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LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

861

22/2850

Stock of Mint and Used Canada in 7 Red Boxes, 1868-2015, with several thousands of stamps, neatly organized by Unitrade numbers, in small plastic pouches. The stock contains primarily used material from the Victorian era, with better stamps in post-1900 used, especially in the modern Queen Elizabethan era, along with selections of back of the book material, precancels, noting a few stamps with socked on the nose c.d.s. postmarks. The strength of the lot is the post-1950 mint never hinged material noting singles, pairs, coil strips, etc. Face value in excess of $1,300, noting the majority of denominations ranging from 30c up to $5, along with several hundred "P" stamps. Online photos show an overview. A useful lot for collectors and dealers alike. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 750

SOLD for C$750.00
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862

29/165a

Group of Early Mint Multiples, with #s 29 (strip of 3, lightly hinged), 85/86 plate block of 4 and two blocks of 4, each lightly hinged at top only), 87 (hinged pair and block of four with two NH stamps at bottom), 90A (pair, top stamp lh), 96 (block of 4, bottom two NH), 98 (strip of 3 with gum problems), 135 (block with two NH stamps at bottom), 165a (block of 4 with 2 NH stamps at bottom) and C5 (block of four with top left stamp showing the "moulting wing" variety, bottom two are NH). Overall fine or better, all items can be seen online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$140.00
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863

34/302, C1/CO2

Dealer Stock of Mint Stamps, 1870s to 1951, consisting of thousands of hinged and no gum mint regular issue and back-of-the-book stamps identified and sorted by the owner into glassines by Scott number from the 1/2c Small Queen to the $1.00 Fishing Resources stamp of 1951 along with Airmail issues #C1 to C9 through Postage Dues and overprinted Officials to Airmail #CO2. There is good representation of most issues in these ranges in quantities of 1 to more than 25. Ideal as stock for the club trader or online dealer. Housed in two 2-drawer metal filing boxes, the contents could be placed into a cardboard box instead to reduce shipping costs. Photos show a mere sampling of the breadth of the contents. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$400.00
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864

35/88

Group of Just Under 100 Queen Victoria Era Mint and Used on Black Stock Cards, with Small Queens (to the 10c), Leafs and Numerals, Jubilees (to the 8c and Map stamps, mostly in singles but also a few blocks, etc. Most of the material is mint, and the gum varies, with a range of no gum, hinged, heavy hinged and never hinged, also saw some with thins and other small faults, etc., still overall fine with some better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$180.00
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865

36, 41, 72, etc.

Consignment Remainder Lot of Mint Never Hinged Issues, all have never hinged original gum, with #s 36, 41, 72 (short perf), O1-O4, O11-O15A, O244-O245, O250, O252, O254, O255, O269-O273, O285-O286, CO1, OC9, EO1, OE11. A fresh group.

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Scott $ 2,076

SOLD for C$275.00
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866

50/1589

Large Collection of Mint in Roughly 200 Hingeless Album Pages, 1897-1995, with a few thousand stamps, in a Lighthouse album with slipcase, with the majority in loose hingeless album pages. The collection begins with 16 Jubilees with Scott #s (all m.h.) 50, 51 (x2), 52 (x2), 53, 54 (x2), 55-58, 59 (x2), 60 (x2), along with selections of Leaf and Numerals, including #s 71, 73, and a few mint Maps, noting a mint hinged block of 4, and a used example with Hartney, Man. squared circle postmark. The bulk of the collection consists of mint never hinged material, including se-tenant pairs, blocks, plate blocks, booklet panes, souvenir sheets and sheetlets. generally ranging from the 1960s to the 1990s, including #522pi and #525pi (c.v. $400 total, both accompanied with VGG certificates). Face value totals $944 (counting 15c and up only, with the majority ranging from 17c to 43c). The lot rounds out a mix of mint and used back of the book material including special delivery, airmail, postage dues, etc, with a few stamps and sets cataloguing from $20 to $50 and up. Online photos show a sampling of this rather large lot. We note some heavy hinging, along with a few hinge remnants with the early material, still a useful collection in fine to very fine condition. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 700

