Sale 11


Canada
 
 
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Lot 326
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CANADA: 1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper, very rare light RED cancel, good margins three sides to just into frame-line, vergè line, fine and rare, Greene Cert. (2017).
SG 2; £1,300. (2).
$1,650.
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Lot 327

CANADA: USED to GREAT BRITAIN: 1855, 10d blue, good margins all round clear at top right, tied by four-ring "37" and rare impressive large "8d" STG rating on neat envelope bearing QUEBEC FEB 9 1857 c.d.s., on reverse LIVERPOOL tombstone transit and lovely blue LEAMINGTON FEB 23 1857 receiver, Ex Fairbanks and Nickle, Greene Cert. (2019).
SG 20; £3,600. (7).
$3,250

Our studies have found only 4 examples of the 8d STG rating mark. None in Dale or Wilkinson.

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Lot 328
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CANADA: 1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d green, partial 4-ring cancel, large to ample margins all round, very fine.
SG 12; £2,500. (9).
$3,500.
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Lot 329

CANADA: Used to Great Britain: 1857, Mourning Cover bearing Queen Victoria, 7½d green [From Thomas Reynolds to British caricaturist and book illustrator, George Cruikshank], large to good margins all around lightly tied by neat HAMILTON MY 31 1859 c.d.s. on a most attractive envelope bearing red London JU 15 arrival c.d.s. and manuscript "p North American, Quebec" (probably the S.S. North American) to Liverpool, Greene Cert. (2018) with back stamp and Royal Cert. (1976).
SG 12; £5,000. (9).
$6,000

George Cruikshank (9/27/1792 - 2/1/1878) was a very famous caricaturist and book illustrator who illustrated for Charles Dickens and political cartoons, such as the Conspirators or delegates in Council which contains a Thomas Reynolds (not likly the author of the letter). Cruikshank created nearly 10,000 prints, illustrations, and plates. There are collections of his works in the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. He never fathered any children with either of his two wives, but upon his death, we learned that Cruikshank had fathered 11 children with a former maid turned mistress named Adelaide Attree 'Archibold'.

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Lot 330

CANADA: 1868, Large Queen, 3¢ red, disturbed o.g., well centered perforations well clear, fresh, color, "black dot" which is a natural paper inclusion, very fine, Greene Cert. (2018).
Unitrade 6000. (25).
$2,250.
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Lot 331
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CANADA: 1868, 1¢ brown red, LAID PAPER, indistinct cancel, well centered for the issue, fine, B.P.A. Cert. (1976).
SG 55a; £4,000. (31).
$8,000

A very rare stamp.

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Lot 332

CANADA: 1897, Queen Victoria Jubilee, $1 lake, lightly hinged, bright colour, very fine (61).
$1,000.
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Lot 333

CANADA: 1923, King George V "Admiral", SIX select BLOCKS OF FOUR, never hinged, comprising 1¢ green, wet print, 2¢ green dry print, 3¢ brown dry print, 3¢ carmine, wet print, 7¢ yellow ocher, wet print, 10¢ light blue, dry print, never hinged, fine to very fine (Unitrade 104,105,108,109,113,117iii).
Unitrade C$3,000.
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