General Foreign
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 317° |
 |
 CANADA, 1929, 50c Bluenose (158). Mint N.H. top plate number and imprint block of six, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail $1,800 for Mint N.H. singles, Unitrade $4,000+ for plate block
and N.H. premium (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,700.00 |
| 318° |
 |
 CANADA, 1959, 5c Seaway Invert (387a, SG 513a). Fresh colors, barest faint trace of
glazing on gum, Very Fine and rare (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
8,000.00 |
5,000.00 |
| 319° |
 |
 CANADA, 1996, $2.00 Normal
School, Center Inverted. T.L. corner margin single, Mint N.H., Extremely Fine and rare, the first Canadian invert error since the famous Seaway invert (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 5,000-6,000 |
5,000.00 |
| 320° |
 |
 CANADA, 1897, 10c Law Stamp,
Overprint. Block of four, beautiful deep rich color, original gum, three stamps Mint N.H., top right stamp h.r., fresh and Fine, rare block (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
0.00 |
| 321° |
 |
1857, 6p Plum, Blued Paper (2, SG 1). Ample margins to just touched, tied by oval grid on cover to London, "Colombo Steamer-Letter De 14 1857" backstamp, red London Paid receiving cds, neatly pressed edge creasing barely affects stamp, Fine
and scarce use of the first Ceylon stamp (issued prior to Scott No. 1 and listed in Gibbons as No. 1), ex Adm. Harris Search
for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
800.00 |
| 322° |
|
1857, 6p Plum, Blued Paper (2, SG 1). Two, mostly ample to large margins, righthand stamp slightly in at left, tied by oval grids on cover to New York, backstamped "Kandy Post-Paid De 13 1857" and "Kandy Steamer Letter De 18 1857", red
London Paid transit, black "New-York Br. Pkt. Feb. 8" cds and "42" rate, the cover has been trimmed around all sides and rejoined to improve appearance, a few minor edge tears remain, still Fine appearance and an exceedingly rare use of the Ceylon
first issue to the United States Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
4,750.00 |
| 323° |
|
 1857, 1p Blue, 2p Deep Green (3, 4, SG 4, 7). 1p horizontal strip of three, full margins to just touching, 2p small margins to touching, tied by oval grids on greenish folded letter to Shanghai, red
"Galle Steamer-Letter Ja 9 1860" cds and Hong Kong transit cds on back, 1p strip creased, otherwise Fine, scarce franking for the 5p inter-Asian rate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
2,600.00 |
| 324° |
|
1857, 1p Blue, 6p Plum (3, 6A, SG 2, 6). Three 1p, varying margins, used with 6p, clear or touching, tied by oval grids on folded letter to London via Marseilles, red "Colombo Post-Paid Ju 27 1861" backstamp, red London Paid receiving cds,
Very Fine and scarce 9p rate Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,000.00 |
| 325° |
|
1857, 5p Orange Brown (6, SG 5). Ample margins to touched, tied by criss-crossed oval grid on folded letter to Bombay, backstamped "Badulla Post-Paid" with ms. Mar. 27, 1860 date, "Colombo Steamer-Letter Mr 29 1858" cds and Bombay receiving
cds also on back, horizontal file crease thru stamp, otherwise Fine example of the 5p rate to India, ex Adm. Harris Search for
comparables |
E. 750-1,000 |
750.00 |
| 326° |
|
 1857, 2p Deep Green, 5p Orange Brown, 1sh Violet (4, 6, 11, SG 7, 10, 16). Two 2p with large margins to slightly in, 5p margins all around, 1sh full margins to touched at top, tied by oval grids on cover to
London via Marseilles, red "Colombo Post-Paid Jy 13 1860" backstamp, red London Paid receiving cds, Very Fine, a beautiful three-color combination for the 1sh9p triple rate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 4,000-5,000 |
6,750.00 |
| 327° |
|
 1857, 5c Orange Brown, 1sh Violet (6, 11, SG 5, 10). Each with ample margins to slightly in, tied by oval grids on blue cover to Fecamp, France, via Suez, red "Galle Steamer-Letter Sp 17 1860"
backstamp, red Marseilles transit cds, receiving backstamps, lightly struck "9" decimes due hs, repaired backflap and sealed tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, extremely rare 1sh5p rate, ex Burrus, with 1963 B.P.A. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
2,500.00 |
