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Canada - 1851-64 Colony Issues

Lots 332-341 Lots 342-349

Lot 332 o   

Canada, 1851, Beaver, 3d red, laid paper, bottom margin vertical pair, neat target and small portion of red town cancels, ample to mostly large margins, strong bright color, Very Fine and choice. SG No. 1.
Scott No. 1    $2,000 for singles.

Realized: $950

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Lot 333 o   

Canada, 1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper, target cancel, ample to mostly large margins, strong bold color, Very Fine and choice. SG No. 2.
Scott No. 2    $1,750.

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Lot 334 o   

Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, position A98 showing wide break in outer frameline at top right, light target cancel, large well balanced margins, strong color, Extremely Fine, ex-Nyman; plated by K. Kershaw. SG No. 5.
Scott No. 4    $225.

Realized: $160

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Lot 335    

Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, Major Re-Entry, horizontal pair with right stamp showing variety (Pane A, Position 80), large margins all around with deep rich color on bright paper, tied by indistinct four-ring numeral cancel on orange cover to New York City, "Dundas U.C., OC 20 1857" double-ring origin cds; small scissor cut between pair, Very Fine, A visually striking cover showing this desirable major plate variety. Unitrade No. 4, 4xiii.
Scott No. 4, 4 var.    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $300

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Lot 336    

Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, margins to just into outer frameline, rich color, tied by target cancel on blue folded letter to Guelph, "Toronto-Canada, MR 23, 1852" double-arc datestamp with matching "MONEY-LETTER" straightline, endorsed "Paid" and "Money" at top, registry numbers adjacent, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 4    Estimate $500 - 750.

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Lot 337    

Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, four even margins, deep rich color, tied by concentric ring cancel on orange cover to Quebec, pretty red "Pierreville L.C." circular postmark with manuscript "9th July, 1855" dating, Williamhenry (7.9) and Quebec (7.11) backstamps, an Extremely Fine gem use. SG No. 5.
Scott No. 4    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $240

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Lot 338    

Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, ribbed paper, large margins to just in at right, tied on small cover by grid cancel to Hamilton, "Toronto, U.C. AU 18, 1858" circular datestamp at left, Hamilton arrival backstamp, Very Fine, ex-Hackmey. SG No. 22.
Scott No. 4c    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $170

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Lot 339    

Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d slate gray, margins ample to just in at upper right, rich color, tied by target handstamp on folded letter sheet to New York, N.Y., clear "Lennoxville, No 12, 1857" origin cds and red "Canada" boxed arched exchange handstamp, Very Fine; with 2005 V.G. Greene certificate. SG No. 9.
Scott No. 5    $1,900.

Realized: $900

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Lot 340 o   

Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, with red geometric cancels, ample to huge margins, rich color, Very Fine and choice, rare bearing a red cancellation; with 2013 V.G. Greene certificate. SG No. 15.
Scott No. 7    $1,750.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 341    

Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, large to mostly huge margins, tied by target handstamp on mourning cover to Dundee, Scotland, matching "Quebec, L.C., May 2, 1857" origin cds, stamp additionally tied by red "Liverpool, My 17, 57" tombstone entry postmark; cover missing backflap and certificate mentions stamp may have been lifted and placed back however there is no indication of this, Extremely Fine; with 2013 V.G. Greene certificate. SG No. 15.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

A WONDERFUL LARGE-MARGIN USAGE OF THE 1855 10D JACQUES CARTIER ISSUE.

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