Sale 1049 — The World Traveler Collection
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 26-27 June, 2013
Category — Canada
CANADA, 1852, 6p Greenish Gray, Wove Paper (5b; SG 10). Neat target cancel, four large margins, clean impression, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.F. certificate, SG £1,100, Unitrade C$2,000.00
CANADA, 1857, 7-1/2p Green (9; SG 12). Unused (no gum), wonderfully bright color and a well incised impressionVERY FINE. AN IMPRESSIVE UNUSED 7-1/2 PENCE GREEN.
Signed Bloch and with 1973 Friedl certificate. SG £11,000. Unitrade C$12,000.00
CANADA, 1859, 10c Black Brown (16; SG 33). Deep intense color and a proof-like impression, grid cancelFRESH AND VERY FINE USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE BLACK BROWN SHADE.
Signed Bloch and with 1973 Friedl certificate. SG £2,500. Unitrade C$8,000.
CANADA, 1868, 1c Brown Red, Watermarked (22a; SG 55b). Clear "B" watermark, remarkably well-centered and margined for this, rich color and a highly detailed impression, grid cancel, Extremely Fine, an uncharacteristically choice example, with 1998 A.P.S. certificate, SG £300, Unitrade C$600.00
CANADA, 1868, 2c Green, Thin Paper (24b; SG 48). Full but redistributed original gum, dark shade, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate, SG £700, Unitrade C$2,800.00
CANADA, 1868, 12-1/2c Blue, Watermarked (28a; SG 60b). Faintly cancelled, gorgeous color and a vivid impression, extraordinarily well-centered, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate, SG £300, Unitrade C$500.00
CANADA, 1888, 3c Rose Carmine (41a; SG 84). Original gum, fresh color, well-centered and margined, Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate, SG £375, Unitrade C$600.00
CANADA, 1898-1902, 2c Purple, Thick Paper (76a; SG 153a). Mint N.H., choice centering, large margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, a scarce variety, with 2000 P.F. certificate, Unitrade C$750.00
CANADA, 1898, 2c Carmine, Type I, Imperforate (77c; SG 155a). Horizontal pair with huge corner sheet margins at right and bottom, Mint N.H., brilliantly fresh, Extremely Fine, a Gem pair, Unitrade C$1,875.00
CANADA, 1899, 2(c) on -2/3 of 3c, Port Hood Provisional (88C; SG 170). Also a faint trace of a second handstamp just above the normal one, fresh and bright color, tied by neat "Port Hood N.S. JA 4, 1899" postmark on cover addressed locally, faint bit of cover soiling just barely affects the bottom perfs of the stamp VERY FINE. A RARE COVER BEARING THE 2-CENT PORT HOOD PROVISIONAL STAMP.
On December 29, 1898, the postage rate was lowered from 3c to 2c, effective as of January 1, 1899. This created a shortage of 2c stamps. Boggs quotes from the postmaster of Port Hood regarding the shortage:
"When the change in Canadian postage was made -- of which we got notice by wire -- I had only a very few two cent stamps in stock so that before I got my supply from Ottawa I completely ran out out of them, and, to keep my account straight, was compelled to cut threes...about 200 "2" and 100 "1" were used. Those stamps I put on letters for delivery within the county as much as possible..."
Of special note is that there is a light but discernable second handstamp surcharge, and is specifically noted as a double surcharge on the P.F. certificate and with a Stanley Gibbons designation of No. 170a, when Stanley Gibbons listed the double surcharge based on this cover. They no longer list it as some experts feel this is not a true double surcharge.
Signed Stanley Gibbons and Bloch. With 1969 P.F. certificate as noted above, and a 1983 Friedl certificate. Cataloged as the normal provisional. SG £3,000. Unitrade C$8,000.00.
CANADA, 1926, 2c on 3c Carmine, Pair, One Without Surcharge (139a; SG 264a). Vertical pair with selvage and partial dividing arrow at top, the top stamp missing the surcharge, Mint N.H., diagonal gum skip on top stamp, bright color, Fine, a scarce error, with 1950 P.F. certificate, SG £450 (as hinged), Unitrade C$525.00, Scott Retail as hinged
CANADA, 1926, 2c on 3c Carmine, Double Surcharge (140a; SG 265a). Horizontal pair, Mint N.H., impressively well-centered amid large margins, deep color, Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate, SG £400 (as hinged), Unitrade C$1,050.00
CANADA, 1926, 2c on 3c Carmine, Triple Surcharge (140b; SG 265 var). Lightly hinged, excellent centering, intense color in a dark shade, Extremely Fine, a choice example of this striking error, with 1998 A.P.S. certificate, Unitrade C$300.00
CANADA, 1959, 5c Seaway Invert (387a; SG 513a). Mint N.H., marvelously well-centered, brilliantly rich colorsEXTREMELY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE CANADA SEAWAY INVERT.
The St. Lawrence Seaway provided for passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. It was a collaboration between the United States and Canada. The Seaway was opened in 1959 with a ceremony led by Queen Elizabeth II and President Eisenhower. Both the United States and Canada issued stamps to commemorate the event. Both stamps have the same basic design, except the Canada stamp has bilingual text at top. The invert is only known on the Canadian stamp.
Ex Prappas. SG £9,000. Unitrade C$16,000.00
CANADA, 1971, 7c Transportation Means, Imperforate Pair (549a; SG 596a). Vertical Pair, Mint N.H., exceedingly wide margins, pristine, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate, SG £850, Unitrade C$1,500.00
CANADA, 1978, 14c Red & Black, Red Omitted (716c). Mint N.H., perfectly centered, wonderfully fresh, Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate, Unitrade C$2,000.00
CANADA, 1932, 6c on 5c Brown, Air Post, Inverted Surcharge (C3a; SG 313 var). Mint N.H., strong rich color, Very Fine, only 200 were printed, with 1997 P.F. certificate, Unitrade C$450.00
CANADA, 1932, 6c on 5c Brown, Air Post, Double Surcharge (C3b; SG 313 var). Lightly hinged, as well-centered as this stamp comes (most have perfs touching and cutting the design, no Very Fine examples are known), deep rich color, Fine, only 100 were printed, with 1997 P.F. certificate, Unitrade C$850.00
CANADA, 1932, 6c on 5c Brown, Triple Surcharge (C3c; SG 313 var). Lightly hinged, rich color, Fine, only 200 printed, with 1998 P.F. certificate, Unitrade C$200.00
CANADA, 1875, 8c Bright Blue, Registration Stamp (F3a; SG R8). Original gum, uncommonly well-centered within large margins, rich fresh color, Very Fine and choice, with 2003 Sismondo certificate, SG £425, Unitrade C$900.00
CANADA, 1950, 10c Black Brown, Official, Pair, One Without "G" (O26a; SG O191a). Block of six with selvage at left, the left stamp in the middle row (Position 31 on the sheet) without the overprint, Mint N.H., perfectly centered, fresh, Extremely Fine, an especially desirable example of this scarce error, with 2003 P.F. certificate, SG £950, Unitrade C$1,275.00
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