 1868, 15c grey violet with "2" in Maple Leaf fancy cancel, Lacelle No. 25, recorded used in Toronto in October, 1869, some perf faults, but a particularly attractive example of this scarce strike; ex Duckworth. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 100
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 21
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29v
Group 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. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 300
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 22
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29c
Group 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. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 3,750
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 23
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29c
Group 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). (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 3,750
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 24
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29v
Group 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. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 1,050
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Group IV
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 25
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29i
Group 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. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 750
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Lot No: 26
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29i
Group 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. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 2,500
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Lot No: 27
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29i
Group 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. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 350
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Lot No: 28
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29i
Group 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. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 400
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Lot No: 29
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29i
Group 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. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 500
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Sale No: 58
Lot No: 30
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29i
Group 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. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 1,000
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Group IX
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 55
Symbol: *
Cat No: 30var
Group IX, 30var, 1880, 15c deep slate blue on medium wove paper, somewhat disturbed part original gum, with hinge remnant, striking fresh colour, centred to foot, very good, a scarce example of this printing, in common use for a relatively short period between 1881-1882. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 800
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Lot No: 56
Symbol: O
Cat No: 30var
Group IX, 30var, 1880, 15c slate grey, horizontal strip of four, perforated 11½ x 12, struck by Ottawa '1' duplex cancels (10 Dec, 1885), fresh colour, spot of extraneous paper on left-most stamp adhered prior to cancellation, an unusually well-centred multiple, scarce and fine-very fine; multiples of this printing are a challenge, dated examples particularly so. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 1,800
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Lot No: 57
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 30a
Group IX, 30a, 1884 (May 22), registered eleven-times domestic letter rate from Toronto to Winnipeg, large cover franked with two 15c Large Queens and a 3c Small Queen, together with a 2c Registered Letter Stamp, tied by segmented cork cancels, REGISTERED/TORONTO c.d.s. despatch at left, bold REGISTERED handstamp on front, paying 33c for a letter weighing between 5 and 5½oz at eleven-times the 3c per ½oz domestic rate, plus 2c registration, FIELD PROTHONOTARY / WINNIPEG CANADA arrival datestamp (29 May) on front, filing folds and some overall wear, nevertheless an important high-rate usage, being the only recorded cover with this franking. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 400
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Group V
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 31
Symbol: *
Cat No: 29a
Group 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. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 5,000
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Lot No: 32
Symbol: *
Cat No: 29a
Group 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. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 2,000
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Lot No: 33
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29aii
Group 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. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 350
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Lot No: 34
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29avar
Group 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.(Image1)
Estimate C$ 750
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Lot No: 35
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29a
Group 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. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 500
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Lot No: 36
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 29a
Group 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. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 500
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Lot No: 37
Symbol: */o
Cat No: 29a
Group 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. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 7,000
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Group VI
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 38
Symbol: *
Cat No: 30a
Group 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. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 800
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Lot No: 39
Symbol: (*)
Cat No: 30a
Group 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. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 1,000
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Lot No: 40
Symbol: O
Cat No: 30d
Group 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. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 4,500
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Lot No: 41
Symbol: O
