Canada, 1932, King George V "Medallion", 1¢ dark green (195a), complete type II French booklet with four panes of 6, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Unitrade BK20b.
Unitrade C$600 Estimate $200 - 300.
Flagship Sale #663
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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Flagship Sale #663
A "Flagship" sale featuring stamps and postal history of the U.S. and Possessions, British Commonwealth, Europe and Colonies, Asia, Middle East & Latin America, and Philatelic Literature, including the M.G. Wooley collection of U.S. stamps, postal cards and errors, freaks and oddities, also the "Boca" collection of quality Canada and Canadian Provinces, plus exceptional Ryukyus and Afghanistan.
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Lot #2662 - British Commonwealth Canada
Lot #2663 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, 1933, 20¢ Grain Exhibition, imperf (203a), vertical pair, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh with huge balanced margins, an absolutely Superb pair, only 75 pairs were issued. Unitrade C$1,600.
Scott $1,000 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #2664 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, 1938, 10¢ Memorial Chamber & $1 Chateau de Ramezay, imperf (241b,245b), pairs on cards, unused without gum, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, according to Unitrade catalogue, only 75 pairs of each were made. Unitrade 241b,245b; C$1,750.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #2665 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, 1959, 5¢ St. Lawrence Seaway, center inverted (387a), o.g., never hinged, post office fresh and beautifully centered, Extremely Fine; 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade C$12,500.
Scott $11,000 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000
A choice example of the renowned "Seaway Invert", one without any of the minor flaws that affect a large number of the 400 recorded.
Lot #2666 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, 1973, 15¢ Royal Canadian Mounted Police, imperf (614a), left sheet margin block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. Unitrade C$1,200.
Scott $750 Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot #2667 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, 1977, 2¢ Western Columbine, part-perf (707 var.), lower right corner margin block of 4, the bottom pair imperf bottom half and margin, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. Unitrade 707i.
Unitrade C$1,500 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #2668 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, 1977, 12¢ Parliament, printed on the gummed side (714a), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Unitrade C$400.
Scott $300 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2669 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, 1988, 1¢ Flying Squirrel, imperf (1155b), horizontal pair, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Unitrade C$1,000.
Scott $800 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #2670 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, 1988, 38¢ Queen Elizabeth II, imperf & part-perf (1164c), bottom margin vertical block of 8, second pair imperf, third imperf on three sides, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. Unitrade C$1,500.
Scott $1,100 Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #2671 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, 2000, 47¢ Queen Elizabeth II, imperf & part-perf (1683 var.), bottom margin vertical block of 8, bottom pair imperf, third pair bottom half imperf, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. Unitrade 1683ii; C$1,200.
Scott $700 ++ Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #2672 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, Airmail, 1923, SCADTA, 60¢ brown (CLCA7), o.g., never hinged, fresh and choice, Extremely Fine. Unitrade CLCA7; C$500.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #2673 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, Airmail, 1958, U.S. Navy Airship Snow Goose Arctic Flight, cover carried from Resolute Bay, N.W.T. to Ice Island T-3 (a floating weather station in the Arctic Ocean) then to Fort Churchill, Man. on 9 Aug 1958; the cover bears a handstamped cachet with details of the flight filled in and signed by the pilot, Henry M. Collins, franked with Canada C1 & C5 with a pair of U.S. C48 tied by Fort Churchill c.d.s.s, 11 Aug,...
Lot #2674 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, Airmail Semi-Official, 1918 (Aug 18) 25¢ Aero Club of Canada, Toronto-Ottawa (CLP2 var.), tête-bêche pair with wide gutter, o.g., never hinged, exceptionally fresh and well centered, Very Fine. Unitrade CLP2d; C$2,500.
Scott $1,600 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Rarely seen in this exceptional state of preservation.
Lot #2675 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, Airmail Semi-Official, 1927, 25¢ Carling Trans-Atlantic Flight (CLP6), o.g., never hinged, incredibly fresh and bright and virtually perfectly centered, Very Fine to Extremely Fine; 2009 Greene Foundation certificate noting a "light pencil mark", which has subsequently been erased. Unitrade CLP6.
Scott $50,000 Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC AIRPOST RARITY.
In...
Lot #2676 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, Special Delivery, 1898, 10¢ blue green (E1), o.g., never hinged, incredibly fresh and centered with mathematical precision and featuring deep, dark color on bright white paper, post office fresh and absolutely Superb; 2013 AIEP certificate. Unitrade C$450.
Scott $300 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2677 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, Special Delivery, 1939, 10¢ dark green, imperf (E7a), vertical pair with left sheet margin, o.g., hinged or never hinged, Extremely Fine, only 75 pairs known. Unitrade C$800.
Scott $650 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #2678 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, Registry, 1875, 2¢ vermilion (F1a), block of 4, o.g., bright fresh color, F.-V.F.
Scott $680 as singles Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2679 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, War Tax, 1916, 2¢+1¢ brown coil, die I (MR7a), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and well centered, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Unitrade C$500.
Scott $375 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2680 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, Official, 1949, 50¢ Lumbering, "O.H.M.S.", no period after "S" (O9a), bottom margin single with part imprint and plate no. 1, o.g., never hinged, wonderfully fresh and positively perfectly centered with large balanced margins, a Superb gem. Unitrade C$1,350.
Scott $1,000 Estimate $500 - 750
As fine an example of this scarce variety as can possibly exist.
Lot #2681 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, Postal Stationery, 1897, 3¢ Queen Victoria Jubilee, American Bank Note die proof of the embossed stamp, in red on unwatermarked paper (81 x 113 mm), with manuscript inscription at bottom "Proof of die/ engraved by R. Laubenheimer", and watermark "(Nas)sau St. NY", suggesting that the paper was bought from Mr. J. Leach on 86 Nassau Street, who was a well known paper merchant, Very Fine, extremely rare, and believed to be one of...
Lot #2682 - British Commonwealth Canada
Canada, Postal Stationery, 1897, 3¢ Queen Victoria Jubilee, American Bank Note die proof envelope, in red affixed on card, with stamp impression upside down and on the left side, F.-V.F., extremely rare, and believed to be unique. Higgins and Gage 10.
Estimate $400 - 600
The Essay Proof Journal No. 33 of January 1952, contains an interesting article about Laubenheimer ouvre, including a letter in which one of the sons...
Lot #2683 - British Commonwealth cape of good hope
Cape of Good Hope, 1853, "Triangular", Perkins Bacon printing, 1d pale brick red on deeply blued paper (1a), light barred cancel, Very Fine. SG 1; £450 ($750).
Scott $400 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2684 - British Commonwealth cape of good hope
Cape of Good Hope, 1857, "Triangular", Perkins Bacon printing, 1d brick red on cream-toned paper (3b), light barred cancel, Very Fine. SG 5; £900 ($1,510).
Scott $1,050 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #2685 - British Commonwealth gilbert and ellice islands
Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Christmas Island, 1921-48, Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations local post, small group comprising two mint 5¢ singles, perf. 12½, two covers bearing the same stamp (two shades) plus Tahiti postage tied by Papeete postmarks (one cover repaired); also two covers, each with a different postmark from U.S. A.P.O. 915 (which was located on the island), one dated 1942 (censored), the other 1948; interesting...
Lot #2686 - British Commonwealth Hong Kong
Hong Kong, 1903, King Edward VII, $3 slate & dull blue (83), Crown CA watermark, o.g., very lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine. SG 74; £425 ($710).
Scott $400 Estimate $200 - 300.
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