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Lot 1310 C$ 291
SCARCE 1950'S ESSAY - A corner margin block of this scarce essay portraying an 'indian head' design printed in buff, black, red and deep green, never issued, VF NH (page)
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Lot 1311 C$ 48
CENTENNIAL ISSUE ESSAY - A mint block of the 'baby sisters' essay used for preliminary work on booklet panes by British American bank Note, printed in slate and bright blue, Davac gum, VF NH (page)
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Lot 1312 C$ 48
CENTENNIAL ISSUE ESSAY - A mint block of the 'baby sisters' essay used for preliminary work on booklet panes by British American bank Note, printed in bright blue and slate, Davac gum, VF NH (page)
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Lot 1313 C$ 899
MINT COLLECTION TO 1985 - Housed in mounts on pages in White Ace albums, regulars and commemoratives, no coils, starts with 1897 Jubilee ½¢ to 5¢, 8¢, 15¢ and 20¢, 5¢ Leaf, 2¢ Map stamps, Quebec set (ex 7¢), Admiral set (#104-122), then missing only a couple of stamps from #139 to the1970s, also air (page)
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Lot 1314 C$ 1,349
MACDONALD-CARTIER ISSUE DIE PROOF - 1¢ Large Die Essay in dark green and featuring portraits of King George V and Queen Mary, printed on india paper die sunk on full sized card, noted in pencil by the printer 'Do not show in salesmen's book', 'do not give out any of these proofs' and 'OG56' die (page)
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Lot 1315 C$ 1,349
MACDONALD-CARTIER ISSUE DIE PROOF - 2¢ Large Die Essay in vermilion and featuring an aerial view of the Cartier Monument in Montreal, printed on india paper die sunk on full sized card, printer's notation in pencil 'OG50' the die number, this series was never issued due to budgetary and other consi (page)
Lot 1316 C$ 62
SOME CANADIAN POSTAGE STAMPS - Green hardcover book, the revised 1965 edition from the Queen's Printer, contains various mint blocks of four of the time with detailed write-ups, a scarce book, VF (page)
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Lot 1317 C$ 116
POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTION - On album pages in a binder, included various Victorian issues through to the 1960s with postal cards, envelopes, aerograms, etc., all different and F-VF, dozens of items (page)
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Lot 1318 C$ 179
ADMIRAL ISSUE ESSAYS - 3¢ Admiral Issue, three pairs showing larger, reversed designs and printed in green, black and blue, these were prepared by a Dr. Eckerlin in Germany in hopes of winning a contract for printing stamps, VF and scarce VF (page)
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Lot 1319 C$ 314
MINT COLLECTION 1930 TO 1947 - A nice lot in mounts on album pages, complete except for coil stamps, looks to be all VF and much is NH (page)
Lot 1320 C$ 102
JOINT-ISSUE COMMEMORATIVES - An excellent collection starting with the Canada-USA St. Lawrence Seaway stamps of 1959 and continuing to the Canada-Sweden marine mammals of 2010, beautifully written up on pages with much descriptive information, singles, booklets and sheetlets and occasionally older s (page)
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Lot 1321 C$ 125
PREPAID POSTCARDS - A good collection of modern day issues from 2010 to 2014, all nicely housed in black Vario stockpages, some are still in unopened packs, a great lot, VF, catalogue value is $702.00 (page)
Lot 1322 C$ 89
YEARBOOK - The scarce 1974 first issue, VF (page)
Lot 1323 C$ 32
SCARCE HOCKEY PANE - #1972, the die-cut pane of six issued Jan. 18, 2003, VF NH VF NH (page)
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Lot 1324 C$ 99
CENTRE BLOCK FIRST DAY COVERS - Canada #522pi, 525pi, the two scarce Tagged centre blocks of four on first day of issue cacheted covers, with neat day of issue Winnipeg postmarks, seldom seen, VF, cat. $400.00 VF (page)
Lot 1325 C$ 2,136
UNISSUED STAMP - FULL SHEET - From the 1994 Christmas Issue, a complete sheet of the unissued 52¢ denomination, plate imprints appear in each corner, choice mint condition, VF+ NH (page)
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Lot 1326 C$ 143
DEALER STOCK OF AIRMAILS - Balance of a dealer stock, over 175 stamps in all both mint and used, we note mint blocks of #C1 and C3-C6, used blocks of #C2 and C4-C6, many nice mint (some NH) and used singles, etc., F-VF (Scott #C1-C9, CE1-CE4) (page)
