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Lot Description

1121

Collection of Complete Sheets in a Sheet File, with 22 sheets between #s J28i and J40, plus 705iii (EXUP overprint) and CE1. The owner's catalogue value comes to $2,620. Very fine, and accompanied by complete owner's inventory.

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Unitrade $ 2,620

SOLD for C$275.00
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1122

Collection of Complete Sheets in a Sheet File, with #s B1-B12 and 12 different precancelled sheet #s 589-787. The owner's 1991 catalogue value comes to $869. Very fine, and accompanied by complete owner's inventory.

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Unitrade $ 869

SOLD for C$120.00
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1123

Large Collection / Accumulation of Modern Mint Canada, 1980s-2012, with several thousand stamps in roughly 250 loose hingeless album pages, along with a Schaubek album, stockbook, and loose material. The stamps generally range from Scott #909/2519, including singles, blocks, plate blocks, booklet and booklet panes, souvenir sheets / sheetlets, coils, se-tenant pairs and blocks noting various position combinations, along with an attempt by the owner to have tagging and perforation varieties for some issues. Face value totals $2,455 (counting 30c up to $5 only, with the majority in the 38c to 45c range). Online photos show a small sampling of this large lot. A clean lot, ideal for the collector, dealer, postage user or reseller. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 1,500

SOLD for C$1,000.00
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Canada Plate Block Collections

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Lot Description

1124

Accumulation of Mint Never Hinged Plate Blocks, 1950s-1970s, with many hundreds of plate blocks, in roughly 200 glassines organized by issue, and roughly 100 matched sets still sealed from Canada Post. A spot check indicated each glassine contains roughly 4 to 12 plate blocks. Face value totals $677 (counting 10c up to $2 only). We estimate an additional $75 to $100 of face value from lower denominations. A clean and useful lot. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Face $ 677

SOLD for C$375.00
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1125

Collection of Roughly 1,300 Mint Never Hinged Plate Blocks, 1950s-1980s, almost all in matched sets, housed in 3 Lighthouse plate block albums, and two binders with roughly 60x 3-row Vario-style stock pages. A cursory check indicated better plate blocks including Unitrade #s 294 (x2, LL, LR, c.v. $100 total), 321 (LL, $50), 334 matched set (x2, pl. 1, $400 total), 411 (LL, $90), 465Biii matched set (plate 2, $250 total), along with a better representation of Wilding, Cameo, and Centennial matched sets (unchecked for better plate numbers, tagging, etc.). Face value for the lot totals $493 (counting 10c up to $2 only). The lot includes selections of singles, booklets, etc. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few of the blocks are stuck together, and a few adhered to the album pages. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 350

SOLD for C$350.00
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1126

284-293, 309-310

Extensive Collection of Mint King George VI Plate Blocks, 1949-1951, consisting of over 1,100 King George VI with and without "Postes-Postage" plate blocks (primarily mint never hinged, along with some mint hinged and a few used), in a binder in Vario style black stock pages. We note many matched sets and plate numbers along with a few better plate blocks including Unitrade #s: 287 mint never hinged (plate 5, UL, c.v $75), 287 mint never hinged (plate 11, UR, c.v. $75), and 306 never hinged (plate 6, LR, c.v. $125). The collection includes a detailed owner's inventory highlighting quantities, catalogue values and owner's grading (one page was scanned as an example). Catalogue value is from owner's inventory. Duplication is up to seven in some cases. Online scans only show a sample of this lot. A clean and very fine extensive collection. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Unitrade $ 3,740

SOLD for C$300.00
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1127

284/751

Collection of Roughly 1,000 Mint Plate Blocks, 1949-1977, mounted on roughly 200 black pages in 6 binders. The collection begins with mint hinged plate blocks (including some booklet panes), ranging from 1949 to the early 1960s, with the majority of plate blocks post 1970 (including many matched sets), being never hinged secured onto pages with photo corner mounts. We note better plate blocks including Unitrade #s 601 matched set (n.h., pl. 1, c.v. $120 total), 657 matched set (n.h., $120 total), 688 matched set (n.h., $140 total). Face value for the collection totals $363 (counting 10c and up to $2). Online photos show a sampling. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Face $ 363

