1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper Rare BLUE concentric ring cancels, good to maximum margins all around showing portion of adjacent stamp at bottom distinctive laid lines extremely fine . (Scott 2 )
1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper, indistinct cancel, good to maximum margins all around showing adjacent stamp at bottom extremely fine . Greene Cert, (2000) (Scott 2 $1,500 )
1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper, 7-ring cancel, margins good to possible sheet margin at right extremely fine . Greene Cert.(2017) (Scott 2 $1,500 )
1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper, neat concentric ring cancel close to very large margins all around, frame lines intact, fresh crisp color very fine . (Scott 2 $1,500 )
1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper, concentric circle cancels, margins good to frame line touched at topalmost very fine . Greene Cert. (2011) (Scott 2 $1,500 )
1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper very rare light RED ring cancel, good margins three sides to just into frame-line, vergé line, fine and a rare cancel Greene Cert. (2017) (Scott 2 $1,500 )
1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper, PAIR, good to large margins all around extremely fine . Ex Jarrett.Greene Certs. (1997,2022) (Scott 2 $3,000 as singles)
An outstanding multiple earning far more than W.S. Boggs x8 premium for pairs
1851, Beaver, 3d red proof, on India paper, Right Sheet Margin Copy with partial imprint "w-York", good to clear margins other side, nice position piece very fine . Greene Cert.(2008)(Scott 1P )
1851, Beaver, 3d red, on India paper overprinted SPECIMEN, Top Left Corner Sheet Margin Copy, full margins other sides, pin paper penetration and crease in top margin only. Important position piece. (Scott 1S )
1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet,on India paper overprinted SPECIMEN, in red, Top Sheet Margin Copy, full margins other sides extremely fine . (Scott 2S )
1851, Prince Albert, 6dred-purple, Plate Proof, on India paper, good to large margins all around, marginal wrinkle, lovely color very fine . (Scott 2P )
1851, Beaver, 3d red, laid paper, neat light 7-ring cancel, very large margins three sides, fresh color and well clear at right extremely fine . Greene Cert.(2017) (Scott 1 $1000)
1855, Prince Albert, 6d slate gray, light cancel, good to large margins all around, crisp bright color and impression, tiny scissor cut in bottom corner clear of design very fine . (Scott 5 $1,150 )
1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue unused, margins all around, but for in at top and frame-line at left, still fresh and fault free example Greene Cert, (2023) (Scott 7 $15,000 )
1852, Beaver, 3d red Five close 3-4 margins used copies, 4 target, 1 light pen, 1 cert (tiny crease), fine to almost very fine (Scott 4,4d $$1050 Scott 4,4d $1,050 )
1853, Beaver, 3d brown red, ,large part o,g., good margins all around, deep color, horizontal wrinkling from gum contractionalmost very fine . (Scott 4a $1,600 )
1852, 3d orange red, thin paper, indistinct circular cancel good to very large margins all around showing portions of adjacent stamp at bottom right very fine . Ex Woodhouse.Royal Cert. (1975) (SG 7 £275 Scott 4d $225 )
1852, Beaver, 3d red PAIR Plate A Position 24 & 25 (state 1) several frame breaks, lightly cancelled. margins extreme to good all sides showing adjacent stamp at top left, fault free and exceptional extremely fine . Greene Cert. (2005)(Scott 4x1 )
1852, Beaver, 3d red, ribbed paper, PAIR, 4-ring "18" cancels good to large margins all around showing large portion of imprint at bottom, lovely position piece (Scott 4c $1,050 )
1853, Beaver, 3d brown red Vertical PAIR, neat light ring cancels frame line, just touched at top left, bottom stamp re-entry A33, CS4,4, viii very fine . B.P.A. Cert. (1979) (Scott 4a $500) Scott 4a $500 )
1852, Beaver, 3d red Left Sheet Margin Block of Four Plate B Pos. B41,42, 51,52, light ring cancels, margins except spot in the top left stamp and frame-line BL, horizontal crease. An exceptional, rare, multiple (Scott 4 )
A quick check of notable auctions for used Blocks of Four, Glassco 2, Geldert 0, Carey-Fox 1, Dale-Lichtenstein 1, Caspary 0, and the ultimate Redford 2 out of the hundreds of copies of the 3p wove. These blocks are far rarer the even pairs of #1.
1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, thick paper, indistinct cancel good to large margins all around, cut close lower left", fresh bright coloralmost very fine . Greene Cert. (2016) (Scott 7a $2,000 )
1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, light indistinct cancel, good to large margins all around, barely perceptible light crease, fine Ex Petrie.Greene Cert, (2015) (Scott 7 $1,500 )
1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue "on thin crisp transparent paper", indistinct cancel good margins to cut to frame-line, small tear at bottomstill fine . Ex Petrie.Greene Cert. (2019) (Scott 7 $1,500 )
1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue "on thin crisp transparent paper", very light cancel, good margins three sidesstill fine . Greene Cert. (2019) (Scott 7 $1,500 )
1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d green, distinctive 4-ring "21" cancel. good to clear margins all around, strong color very fine . Greene Cert.(2016) (Scott 9 $3,000 )
1857, Prince Albert, 6d reddish purple, very thick soft wove paper, indistinct 4-ring cancel, enormous margins (perhaps sheet margin), to good margins all around, barely a "light thin" in center, very fine for this most elusive rarity Greene Cert.(2017) (Scott 10 $6,750 )
New Brunswick: 1932 Pence Issue Set of four Argenti's forger "A", marked by "A", each with "FAC-SIMILE" overprint, includes both shades of the 12d (one thin). (1-4 var.) $78,000 if genuine very fine . Ex Walske.
Newfoundland: 1857, 1s scarlet vermilion," bisected" "tied"on faulty folded letter sheet, bearing red London 1860 receiver and Newfoundland transit. The stamp seems genuine, the cancel not so, (9a) $20,000 if genuine.
Canada: 1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d green engraved forgery by Erasmo Oneglia, "used", very rare Ex Petri.Greene Cert.(2015). (9 var.) $3,000 as genuine.
Erasmo Oneglia was born in 1853 in Italy. He was an engraver and a successful stamp forger for several decades, he prefered the classics. He forged 788 stamps of 30 countries.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 308
Symbol: SR
Cat No: 15R var.
SPERATI Reproduction: Canada; 1859, Beaver, 5¢ vermilion "The Beaver", Negative glass support clichè with painted surrounding to highlight the design and create contrast, a truly unique and significant item with stunning visual impact for an exhibition. Previously unknown in the handbooks of his work, this is a new discovery. The vermilion color used by Sperati typically increases in density and thus is able to provide a sufficient contrast and to give a good matrix. Ex "The Find".(Scott 15R var. )
Canada: 1859, Beaver, 5¢ vermilion "Bisect" plus three 1859, Queen Victoria, 1¢ rose, all more or less "canceled or tied" by similar marks on envelope (damaged) bearing L.C. 1860 c.d.s., trying for overpayment of 5¢ rate (Scott 15b, 14var. $6,500 if genuine)
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 310
Symbol: F
Cat No: 2249 var.
Canada: Used Counterfeits on cover: 2007 Striped Lighthouse "P" booklet singles, mounted on 53 legal size envelopes addressed to "Ville de Montreal" locally addressed in Montreal. Each described and priced at $19.95. A nice hoard of a clandestine operation (Scott 2249 var. )
