US & Possessions, British and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
Bethel, CT 06801, USA
| Lot | Canada | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3001 | 1840, Queen Victoria First Issue, 1d black (Scott 1), horizontal strip of 4, plate 5, BI-BL, tied on a small piece by red Maltese crosses, large margins on three sides, cut in at the bottom of the right three stamps, Fine to Very Fine. A very pretty example of this difficult multiple. Scott value for a strip of 3 is $2,100 (a block of 4 is $26,00!). SG 2. |  | $1,200 |
| 3002 | 1840, Queen Victoria First Issue, 1d black (Scott 1), horizontal strip of 4, plate 2, PD-PG, tied by red Maltese crosses on a large part of a folded letter to Paisley; cut in at the top of PE & PG and at the bottom of PG; no other postal markings, about Fine.SG 2. |  3 | $1,600 |
| 3003 | 1884, Queen Victoria, £1 brown lilac, Imperial Crowns watermark (Scott 110), position A-M/M-A, fresh and clean, without any of the usual creases or bends, with central Threadneedle St. P.O. postmark, nearly Very Fine.SG 185.Scott $3,500. |  | $1,000 |
| 3004 | 1913, King George V "Seahorse", Waterlow printing, 2s6d-10sh (Scott 173-175), o.g., hinge remnants (2sh6d never hinged), Extremely Fine.Scott $2,465. |  | $750 |
| 3005 | Govt. Parcels, 1883, Queen Victoria, 1s orange brown, plate 13 (Scott O30), part o.g.; creases, Very Fine, with 1995 B.P.A. certificate.SG O64.Scott $2,000. |  2 | $750 |
| 3006 | Govt. Parcels, 1902, King Edward VII, 9d dull purple & ultramarine (Scott O42), o.g., lightly hinged, Fine, with 1982 R.P.S.L. certificate.SG O77.Scott $725. |  2 | $350 |
| 3007 | 1906, Great Britain 1pi on 2d King Edward VII, 'LEVANT' overprint (Scott 25), o.g., small hinge remnant, Very Fine, with 1995 B.P.A. certificate.Scott $1,750. |  2 | $500 |
| 3008 | 1863-64, Triangular, De La Rue printing, 1s bright emerald green (Scott 15), sheet margin pair, o.g., lightly hinged, Extremely Fine to Superb.SG 21.Scott $1,500. |  | $750 |
| 3009 | Officials, 1869, "Service" overprint essay (Scott O1), wonderfully fresh and boldly colored 1867 4d rose Queen Victoria (#50, Scott $550), with strong "SERVICE" overprint applied, Very Fine, most uncommon; no 4d Official was issued, with 1960 B.P.A. as "overprinted 'Service'" and 1983 R.P.S.L. certificate as "Essay of Overprint 'SERVICE'". |  4 | $300 |
| 3010 | 1885, Queen Victoria, 4d pale gray black, wmk crown & CA, crown to right of 'CA' & reversed, o.g., hinged, Fine, with 2024 B.P.A. certificate.SG 10y; £900 ($1,140). |  2 | $350 |
| 3011 | 2018, 50p Rock of Gibraltar, crypto-currency miniature sheet of four (Scott 1532 footnote), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh and sound, serial number 47808 (of 50,000 issued); unscanned, giving you the chance to earn 200QRG ("Corgi"?) crypto coins, Very Fine, the world's first crypto currency stamps. |  | $500 |
| 3012 | 1907-16, Sinn Féin Propaganda Label, "Hibernia with Harp and Wolfhound" (Hibernian L19), bottom margin horizontal block of 8, o.g., never hinged, fresh with bright color and clean paper, well-centered with all perforations rock-solid; light gum wrinkle across bottom stamps; gum crease down left-most column, Very Fine nonetheless, a most uncommon multiple.Hibernian €320 as singles ($350). |  | $200 |
| 3013 | 1918, ¼a//10r 'BRITISH/OCCUPATION overprint, 'SPECIMEN' perfins (Scott N28//N41), complete set of 13 per Gibbons listing (no 1½a on 5pa (Scott #N31)), o.g., hinge remnants; 6a and 1R values with thin at top, otherwise Very Fine to Extremely Fine.SG 1s/14s; £950 ($1,200). |  2 | $400 |