Lot 1327 C$ 242
EARLY MINT BLOCKS - Arranged on a stocksheet with #66 (3), 68, 74 (4), 76, 78 (5), 85, 86 (2) 97 (3) and 98 (2), fresh mint, the odd flaw but with many NH stamps and high catalogue value (page)
Lot 1328 C$ 143
CHRISTMAS SEALS PROOFS - A clean dealer stock of progressive plate proofs noting singles, strips and blocks, dozens of items from the 1940s to the 1960s, often with explanatory information, popular now, huge retail value and almost all in VF NH condition (page)
Lot 1329 C$ 396
MISPERFORATED COIL ROLL - #2245, 96¢ Flower Issue full coil roll of fifty stamps, the die cut is shifted downward a full 15mm to spectacular effect, also producing a scarce 3-bar tagging variety, single stamps currently retail in the $30 to $50 range, VF NH, ex Saskatoon Stamp centre inventory (page)
Lot 1330 C$ 426
ELIZABETHAN ERA DEALER STOCK - A clean, neatly organized stock on black cards in protective sleeves with typewritten description, ready to resell, looks to be all in VF NH condition, we note $1 Export plate blocks on normal and scarce fluorescent papers, high value Centennial Issue plate blocks, (page)
Lot 1331 C$ 31
U.P.U. GHOST PRINT BLOCK - #648ii, Mint corner margin block of 15 showing the GHOST PRINT variety with 'Canada 8' strongly doubled on all stamps, VF NH (page)
Lot 1332 C$ 36
WHOLESALE POSTAGE DUES - Scott #J20, the 1935 10¢ Postage Due stamp, wholesale lot of 1000 stamps in blocks of ten, fresh mint, face value is $100.00 and catalogue value is $750.00, F-VF NH (page)
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Lot 1333 C$ 1,010
MINT COLLECTION TO 1951 - On old Minkus album pages mint or unused, starts with Small Queen 1¢ (3), 2¢ (3, one NH), 3¢ (3, one perf 11½ X 12), 20¢ and 50¢ Widow Weeds, 1¢ to 5¢ and 8¢ Jubilee, Leaf set, the 5¢, 7¢, 8¢ and 10¢ Numeral, #87 narrow spacing strip, Edward set, three maps, First postag (page)
Lot 1334 C$ 269
CANADA MINT COLLECTION - Mint collection of over 80 different stamps from 1897 to 1942 neatly organized on black stockpages. Highlights include #66-68, 71, 76, 78, 85i, 89-90, 111, 112, 117-119, 135, 136-138, 156-157, 198, 201, 203, 209, 226-227, C2, C4, E3-E4 and MR1-MR2a, looks to be all fault-f (page)
Lot 1335 C$ 153
SPECIAL DELIVERY COMPLETE SHEET - Scott E9, 10c on 20c Dark Carmine plate #1 sheet of 50, folded horizontally, fresh F-VF NH mint, Cat.value $700.00+ (page)
Lot 1336 C$ 44
EARLY QEII MINT AND USED IN TWO STOCKBOOKS - Useful lot of many hundreds of used stamps in two 16 page stockbooks between Scott #290s to 460s; also some mint a face value $68.00, F-VF (page)
Lot 1337 C$ 53
CANADA LUNAR NEW YEAR PRESS SHEET - 1997 Year of the Ox uncut press sheet, VF NH (Scott #1630aiv) (page)
Lot 1338 C$ 125
CENTENNIAL ISSUE ACCUMULATION - Various in a flat box starting with a mint collection on hingeless pages including many paper and tagging varieties identified by Unitrade number, a collection of used singles on album pages, unused postal stationery, also various used booklet panes and miniature s (page)
Lot 1339 C$ 89
KING GEORGE VI WAR AND PEACE - Canada's 1946 War Issue set of fourteen and 1946 Peace Issue high value set of six, fresh well centered mint, VF NH, cat. $384.00 (Scott #249-262, 268-273) (page)
Lot 1340 C$ 44
MINT SEMI-OFFICIAL AIRMAILS - A good starter collection of these popular issues, all are in F-VF NH mint condition, includes #CL40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 48 and 52 (page)
Lot 1341 C$ 107
PROOF SHEETS OF 1943 CANADA CHRISTMAS SEALS - A very rare proof sheet of 100 of the 1943 FRENCH issue, imperforate and showing the 'Red Star' error which was corrected prior to approval, printed on slightly thicker ungummed wove paper and showing guidelines in the margins and colour control bars (page)
Lot 1342 C$ 89
WHOLESALE USED MINIATURE SHEETS - 5¢ Centennial Issue miniature sheet of 20, a dealer stock of four untagged and twelve Winnipeg tagged (including 2 different papers) sheets, VF CDS, cat. $920.00, ex Saskatoon Stamps (page)
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Lot 1343 C$ 1,304
COLLECTION IN AN H. E. HARRIS ALBUM - With pages to 1974, we note used #4, 8, 17-20, 21-30 and 34-47 with shades, 60-62, 66-73, 84, 89-95, 96-103, etc. plus E1-E2, E4-E5, F3 and, MR2C, also substantial value in mint with #38, 40, 45a, 46, 506-60, 67-72, 80-83, 92-94, 96-103, 104/122, 136-138, 137 (page)
