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Two 3c Small Queen Printing Varieties, first is a NOV.21.1888 cover from St John NB franked with a 3c rose carmine Small Queen with extra row of horizontal perforations cutting through the centre of the stamp (cover is creased and reduced at right). Also a single used 3c vermilion Small Queen dated 1890 with prominent pre-printing crease. A scarce group. (Image)
Est $ 150
Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 140.00
Closed..May-22-2019, 10:42:51 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 142
Symbol: O
Cat No: 41a var.
1890s 3c rose carmine Small Queen with Vertical Stitch Watermark, a used stamp with watermark clearly visible to the naked eye, lightly cancelled and well centered among large margins. This is the first example of this variety recorded on this printing. (Image)
1888 3c deep rose carmine Small Queen, a mint horizontal pair from top of sheet, with full original gum, never hinged. The margin at top shows a good portion of Boggs Type V imprint from the Montreal Gazette printing, and a small part of plate number "1", fine. Catalogue value is for two singles only. Illustrated in H&N, page 123. (Image)
1888 Illustrated Advertising Cover, mailed from Winnipeg on NOV.30.1888 (duplex) to New Westminster, BC (DEC.3 receiver), and franked with a 3c deep rose carmine (early use of this Montreal Gazette printing). The cover is from the New-York Life Insurance Company (from its Winnipeg agent) and depicts a lovely engraved eagle feeding its eaglets. There is also some text advertising on back (see scans). Tiny bit reduced at left, still quite fresh and very fine. (Image)
1893 Cover with "Vampire Bite" Variety, mailed on FEB.23.1893 from St John NB to Moncton NB (FEB 25 receiver), this lovely colour illustrated cover is franked with an early state of the "Vampire Bite" variety. Very fine and scarce variety on cover, especially on such a nice one as this. (Image)
1893 3c vermilion Small Queen with "Vampire Bite" used with Paris, Ontario c.d.s. dated JAN.27.1893. A very fine and quite early example of this popular variety. (Image)
Unitrade $ 300
Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 275.00
Closed..May-22-2019, 10:49:49 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 150
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 37, etc.
3c Small Queen Remainder of the Covers, with seven in all, dated from 1875 to 1889. We note a variety of different subjects, such as an OHMS cover, two covers have stamps with imprints in the selvedge (scarce, with Types III and IV), an 1884 double rated cover originally mailed free by Lord Melgund (later Earl Minto) to his mother in law in England, franked with a strip of three 3c plus a 1c, a cross-border cover mailed from Québec City in 1887 with a light strike of a crowned LEGISLATURE QUEBEC datestamp, an undated cover franked with a Montreal gazette printing 3c deep rose carmine, same but dated Toronto FEB.9.1889. A very fine group. (Image)
Est $ 150
Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 220.00
Closed..May-22-2019, 10:50:14 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 151
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: 37, 41
3c Small Queen Remainder of the Stamps, with 90 used stamps in all, each chosen to represent an aspect of the printing process, etc. We note shades from the early rose to the vermilion, with interest in postmarks, some stamps are dated, many re-entries (often with blow-up illustrations), a group of imprint copies, a block of four, several rose carmine shades, etc. A nice quality lot, still on Hillson pages with descriptions. (Image)
Est $ 150
Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 300.00
Closed..May-22-2019, 10:50:40 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 152
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: 41, etc.
3c Small Queen Remainder of the Second Ottawa Printing Stamps and Covers, with 151 stamps and 7 covers, all mounted and described on quadrille pages, with re-entries, dots, plate imprints, aniline inks, non-constant varieties, scratched, three states of the "Vampire Bite" variety, plate wear, postmarks, dated copies, etc. Noted a bulk mailing receipt with a pair of 3c on one side and a single on the other. An interesting lot, all scanned online. (Image)
1876 5c slate green Small Queen, a mint block of six from upper right corner of sheet, with full original gum, never hinged. The margin at top shows a full counter "FIVE CENTS" with shading almost absent due to plate wear. Described by Hillson as being from a worn state of plate 1. Fine and desirable. (Image)
1887 15c UPU Rate Cover to Australia, presumably mailed from Ailsa Craig, Ont (no despatch datestamp, but corner card) to Melbourne, Australia (JUN.29.1887 receiver) through San Francisco. Front shows a clear boxed UNCLAIMED AT / MELBOURNE handstamp, back shows several datestamps including a purple DLO from Melbourne (JUL.7.1887) and two different DLO datestamps from Canada, one dated AUG.23.1887. The cover is franked with a strip of three of the 5c olive green paying the 15c rate, very fine. Illustrated in H&N, page 140. (Image)
Group of Three Plate Cracks on 5c Small Queens, each is used and clearly show extensive cracking to the plate at top or bottom. Each stamp also shows a prominent position dot at lower left. Fine and scarce. (Image)
1876 5c slate green Small Queen Perforated 11½ x 12 on Cover, mailed NOV.2.1877 from Dunnville, Ont to Dublin, Ireland (NOV.12 receiver) through Toronto (NOV.2 transit), very fine and fresh. Ex. Simpson. (Image)