SOLD for C$275.00
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1128

306/696

Collection / Accumulation of Roughly 1,800 Mint Never Hinged Plate Blocks, 1951-1976, almost all in matched sets of four, housed in 13 Bileski matched plate block albums, and loose album pages. The lot includes back of the book matched sets including postage dues (reds), officials (noting "G" overprint Wilding and Cameo issues), along with a variety of plate numbers (unchecked for better plates), tagging, etc. A spot check indicated a few matched sets cataloguing from $5 to $10. Online photos show an overview. We note a few plate blocks are stuck to the album pages. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$325.00
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1129

314

1951 15c Bright Red "Three Penny Beaver", a bulk lot of 1,700 corner plate blocks of four, all very fine and with a face value of $1,020.

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Unitrade $ 14,875

SOLD for C$425.00
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1130

716/1566a

Collection of Roughly 950 Mint Never Hinged Plate Blocks, 1978-1995, with the vast majority being matched sets, mounted on roughly 200 black pages with photo corner mounts, in 5 binders. We note better plate blocks including Unitrade #s 727 matched sets (pl. 1 and pl. 2, c.v. $160 total), 935 matched set ($90 total), 937 matched set (pl.1, $250 total), 977 matched set ($250 total). The lot also includes roughly 75 booklets, and a few souvenir sheets, from the 1980s to the 1990s. Face value for the collection totals $2,023 (counting 10c and up to $5, with the majority in the 17c to 40c range). A useful lot for collectors, dealers and postage resellers. Online photos show a sampling. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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Face $ 2,023

SOLD for C$650.00
Will close during Public Auction

Canada Back of the Book Collections

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Lot Description

1131

Stock Card Crammed Full of Officials and Semi-Official Airmails, includes a selection of mint and used War issue OHMS perfin Officials in singles and blocks to the $1, followed by dozens of mint and used Semi-Official Airmail issues, including CL40 (x60, c.v. $420), CL42 (x20, c.v. $900), etc. Many of the used stamps have nice dated town cancels, see scan for an overview. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$325.00
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1132

Selection of Mint Back of the Book Issues, a nice quality group, mostly on black stock pages and in 102 cards, starts off strong with one and a half pages of mint NH early postage dues (mostly very fine centered and fresh), followed by a NH F1b, two NH F2i (both with gum disturbance but fresh), two Officially Sealed OX3 (one VFNH, the other FNH with a gum skip), a NH PWF6, a fresh block of four of E3 (2x H and 2x NH), a VFNH E1 (with album offset), as well as a selection of War Tax, Airmail, test coil stamps, plus more Dues and Officials. High catalogue and resale value, please take time to look at all 11 pages online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$650.00
Will close during Public Auction

BNA Collections

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Lot Description

1133

Group of 23 Mint BNA Stamps, with Scott #s British Columbia 2 (m.h., $475), 7 (m.h., $250), Nova Scotia 2 (h.r., 4 margins, $1,750), along with representation from Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. A spot check indicated mint no gum stamps from New Brunswick and a few from Nova Scotia (including Scott #2), with mint hinged stamps throughout. Overall fine to very fine.

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Scott $ 2,909

SOLD for C$350.00
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1134

Group of 22 Mint and Used BNA Issues in a Stock Page, using Scott numbers (mint hinged unless noted otherwise), starting with Nova Scotia #1 (used, c.v. $500), 2 (used, $225), 5 (used, thinned, $2,750), 9, 10 (no gum, $425), 11, 12; British Columbia 2 ($240), 5 (used, $300), 6 (used, $300), 7 (used, $250), 8 (used, $150), 9 (used, $250); New Brunswick 1 (used, $575), 2 (used, $1,200), 6-7; Prince Edward Island 2 (used, $750), 7, 9-11. The lot also includes 2 Fournier British Columbia forgeries. Scott catalogue value for the group totals $8,591. We note a few small faults, along with a few mint no gum stamps. Overall, fine to very fine.