Lot 1344 C$ 19,791
1897 DIAMOND JUBILEE ISSUE DIE PROOFS - ½¢ to $5.00 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, the complete set of sixteen large die proofs of this iconic issue, each printed in the issued colour and die sunk on full size cards, in pristine condition, a wonderful showpiece set, VF+, ex American Bank Note Co (page)
Lot 1345 C$ 80
MODERN VARIETIES LOT - Ten different items between #456xx and 2245 with various varieties such as perforation shifts, hibrite papers, one-bar tags, etc., VF NH, ex Saskatoon Stamp Centre inventory, retail value is $600.00 (page)
Lot 1346 C$ 35
ODDS AND ENDS - Housed in a 3-ring binder as received, includes Canada Post souvenir cards and collections complete to 1973, a group of used Admiral Issue shades plus some coils, F-VF (page)
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Lot 1347 C$ 179
ENGRAVED QUEEN VICTORIA VIGNETTE - Oval 'Chalon' portrait of the Queen along with intaglio 'CANADA' on india paper and mounted on card, printed in rose red, of unknown origin but definitely similar to the portrait used on stamps, VF and attractive item (page)
Lot 1348 C$ 224
FIRST DAY COVER COLLECTION - An extensive collection housed in 15 binders containing hundreds of official FDCs 1988 to 2006, a lovely lot, VF (page)
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Lot 1349 C$ 219
STOCKBOOK OF EARLIES AND COILS - Starts with mixed used #14, 15, 17 and 18 (2 of each), 20, 21, 24 and 29, then mint #112 (2), 117, 198, and 243, then useful coils with NH pairs of #126, 131, 134, 160i, 178, 181, 183, 205-207, 228, 230, 238-240, 278-281, and then 295/550, a good little lot, F-VF (page)
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Lot 1350 C$ 1,124
EXTENSIVE COLLECTION 1854-1979 - Housed in a red Lighthouse hingeless album with slipcase, starts with some used classic including #4, 17-20, 21-29 and 45, then all mint with #46-47, 50-60, 66-72, 80, 82-83, 89-94, then looks complete from the 1908 Quebec set to the 1960s, also present are some b (page)
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Lot 1351 C$ 134
1970 CHRISTMAS CENTRE BLOCKS - 5¢ and 6¢ Christmas, both the plain and tagged versions for a total of four lovely used blocks of four, each with first day postmark, these 'identical' blocks occurred only once in a sheet of one hundred, VF (#522i/525pi) (page)
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Lot 1352 C$ 53
BABY SISTERS TEST STAMPS - Test coils strip of three by British American Bank Note, printed in slate, blue and green se-tenant, Davac gum, VF NH (page)
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Lot 1353 C$ 144
BABY SISTERS TEST STAMPS - Test coils, two blocks of four printed in dark brown and in rose carmine by British American Bank Note, Dextrine gum, F-VF NH (page)
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Lot 1354 C$ 125
KING GEORGE V MINT COMMEMORATIVES COMPLETE - A very nice lots of mint never hinged sets including #135, 141-145, 146-148, 192-194, 202, 203, 204, 208, 209, 210 and 211-216, all of the commemoratives issued during the King's reign, F-VF NH. Cat. $552.00 (page)
Lot 1355 C$ 89
AIRMAIL ISSUES COMPLETE - Includes all nine airmails, all four airmail special deliveries and both airmail officials, all are in post office fresh mint condition, a nice lot, F-VF NH, cat. $290.00 (Scott #C1-C9, CE1-CE4, CO1-CO2) (page)
Lot 1356 C$ 49
KING GEORGE VI COIL STRIPS - Mint 1950s coil strips of four, the complete set with #295-296, 297-300 and 309-310, all fresh and well centered, VF NH (page)
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Lot 1357 C$ 26
COUNTERFEIT $1.40 MAPLE LEAF PANE - #2014a, $1.40 Maple Leaf pane of six, an excellent counterfeit of the genuine printed in eastern Europe to defraud Canada Post, printed in only four colours instead of five as the genuine, the tagging is also paler and thinner, a great collateral item for colle (page)
Lot 1358 C$ 179
LEAF ISSUE MINT MULTIPLE - 2¢ on 3¢ carmine, a nice fresh mint block of thirty, the good narrow spacing variety is shown on the centre two columns, one row with light fold, otherwise all fine of better (#87,87i) NH (page)
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Lot 1359 C$ 72
BROKEN 'E' VARIETY PLATE BLOCK - 3¢ Deep Red plate 2 block of eight, shows the Broken 'E' variety at upper left, F-VF NH (page)

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Lot 1360 C$ 206