| 3014 | 1938, King George VI, £1 purple & black on red (Scott 67), top right corner margin block of 10 with sheet number 129, o.g., never hinged, fresh, bright and well centered; previously rolled, so in need of pressure to flatten, Very Fine.SG 143.Scott $300 as hinged singles. |  | $200 |
| 3015 | 1906, Arms, 2s6d bluish gray (Scott 67), horizontal gutter strip of 8, glazed o.g., attractive piece with bright color and tall gutter between, each stamp with security punch in shield; positions B54-B57/D4-D7 penciled on reverse, Very Fine.SG 85; £720+ ($910). |  | $350 |
| 3016 | 1910-24, 2½d Parliament & ½d-£1 King George V definitives, complete (Scott 1-16), includes 1½d tete beche pair, o.g., lightly hinged or hinge remnant, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,321. |  2 | $500 |
| 3017 | 1966, 20th Anniversary of UNESCO, 25c "Culture", with "Statehood" overprint in black (Scott 213 var.), two examples of "Statehood—1st March 1967" overprint (positions 8 & 28) in full pane of 50, all stamps with gold bar overprint at top (each "spotty"); position 8 with text at top on top of gold, position 28 ag bottom of design; sheet folded horizontally between rows 6 and 7, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. A scarce item; Scott notes its existence, the overprint in blue and in black (see footnote after #225).SG 228 var. |  3 | $250 |
| 3018 | 1946, 50¢ "Mallards Rising" (Van Dam BCD1), unused without gum, attractively centered with clean impression; faint soiling at left, violet "B" handstamp on reverse, still Very Fine.Van Dam C$2,500 ($1,860). |  | $400 |
| 3019 | 1933 Gilbert issue complete with perf 14 varieties & 8¢ brownish red color error (Scott 212-225), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Scott $1,155. |  3 | $500 |
| 3020 | Airmail, 1921, 35¢ "Halifax", first "1" of "1921" below "f" of "Halifax" (Scott C3d), tied on a small cover from St. John's to Niagara Falls, N.Y., Nov 26, 1921; marked "Via Halifax by Air"; apparently the cover sat in Halifax for more than two months before it was finally backstamped Feb 4, 1922 and sent on it's way; by this time the addressee was no long at Niagara Falls, so the cover was redirected to Chicago, the stamp again being canceled, this time "Niagara Falls, N.Y. Feb 7, 1922." The left end of the cover is trimmed at an angle, but the bottom is full length. A unique cover. |  2 | $325 |
| 3021 | Airmail, 1930, 50¢ on 36¢ Columbia Flight, One of only Two Known Covers Signed by Both Pilots and the Owner of the Airplane (Scott C5), position 3, tied by "St. John's N'Fld Sep 25, 1930" slogan machine cancel on cover addressed to the Savoy Hotel in London, England, and signed by the two pilots J.Errol Boyd & Harry P. Connor and the owner of the airplane, Charles Levine, "For Air Mail Columbia, Hr. Grace to London, Eng." typed at top left and blue manuscript "632" at left, manuscript "arr. Croydon 11 Oct. 1930" (Croydon airport in London) below stamp, "Harbour Grace Newf'd Oc. 9, 30" circular datestamp on reverse, Very Fine. Only 300 stamps were surcharged but only 100 were used including a mere 65 from St. John's. The flight was delayed in the Isles of Scilly due to a fuel shortage, ex-Jean-Claude Vasseur (author of Newfoundland Air Mails 1919/1939).Scott $12,000. |  | $6,000 |
