1851 12p black, used, margins all around (looks close but design well clear at bottom left), excellent color, v.f., with 1954 BPA and 2004 Vincent Greene certificates. It has been well documented that a single order of 51,000 stamps was placed in May 1851 with the printers Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson. The stamps were delivered to the postal authorities the same month and issued to the public on June 14, with 1,510 stamps being distributed among 14 post offices. Only 1,450 examples were sold over a span of nearly 6 years. Those unsold, were sent back and destroyed together with the unissued remainder. It was clear from the beginning that demand would be very limited, since the only uses for the stamp were to pay the quadruple domestic rate, the double United States rate, and the single letter rate for the bimonthly mails from Montreal via Boston to Newfoundland, Bermuda or the British West Indies. This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a sound, full margined example of this important classic imperforate rarity of the world, cat. $145000 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $145000, Est.US$35,000

1858 6c gray violet, used, usual centering, corner crease at lower right, otherwise fine example of this rare stamp, with 1988 Greene Foundation certificate, cat. $7500 (Cat No. 13a) (Image)

Cat. $7500, Est.US$1,500

1877 10c dull rose lilac, right margin imprint block of twelve, heavy h.r., top and bottom blocks of six rejoined, pos. 5-6 with natural creases and some selvage faults, otherwise fine-v.f., with 2017 PSE certificate (catalogued as singles) cat. $15000 (Cat No. 40) (Image)

Cat. $15000, Est.US$800

1877 10c dull lilac rose, block of twelve, natural gum skips and natural creases, the latter affecting five stamps, fine-v.f., with 2017 PSE certificate for a block of 24 from which this originated (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $15000 (Cat No. 40) (Image)

Cat. $15000, Est.US$800

1911-25 George V, 4c yellow ocher, 7c yellow ocher, 7c red brown (two different shades), blocks of four, hinged or n.h., some dried gum, fine-v.f., cat. $1290 (Cat No. 110d,113,114,114a) (Image)

Cat. $1290, Est.US$250

1911 7c red brown, top margin imprint and Plate No. block of six, n.h., tiny perf. separations, v.f. (catalogued as singles) cat. $390 (Cat No. 114) (Image)

Cat. $390, Est.US$250

1912 3c carmine, perf. 12x8, block of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1050 (Cat No. 130a) (Image)

Cat. $1050, Est.US$250

1928-29 1c-$1 complete, last one n.h., others l.h., fresh and fine-v.f., cat. $937 (Cat No. 149-59) (Image)

Cat. $937, Est.US$150

1861 4p rose, sheet of 20, margin hinge marks, stamps n.h., v.f., cat. $1500 (Cat No. 18) (Image)

Cat. $1500, Est.US$400

1865 12c pale yellow brown, top sheet margin block of six, four stamps n.h., fine, cat. $970 (Cat No. 28) (Image)

Cat. $970, Est.US$200

1932 unissued $1 Air Mail Wyazata, sheet of 20, n.h., v.f., cat. $700 (Image)

Cat. $700, Est.US$200

1851 6p green, two different shades, used, margins all around, one with slight thinning, otherwise fine, cat. $1650 (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Cat. $1650, Est.US$250

1861 2p dull rose, h.r., irregular and clipped perforation at upper left, h.r., signed W.H.C. (Colson), also 6p green, unused without gum, tiny thin, with 2010 Gary Lyon certificate, fine appearance, cat. $4650 (Cat No. 1,3) (Image)

Cat. $4650, Est.US$400

1851-2000 collection on pages, used or unused, with 1859 Issue to 17c, Large and Small Queens, Ottawa Printing to 50c, 1897 Jubilee to $4 (6c n.h. with 2013 Gratton certificate and $1 h.r. with 1975 APS certificate), Maple Leafs and Numerals, Quebec Tercentenary, George V to $1, Coils, 1928-29 to $1 (50c Bluenose hinged, small faults), George VI, Air Post, Special Delivery, Officials, Registration, Postage Dues, etc., also a collection of Newfoundland with some complete sets, mixed condition with some faults possible, generally fine (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1851-1935 selection on cards, Classics including 1851 3p red and 6p slate violet, 1852 4p (2), 1855 6p sound with 2014 Gratton certificate, 1855 10p (faults), 1857 7 1/2p (2, repaired or faulty), 1858 1/2p rose, 1877 10c dull rose, two hinged strips of three and two singles, with PSE certificates for a larger multiple from which they originated, 1893 20c Victoria, Maple Leaf and Numerals, nice selection of Jubilees, unused, including a well centered group 1c-50c, $2, $3 and $5, additional used and unused, including dollar values (some faults), Quebec Tercentenary (unused), KEVII to 50c (used), George V including Coils, 1930 set to $1, few blocks of four including Grain Exhibition, with some Air Post, Special Delivery, also Newfoundland sets (Cabot, Caribou, George V), mixed condition with some faults noted, high catalogue value (Image)

Est.US$3,000

1897-1999 issues complete, collection on H.E.Harris album pages, apparently complete, with Jubilee set to $5, Queen Victoria Maple Leaf and Numerals, KEVII to 50c, Quebec Centenary, George V Admirals, coil singles and pairs, surcharges, Scrolls to $1, Mt.Edith Cavell, coil singles and pairs, all other sets to $1, with modern phosphor varieties, different types, booklet panes and souvenir sheets, Semi-Postals, Air Post, Special Delivery, Postage Dues, War Tax, including 5c, 20c and 50c overprinted in black or red, coil pairs, different types, Registration Stamps, Officials (OHMS and "G" overprints), early issues mostly hinged, occasional minor flaws or no gum, later issues mixed hinged and n.h., some additional used (not counted), mostly fine-v.f. An opportunity to obtain a complete collection of Canada 1897-1999 (Image)

Est.US$5,000