Sale 1243 — The Scarsdale Collection, Part 11: British North America
Sale Date — Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
Category — 1867-69 Cents Surcharges
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
650
BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867, 2c on 3c Brown, Perf 14 (8; SG 28). Original gum, lightly hinged, precise centering which is rarely encountered on this surcharge issue, intensely rich shade, Extremely Fine, a superb example, with 2011 P.F. certificate, Scott $160.00, SG £170, Unitrade C$200.00
E. 200-300
400
651
BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867, 2c on 3c Brown, Perf 14 (8; SG 28). Remarkably well-centered for this horrendously difficult issue, lovely blue "Paid" oval cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2003 A.P.S. certificate, Scott $150.00, SG £140, Unitrade C$150.00
E. 150-200
400
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1869, 5c on 3p Bright Rose, Perf 14 (9; SG 29). Truly exceptional centering, rarely encountered on this issue especially with perfs clear of design on all sides, lovely rich shade on bright paper, neat "35" barred numeral cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a stamp that would be nearly impossible to improve upon, signed Holcombe, with 2003 A.P.S. certificate, Scott $250.00, SG £160, Unitrade C$300.00
E. 400-500
550
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867, 10c on 3p Lilac Rose, Perf 14 (10; SG 30). Original gum, lightly hinged, uncharacteristically rich color, sharp impression on fresh paper, Fine and especially scarce in sound original gum condition, with 2008 P.F. certificate, Scott $2,000.00, SG £1,400, Unitrade C$3,600.00
E. 1,000-1,500
1,200
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867, 25c on 3p Orange, Perf 14 (11; SG 31). Original gum, h.r., radiant shade on bright paper, fresh and Fine, ex Dr. Dauer, with 2014 P.F. certificate, Scott $400.00, SG £250, Unitrade C$600.00
E. 300-400
350
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867-69, 50c on 3p Violet, Perf 14 (12; SG 32). Original gum, minor h.r., bright shade, fresh and Fine, ex "Fordwater", with 2013 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $900.00, SG £650, Unitrade C$1,800.00
E. 400-500
750
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867-69, $1.00 on 3p Green, Perf 14 (13; SG 33). Original gum, mild h.r., truly spectacular centering, exceptionally rich colorEXTREMELY FINE. A GEM ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE PERF 14 ONE-DOLLAR SURCHARGE. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST AVAILABLE.
With 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,000.00. SG £1,100. Unitrade C$3,000.00
E. 1,500-2,000
1,800
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1869, 5c on 3p Bright Red, Perf 12-1/2 (14; SG 23). Original gum, small h.r., uncharacteristically well-centered for this issue, deep rich color on bright paper, Very Fine, a choice example which is seldom encountered in this quality, ex Lilly, Chapin, and Gross, with 2009 P.F. certificate, Scott $2,250.00, SG £1,600, Unitrade C$4,000.00
E. 1,000-1,500
1,400
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1869, 5c on 3p Bright Red, Perf 12-1/2 (14; SG 23). Uncommonly well-centered, vibrant color on bright paper, partial strike of blue Wells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco oval cancel, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful example, especially so with the Wells, Fargo & Co. cancel, with 1977 Brandon and 2008 P.F. certificates, Scott $1,300.00, SG £1,200, Unitrade C$1,800.00
E. 750-1,000
1,900
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1869, 10c on 3p Lilac Rose, Perf 12-1/2 (15; SG 24). Original gum, minor h.r., impressively well-centered which is rarely encountered on this issue, lovely rich color on fresh paper, Very Fine and choice, a superb example of this scarce stamp, ex Chapin and Gross, with 2009 P.F. certificate, Scott $1,300.00, SG £900, Unitrade C$2,400.00
E. 750-1,000
900
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867-69, 25c on 3p Orange, Perf. 12-1/2 (16; SG 25). Original gum, lightly hinged, vibrant color on bright white paper, Very Fine, ex "Fordwater", with 2013 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $1,100.00, SG £600, Unitrade C$1,500.00
E. 750-1,000
750
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867-69, 25c on 3p Orange, Perf. 12-1/2 (16; SG 25). Well-centered, wonderfully rich color, clear strike of "8" barred numeral cancel of Clinton, Very Fine, a particularly scarce cancel to find as according to Wellburn, only one sheet of 240 was sent to the Clinton Post Office, ex Wallace, with 2014 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $800.00, SG £600, Unitrade C$750.00
E. 400-500
1,600
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867-69, 50c on 3p Violet, Perf. 12-1/2 (17; SG 26). With selvage at right (few separated perfs), original gum, lightly hinged, intensely rich color, well-centered for this issue, Very Fine, a handsome original gum example, with 2009 Sismondo certificate, Scott $1,600.00, SG £850, Unitrade C$2,400.00
E. 750-1,000
850
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867-69, 50c on 3p Violet, Perf. 12-1/2 (17; SG 26). Delightfully well-centered seldom encountered on this issue, warm shade on bright paper, clear strike of "1" barred numeral cancel of New Westminster, Extremely Fine, scarce in this condition, even more so with the New Westminster cancel, ex Wallace, with 2014 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $1,000.00, SG £700, Unitrade C$1,000.00
E. 500-750
850
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867-69, $1.00 on 3p Green, Perf. 12-1/2 (18; SG 27). Original gum, lightly hinged, spectacular centering which is rarely encountered on this issue, strong color on bright paper, Extremely Fine, a condition rarity, ex Chapin and Gross, with 2009 P.F. certificate, Scott $2,500.00, SG £1,300, Unitrade C$3,600.00
E. 1,000-1,500
1,700
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1867-69, $1.00 on 3p Green, Perf. 12-1/2 (18; SG 27). Lovely fresh color on bright paper, relatively well-centered, clear strike of "10" barred cancel of William's Creek, Very Fine and quite scarce, especially with the William's Creek cancel which Wellburn states only two sheets of 240 were sent (only a portion actually sold), ex Collier, with 2000 Greene Foundation and 2009 P.F. certificates, Scott $1,750.00, SG £1,400, Unitrade C$2,200.00
E. 750-1,000
1,500
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