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Scott $ 8,591

SOLD for C$750.00
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1135

Group of Roughly 60 Mint and Used BNA Stamps,1860s-1930s, mostly in 2-row black stock cards, most accompanied by their original auction slips. The majority of material is from Newfoundland, including Scott #s 18 (block of 4, m.h., c.v. $150), 20 (pair, used, $125), 87-97 (m.h., $620 total), 163-171 (m.h., $148 total), along with an interesting New Brunswick 8Pii-8Piv proof se-tenant strip of 3, showing SPECIMEN overprint types B, C, and D (Unitrade, c.v., $400), Nova Scotia 8-13 set of SPECIMEN forgeries, along with a few stamps and partial sets cataloguing $20 and up, including British Columbia 7 (used, Scott c.v., $110), 11 (used, Scott c.v. $325), 15 (used, reperforated on one side), and an interesting $1 on 3p green (Scott #18), with a forged "22" Van Winkle numeral cancel in red. Online photos show an overview. A spot check indicated the vast majority of mint stamps are hinged, including some having hinge remnants. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$750.00
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1136

Group of 50 Mint and Used BNA Stamps, 1851-1872, starting with 10 stamps from British Columbia with Scott #s 2, 5, 6, 7 (m.h.), 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, and continues with 15 stamps from Nova Scotia including 1-4 (used, 0 margins, except #2 with 2 margins); 8 New Brunswick stamps including 1-2 (used, 0 margins); set of used Prince Edward Island stamps from 1-16. All stamps identified by the owner and include owner's catalogue values. All pages photographed online. We note the material is in generally mixed condition with missing perforations, thins, creases, etc. Overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$850.00
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Newfoundland Collections

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Lot Description

1137

Group of 23 Complete Newfoundland Sheets, with Scott #s 146 (part sheet of 40, c.v. $200), 183 (with separation and missing part of selvedge, c.v. $400), 184 (with separation), 213 (small piece of selvedge missing), 249, 252, 253 (2 diff. plate number sheets), 255, 256 (x2 sheets), 257 (two blank sheets and one plate 43966 sheet), 258 (x2 sheets), 260, 262, 264, 266 (pos. 31 has "loop under left 4" variety), 269 (two blank sheets and one plate 43359 sheet) and 270. Sheets are generally very fine, some may have been previously folded and some may have minor separation. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (Scan 20) (Scan 21) (Scan 22) (Scan 23) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 450

SOLD for C$700.00
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1138

Accumulation of Used Newfoundland in Glassines, 1897-1947, with many thousands of stamps in roughly 100 glassines. We note the majority of stamps appear to be post-1900, with a few glassines containing 1897-1901 issues. A nice lot for the Newfoundland specialist with the possibilities for finds and postmarks. Duplication appears to exceed 100 in most cases. Online photos show an overview. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$160.00
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1139

Group of Roughly 150 Used Newfoundland, 1857-1947, in hingeless Lighthouse album pages, starting with 6 Pence issues including Scott #s: 1 (c.v., $250), 11A ($115), 18, 20, 21 ($150), 23 ($110), along with a few stamps cataloguing $10 and up. We note some of the stamps have better postmarks, including a few socked on the nose, noting T.P.O., c.d.s., and broken circle, along with a foreign c.d.s town postmark on a 5c orange-red Newfoundland dog stamp. The lot also includes a few used BNA stamps noting British Columbia 8-9 ($450 total), and Nova Scotia 2 (4 margins, $225). Online photos show a few sample pages. A clean lot, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$275.00
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1140

Advanced Collection of 223 Different Newfoundland Perfin Stamps / Positions, all neatly displayed on 26 black stock pages. Noted many scarcer items with individual retail values in the $50 to $100, such as "AND" (Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co.) perfins on Scott 69, 74, 83, 123 (2 positions) and 126. Overall fine or better, all pages scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (Scan 20) (Scan 21) (Scan 22) (Scan 23) (Scan 24) (Scan 25) (Scan 26) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 1,000

SOLD for C$750.00
Will close during Public Auction