Sale 3031 - Session 3 - British Commonwealth and Foreign Stamps and Covers
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Lot# : 3001 Great Britain
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1, 1840 1d Black, Plate 1b DE, margins wide to slightly in at bottom, tied by black Maltese cross to folded lettersheet to Greenock, "Liverpool Mr 19 1841 K" split-ring backstamp and boxed "Greenock Mr 21 M 1841" receiver, few vertical creases, still Very Fine and clean (Scott $600)Start Price : 120.00 USDCurrent Opening : 120.00 USDLot# : 3002 Great Britain
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1, 1840 1d Black, Plate 4 BK, stamp with margins huge to just touching at bottom right (portion of adjacent stamp at left), tied by red Maltese cross to folded letter to London, "Birmingham Fe 14 1841 G" split-ring backstamp and February 15 receiver, Very Fine (Scott $600)Start Price : 120.00 USDCurrent Opening : 120.00 USDLot# : 3003 Great Britain
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1, 1840 1d Black, Plate 5 AE, margins ample to just barely grazing, tied by bold black Maltese cross to folded letter to London, "Birmingham Mr 24 1841" split-ring backstamp and March 25 receiver, lettersheet a bit toned, still Fine (Scott $600)Start Price : 120.00 USDCurrent Opening : 120.00 USDLot# : 3004 Great Britain
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2, 1840 2d Pale blue, I-L, plate 2, tied on piece by red Maltese Cross, just clear to ample margins, a Fine attractive single (Scott $900, SG 6, £1,100)Start Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDLot# : 3005 Great Britain
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42a, 1862 1sh Deep green, plate 1, tied on envelope by "Maybole SP 24 64" 243 duplex (Scotland), addressed to "Thistle Bank/ Honolulu/ Sandwich Islands," no transit or arrival postmarks, some light postal wear with some small edge breaks along the top edge and some light foxing, few paper label adherences on back side, Fine use to a desirable destinationrnJane McIntyre was born in Lahaina in 1847, the daughter of Scottish immigrants who arrived via the South Pacific. In 1866, she married John Walker in Honolulu and they had 11 children. John was born in Scotland and moved to the US as a boy. He later moved to Hawaii for his health, at the suggestion of Brigham Young, whom he met when leading wagon trains of Mormons to Utah. John Walker held many positions in the cabinets of King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani, including Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Hawaii, ad interim Attorney General of the Kingdom of Hawaii, President of the Legislature, and was a member of the Hawaiian House of Nobles.Start Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDLot# : 3006 Great Britain
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Catalog# : 176176, 1913 £1 Green, light registered cancels, fresh and Very Fine (Scott $1,400; SG 403, £1,400)Start Price : 300.00 USDCurrent Opening : 300.00 USDLot# : 3007 Great Britain
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Catalog# : 179-81179-81, 1919 2sh6d-10sh Britannia, nicely centered set with fresh colors, o.g., small h.r., Very Fine (Scott $725; SG 414, 416-17, £960)Start Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDLot# : 3008 Great Britain
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1927 Cover to "Her Majesty the Queen," addressed to "Her Majesty The Queen, Buckingham Palace, London, SW1," postmarked Portland Harbour, Dorset November 9, 1927, set without postage and incorrectly taxed double the 1½d local rate ("3d to pay" charge mark crossed out), cover torn in half vertically and taped back together, still Fine and interestingStart Price : 70.00 USDCurrent Opening : 70.00 USDLot# : 3009 Great Britain
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209, 1929 £1 Postal Union Congress, well centered and lightly cancelled, Very Fine (Scott $675; SG 438, £550)Start Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDLot# : 3010 Great Britain
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Catalog# : 222-24222-24, 1934 2sh6d-10sh Seahorses re-engraved, particularly fresh and well centered set, l.h., Very Fine (Scott $630; SG 450-52, £575)Start Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDLot# : 3011 Great Britain
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309-12, 1955 2/6-£1 Castles, PO fresh, NH, Very Fine (Scott $240, SG 536-39, £250)Start Price : 60.00 USDCurrent Opening : 60.00 USDLot# : 3012 Antigua
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67-76, 1932 ½-5sh Tercentenary Issue, bright and fresh, o.g., l.h., F-VF, a choice set (Scott $262; SG 81-90)Start Price : 120.00 USDCurrent Opening : 120.00 USDLot# : 3013 Australia
