Sale 1281 — The Frank A. Lanza Collection of Canada and Newfoundland
Sale Date — Thursday, 30 March, 2023
Category — Back-of-Book Issues, Balance
Lot
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Cat./Est. Value
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868
CANADA, 1928, 5c Brown Olive, Air Post, Imperforate (C1a). Mint N.H. horizontal pair, large margins, rich color, Very Fine, with 2019 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $390.00, Unitrade C$525.00
E. 200-300
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869
CANADA, 1935, 6c Red Brown, Air Post, Imperforate (C5b). Mint N.H. horizontal pair with sheet margin at left, brilliantly fresh, Extremely Fine, ex "Highlands", with 2019 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $900.00, Unitrade C$1,200.00
E. 300-400
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CANADA, 1938, 6c Blue, Air Post, Imperforate (C6a). Mint N.H. horizontal pair with sheet margin at left, rich color on pristine paper, Extremely Fine, with 2014 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $850.00, Unitrade C$1,200.00
E. 300-400
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CANADA, 1942, 16c Bright Ultramarine, Air Post Special Delivery, Imperforate (CE1a). Mint N.H. vertical pair, large even margins all around, immaculately fresh, Extremely Fine, ex "Highlands", with 2019 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $850.00, Unitrade C$1,200.00
E. 300-400
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CANADA, 1898, 10c Blue Green, Special Delivery (E1). Mint N.H., uncommonly well-centered and margined, deep color and razor-sharp impression on pristine white paper, Extremely Fine, with 2021 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $675.00, Unitrade C$1,000.00
E. 300-400
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CANADA, 1932, 20c Henna Brown, Special Delivery, Imperforate (E5a). Mint N.H. horizontal pair, large margins, rich color, Very Fine, with 2018 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $1,200.00, Unitrade C$1,600.00
E. 400-500
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CANADA, 1935, 20c Dark Carmine, Special Delivery, Imperforate (E6a). Mint N.H. vertical pair, large even margins all around, deep color, Extremely Fine, with 2017 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $1,000.00, Unitrade C$1,400.00
E. 300-400
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CANADA, 1939, 10c Dark Green, Special Delivery, Imperforate (E7a). Mint N.H. horizontal pair, large to extra-large margins, rich color on bright paper, Extremely Fine, with 2021 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $1,000.00, Unitrade C$1,400.00
E. 300-400
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CANADA, 1938, 20c Dark Carmine, Special Delivery, Imperforate (E8a). Mint N.H. horizontal pair with sheet margin at left, deep color on bright fresh paper, Extremely Fine, with 2018 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $1,000.00, Unitrade C$1,400.00
E. 300-400
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CANADA, 1942, 10c Green, Special Delivery, Imperforate (E10a). Mint N.H. vertical pair, large even margins all around, wonderfully bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, with 2019 Greene Foundation certificate, SCott $850.00, Unitrade C$1,200.00
E. 300-400
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CANADA, 1888, 2c Rose Carmine, Registration (F1b). Mint N.H., well-centered, especially "tall" margins, brilliant color in this distinctive shade (noted as "Deep Rose Carmine" on certificate), Extremely Fine, ex Pope, with 2013 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $1,100.00, Unitrade C$1,500.00
E. 400-500
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CANADA, 1935, 1c-10c Dark Violet, Postage Due, Imperforate (J15a-J20a). Complete set of the four values that come imperforate, Mint N.H. horizontal pairs, large even margins all around, deep color on bright paper, Extremely Fine set, scarce in this choice condition as Unitrade states "most of the imperf pairs have slightly disturbed gum due to poor storage", only 100 pairs printed, Scott $1,300.00, Unitrade C$1,200.00
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E. 300-400
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CANADA, 1915, 1c Green, 2c Carmine, War Tax (MR1-MR2). Mint N.H., each impeccably well-centered and with extraordinarily wide margins, outstanding colors, the 1c in a particularly dark shade, Extremely Fine Gems, not easy to acquire in this fabulous condition, 2c with 2019 P.F. certificate (Superb 98), Scott $170.00, Unitrade C$240.00
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E. 300-400
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CANADA, 1915, 5c Blue, War Tax (Unitrade MR2B). Mint N.H., beautifully centered with wide margins, deep luxuriant color and a superbly detailed impression on bright paper, Extremely Fine, an especially challenging stamp to find in this choice never-hinged condition, with 2009 P.F. certificate, Unitrade C$1,600.00
E. 750-1,000
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CANADA, 1915, 20c Olive Green, War Tax (Unitrade MR2C). Mint N.H., uncharacteristically well-centered, rich color, Very Fine, with 2015 Greene Foundation (when it had top selvage) and 2016 P.F. certificates, Unitrade C$720.00
E. 200-300
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CANADA, 1916, 2c + 1c Carmine Coil, War Tax (MR5). Mint N.H., marvelous centering, wide margins, radiant color, Extremely Fine Gem, this compound-perf coil is very difficult to find in such outstanding quality, with 2019 P.F. certificate (Superb 98), Scott $172.50, Unitrade C$240.00
E. 200-300
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CANADA, 1916, 2c+1c Carmine Coil, War Tax (MR6). Mint N.H., choice centering with extra-wide margins, vibrant color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2019 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95), Scott $450.00, Unitrade C$600.00
E. 300-400
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CANADA, 1916, 2c+1c Carmine Coil, War Tax (MR6). Mint N.H. pair, outstanding centering, wide margins, brilliant color, Extremely Fine Gem, not an easy coil pair to find in this select quality, ex "Dr. Killien", Scott $900.00, Unitrade C$1,200.00
E. 400-500
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CANADA, 1916, 2c+1c Brown Coil, War Tax (MR7). Mint N.H., perfectly centered with wide margins, deep color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2019 P.F. certificate (Superb 98), Scott $150.00, Unitrade C$210.00
E. 200-300
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CANADA, The Lanza Balance of Mint Never-Hinged Canada. Through 1952 in a Lindner hingeless album, pages are complete, though the earliest stamp present is the -1/2c Small Queen, since all of the stamps from the previous issues qualified as individual lots, there is a smattering of late 19th and early 20th Century stamps, one of the best areas is the Admiral coils stamps, which were collected in both singles and pairs, complete from Scott No. 235 to 320 (coils collected both as singles and pairs), solid Back-of-Book, the extremely high quality cannot be overstated, as Mr. Lanza was one of the most fastidious collectors we have ever encountered, insisting on only stamps with choice centering, large margins, brilliant colors, and unblemished original gum that is never hinged, he would constantly upgrade his stamps, pouring through auction catalogues and dealer's stocks to improve the quality of his collection, he would upgrade to a stamp that was just marginally better than the one he had, and sell off his "seconds", in fact he bought the balance of Dr. Chris Killien's Canada (Siegel Sale 1114, lot 195), and Dr. Killien was an equally demanding collector, though we notice Mr. Lanza even improved upon some of Dr. Killien's gem stamps, uniformly Mint N.H., Extremely Fine, 22 certificates accompany, among them seven P.F. certificates with high numeric grades, the perfect lot for someone desiring to start collecting Canada in only the finest quality, or for a current collector to upgrade the quality of their collection, Scott in excess of $13,000.00
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E. 5,000-7,500
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