1857, Prince Albert, imperforate trial color proof of 6p in dark gray with carmine vertical Specimen overprint, top sheet margin block of four, printed on India paper mounted on card, no gum as produced, VF, Unitrade #2TCvii, CAD$1,200++

250.00

1857, Prince Albert, top margin imperforate trial color proof of 6p in black with carmine vertical Specimen overprint, printed on India paper, no gum as issued, VF, Unitrade #2TCix, CAD$350

75.00

1857, Queen Victoria, imperforate trial color proof of 1/2p in black with vertical carmine Specimen overprint, horizontal pair printed on India paper and mounted on card, penciled positions 43-44 on reverse, no gum as produced, VF, Unitrade #8TCii, C.v. CAD$600

120.00

1859, Queen Victoria, two imperforate plate proofs of 1c deep rose, one with vertical Specimen overprint in black, printed on India paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Unitrade #14P, i, C.v. CAD $500

100.00

1859, Prince Albert, imperforate trial color proof of 10c in brownish purple, block of four printed on India paper and mounted on card, sheet positions 58-59/68-69 penciled on reverse, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Unitrade #17TCi, C.v. CAD $1,100++

250.00

1859, Queen Victoria, imperforate plate proof of 12 1/2c in yellow green with carmine vertical Specimen overprint, printed on India paper, no gum as issued, VF, Unitrade #18Pi, C.v. CAD $300

75.00

1859, Queen Victoria, imperforate trial color proof of 12 1/2c in bluish green, top sheet margin block of four printed on India paper and mounted on card, sheet positions 5-6/15-16 penciled on reverse, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Unitrade #18TC, C.v. CAD $1,200++

250.00

1864, Queen Victoria, imperforate trial color proof of 2c in claret, horizontal pair printed on India and mounted on card, right stamps with a dash in lower right "2" variety, no gum as issued, VF, Unitrade #20TCi, C.v. CAD$700 as two common proofs
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150.00

1873, Queen Victoria's face to the left, imperforate engraved essay of 1c in bright chrome yellow, left sheet margin horizontal pair printed on India and mounted on card, no gum as produced, VF and scarce, NSSC TESQx1, C.v. US$1,200 as singles, Est. $600-$700

300.00

1873, Queen Victoria's face to the left, imperforate lithographic essay of 1c in deep yellow, left sheet margin horizontal pair printed on wove paper with a part of Canada Bank Note Engraving and Printing Co. imprint on the edge, no gum as produced, VF and rare, ex- Brigham, NSSC TESQx1a, C.v. US$2,100 as singles, Est. $800- $1,000

400.00

1873, Queen Victoria's face to the left, imperforate lithographic essay of 3c in black, horizontal pair printed on white glazed paper, no gum as produced, VF and rare, ex-"Jura" Collection, NSSC TESQx10b, C.v. US$800 as singles

300.00

1893, Queen Victoria in widow weeds, 20c brown orange, left sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, printed on horizontally wove paper, unused, no gum, VF and scarce, only 100 pairs possible, C.v. $1,350, Unitrade CAD$1,800

300.00

1897, imperforate plate proof of 1/2c in black, block of four from positions 64-65/74-75, printed on India and mounted on card, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$500++

100.00

1897, plate proof of 6c in brown, horizontal imperforate pair on card mounted India paper, no gum as produced, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD $450++

80.00

1898-1902, 1/2c-20c, complete set of 11, bold colors and nice centering, full OG, NH, VF and rare in such condition, C.v. $4,615, Unitrade C.v. CAD$11,310

1898-1902, imperforate plate proofs of 1/2c-20c, complete set of 10 in horizontal pairs, printed on India and mounted on cards, no gum as produced, fresh, VF and rare in complete set, Unitrade C.v. CAD$8,000++

1898, 1/2c black, horizontal imperforate pair on vertically wove paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Unitrade #74v, C.v. CAD$500

100.00

1898, 1c green, left margin horizontal imperforate pair on vertically wove paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Unitrade #75vi, C.v. CAD$900

150.00

1898, 2c carmine, die II, right sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair printed on vertical wove paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Unitrade #77d, C.v. CAD $1,500++

200.00

1898, 2c carmine, die II, vertical imperforate pair printed on horizontal wove paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF and scarce, Unitrade C.v. CAD $1,500++

250.00

1898, die proof of 3c in carmine, size 41x60mm, printed on vertical wove paper with imprint "F-113" and "American Banknote Co. Ottawa", fresh quality, no gum as issued, VF and rare, Ex-G. Baillie Collection, NSSC65dp14, C.v.US$2,000, Est. $800-$1,000

400.00

1899, imperforate plate proof of 5c in blue, horizontal pair printed on India paper and mounted on card, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Unitrade #79P, C.v.CAD$400++

80.00

1902, 7c olive yellow, nicely centered block of four, bottom left stamp with pin-point natural inclusion and tiny gum wave, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, Unitrade C.v. CAD$3,600 as singles

500.00

1898, 8c orange, right sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, printed on vertical wove paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $1,100, Unitrade #82ii, C.v. CAD$900

200.00

1898, 2c black, lavender and carmine, block of four, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$900 as singles

150.00

1898, 2c black, light blue and carmine, block of four, very well centered, full OG with minor usual waves, NH, VF, C.v. $400++, Unitrade C.v. CAD$720 as singles

120.00

1899, one line black surcharge 2c on Queen Victoria "Maple Leaf" 3c carmine, block of 12 (6x2), representing narrow spacing of the surcharge between 3rd and 4th vertical rows, full OG, NH, VF, Unitrade #87, i, C.v. CAD$1,260 as two strips of three with narrow spacing and 6 singles