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Catalog# : 2l2l, 1913 1d Carmine, Die I, Watermark sideways, o.g., h.r., fresh and Fine (Scott $1,350, SG 2a, £1,600)Start Price : 300.00 USDCurrent Opening : 300.00 USDLot# : 3014 Australia
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Catalog# : 5f5f, 1913 3d Green, Die I, block of four with full vertical gutter between stamps, PO fresh, NH, Very Fine and choice (Scott $1,160 as NH singles, SG 5, £320 as hinged singles)Start Price : 300.00 USDCurrent Opening : 300.00 USDLot# : 3015 Australia
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Catalog# : 6a6a, 1913 4d Deep orange, rich color, NH, Fine and attractive (Scott $260 for NH; SG 6, £100 for hinged)Start Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3016 Australia
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Catalog# : 6b6b 1913 4d Yellow orange, bright distinctive color, very lightly hinged, Fine example of this scarce shade (Scott $460; SG 6a, £500)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3017 Australia
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Catalog# : 1212, 1915 5sh Yellow and grey, bright color, l.h., Fine sound example (Scott $550, SG 13, £450)Start Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDLot# : 3018 Australia
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12, 1915 5sh Yellow and grey, nicely centered single with rich color and a partial Melbourne favor cancel, Very Fine and choice (Scott $240; SG 13, £200)Start Price : BidLot# : 3019 Australia
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Catalog# : 1313, 1913 10sh Pink and grey, nicely centered with fresh colors, o.g., Very Fine; signed Richter (Scott $1,600, SG 14, £900)Start Price : 500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 500.00 USDLot# : 3020 Australia
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Catalog# : 1313, 1913 10sh Pink and grey, couple strikes of Sydney 1915 cancel, fresh and Very Fine (Scott $800, SG 14, £700)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3021 Australia
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Catalog# : 1414, 1913 £1 Ultramarine and brown, o.g., a Fine bright and fresh example of this high value (Scott $3,250; SG 15, £3,000)Start Price : 750.00 USDCurrent Opening : 750.00 USDLot# : 3022 Australia
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Catalog# : 1414, 1913 £1 Ultramarine and brown, partial Melbourne favor (presentation) cancel, fresh and Fine (Scott $2,400, SG 15, £2,500)Start Price : 500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 500.00 USDLot# : 3023 Australia
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Catalog# : 1515, 1913 £2 Deep rose and black, indistinct cancels but a Fine sound example of this classic 'Roo (Scott $3,400, SG 16, £4,000)Start Price : 750.00 USDCurrent Opening : 750.00 USDLot# : 3024 Australia
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Catalog# : 15b15b, 1913, £2 Rose and jet black, rich colors, o.g., light horizontal crease, Fine and attractive appearance (Scott $5,500; SG 16, £6,500)Start Price : 1,000.00 USDCurrent Opening : 1,000.00 USDLot# : 3025 Australia
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Catalog# : 1/111-5, 7-11, 1913 ½d / 2sh 'Roos Assortment, 24 singles including a few shade and die varieties, ½d (2), 1d (5 incl one NH), 2d (3), 2½d (3), 3d (2), 5d (2 incl one regummed), 6d (2), 9d (3), 1sh, 2sh (slight gum toning), o.g. with some small h.r., usual few nibbed perfs but better condition than typically seen, generally fresh and F-VF, an attractive selection of 1st watermark 'Roos (Scott $1,935 as cheapest shades)Start Price : 400.00 USDCurrent Opening : 400.00 USDLot# : 3026 Australia
1 / 1Catalog# : 21P21P, 1914 1d George V, Imperforate proof in black, on gummed watermarked paper with full left margin showing "PO" watermark, NH, natural gum bends/ wrinkles, margins to just in at bottom, Fine and scarce; 1995 APS certificate1 / 1Start Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDLot# : 3027 Australia
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Catalog# : 19/3719/37, 1914-24 ½d / 1sh4d George V Assortment, 35 stamps in mounts on pages and including some shade, die, and print varieties, note ½d Orange inverted watermark (2 including one NH), 1d Red line perf, 1½d Red brown "Long Bar" variety (BW 85(3)g), 1½d Scarlet "HALEPENCE" variety (BW 89(22)i), 4d Orange inverted watermark, 5d Orange brown flawed "P" in "PENCE" variety (BW 122vf), mostly o.g. with some l.h., few NH incl 4d Orange (2), 5d Orange brown, some typical blunted perfs/light gum toning with overall condition better than usually seen, VG-VFStart Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDLot# : 3028 Australia
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Catalog# : 4646, 1917 2½d Dark blue, bottom margin single with "CA" monogram, NH, couple blunted perfs at left, fresh and FineStart Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDLot# : 3029 Australia
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Catalog# : 5555, 1917 10sh Bright pink and grey, fresh colors, o.g. with bit of h.r., blunted perf, still Fine and attractive (Scott $650, SG 43, £550)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3030 Australia
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Catalog# : 5555, 1917 10sh Bright pink and grey, partial Sydney registry cancel, nibbed perf, fresh and Very Fine (Scott $300, SG 43a, £325)Start Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3031 Australia
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Catalog# : 5656, 1916 £1 Ultramarine and brown, l.h., fresh and Fine, an elusive sound mint high value 'Roo (Scott $3,000, SG 44, £3,000)Start Price : 600.00 USDCurrent Opening : 600.00 USDLot# : 3032 Australia
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Catalog# : 5656, 1916 £1 Ultramarine and brown, couple partial strikes Sydney registry cancel, very well centered, choice Very Fine, seldom seen in this premium sound condition (Scott $1,750, SG 44, £1,600)Start Price : 500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 500.00 USDLot# : 3033 Australia
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Catalog# : 5757, 1924 £1 Grey, bottom margin single, PO fresh, NH, Fine and desirable £ value (Scott $1,750 for NH, SG 75, £650 for hinged)Start Price : 500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 500.00 USDLot# : 3034 Australia
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Catalog# : 5757, 1924 £1 Grey, lightly struck Meekatharra cds, excellent centering, Very Fine and choice especially with the cancel of this small, but commercially important, inland town (Scott $350, SG 75, £350)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3035 Australia
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Catalog# : 5858, 1919 £2 Deep rose and black, fresh colors, o.g., light natural gum bend, Fine sound example (Scott $5,500, SG 45, £5,000)Start Price : 750.00 USDCurrent Opening : 750.00 USDLot# : 3036 Australia
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Catalog# : 5858, 1919 £2 Deep rose and black, partial registry cancel, fresh and Very Fine sound example of high value 'Roo (Scott $3,250, SG 45, £3,250)Start Price : 600.00 USDCurrent Opening : 600.00 USDLot# : 3037 Australia
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Catalog# : 5959, 1924 £2 Rose and violet brown, rich colors, small h.r., fresh and Fine, an elusive mint stamp in sound condition (Scott $4,250, SG 45b, £4,500)Start Price : 750.00 USDCurrent Opening : 750.00 USDLot# : 3038 Australia
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Catalog# : 5959, 1924 £2 Rose and violet brown, unobtrusive corner cancel, fresh and Fine (Scott $2,500, SG 45b, £2,750Start Price : 500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 500.00 USDLot# : 3039 Australia
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Catalog# : 45-5445-54, 1915-24 2d-5sh 'Roos Assortment, 22 mint stamps with some shade varieties, 2d (three including one die II), 2½d (two including one with crease), 3d (two including one die II), 6d Ultra (3), 6d Yellow brown (1), 9d die II (2), 1sh (twoincluding one NH) 1sh sideways watermark (two including one with light gum toning, one NH), 2sh Violet brown (3), 5sh (two including one elongated gulf variety), o.g. with many l.h., usual few blunted perfs or light gum toning but generally fresh and F-VF with many VFStart Price : 300.00 USDCurrent Opening : 300.00 USDLot# : 3040 Australia
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Catalog# : 71c71c, 1931 2d Red, Die II, Unwatermarked, fresh color, o.g. with some pencil notations on gum, Fine and rare, a key component of a comprehensive collection of this popular area (Scott $1,350, SG 99ab, £1,300)Start Price : 400.00 USDCurrent Opening : 400.00 USDLot# : 3041 Australia
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Catalog# : 60/7660/76, 1918/30 ½d / 1sh4d George V Assortment, 36 stamps (including few pairs) on pages and incl assorted shade, die and print varieties, better include 60a, 63 inverted watermark NH, 67a NH, 72 NH, 72a, 72b, 72 pair NH, 73 NH, 73a NH, 74 gutter pair, 74a, 75 NH, 76, 76a, etc., generally fresh and F-VF, ideal for continuationStart Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDLot# : 3042 Australia
