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Sale 70: The Skywalk Collection

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1851-1857 Pence Issue

Lots 48-57 Lots 58-66

Lot 58 P   

1851, 1s Black, Plate Proof on Card, Overprinted "Specimen", vertical pair with partial overprint, margins all around; some trivial light toning, still Very Fine, ex-Argenti, Koh. SG No. 7 var.
Scott No. 7TC4S    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED 1851 1S BLACK PLATE PROOF ON CARD "SPECIMEN" PAIR, ONLY TWO OTHER SINGLES SHOWING THE OVERPRINT ARE RECORDED.

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Lot 59    

1857, 1s Reddish Purple, Watermarked, full to large margins, strong color on bright paper, small part o.g., Extremely Fine, ex-Argenti, Foxbridge, Baillie; with 2013 V.G. Greene certificate. SG No. 8.
Scott No. 6 var.    $32,500.

A REMARKABLE SOUND UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 1S REDDISH PURPLE CLEARLY SHOWING THE PAPERMAKERS WATERMARK. ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED UNUSED EXAMPLES, OF WHICH ONLY THREE ARE SOUND.

Realized: $18,000

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Lot 60    

1857, 1s Reddish Purple, large to huge margins, sharp impression with beautiful rich color, o.g., light corner crease, Very Fine appearance, ex-Ferrari, Lichtenstein, Mayer; with 2004 B.P.A. and 2016 Eichele certificates. SG No. 8.
Scott No. 6    $32,500.

A WONDERFUL APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 1S REDDISH PURPLE WITH SUCH LARGE MARGINS. ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED UNUSED EXAMPLES.

Realized: $9,500

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Lot 61    

1857, 1s Reddish Purple, four even margins, tied by strong oval grid cancel and also by red London "Paid" cds on small piece, Very Fine. SG No. 8.
Scott No. 6    $5,250.

A CHOICE FOUR MARGIN USED EXAMPLE ALSO CANCELLED BY THE RED LONDON "PAID" TRANSIT CDS.

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Lot 62 ()   

1851, 1s Cold Violet, clear to mostly large margins, lovely color with a remarkably clear impression, without gum, fresh and choice Very Fine, ex-Ferrary, Lichtenstein, Argenti, Carey Fox, Kanai; with 1956 R.P.S. and 1990 Holcombe certificates. SG No. 7.
Scott No. 7    $25,000.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 1S COLD VIOLET, ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED UNUSED EXAMPLES IN PRIVATE HANDS.

Realized: $15,000

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Lot 63 o   

1851, 1s Cold Violet, remarkably large margins with beautiful color, lightly cancelled, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Lichtenstein, Geldert; with 1956 R.P.S., 1956 Raybaudi and 2010 Eichele certificates. SG No. 7.
Scott No. 7    $6,500.

A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 1S COLD VIOLET.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 64 o   

1851, 1s Cold Violet, vertical pair, extra large margins except close at top, deep color, cancelled by two light strikes of oval grid cancel, Very Fine, ex-Lichtenstein, Halifax, Mayer and Wilkinson; with 1972 R.P.S. certificate. SG No. 7.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.

THE FINER OF TWO OFF-COVER 1851 1S COLD VIOLET PAIRS KNOWN.

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Lot 65 ()   

1851, 1d to 1s Reprints on Thin Hard White Paper, matching bottom left corner margin blocks of four, exceedingly fresh, without gum as issued, Extremely Fine, a beautiful set of reprint blocks.
Scott No. 1R/7R    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Reprints were made in 1890 on the authority of Mr. Haggart, Postmaster General of Canada and the plate subsequently destroyed. Probably five sheets were pulled (Lichtenstein in 1938 mentioned six sheets of the 1d, the sheet consisted of 120 stamps only compared to 160 in the other values). Most of these reprints were passed to Hon. W.S. Fielding when Minister of Finance (Premier of Nova Scotia 1884 to 1896). Senator Calder and Lichtenstein purchased the reprints from his estate in 1929. One set in sheets was given to the Royal Philatelic Society, London on April 7th 1938 when Lichtenstein gave a display on Nova Scotia. After keeping examples for their collections the balance was sold to R. Roberts of London who split them.

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Lot 66    

1853, 1d Red Brown, two singles, margins to touched, used with 1860, 5c blue (10), scissor trimmed as perforations were an unknown novelty, all tied by open oval grid cancels on blue folded cover from Halifax to New York N.Y., Halifax (10.2.1860) backstamp, endorsed "p. R.M. Steamer" at top, black "Boston Br. Pkt. '5' Oct 5" exchange cds; file fold through left 1d, a Fine and very rare cross border use., ex-Lichtenstein, MacDonald. SG No. 1.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED PENCE AND CENTS MIXED FRANKING RECORDED FROM NOVA SCOTIA. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CENTS PERIOD USAGES.

The 1860 Decimal issue was printed by the American Bank Note Company in sheets of 100 and the 1st printing was put on sale on or about October 1st. Pence stamps were withdrawn from sale at the end of September 1860, but could still be used legally in October. Later usages were tolerated.

This cover was carried by Cunard Line "Canada" from Halifax to Boston arriving Oct. 5th where 5¢ inland postage charged to New York. The 1d stamps equaled 2c postage.

Pence and Cents mixed frankings are rare in Canadian philately with this being the only example known from Nova Scotia, while there are only three from Canada and four from Newfoundland.

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