200.00

1903, 2c carmine, type I, horizontal imperforate pair with enlarged margins at top and left, no gum as produced, NH, VF and scarce, only 400 imperf stamps were issued, Green Foundation certificate for block of four, Unitrade C.v. CAD$1,100

250.00

1911-25, 1c-$1, complete set of 19, with 2c wet and dry printings, includes dry printing of 3c carmine, 8c, two of 10c blue and olive bister, 20c, 50c and $1, bold colors and nice centering, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. $3,177, Unitrade C.v. over CAD $5,500

750.00

1911, 1c green, wet printing, bottom sheet margin lathework B block of six, natural straight edge at left with a part of arrow at bottom, full OG, NH, mainly VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$630 as block of 4 and a single with lathework

150.00

1922-25, three blocks of four of 4c, olive bistre (wet), olive yellow (wet) and yellow ocher (dry), very well centered with intact perforation, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,800, Unitrade #110, b, d, CAD$3,360++

500.00

1922-25, 10c blue and 10c yellow brown, both from dry printing, two perfectly centered blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,080++, Unitrade #117a, 118b, C.v. CAD$1,800 as singles

250.00

1925, $1 orange, dry printing, nicely centered block of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $860 as singles, Unitrade C.v. CAD1,440

200.00

1924, 1c yellow, 2c green and 3c carmine, imperforate complete set of three in blocks of 4, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $700++, Unitrade C.v. CAD$1,000 as singles

200.00

1924, 3c carmine, imperforate bottom sheet margin imprint block of ten, plate No.126, lathework type D, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD $2,250 as block of eight

300.00

1921, Coat of Arms, engraved die proof in black, die sunk on card, printing area 63x75mm, card size 150x229mm, imprint "Canada - B-17" and text "American Banknote Co. Ottawa" below the die, fresh, VF and rare, Est. $400-$500
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200.00

1926, Provisional two-line triple surcharge 2c on 3c carmine, natural straight edge at bottom, large part of OG, hinged, VF, C.v. $350, Unitrade C.v. CAD$500

100.00

1928-29, 1c-$1, complete set of 11 in vertical pairs imperforate horizontally, 20c with left sheet margin, nicely centered with bold colors, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, only 250 sets possible, C.v.$3,870, Unitrade C.v. CAD$5,350

1928-29, 1c-$1, complete set of 11 imperforate plate proofs on horizontally ribbed India paper, nice margins all around, no gum as issued, NH, VF and scarce, Unitrade #149P-59P, C.v. CAD$2,500

500.00

1928, 2c green, left sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, full OG, NH, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD $187.50

50.00

1929, Bluenose, 50c dark blue, left sheet margin single with superb centering, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $225, Unitrade C.v. CAD$350

100.00

1929, Bluenose, 50c dark blue, block of four, nice and fresh, full OG, NH or LH (top right stamp), VF, C.v. $1,500, Unitrade C.v. CAD$2,450 as singles

400.00

1930, Mt. Edith Cavell, $1 dark olive green, the high value in block of four, perfectly centered, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,400++, Unitrade CAD$2,400 as singles

400.00

1934, 3c blue, horizontal strip of four with wide gutter in the middle (5mm instead of 3.5mm), full OG (left stamp with a spot of gum flow), NH, VF, Unitrade #208 iv, C.v. CAD$800

100.00

1934, 10c olive green, upper right corner sheet margin plate No.1 block of four, perfect centering, full OG, NH, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$480

75.00

1935, imperforate plate proofs of 1c-13c, complete set of six in horizontal (1c, 2c and 5c) or vertical pairs, printed on India paper and mounted on cards, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$1,500++

300.00

1935, Prince of Wales, large die proof of 5c in blue on India paper affixed over sunken die card, unfinished design without triangles in value tablets, proof size 75x83mm, card size 111x123mm, no gum as produced, VF and rare, a common stamp is included, NSSC 178dp2, C.v. US$1,500
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500.00

1935, imperforate plate proofs of 1c-$1, complete set of 11, printed on India paper mounted on cards, NH, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD $1,800

400.00

1935, Portrait of King George V, large die proof of the central vignette in oval for 1c-8c denomination, printed on India paper with "X-V-114" Canadian Banknote Co. inscription and mounted on large sunken card, proof size87x100mm, card size 217x151mm, minor inclusion on card close to lower right corner of the proof, fresh, VF and scarce, NSSC #181dp1,C.v. US$750

250.00

1935, 3c dark carmine, a single printed on gum side, nicely centered, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. $550, Unitrade C.v. CAD$800

300.00

1935, 5c blue, horizontal pair imperforate vertically, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $340, Unitrade C.v. CAD$450

100.00

1937, 1c-8c, imperforate complete set of six in horizontal pairs, a beautiful unit in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and rare in complete set, C.v. $2,550++ Unitrade C.v. CAD$3,600

750.00

1938, Pictorial issue, imperforate plate proofs of 10c-$1 and air mail stamp of 6c, complete set of five in horizontal (10c) or vertical pairs, printed on India paper and mounted on cards, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$1,600++

300.00

1938, Vancouver Harbor, 50c green, block of four, mathematically well centered, each one with jumbo margins all around, full OG, NH, XF, Unitrade C.v. CAD $300++

75.00

1946, Peace issue, 8c-$1, complete set in corner sheet margin plate No. blocks of four, 8c and 14c in two different corner blocks, full OG, NH, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$741

150.00

1951, Fishing Resources, $1 bright ultra, top right corner sheet margin plate No.1 block of four, perfect centering, full OG, NH, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD $250

50.00