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Catalog# : 100100, 1929 5sh Yellow and grey, bottom margin single, nicely centered, fresh o.g. with no toning, stamp NH (l.h. in the margin only), Very Fine and choice (Scott $500 for NH, SG 111, £250 for hinged)Start Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDLot# : 3043 Australia
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Catalog# : 101101, 1929 10sh Pink and grey, well centered, l.h., Very Fine and choice (Scott $500, SG 112, £475)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3044 Australia
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Catalog# : 102102, 1930 £2 Dull red and black, nicely centered and PO fresh with unblemished o.g., NH, choice Very Fine, a beautiful example of the £2 'Roo in exceptional condition (Scott $8,000 for NH, SG 114, £4,500 for hinged)Start Price : 2,000.00 USDCurrent Opening : 2,000.00 USDLot# : 3045 Australia
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Catalog# : 96-9996-99, 1929 6d-2sh 'Roos, 6d, 9d NH, 1sh, 2sh very lightly hinged, fresh and F-VF (Scott $257, SG 107-10, £233 for hinged)Start Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3046 Australia
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Catalog# : 96-10296-102, 1929-30 6d-£2 'Roos, 9d Melbourne favor cancel, others partially struck town cancels, usual few nibbed perfs, Fine set with the 5sh and 10sh being Very Fine (Scott $1,441, SG 107/114, £1,300)Start Price : 250.00 USDCurrent Opening : 250.00 USDLot# : 3047 Australia
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Catalog# : 124124, 1932 1sh4d Light blue, Ash imprint gutter block of four, bottom stamps NH, top o.g., fresh and F-VF (Brusden White 131z, A$1,000)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3048 Australia
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Catalog# : 127127, 1932 10sh Pink and grey, NH, trace of fingerprint on gum, couple tiny natural inclusions, fresh and Fine (Scott $1,000 for NH, SG 136, £425 for hinged)Start Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDLot# : 3049 Australia
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Catalog# : 128128, 1935 £1 Grey, select mint single with excellent centering and fresh unblemished o.g., NH, Very Fine and choice (Scott $1,400 for NH, SG 137, £650 for hinged)Start Price : 500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 500.00 USDLot# : 3050 Australia
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Catalog# : 127-28127-28, 1932/35 10sh, £1 'Roos, partial town cancels, some typical nibbed perfs, fresh and Fine (Scott $475, SG £136-37, £425)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3051 Australia
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Catalog# : 129129, 1934 £2 Dull rose and black, lovely fresh colors, l.h., Fine example of this high value (Scott $4,000, SG 138, £4,250)Start Price : 1,000.00 USDCurrent Opening : 1,000.00 USDLot# : 3052 Australia
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Catalog# : 113/124113-20, 124, 1931-36 ½d-1sh4d George V, ½d, 4d NH, other o.g. of l.h., fresh and F-VF (Scott $177, SG 124-31, £130)Start Price : 50.00 USDCurrent Opening : 50.00 USDLot# : 3053 Australia
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Catalog# : 121/129121-22, 125-26, 127S-129S, 1932/36 6d-£2 'Roos, 10sh, £1, £2 "SPECIMEN" overprint (10sh w/o gum, £1-£2 l.h.); 6d NH, 9d single (l.h.) and gutter pair (one NH, one l.h.), 2sh NH, 5sh o.g., F-VFStart Price : 60.00 USDCurrent Opening : 60.00 USDLot# : 3054 Australia
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132, 1932 5sh Harbour Bridge, wonderfully well centered with full perfs all around, unobtrusive corner favor cancel, Very Fine and choice (Scott $275, SG 143, £200)Start Price : BidLot# : 3055 Australia
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Catalog# : 141141, 1932 1sh Dark green, Ash imprint block, NH, Very Fine (Scott $360 as singles; Brusden White 145za, A$750 as imprint block)Start Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3056 Australia
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Catalog# : 179a179a, 1949 £1 George VI, Thin paper, gutter pair, NH, Very Fine and choice (Scott $240 as singles, SG 178a, £140 as singles)Start Price : 60.00 USDCurrent Opening : 60.00 USDLot# : 3057 Australia
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Catalog# : 182B var182B var., 1941 2d Red violet, Perf 15x14, Watermark inverted, vertical pair, PO fresh, NH, Very Fine (SG 185w, £340 as singles)Start Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3058 Australia
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Catalog# : 194 var194 var., 1942 2½d Red, Imperforate, pair, unblemished o.g., NH, Very Fine and rare error missing from even the most advanced collections (SG 206a, £6,500)Start Price : 1,500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 1,500.00 USDLot# : 3059 Australia
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Catalog# : J20J20, 1902 5sh Emerald, Perf 12x11, fresh color, l.h., Very Fine for these (Scott $475, SG D33, £450)Start Price : 120.00 USDCurrent Opening : 120.00 USDLot# : 3060 Australia
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Catalog# : J23-28J23-28, 1906 ½d-6d Postage Dues, fresh colors, o.g., usual few nibbed perfs, F-VF, an attractive set (Scott $1,231, SG D45-50, £1,000)Start Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDLot# : 3061 Australia
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Catalog# : J35J35, 1908 2sh Emerald, lovely color, large part light evenly toned o.g., Very Fine for these (Scott $1,050, SG D60, £1,000)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3062 Australia
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J62, 1936 6d Yellow green and rose, lightly struck cds, Very Fine and choice (Scott $500)Start Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3063 Australia
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Catalog# : M1-7M1-7, 1946-47 "B.C.O.F. JAPAN" Overprints, full set plus M2a, M7a; also includes the 3d value with thin letters overprint, NH except M2, M7a l.h., F-VFStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3064 Australia
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Catalog# : OB40OB40, 1915 6d Ultramarine, Small "OS" perfin, left matgin single, small h.r., fresh and Very Fine (Scott $450, SG O33, £425)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3065 Bahamas
1 / 1271E, 1968 $1 Human Rights Year, Artist's Model Essay, of the finished design taped on art board, 159x102mm stamp image on 220x171 semi-transparent plastic with notches at the sides and crop marks, notation at top "Overprint All Wording In Black" at upper right with these elements pasted on, Very Fine and likely uniqueStart Price : 250.00 USDCurrent Opening : 250.00 USDLot# : 3066 Barbados
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140-51, 1920-21 ¼p-3sh Victory Issue, bright and fresh, o.g., l.h., F-VF, attractive set (Scott $182.35; SG 201-12)Start Price : 60.00 USDCurrent Opening : 60.00 USDLot# : 3067 Bermuda
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55-79, 1920-21 ¼p-1sh Tercentenary Issues, both sets complete (18 stamps total), all bright and very fresh, o.g., l.h., F-VF (Scott $264.25; SG 59-76)Start Price : 80.00 USDCurrent Opening : 80.00 USDLot# : 3068 New Brunswick
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Catalog# : 11, 1851 3d Dull red, single and block of four tied on large insurance circular used to forward an enclosure (docketing on reverse) addressed to Fredericton by multiple strikes of "1" oval grill cancels, backstamped St John and Fredericton July 7, 1855, single with clear to full margins, block with margins (large on two sides) to just touching, refolded and some ironed vertical folds including one through the block and another just affecting the single; still Fine and very rare use of block on cover paying the quintuple rate; ex-Lichtenstein, Koh, Wilkinson, HackmeyStart Price : 2,000.00 USDCurrent Opening : 2,000.00 USDLot# : 3069 New Brunswick
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Catalog# : 1b1b, 1851 3d Dull red, Diagonal bisect, pair with good color and wide remaining margins, just tied by neat pen cancel of the Way Office Kingston, Kent on folded letter sheet addressed to Moncton, backstamped "W.O. Kingston. Kent N.B My 28 1860" plus two additional indistinct transit and arrival marks, Very Fine; this cover is the only known example of a 3d double bisect; ex-Banfield, Wilkinson, Hackmey; 1956 PF and 1976 BPA certificatesrnThe "Cents" issue had been released just eight days before this cover was posted except for a 5c value, the infamous «Connell» issue which had been prepared but not officially issued. Since there was no 5c stamp available to pay domestic letter rates until a supply of the newly ordered 5c Queen Victoria issue arrived, bisects of the 10c or remaining Pence issues were permitted.1 / 1Start Price : 1,000.00 USDCurrent Opening : 1,000.00 USDLot# : 3070 New Brunswick