SOLD for C$700.00
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867

50/1044

Valuable Collection of Mint Canada in a Lighthouse Hingeless Album, 1897-1984, with the vast majority being never hinged, noting many sets and partial sets, with roughly 95% completion in period. Just a few of the better items noted with Scott #s 50-59 (n.h., c.v. $3,592 total), 81 (n.h., $300), 83 (n.h., $900), 91 (n.h., $800), 96-103 (n.h., except 102 m.h., $2,104 total), and continues with mint never hinged complete sets of Admirals, Scrolls, Arch, Pictorials, War and Peace issues (including coil singles for most sets), along with a few better modern stamps noting 522pi, 525pi ($400 total). The collection contains overprinted Officials ranging from O1-O29, along with selections of Special Delivery, War Tax, Postage Dues, and Airmails. Online photos show a sampling of this high cataloguing collection. We note a few stamps have been regummed, with overall centering fine to very fine or better. (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 $ 2,000

SOLD for C$1,450.00
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868

50/262

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used Canada Singles, Blocks, and Larger Multiples, 1897-1940s, with many hundreds of stamps, housed in two Lindner albums. We note mint and or used singles, blocks and larger multiples for most issues, with better representation from the 1920s to 1940s issues. A spot check indicated just a few of the better items with Scott #s 50 (used, $110), 53 pair (n.h., $150 total), 151 (x7, n.h., $350 total), 158 (x8, used, $520 total), 159 (x25, used, $2,000 total, including a block of 12), 177 (x18, used, $495 total), 226 (x5. n.h., $187 total), 227 block of 4 (n.h., $330 total), 244 pair (n.h., $100 total), 245 pair (n.h., $220 total), 262 $1 Destroyer (x180 used, $1,350 total, noting several blocks of 8, 12, and 18). The collection also includes a few coil strips, and varieties (identified by the owner), including 192i broken "E" in a block of 8 and 208ii scarface in a block of 4. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults on a few stamps, overall a nice interesting collection, 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) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$700.00
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869

51/84

Used Collections of Jubilees, Leafs and Numerals, with each issue filling its own quadrille page, the Jubilee page includes mostly nicely cancelled 1c to 3c values (incl. R.P.O., squared circle, flag, etc.) plus a 10c. The Leaf issue is complete to the 10c, with up to three copies of some values, and includes both the Leaf and Numeral surcharges, and the Numeral issue is also complete to the 20c, with shades, papers and duplication. A very clean collection with many very fine stamps. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$60.00
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870

51/1113

Mint Canada Collection in a Scott Album, 1897 to 1986, mostly lightly hinged up to and including the Admirals and mostly never hinged afterwards. Starts off with the Jubilee issue (1c to 5c, 8c, 10c), followed by Leafs and Numerals (total of 12 stamps), a few Edwards and Maps, then a set of the Québecs (missing the 7c), Admirals (16 stamps total), then about 95% complete until the end, including complete sets, coil pairs and many nice items such as a very fine 50c Bluenose and $1 Parliament, complete Scroll, Arch, War, etc. Back of the book includes complete Airmails, a few Special Delivery and Dues as well as a good selection of Officials. Overall quality is quite nice, with centering ranging from fine to very fine, see pictures for just a few of the better pages. (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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Estimate $ 800

SOLD for C$475.00
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871

66/76

Group of Queen Victoria Leaf and Numeral Mint Blocks of Four, with the Leaf issue (½c and 3c) and Numeral Issue (½c in four blocks plus the 2c purple). All blocks are fresh and have a light hinge mark on the top two stamps, bottom stamps all never hinged, and centering varies from fine to very fine (for example Scott 69, c.v. $690).