| 3022 | Airmail, 1930, 50¢ on 36¢ Columbia Flight On Cover Signed by Both Pilots (Scott C5), position 4, tied by "Harbour Grace Newf'd Oc. 9, 30" circular datestamp with second strike alongside, on cover addressed to Lowestoft England and signed by "J.Errol Boyd, Capt. pilot" & "Harry P. Connor navigator "Columbia"", diamond shaped mark at bottom applied in London, Lowestoft receiving backstamp, minor edge wear at bottom not noted on either certificate, Very Fine. Only 300 stamps were surcharged but 100 were used including a paltry 35 from Harbor Grace. The flight was delayed in the Isles of Scilly due to a fuel shortage, with 1979 Nussbaum and 2022 Greene Foundation certificates.Scott $15,000. |  4 | $7,500 |
| 3023 | 1860-63, 5¢ blue (Scott 10), o.g., hinged, exquisitely sharp in sumptuous color, with centering as pretty as they come; area of disturbed gum from hinge removal, Very Fine to Extremely Fine regardless, with 2020 P.F. certificate.Scott $400. |  2 | $250 |
| 3024 | 1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d green, imperforate (Scott 9), a gorgeous four-margined example with cancel mostly removed and a diagonal crease at top; skillfully regummed, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2024 P.F. certificate. A marvelous spacefiller.Scott $3,000. |  2 | $350 |
| 3025 | 1859, Beaver, 3d red, perf. 11¾ (Scott 12), fresh and bright with a light target cancel, Fine.Scott $1,400. |  | $350 |
| 3026 | 1859, Prince Albert, 10¢ red lilac, study/stock array (Scott 17), 46 examples of this popular issue, neatly arranged on two Lighthouse album stock pages; organized by perforation varieties (11¾ and 12), with solid range of shades from bright red violet to violet to browns, plus a nice mix of cancels; fresh and sound appearing, generally Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online.Scott $6,440 as cheapest shade. |  2 | $2,000 |
| 3027 | 1873, Large Queen, ½¢ black, perf. 11½ x 12 (Scott 21a), fresh and well centered, Very Fine.Unitrade C$540 ($400).Scott $350 for hinged. |  | $200 |
| 3028 | 1868, Large Queen, 3¢ red (Scott 25), uncommonly fresh with rich color, regummed, Fine.Scott $1,900 without gum. |  | $300 |
| 3029 | 1868, Large Queen, 3¢ red, watermarked (Scott 25a), fresh and exceptionally well centered with a light cancel and a strong watermark, Extremely Fine.Scott $500. |  | $300 |
| 3030 | 1873, Large Queen, 15¢ gray, perf. 11½ x 12 (Scott 30a), very well centered with a clear Hamilton "5" barred numeral cancel (Day & Smithies #1), Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $500. |  | $250 |
| 3031 | 1868, Large Queen, 15¢ blue, "Pawnbroker" variety (Unitrade 30iii), position 10, attractive variety with crisp detail in alluring color, Fine, with 2014 C.P.E.S. certificate.Scott 30 var.Unitrade C$330 ($233). |  2 | $75 |
| 3032 | 1868, Large Queen, 3¢ bright red, on laid paper (Scott 33), fresh color with a Montreal duplex handstamp, Jul 2, 1868, Fine.Scott $2,000. |  | $600 |
| 3033 | 1882-97, Small Queen, 1¢ yellow//10¢ brown red study group (Scott 34//45), 93 different items all arranged on Lighthouse album stock pages, much identified as to perforation, paper and printing varieties; nice shades and a wide range of cancels (including fancies); mixed o.g., no gum and used, a useful and valuable group to the Canada specialist, generally Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online.Scott approximately $5,000. |  | $1,500 |
| 3034 | 1870, Small Queen, 1¢ yellow, Strand of Hair variety (Scott 35 var.), three examples, each with a slightly different state of wear on the "strand" from strong to weak, Fine to Very Fine. A nice group for the specialist. Unitrade 35viii.Unitrade C$900 ($670). |  | $325 |
| 3035 | 1876, Small Queen, 5¢ slate green (Scott 38), o.g., very lightly hinged, fresh and exceptionally well centered, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Unitrade C$1,000 ($740).Scott $725. |  | $250 |