Catalog# : 1b1b, 1851 3d Dull red, Diagonal bisect, together with 6d Olive yellow (Scott 2) tied by clear "21" grill to envelope addressed to Ireland from Newcastle (November 14, 1859 backstamp) to Dundroum and re-directed to Dublin with both arrival marks on front plus multiple transit backstamps, also "7½ Cy." in circle indicating full prepayment; bisect with two huge margins, 6d margins to just touched on one side, cover with two creases not affecting the franking; a Fine and rare cover to Ireland, ex-Argenti, Emerald, Wilkinson, Hackmey; signed Georg BühlerStart Price : 600.00 USDCurrent Opening : 600.00 USDLot# : 3071 New Brunswick
1 / 1Catalog# : 1b1b, 1851 3d Dull red, Diagonal bisect, in strip with two normal stamps, tied by "1" grill cancels to folded lettersheet addressed to Glasgow (Scotland), red "Pkt. Letter Paid Liverpool" partly tying the stamps, backstamped "St John Fe 11 1856" dispatch, Glasgow February 25 receiver cds, stamps with cut into to large margins, the entire somewhat "unfresh" with a crease through the bisect (the strip has been removed for ironing but not precisely replaced); Fine appearance, a rare use with only five covers to Scotland recorded incl two paying the ½ oz letter rate via British Packet and showing this franking; ex-Wilkinson, Hackmey; 1989 Greene Foundation certificate1 / 1Start Price : 500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 500.00 USDLot# : 3072 New Brunswick
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Catalog# : 22, 1851 6d Olive yellow, just tied by blue grill "8" and additional straight line "Advertised 1 Cent" to envelope addressed to Brooklyn, New York, adjacent blue "New Brunswick" and red "Paid 10 Cents" (oxidized), backstamped "Chatham Mr 31 1854" dispatch and St. John transit, stamp well margined except just touched at two places on one side, cover with a small stain spot not distracting, still Very Fine and rare cover to the US showing the scarce ½d advertised letter fee for New Brunswick origin; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, Koh, Wilkinson, HackmeyStart Price : 400.00 USDCurrent Opening : 400.00 USDLot# : 3073 New Brunswick
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Catalog# : 2b2b, 1851 6d Olive yellow, Diagonal bisect, in a pair with full stamp tied on envelope addressed to St John by «11» grill cancels, backstamped "Dorchester No 8 1856 St John No 9," stamp with good margins except just into design at right of the full stamp, a Fine triple rate cover, there are only 5 «triple rate» covers known with this being the only one using a 6d bisect; ex-Lichtenstein, Koh, Wilkinson, HackmeyStart Price : 1,250.00 USDCurrent Opening : 1,250.00 USDLot# : 3074 New Brunswick
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Catalog# : 2b2b, 1851 6d Olive yellow, Diagonal bisect, two bisects both tied by clear grill "12" cancels to orange envelope addressed to Bangor, Maine, red "Paid 10 Cents" also ties one of the bisects, additional transit New Brunswick circular handstamp and Houlton, Maine March 7 cds, ms. "Paid," backstamped "Edmunston Mr 1 1860" dispatch and Woodstock transit cancels, both stamps with one large margin and then either just clear or just in on the other side, Very Fine; a very rare and most attractive cover paying the ½oz letter rate to the US, only two such frankings are known; ex-Koh, Wilkinson, HackmeyStart Price : 1,250.00 USDCurrent Opening : 1,250.00 USDLot# : 3075 New Brunswick
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2b, 1851 6d Olive yellow, Diagonal bisect, right stamp in a strip of three tied on folded letter sheet addressed to Fredericton by light strikes of "11" grill cancels, light backstamps of Dorchester, St John (April 30, 1858) and Fredericton (May 1, 1858), stamps well margined except first stamp in at left, cover several file folds including one through the center stamp, otherwise Fine and rare, one of just two covers known paying the quintuple domestic letter-rate; ex-Argenti, Lichtenstein, Wilkinson, HackmeyStart Price : 750.00 USDCurrent Opening : 750.00 USDLot# : 3076 New Brunswick
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Catalog# : 2b2b, 1851 6d Olive yellow, Diagonal bisect, tied on envelope addressed to Hamilton by "12" grill, light strike of "Schaumburg Jy 28 1857" transit cancel, backstamped "Edmunston Ja 26 1857," "Hamilton Ja 29 1857," stamp with a large margin showing portion of adjacent stamp, envelope with filing crease at bottom, Fine and scarce ½ ounce letter rate to Canada with just four covers recorded; ex-Martin, Wilkinson, Hackmey1 / 1Start Price : 500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 500.00 USDLot# : 3077 New Brunswick
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Catalog# : 2b2b, 1851 6d Olive yellow, Diagonal bisect, tied by "29" grill cancel to envelope addressed to "Pleasant Valley/ West Cornwallis" Nova Scotia, backstamped "St Martins Au 2 1858" dispatch with transit marks of St. John and Kentville; a Fine and rare cover as just 18 are recorded paying the ½d rate to Nova Scotia and just six of these using a bisected 6d; ex-Wilkinson, Hackmey, illustrated in "Maple Leaves" Vol 29 No 1 (p 19); 1987 Greene Foundation certificate (identifies stamp as #2c) rnThe Postmaster General never authorized the use of bisected stamps though it was tolerated probably as a courtesy to Nova Scotia's Postmaster General who authorized the use of bisects in 1854.1 / 1Start Price : 500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 500.00 USDLot# : 3078 New Brunswick
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Catalog# : 2d2d, 1851 6d Mustard yellow, single just tied on folded letter to Birmingham, Connecticut by mute grill cancel, very faint "New Brunswick / V.R. / X" cross border marking, backstamped "Fredericton Oc 15 1851" dispatch and St. John transit cancels, stamp ample to full margins except slightly cut-into at one side, cover horizontal file fold well away from stamp, a Fine and attractive early letter with the rare shade; ex-Schneider, Koh, Wilkinson, Hackmey; 1979 BPA certificateStart Price : 750.00 USDCurrent Opening : 750.00 USDLot# : 3079 New Brunswick
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Catalog# : 44, 1851 1sh Dull violet, horizontal pair and single plus diagonal bisect or trisect 3d Dull red, tied by "4" grill cancel to envelope dispatched from Bathurst (November 14, 1859 backstamp) and sent via London and Panama to Callao, Peru; franking with mostly good margins, touched in places, shilling-values small marginal tears and the 1d with nick; cover restored and pressed; a very rare franking and the only known cover from New Brunswick to South America, also the only recorded use of a 1 shilling pair on cover; ex-Seybold, Syracuse, Argenti, "Foxbridge", Koh , Wilkinson, Hackmey; 1999 BPA certificaternIt is believed that the sender intended to use the 3d as a trisect to make up the 36½d rate with 37d franking as the closest possible way to fulfill this rate; assuming the 3d was bisected, the overpayment would be 1d.1 / 1Start Price : 7,500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 7,500.00 USDLot# : 3080 Newfoundland
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75-76, 1897 1c on 3c Grey lilac, bottom left corner margin block of four, top stamps #75, botom #76, slightly dist o.g., some perf separaions, Fine (Scott $720; SG 80-81, £500 as singles)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3081 Newfoundland
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C18, 1933 $4.50 Balbo Flight Surcharge, well centered, very lightly hinged, Very Fine (Scott $325)Start Price : 65.00 USDCurrent Opening : 65.00 USDLot# : 3082 Nova Scotia
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Catalog# : 3a3a, 1851-57 3d Deep blue, Diagonal bisect, two diagonal bisects(different shades) tied by clear oval grill cancel to folded letter addressed to Pictou, backstamped "Halifax JY 3 1857" dispatch, "Pictou Jy 4 1857," stamps partly cut into and one with two pre-affixing creases, a Fine and rare franking, only three such double bisect covers are known; ex-Wilkinson, Hackmey; 1998 BPA certificate stating "franked with halves of two different 1851-57 3d deep blue (SG 2) as a postal fraud"1 / 1Start Price : 350.00 USDCurrent Opening : 350.00 USDLot# : 3083 Nova Scotia
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Catalog# : 4 var4 var, 1851 6d Yellow green, Quadrisect used as 2c, the quadrisect with a huge 12mm bottom selvage and portion of adjacent stamp tied by mute grill cancel on envelope locally addressed in Bridgetown (October 1860 dispatch backstamp), with front side notation "recd 29 Octr. 1860," Very Fine; only two quadrisects have been recorded in Nova Scotia philately and one of the great rarities in BNA postal history; ex-Wilkinson, Hackmey; 1969 RPS certificaternThe quadrisect pays the then current 2c drop letter rate. The Pence issues were never demonetized and several examples have been recorded used to pay the new rates in cents.1 / 1Start Price : 8,000.00 USDCurrent Opening : 8,000.00 USDLot# : 3084 Nova Scotia
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Catalog# : 55, 1857 6d Dark green, pair plus 3d Dark blue (Scott 3) tied by oval grill cancels to undated cover front with top backflap addressed to Yorkshire, England; one 6d stamp with small faults; Fine; in all likelihood the only recorded example of the 15d letter rate to England effective July 6, 1851 to July 31, 1854; ex-Wilkinson, HackmeyStart Price : 500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 500.00 USDLot# : 3085 Canada
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Unitrade 16i, 1859 16c Chocolate brown, rich color, lightly cancelled, usual few nibbed perfs, a Fine example; 2009 APS certificate (C$3,500)1 / 1Start Price : 250.00 USDCurrent Opening : 250.00 USDLot# : 3085A Canada
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28a var, 1868 12½c Blue, Watermarked paper, No outer frameline on value tablet, clear "E. &" portion of watermark, appears unused but certificate mentions "trace of cancel in left side margin," minor perf flaws, still a Fine and scarce variety1 / 1Start Price : 50.00 USDCurrent Opening : 50.00 USDLot# : 3086 Canada
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31, 1868 1c Red brown on laid paper, lightly cancelled but faulty, a very presentable example of this rare issue; Fine appearance; 2019 Greene Foundation certificate (Scott $8,000)1 / 1Start Price : 750.00 USDCurrent Opening : 750.00 USDLot# : 3087 Canada
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35d, 35e, 37e, 1873/79 1c-3c Small Queens, on two covers; 1c+2c on 1877 mourning cover Cacouna to Lennoxville, Quebec; 3c single franking on ad cover for reaper and mower company sent from Toronto to Armadale, Ontario, F-VFStart Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3088 Canada
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Unitrade 36ix, 1872 2c Green, Stitch watermark, lightly cancelled, fresh and Fine (C$450)Start Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3089 Canada
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65, 1897 $5 Olive green, fresh color, o.g., small faults including thin and sealed tear at bottom, Fine centering (Scott $1,400)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3090 Canada
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85-86, 1898 1c Imperial Penny Post, blocks of four, o.g., 85 (3 stamps NH including two with slight gum disturbance, one l.h. and perf thin), 86 NH, F-VF (Scott $745 as singles)Start Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3091 Canada
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136, 1924 1c Orange yellow, horizontal strip of three tied on cover to USA by "Kingston Jan 18 26" cds cancels, 1925 Canadian Philatelic Exhibition label on back side, stamps large balanced margins, envelope some postal wear and clipped corner lower left, Fine useStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3092 Canada
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149-59, 1928-29 1c-$1 "Scroll" Issue, blocks of four, few 10c, 20c stamps light creases, otherwise F-VF (Scott $798 as singles)Start Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3093 Canada
1 / 1276P, 1948 Elizabeth II Marriage, Die proof on india, in greyish blue mounted on card (74x83mm), lunobtrusive ight bend upper left corner, tiny adhesive mark upper right (neither of which affect design), Very Fine and scarceStart Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3094 Canada
1 / 1292P, 1950 4c Rose carmine, Die proof on india, mounted on card (75x72mm) and affixed on larger card (138x100mm), die X G 884, CNBC imprint, few light tone spots upper left, Very FineStart Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3095 Canada
1 / 1292P, 1950 4c Rose carmine, Die proof on india, mounted on card (75x75mm) and affixed on larger card (101x100mm) with acetate overlay, die X G 884, CNBC imprint, minor faults not affecting design except for a small scuff mark where the acetate became attached, otherwise Very FineStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3096 Canada
1 / 1315E, 1951 4c Royal Visit, Engraved photo essay, in black on glossy paper (74x60mm), some facial details and background shading behind Prince Philip portrait missing, some aging spots mostly at lower right but just affecting Queen's portrait, still Very FineStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDLot# : 3097 Canada
1 / 1315P, 1951 Royal Visit, Die proof on india in issued colors die sunk on card (98x126mm), die XG-957, CBNC imprint, proof partially trimmed and with portion of upper left corner margin missing, tiny black adhesion, still Very Fine and rareStart Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDLot# : 3098 Canada
1 / 1316P, 1952 20c Newsprint Production, Die proofs, on india mounted on card and affixed on larger card (117x75mm) in green (minor edge nick) or ochre, Very Fine and scarceStart Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USDLot# : 3099 Canada
1 / 1317P, 1952 Red Coss Conference, Frame die proof on india in isued color (without the Red Cross) mounted on card and then affixed on larger card (115x77mm), some minor faults but Very Fine otherwiseStart Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 100.00 USD -
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