CANADA CHRISTMAS CENTRE BLOCKS - 1970 - Two blocks of 16 stamps being the Christmas Issue. Winnipeg Tagging is in place on both blocks. Winnipeg Tagged centre blocks of sixteen, these contain not only the key centre blocks of four but also identical pairs of the same stamp at all four sides, this i (page)
Lot 1361 C$ 37
WHOLESALE SPECIAL DELIVERIES - 1946 10¢ green Special Delivery Peace issue in an uncommon Bundle of 100, F-VF (Scott #E11) F-VF (page)
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Lot 1362 C$ 299
6p Red Purple trial colour plate proof pair on india paper, lovely and fresh, VF (page)
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Lot 1363 C$ 134
6p Red Purple trial colour plate proof pair on india paper, small flaws at top but fresh and attractive, cat. $650.00, VF (page)
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Lot 1364 C$ 269
6p Trial colour plate proof pair printed in red purple on india paper, VF (page)
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Lot 1365 C$ 179
6p Prince Albert plate proof in black on card mounted india paper, vertical SPECIMEN in carmine, VF (page)
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Lot 1366 C$ 152
6p Prince Albert plate proof in grey on india paper, vertical SPECIMEN in orange, scarce, VF (page)
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Lot 1367 C$ 674
6p Slate Violet used, bright colour and nice light cancellation, F-VF (page)
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Lot 1368 C$ 125
3p Red used, four large margins, VF (page)
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Lot 1369 C$ 161
3p Brown Red used, lightly cancelled and four margined, VF (page)
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Lot 1370 C$ 251
3p Red used, the scarce ribbed paper variety, light thinning as often but a lovely example with large margins and light Smith Falls June 1858 postmark, VF APP (page)
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Lot 1371 C$ 1,079
10p Blue used, a choice used single with ample to huge margins, fresh colour and a light four ring numeral cancel, an outstanding example, VF (page)
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Lot 1372 C$ 719
10p Blue, an attractive used single with four ample to large margins, true colour, VF (page)
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Lot 1373 C$ 449
10¢ Cartier plate proof in black in india paper, very scarce, VF (page)
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Lot 1374 C$ 426
10p Blue on white paper, an attractive used single, (page)
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Lot 1375 C$ 1,124
½p Rose, a four margined mint single, an attractive example with nice deep colour, VF LH (page)
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Lot 1376 C$ 197
½p Rose used, well margined with good colour, small hidden flaws but very attractive with a dated postmark, F-VF (page)
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Lot 1377 C$ 125
½p Rose used, light pressed crease but an attractive example, cat. $750.00, F-VF (page)
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Lot 1378 C$ 89
½p Queen Victoria plate proof on card mounted india paper, colour slightly oxidized, large margined, VF (page)
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Lot 1379 C$ 449
½p Rose on horizontally ribbed paper used single with fresh colour and light cancellation, some trivial light thinning but a very attractive example, a very scarce stamp, cat. $2,500.00, F-VF (page)
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Lot 1380 C$ 1,304
½p Rose used pair on horizontally ribbed paper, displaying rich colour and ample to large margins all around, trivial thinning mostly on left stamp, fresh and attractive with deep colour, a very rare pair, VF (page)
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Lot 1381 C$ 1,214
6p Reddish Purple on thick soft paper, thinning as often but excellent appearance with bright colour and '21' Montreal numeral cancel, cat. $9,000.00, VF (page)
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Lot 1382 C$ 143
½p Rose, an engraved forgery with added perforations and cancellation, scarce, VF F (page)
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Lot 1383 C$ 179
1c Queen Victoria, a plate proof in rose on india paper, diagonal SPECIMEN in black, slight colour oxidization, a scarce proof, VF (page)