| 3036 | 1872, Small Queen, 6¢ yellow brown, major re-entry (Scott 39 var.), position 67, line through "CANADA POSTAGE", fresh, nicely centered and neatly canceled, Very Fine.Unitrade 39ii.Unitrade C$250 ($190). |  | $120 |
| 3037 | 1877, Small Queen, 10¢ dull rose lilac (Scott 40), a most attractive mint single, full o.g., fresh and well centered, Very Fine.Scott $1,250. |  | $325 |
| 3038 | 1880, Small Queen, 10¢ magenta (Scott 40a), a gorgeous mint example, disturbed o.g., bright, fresh and beautifully centered with marvelous color, Extremely Fine.Scott $1,225. |  | $600 |
| 3039 | 1888, Small Queen, 6¢ red brown (Scott 43), an exceptional mint block of 4, o.g., fresh and virtually perfectly centered with extraordinary color, Extremely Fine.Unitrade C$1,200 as singles ($890).Scott $900 as singles. |  | $650 |
| 3040 | 1897, Small Queen, 10¢ dull rose (Scott 45a), right sheet margin block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged at the top, bottom stamps never hinged, fresh and bright, perfs just into the design at the left, Very Good to Fine.Scott $7,050 as singles. |  | $800 |
| 3041 | 1893, Queen Victoria "Widow's Weeds", 50¢ deep blue (Scott 47), a choice mint example, o.g., bright, fresh and virtually perfectly centered, Extremely Fine to Superb.Unitrade C$600 ($450).Scott $400. |  | $400 |
| 3042 | 1897, Queen Victoria Jubilee, ½¢ black (Scott 50), o.g., never hinged, post office fresh and mathematically centered, Superb.Unitrade C$450 ($330).Scott $275. |  | $200 |
| 3043 | 1897, Queen Victoria Jubilee, ½¢ black (Scott 50), o.g., never hinged, wonderfully fresh and virtually perfectly centered, with 1996 P.F. and 2017 P.S.E. certificates, the latter graded XF 90.Unitrade C$450 ($330). SMQ $375.Scott $275. |  2 | $200 |
| 3044 | 1897, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 1¢ orange (Scott 51), an incredible mint example, o.g., never hinged, mathematically centered with extraordinary color and generous margins, a Superb gem.Scott $75. |  | $160 |
| 3045 | 1897, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 1¢ orange (Scott 51), a phenomenal mint example, o.g., never hinged, incy fresh with ccen and blazing color, Extremely Fine to Superb.Unitrade C$120 ($90).Scott $75. |  | $150 |
| 3046 | 1897, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 1¢ orange (Scott 51), an extraordinary mint single, o.g., never hinged, fresh and perfectly centered with amazing color, Extremely Fine to Superb, with a 2006 P.F. certificate graded XF-S 95.Unitrade C$120 ($90).Scott $75. |  2 | $150 |
| 3047 | 1897, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 2¢ green (Scott 52), a, fresh, perfectly centered mint single, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine to Superb.Unitrade C$150 ($110).Scott $93. |  | $150 |
| 3048 | 1897, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 3¢ bright rose (Scott 53), an incredible bottom sheet margin single, o.g., never hinged, bright, fresh and beautifully centered, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Unitrade C$120 ($90).Scott $75. |  | $100 |
| 3049 | 1897, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 3¢ bright rose (Scott 53), a gorgeous mint example, o.g., never hinged, virtually perfectly centered with incredible color, Extremely Fine to Superb.Unitrade C$120 ($90).Scott $75. |  | $150 |
| 3050 | 1897, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 5¢ deep blue (Scott 54), o.g., never hinged, fresh, bright and virtually perfectly centered with incredible color, Extremely Fine.Scott $200. |  | $160 |
