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Canada Province Cent Issues

Lot 126

Unitrade 12

200.00 CAD

Live

1859, 3d red Beaver, perforated 11¾, lightly-struck partial four-ring numeral cancel, pleasing centring for these notoriously difficult

1859, 3d red Beaver, perforated 11¾, lightly-struck partial four-ring numeral cancel, pleasing centring for these notoriously difficult stamps, fresh bright colour, an attractive example, superior to what is often encountered, fine-very fine.

Lot 127

Unitrade 17TCi

150.00 CAD

Live

1864, 10c brownish purple Consort, trial colour plate proof, horizontal pair, on card-mounted India paper, good to large margins, rich deep

Lot 128

Unitrade 20TCiva...

120.00 CAD

Live

1864, 2c claret Queen Victoria, trial colour plate proof, on India paper, four large balanced margins, showing the "dash in lower right 2"

1864, 2c claret Queen Victoria, trial colour plate proof, on India paper, four large balanced margins, showing the "dash in lower right 2" variety, striking deep shade, catalogue value reflects no premium for the variety, very fine

Lot 129

Unitrade 14

50.00 CAD

Live

1865 (March 13), 1c Queen Victoria on printed Masonic circular, from Lebanon Forest Lodge, announcing their Festival of St. John the

1865 (March 13), 1c Queen Victoria on printed Masonic circular, from Lebanon Forest Lodge, announcing their Festival of St. John the Evangelist, and listing Officers of the Lodge, stamp tied by crisp Exeter double split-ring, scarce as such, to Milton, with arrival backstamp (16 Mar), a few small adhesive remnants at corners, not detracting from the letter's exceptional visual appeal, very fine.

Lot 130

70.00 CAD

Live

1862 (August 30), "26" numeral cancel on 5c Beaver cover to St. Catharines, the adhesive neatly-tied by clear strike of the four-ring "26"

1862 (August 30), "26" numeral cancel on 5c Beaver cover to St. Catharines, the adhesive neatly-tied by clear strike of the four-ring "26" (RF 6, 'Rare'), corresponding Owen Sound double split-ring strike at lower left, minor wrinkling, but a far superior example than the faint strkes usually encountered.

Lot 131

120.00 CAD

Live

1863 (February 25), Compton, Quebec, to Barton, Vermont, franked at 10c by 1859 5c deep red Beaver horizontal pair, tied by Compton

1863 (February 25), Compton, Quebec, to Barton, Vermont, franked at 10c by 1859 5c deep red Beaver horizontal pair, tied by Compton despatch double split-ring with additional free strike at left and curved "Canada" handstamp alongside, adhesives additionally tied by American nine-bar grid cancel in blue-green with matching DERBY LINE / VT (28 Feb) c.d.s. beside, backstamped with Stanstead transit, reduced at sides with opening faults on reverse, otherwise fine and visually appealing.

Lot 132

50.00 CAD

Live

1864 (April 16), 10c Consort on mourning cover from Port Dover to New York, adhesive tied by black circular grid cancel, neatly-struck Port

1864 (April 16), 10c Consort on mourning cover from Port Dover to New York, adhesive tied by black circular grid cancel, neatly-struck Port Dover double split-ring despatch at right, to Oxford, New York, reverse with Seneca split-ring transit (16 Apr), fresh and fine-very fine, a pretty cover.

Lot 133

Unitrade 17e

190.00 CAD

Live

1866 (October 3), 10c deep red purple Consort, perforated 11¾, 1859-60 printing, tied by target cancel to cross-border cover to

1866 (October 3), 10c deep red purple Consort, perforated 11¾, 1859-60 printing, tied by target cancel to cross-border cover to Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with neat Niagara split-ring despatch strike on front, two line "CANADA / PAID 10 Cts" at upper right, reverse with partial Clifton transit datestamp, a pretty cover and elusive franking.

Lot 134

200.00 CAD

Live

1867 (June 20), Exeter to Goderich, 25c quintuple ½oz rate cover, franked with 1859 deep red Beaver and 10c bright red purple Consort

1867 (June 20), Exeter to Goderich, 25c quintuple ½oz rate cover, franked with 1859 deep red Beaver and 10c bright red purple Consort horizontal pair, lightly struck by target cancels, very fine Exeter despatch strike at lower left, backstamped with Clinton (20 Jun) and next-day Goderich transit markings, slightly truncated at left with horizontal filing fold crossing stamps, else fine, a scarce rate.

Lot 902

Unitrade 14

100.00 CAD

Live

Decimal Issues, 1860s, 1c rose single-frankings on Masonic circulars, six examples, with contents from various Lodges in Ontario, each

Decimal Issues, 1860s, 1c rose single-frankings on Masonic circulars, six examples, with contents from various Lodges in Ontario, each addressed to the Secretary of St. Clair Lodge in Milton, note examples with duplex, split-ring, and target cancels, one of the latter in red, a fresh and mostly fine-very fine group.