Canada. 1959 Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway 5c. with margin at right, error centre inverted, unmounted mint; some very light gum ageing. A good example of this error. E. Diena Certificate (1985). S.G. 513a, £9,000Note: In August 1959 an errand boy was sent to a post office in Winnipeg to purchase thirty 5c. stamps. On his return three were affixed to letters at which point it was noticed that the central design was upside down. A partial sheet of 28 was discovered at Picton, Ontario a few days later and then two complete panes of 50 were discovered in post office stocks and returned to postal headquarters in Ottawa. The discovery of these errors sent collectors to their local post offices. However no more were discovered. In total, 162 are known to have survived.(Image1)
Est. £1,500-2,000
Opening GBP 3,500.00
Sold...GBP 3,500.00
Closed..Oct-03-2020, 05:45:26 EST
Sold For 3500
Sale No: 2011
Lot No: 1027
Symbol:
Cat No: 387a
Canada. 1959 Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway 5c. error centre inverted, very lightly mounted mint; some light gum ageing. A good example of this error. S.G. 513a, £9,000 (Image1)
Est. £1,000-1,200
Opening GBP 2,900.00
Sold...GBP 2,900.00
Closed..Oct-03-2020, 05:46:16 EST
Sold For 2900
Newfoundland
Sale No: 2011
Lot No: 1176
Symbol:
Cat No: 142
Newfoundland. 1919 (Apr.) Air, "Hawker" 3c. brown with the initials "J.A.R." (J.A. Robinson, the postmaster) on the reverse, large part original gum; some very minor gum ageing on the reverse. A fine example of this popular rarity. Sanabria handstamp on reverse. Nussbaum Certificate (1980). S.G. 142, £22,000Note: It is believed that only 87 unused examples of this stamp are possible(Image1)
Est. £4,000-5,000
Opening GBP 8,500.00
Sold...GBP 8,500.00
Closed..Oct-03-2020, 07:59:26 EST
Sold For 8500
Sale No: 2011
Lot No: 1177
Symbol:
Cat No: 163
Newfoundland. 1927 (May) Air, "De Pinedo" 60c. black ,[6],, very lightly mounted mint, fresh and fine. A most attractive and desirable example of this rarity from the sole sheet of fifty printed of which it is believed that only 33 unused examples have survived. E. Diena (1978) and Nussbaum (1979) certificates. S.G. 163, £42,000 (Image1)
Est. £8,000-10,000
Opening GBP 18,000.00
Sold...GBP 18,000.00
Closed..Oct-03-2020, 08:00:11 EST
Sold For 18000
Sale No: 2011
Lot No: 1178
Symbol:
Cat No: C5
Newfoundland. 1930 (Sept.) Air, "Columbia" 50c. on 36c. sage-green, suspicion of mounting though possibly unmounted mint. A fine and desirable example of this rare airmail stamp. Signatures on reverse and Friedl Certificate (1980). S.G. 191, £6,500Note: The Newfoundland Government overprinted 300 examples of the 36c "Caribou" issue for use on this flight. Only 100 were actually used: 65 from St. John's and 35 from Harbour Grace. Five unused blocks of four are known. After flying 2,650 miles, the plane was forced down at Tresco Island, off the coast of England. The "Columbia" was able to finish the flight, landing at Croydon Airport on 13 October.(Image1)
Est. £1,500-2,000
Opening GBP 2,300.00
Sold...GBP 2,300.00
Closed..Oct-03-2020, 08:00:43 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 2011
Lot No: 1478
Symbol:
Cat No: 142
Newfoundland. Airmails. 1919 (12 Apr.) 'Hawker' 3c. brown, initialled 'J.a.r.' on reverse, large part original gum; slightly soiled at upper left otherwise fine; scarce, only seventy-simint examples were sold. Philatelic Foundation Certificate (1966). S.G. 142, £22,000 (Image1)
Est. £3,000-5,000
Opening GBP 8,000.00
Sold...GBP 8,000.00
Closed..Oct-03-2020, 12:22:55 EST
Sold For 8000
Sale No: 2011
Lot No: 1479
Symbol:
Cat No: 163
Newfoundland. Airmails. 1927 'De Pinedo' 60c. black overprinted 'air mail/ de pinedo/ 1927' in red, large part original gum; rare. Signed E. Diena and accompanied by his Certificate (1987) and an AleRendon Certificate (1986). S.G. 163, £42,000 (Image1)
Est. £8,000-10,000
Opening GBP 16,000.00
Sold...GBP 16,000.00
Closed..Oct-03-2020, 12:23:53 EST
Sold For 16000
Sale No: 2011
Lot No: 1480
Symbol:
Cat No: C5
Newfoundland. Airmails. 1930 'Columbia' 50c. on 36c. sage-green, an unused example with large part original toned gum; scarce. Signed E. Diena and accompanied by his Certificate (1988). S.G. 191, £6,500 (Image1)