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Scott $ 1,395

SOLD for C$170.00
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872

74/294

Dealer Stock Of Mint Canada in 102 cards and Stock Pages, 1898-1950, with many hundreds of stamps, neatly organized in a few hundred 102 cards, and in a 3-ring stockbook. A spot check indicated the majority of material ranges from the Admirals to 1950, including coils, and a small selection of back of the book material. Roughly 90% of the cards have been identified with Unitrade numbers, and roughly 50% of the cards have retail prices, generally ranging from $5 to $25 and up, with strength in 1930s issues onward. Online photos show a sampling and an overview. The majority of material has been identified as mint hinged, with the majority of never hinged material post-1940. Duplication generally ranges from 3-5 stamps per card post-1930. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$225.00
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873

104-

Collection of 219 Different Mint Blocks of Four, all displayed on black stock sheets, with Admirals (11 diff.), Medallion (complete), Silver Jubilee (complete), and much of what was issued from then until the late 1960s. Noted a matched set of plate blocks of the 2c New Brunswick issue, etc. A spot check revealed only a few hinged, looks mostly never hinged and fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$325.00
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874

141-148

Group of Mint Multiples of the 1927 Confederation and Historical Issues, with all values represented for both sets, in various sized blocks of four or larger, strips, etc. All of the stamps are quite fresh and very lightly hinged onto pages in one or more places, leaving many more NH than hinged, and there are a number of blocks that have sheet margins (often where they are hinged). Overall fine to very fine, and we counted the sets as #s 141-145 at $1,819 and 146-148 at $1,763. All pages scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 3,582

SOLD for C$200.00
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875

184-227, 109

Valuable Group of King George V Era Mint Blocks, Plate Blocks and Multiples, with 20 different issues between #s 109, plus 184 and 227, including varieties such as some NH "broken X" varieties, a block with the "broken E", as well as high values such as for example #s 190 (24x NH), 203 (18x NH), 226 (6x NH), 227 (6x NH), etc. These are present in either blocks of four or larger, including many plate blocks and a few strips. Most of the blocks are lightly hinged on one or two stamps only, leaving the majority never hinged, with some items hinged in the selvedge only, leaving all stamps NH. A fresh group from an old time estate, overall fine to very fine and all pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 6,592

SOLD for C$600.00
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876

190/244

Lovely Collection / Accumulation of Used Canada, 1931-1938, with most of the issues in period, incl. back of the book, presented in 21 manila stock pages, with duplication of up to a few dozen of some. This collector assembled the nicest examples of used stamps he could find, with most being cancelled with socked on the nose c.d.s. postmarks and most also being very fine centered. A nice, clean group which would be difficult to duplicate. See online pictures for a sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$110.00
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877

190/271

Stock of Mint Never Hinged Issues from 1931 to 1946, all laid out chronologically in a stockbook, with one to several of many issues in the period, either in singles, pairs, blocks, a few plate blocks, etc. A good spot check revealed that all stamps are never hinged, and we note that most are very fine centered as well. Also includes the 1927 #141-145 in blocks of four, with the top two stamps hinged. A nice quality offering, only a few pages were scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 7,574

SOLD for C$225.00
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878

205-206, 238-240

Group of Mint King George V Coils, with #s 205, 206, 238, 239 and 240, in strips of 4 to 12, usually with one or two hinged stamps per strip. The 1c Medallion and the 1c Pictorial strips are all precancelled, but were counted as regular by Scott. Overall fine to many very fine.

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Scott $ 2,096

SOLD for C$130.00
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879

231-315

Collection of King George VI Era Mint Blocks, Plate Blocks and Coil Strips, appears complete between Scott #s 231 and 315, neatly mounted on 60 album pages, plus some in stock sheets, these are present in either blocks of four or larger, including several plate blocks, some booklet panes and large strips of coils. Most of the items are lightly hinged on one or two stamps (sometimes in the margin only), leaving the majority never hinged. Includes a block of # MR4. A fresh group from an old time estate, overall very fine and online pictures only show a few of the pages. (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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$650.00
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880

252/903

Dealer Stock of Mint Never Hinged Canada, 1940s-1980s, with a few thousand stamps, including singles, several hundred plate blocks, and more, neatly organized in eleven 3-ring small dealer stock books, and loose material in hundreds of 102 cards and glassines. The majority of material ranges from the 1950s to the 1970s, with singles and plate blocks for most issues. Face value totals $645 (counting 10c up to $2 only). We estimate at least $100 to $200 of additional face value considering the number of lower denominations. Duplication up to 10 for most issues. Online photos show a sampling and overview, clean and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Face $ 645

SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction