Auction #140 - Public Auction

115-26 (130-41) 1919 1¢-36¢ Trail of the Caribou, perf 14, cplt (12), used, F-VF

C18 (235) 1933 $4.50 on 75¢ yellow-brown Labrador surcharged Gen. Balbo Air Mail SG Type 129 in black, wmkd Coat of Arms, perf 14, OG, NH, SUPERB

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7 (7) 1851-57 1' cold violet Crown and Heraldic Flowers on bluish paper, unwmkd, imperf, four full to small margins, used, rare, VF

10c (13) 1863 5¢ deep blue Q Victoria on yellowish paper, perf 12, dramatically undercatalogued mint as the vast majority were used (5¢ was the letter rate and well beyond 99% were used) and unlike the other values of the issue it was not heavily remaindered, OG, HR, VF

2 (3) 1861 3d blue Q Victoria on yellowish toned paper, unwmkd, perf 9, well centered, unusually fine perf quality!, used, XF

4 var (18) 1857 3d red Beaver, on machine-made wove paper, imperf, four full margins, centered 6-ring black target cancel, VF

10 (23) 1857 6d reddish purple Prince Albert on very thick soft wove paper, imperf, full margins (close at left bottom), with very rare brass seal cancel, F-VF

13a (27a) 1859 6d slate-violet Prince Albert, on machine-made wove paper, perf 11¾, fabulously well centered for this usually very poorly centered rarity - a one-in-a-hundred example, by far Canada's most difficult perforated condition rarity, lightly canceled, SUPERB

17a (37) 1859 10¢ dull violet Prince Albert, perf 12, a remarkable, perfectly centered example, lightly canceled, scarce in this quality!, SUPERB

20a (44) 1864 2¢ rose-red Q Victoria, perf 12, a magnificent perfectly centered example, rich fresh color, light dated cds, SUPERB