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Lot 1384 C$ 224
1¢ Rose used with the 'Q' flaw variety, some improved perfs at right but a very attractive example fo this scarce variety, cat. $2,000.00, VF (page)
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Lot 1385 C$ 2,924
10¢ Prince Consort trial colour plate proof corner margin block of eighteen on card mounted india paper, full plate imprints appear at top and at left, the block also includes four listed re-entries at positions 21, 31, 41 and 51 as well as the sought-after STRING OF PEARLS variety at upper right, a (page)
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Lot 1386 C$ 169
12½¢ Queen Victoria Plate proof in yellow green on india paper, vertical SPECIMEN in carmine, VF (page)
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Lot 1387 C$ 219
12½¢ Queen Victoria, a plate proof in yellow green on india paper, diagonal SPECIMEN in carmine, VF (page)
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Lot 1388 C$ 1,979
12½¢ Queen Victoria corner margin trial colour plate proof block of sixteen printed in blue green on card mounted india paper, showing full plate imprints at left and at top, fresh and choice, a wonderful showpiece, VF+ (page)
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Lot 1389 C$ 161
12½¢ Trial colour plate proof pair in blue green on India on card, fresh bright colour, VF (page)
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Lot 1390 C$ 89
12½¢ Queen Victoria trial colour plate proof in blue green on card mounted india paper, VF (page)
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Lot 1391 C$ 188
12½¢ Queen Victoria trial colour plate proof pair in blue green on card mounted india paper, VF (page)
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Lot 1392 C$ 114
17¢ Blue used, F-VF (page)
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Lot 1393 C$ 120
17¢ Plate proof in pale blue on card mounted india paper, a nice sheet margin example, VF (page)
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Lot 1394 C$ 449
2¢ Queen Victoria dark rose trial colour plate proof strip of three on card mounted india paper, a lovely fresh multiple and showing the full American Bank Note Co. imprint at top, XF (page)
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Lot 1395 C$ 215
2¢ Queen Victoria trial colour plate proof pair in dark rose on india paper, large margined, VF (page)
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Lot 1396 C$ 120
1¢ Brown Red, a nice used single with large margins and bright colour, VF+ (page)
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Lot 1397 C$ 584
1¢ Large Queen, a beautifully centered mint single with part original gum, rarely seen so well centered, XF (page)
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Lot 1398 C$ 71
1¢ Brown Red on thin paper used, lightly cancel and rich colour, F-VF (page)
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Lot 1399 C$ 143
2¢ Deep Green on thin paper, a nice used pair, VF (page)
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Lot 1400 C$ 98
2¢ Emerald green used with odd 'Eckerlin' cancel in red, (page)
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Lot 1401 C$ 471
3¢ Large Queen trial colour plate proof printed in Dark Violet on card, a lovely proof in an unusual colour, VF (page)
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Lot 1402 C$ 143
3¢ Red watermarked used, shows full 'C' of the papermaker's watermark, lightly cancelled, F-VF (page)
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Lot 1403 C$ 134
3¢ Red on thick soft paper, usual uneven perfs, rich colour, scarce, F-VF (page)
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Lot 1404 C$ 99
6¢ Dark Brown used, light cancel, VF (page)
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Lot 1405 C$ 89
6¢ Yellow Brown used, fresh and well centered, very lightly cancelled, VF (page)
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Lot 1406 C$ 71
6¢ Brown on thin paper used, VF (page)
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Lot 1407 C$ 80
6¢ Brown shade used, lovely colour, two-ring '1' cancel, VF (page)
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Lot 1408 C$ 94
15¢ Red Violet postmarked Hamilton Sept. 7, 1868, VF (page)
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Lot 1409 C$ 80
15¢ Deep Blue sued, F+ (page)


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