Cat No: 30d
Group VI, 30d, 1876, 15c greenish grey with Pirie script watermark, used single showing a clear portion of the “re” of “Pirie”, cancelled by black grid; faulty, with lower-left corner missing and a pulled perforation at top, nevertheless a scarce and useful example with the watermark readily identifiable, catalogued as very good. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 2,000
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Lot No: 42
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 30a
Group VI, 30a, 1877 (September 8), five-times domestic rate on official Department of Public Works wrapper, franked with a 15c greenish grey, Firth Group VIB, tied by Toronto duplex and addressed to Wallbridge, Ontario, paying the five-times 3c per ½oz domestic letter rate, the reverse with Belleville transit (10 Sep) and Wallbridge split-ring arrival backstamp (11 Sep); an unusual and scarce official usage, fine. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 750
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Lot No: 43
Symbol: O
Cat No: 30a/vii
Group VI, 30a/vii, 1876, 15c Large Queen, Firth Group VI selection of used examples, comprising nine singles, six selected for cancellations including straight-line REGISTERED, segmented cork, two-ring numeral of Quebec, dated Hamilton and Montreal examples from 1877, and a six-ring target, together with three examples in distinctive shades of purplish grey, drab greenish grey and dark grey violet, these three on Pirie paper but without visible watermark and classified as Firth Group VIB; small imperfections in places, but chiefly fine and catalogued as such. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 3,600
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Group VII
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 44
Symbol: *
Cat No: 29a
Group VII, 29a, 1874, 15c greyish purple, perforated 11½ x 12, part original yellowish gum, disturbed with hinge remnants, an unusually well-centred example, a few shorter perfs at foot, but centred very fine; unused examples of any kind of this Group are quite scarce. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 5,000
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Lot No: 45
Symbol: *
Cat No: 29a
Group VII, 29a, 1874, 15c greyish purple, perforated 11½ x 12, lightly hinged original gum, rich colour, centred to the upper left, very good; with 2000 APEX certificate. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 800
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Lot No: 46
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29a
Group VII, 29a, 1874, 15c greyish purple, perforated 11½ x 12, a fresh used example, with centrally-struck Registered Crown cancel, applied by the British Post Office to incoming mail, a particularly well-centred stamp and lovely strike, elusive and of exceptional visual appeal, certainly among the most attractive used examples of this challenging perforation type, extremely fine. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 700
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Lot No: 47
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29a
Group VII, 29a, 1874, 15c greyish purple, perforated 11½ x 12, used, struck with bold "reversed N in circle" fancy cancel of New Westminster (Lacelle #650), fine. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 200
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Lot No: 48
Symbol: O
Cat No: 29a
Group VII, 29a, 1874, 15c greyish purple, trio with dated cancels, perforated 11½ x 12, used group of three, with dates of December 17, 1877; February 12, 1880; and March 5, 1880, the first a very fine example, the other two fine, a useful group. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 1,100
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Lot No: 49
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 30a
Group VII, 30a, 1879 (November 29), registered seven-times domestic letter rate from St. Marys to Woodstock, Ontario, large cover franked with single 15c Large Queen, 5c and 1c Small Queens, together with a 2c Registered Letter Stamp, tied by REGISTERED straight-line, paying 21c for a letter weighing between 3 and 3½oz at seven-times the 3c per ½oz domestic rate, plus 2c registration, St. Mary's despatch c.d.s. on front, the reverse with London transit (1 Dec) and Woodstock receiver (1 Dec), reduced at right and overall wear as expected for a large commercial cover, nevertheless a remarkable mixed franking, being the only recorded cover with this combination. (Image1)
Estimate C$ 750
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Group VIII
Sale No: 58
Lot No: 50
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 30c
Group VIII, 30c, 1880, 15c deep violet on very thick paper, mint hinged, with large part original gum, fresh colour and well centred for this challenging printing, attractive and sound, particularly elusive in unused condition, as examples of this short-lived printing on "carton paper" are frequently encountered with faults, fine and scarce, one of only a small number of recorded unused examples, and one of the most challenging stamps of the Large Queen issue to acquire in sound, unused condition; ex Sir Gawaine Baillie, with 1967 R.P.S.L. certificate. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 7,000
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Lot No: 51
Symbol: O
Cat No: 30ciii
Group VIII, 30c, 1880, 15c deep violet on thick soft paper, “Pawnbroker” variety, used example with a crisp strike of the distinctive Ottawa Crown fancy cancel, particularly generous margins all around and unusually fresh colour, small thin, otherwise very fine, a beautiful and highly desirable “triple rarity,” combining the elusive thick soft paper, the sought-after Pawnbroker variety and a desirable fancy cancellation; ex Cohen, "Jura." (Image1)
Estimate C$ 500
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Lot No: 52
Symbol: O
Cat No: 30c
Group VIII, 30c, 1880, 15c deep violet on thick soft paper, vertical pair, cancelled by fancy "reversed N" cancel of New Westminster, British Columbia, reported between January and September, 1880, sensibly hinge reinforced at centre, but a rare multiple of this scarce paper, one of only a handful of such recorded, fine; with 2010 Greene Foundation certificate. (Image1)
Unitrade C$ 2,000
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Lot No: 53
Symbol: O
Cat No: 30c
Group VIII, 30c, 1880, 15c deep violet on thick soft paper, group of four used singles, selected to illustrate a range of cancellations, comprising a segmented cork cancel in blue, two-ring target cancel, REGISTERED/HAMILTON datestamp of July 1, 1880, and a further dated cancellation of July 10; a few small faults, otherwise a useful and scarce group, very good. (Image1)
