Lot 2456 o
Canada, 1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper, light circular handstamp cancel, large beautifully balanced margins all around, deep and wonderfully rich color, an Extremely Fine gem, an outstanding used stamp; with 1980 B.P.A., 1987 V.G. Greene & 2004 P.F. certificates. SG No. 2 £1,200 ($1,942).Scott No. 2 $1,750.
Realized: $2,000
Lot 2457 o
Canada, 1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper, neat central target cancel, ample to mostly large margins, deep rich color and strong impression, Extremely Fine, choice so nice; with 2006 P.F. certificate. SG No. 2 £1,200 ($1,942).Scott No. 2 $1,750.
Realized: $750
Lot
2458 
Canada, 1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper, margins large to shaving frameline at top, strong bold color, tied by target handstamp on cover addressed to historian and horticulturist Francais Parkman in Boston, Mass., matching "Montreal, Ja 4, 1855" cds, Very Fine. SG No. 2. Scott No. 2 Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $725
Lot 2459 o
Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, very light square grid cancel, large to huge margins showing portions of adjacent stamps at left and bottom, deep color and bright paper, Extremely Fine and choice, a stunning stamp; with 1989 V.G. Greene certificate & 2007 P.F. Graded certificate (XF 90). SG No. 5 £200 ($324).Scott No. 4 $225.
Realized: $350
Lot
2460
Canada, 1852, 3d red major re-entry (position. 61, pane B), 4 ample margins, on small neat blue cover, to Hamilton, tied by light grid cancel, with small Toronto 1858 cds, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 4var. SG No. 5. Unitrade No. 4xii C$1,100 ($1,113).
Realized: $350
Lot 2461 o
Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d scarlet vermilion, on thin paper, vertical pair, blue target cancels, large even margins all around, beautiful deep bright color enhancing a sharp detailed impression, lightened manuscript on reverse of no consequence, Extremely Fine and choice, a gorgeous gem pair of this scarce shade; with 2002 V.G. Greene & 2005 Sismondo certificates. Scott No. 4 var. SG No. 7 £500 for singles ($809).Unitrade No. 4xi C$700 for singles ($709).
Realized: $900
Lot
2462
Canada, 1853, Beaver, 3d brown red, two singles, both with large margins and rich color, just tied by target cancels on cover to Derby Line, Vt., clear full strikes of red "Montreal, L.C., Ap 2, 1852" cds and arched "Canada" exchange handstamp, Extremely Fine, wonderfully choice. SG No. 8. Scott No. 4a Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $850
Lot
2463
Canada, 1853, Beaver, 3d brown red, large margins and intensely deep color, tied by neat square grid cancel on fresh 1857 cover to Chatham, C.W., matching "Toronto, C.W., Dec 18" origin cds and receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine and choice, a wonderful gem usage; with 2006 P.F. certificate. SG No. 8. Scott No. 4a Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $450
Lot 2464 o
Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d greenish gray, light target cancel, wonderfully rich vibrant color, margins large to huge, Extremely Fine and choice, an exceptional example of this scarcer shade; with 2001 V.G. Greene & 2007 P.F. certificates (latter graded XF 90). SG No. 10 £1,100 ($1,780).Scott No. 5b $1,500.
Realized: $2,600
Lot
2465
Canada, 1859, Queen Victoria, 1¢ rose, horizontal pair, right stamp showing major re-entry (position 58), on merchant corner card cover paying the 2¢ registry fee, in combination with 1859, 5c vermilion, all tied by "Montreal, C.E. Oc 16, 65" cds and grid duplexes, straight line "Registered" handstamp and reverse with transit and receiving backstamps; cover slightly reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine. SG No. 29+32. Scott No. 14+15 Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $525