2154 1851 QV Chalon 12d black, imprint plate PROOF, opt SPECIMEN vert in green, on India paper. VF UN as made, sl edge staining, 4 margins. SG 4 (p), normal M cat £200,000, Unitrade 3Piii cat C$6500. Extremely rare with green specimen. (P) $2000 $3000
2155 1851 QV 12d black imperf plate proof on India paper mounted on card, opt SPECIMEN vert in carmine. Superb fresh UN as made, 4 large margins. Unitrade 3Pi cat C$2500+, SG 4(p) cat £200,000 for issued stamp. Beautiful gap filler of this important stamp. (P) $1500 $2500
21571852-57 Beaver 3d red on thin soft horiz ribbed paper. Superb U, 4 margins. SG 22 cat £450. (P) $400$600
21581858-59 QV ½d deep rose, perf 11¾. Superb U, numeral concentric ring pmk, on piece. SG 25 cat £950+, Unitrade 11 cat C$2500+. Unusually nice example of this very scarce stamp (P) $700$1000
21601859-64 Prince Albert 10c brownish-purple, imperf plate proof on India paper. VF UN as made, 4 margins. SG 35(p) normal M cat £1400, Unitrade 17TCi cat C$275. (P) $150$250
2161 1859 QV 12½c yellow green, perf 12. VF fresh MLH, pristine original gum. SG 40 cat £1200++, Unitrade 18 cat $3125+. Rarely seen so nice. Exp Alberto Diena AIEP (in pencil). Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1200 $1800
21621879 Officially Sealed stamp in yellow brown used by the Dead Letter Office to reseal opened envelopes. U, tear & horiz crease. Unitrade OX1 cat C$250/$100. (P) $50$100
21631897 QV Jubilee ½c-50c, plus shades 1c, 2c, 5c & 50c. F-VF M. Uni- trade 50-60 cat C$3075 for VF, SG 121-35 cat £1224 (15) (P) $450$700
21741898-1902 QV ½c Black (2 leaf) full sheet of 100 with margins, from right plate, inc variety re-entry on "CANA" of Canada (pos18). VF-superb fresh MUH. SG 150 cat £800 as M singles, should be at least £1600 MUH. Unitrade 74/74ii cat C$6390 as VF MUH singles, plus premium for sheet. Rare classic sheet. $600$900
21751908 Quebec set ½c-20c. VF fresh MUH, couple sl gum disturbance, so priced as MLH. SG 188-95 cat £550 for M, should be at least £1100 MUH, Unitrade 96-103 cat C$2000+. Scarce set. (8) (P) $375$500
21761908 Quebec set ½c-20c. F-VF fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 188-95 cat £550 for M, should be at least £1100 MUH, Unitrade 96-103 cat C$2000. Rare MUH. (8). (P) $600$1000
21771928 Airmail 5c horiz pr, IMPERF vert. Superb fresh MLH. SG 274(var) cat £250, Unitrade C1b cat C$350. At most only 250 prs existed. (P) $200$300
21781928 Airmail 5c vertical pr, IMPERF horiz. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG 274(var) cat £250, Unitrade C1c cat C$350. At most only 250 prs existed. (P) $200$300
2179 1928-29 KGV Pictorial set 1c-$1 in horiz IMPERF prs. VF fresh MUH, King values with dull gum from interleaving as always, Pictorials perfect MUH gum. SG 275-85(var) cat £2560 for M, should be double, £5120 MUH, Unitrade 149b-59a cat C$5200+. Only 250 prs of ea existed. Sought after set. (11 prs). (P) $2000 $3000
21801928-29 KGV Pictorial set 1c-$1. VF fresh MUH. SG 275-85 cat £375 for M, should be at least £750 MUH, Unitrade 149-59 cat C$2240. (11). (P) $550$800
21841932 Pictorial 13c violet plate no.2 UR cnr blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 325 cat £320 as M singles, should be at least £640 MUH, Unitrade 201 cat C$650+ (P) $200$300
21851932-33 Quebec Citadel 13c violet horiz IMPERF pr. VF MLH, dull gum from interleaving, 4 large margins. SG 325(var) cat £750, Unitrade 201 cat C$1000. Only 100 prs existed. (P) $450$700
21861933 UPU Congress 5c IMPERF horiz pr. VF MLH, dull gum from interleaving, 4 large margins. SG 329(var) cat £800, Unitrade 202a cat C$800. Only 75 prs existed. (P) $450$700
21871935 Champlain $1 blue plate no.1 blk of 6. VF fresh MUH. SG 351 cat £252 as M singles, should be at least £504 MUH, Unitrade 227 cat C$900 (P) $300$500
21881949 OHMS opts near comp set to $1 (ex 50c Lumbering) inc 10c Special Delivery (SG cat £170). G opt 1950 set of 16 inc 10c Special Delivery, $1 Ship & $1 Fisherman (cat £310). 1952-63 QEII set of 19 to $1 black (cat £20). All w/c fresh MUH. Total cat £500. (51). (P) $200$300
21901967 Postal Scrip set 1c-90c for use on Money Orders. Mostly VF fresh MUH. Bft 23-40. Canadian retail $280+. (18). (P) $120$180
CANADA - BR COL & VANCOUVER Id.
21911868-71 Crown V 25c yellow, perf 12½. VF fresh M, original gum. SG 25 cat £600, Unitrade 16 cat C$1500. (P) $500$700
21921868-71 Crown V 50c mauve, perf 14. Superb fresh M, with original gum. SG 32 cat £650, Unitrade 12 cat C$1800. Rare. Exp Alberto Diena. (P) $700$1000
CANADA - NEWFOUNDLAND
21931857-64 Crown & Flowers 1d brown-purple, thick paper with mesh. VF fresh UN, 4 margins. Unitrade 1 cat C$150 for UN, SG 1 cat $160. (P) $80$120
2194 1857-64 Flowers 6½d scarlet-vermilion. Superb fresh UN, 4 huge margins from sheet cnr & bright colour. SG 7 cat £4250+, Unitrade 7 cat C$6000+ for UN. Exp Brun AIEP & Scheller, plus 2013 Roumet photo cert. (P) $2800 $4000
21951857-64 Flowers 8d scarlet-vermilion. VF UN, 4 margins. Unitrade 8 cat C$500 for UN, SG 8 cat $375. (P) $275$375
22141919 Caribou set 1c-36c. VF fresh MUH. SG 130-41 cat £160 for M, should be £320 MUH. Unitrade 115-26 cat C$650. (12). (P) $300$400
22151919 Trans-Atlantic opt $1/15c, variety "no comma after Air Post". VF MLH. SG 142a cat £160, Unitrade C2a cat C$330. (P) $130$180
22161931 Airmail set 15c-$1, no wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 192-94 cat £85 for M, should be at least double, £170 MUH, Unitrade C6-8 cat C$300 MUH. (3). (P) $100$150
22171931 Airmail 50c green plane & ship, horiz pr, error IMPERF, no wmk. Superb fresh MUH, left marginal, 4 margins. Unitrade C7c, SG 193c cat £850 M, should be at least £1700 MUH (P) $900$1200
22181931 Airmail $1 blue Map, horiz pr, error IMPERF, no wmk. Superb fresh MUH, left marginal, all 4 margins. Unitrade C8c, SG 194c cat £900 for M, should be at least £1800 MUH (P) $900$1200
22191931 Airmail set 15c-$1, wmk Arms. VF fresh MUH. SG 195-7 cat £110 for M, should be at least double, £220 MUH, Unitrade C9-11 cat C$400 MUH. (3).` (P) $150$250
22201932 Trans-Atlantic opt $1.50/$1. Superb fresh MUH. Unitrade C12 cat C$700, SG 221 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. (P) $400$600
22211933 Airmail set 5c-75c. VF fresh MUH. SG 230-34 cat £160 for M, should be at least double, £320 MUH, Unitrade C13-17 cat C$446 MUH. (5). (P) $275$375
22221933 Airmail Labrador set 5c-75c. VF fresh MUH. SG 230-34 cat £160 for M, should be at least double, £320 MUH, Unitrade C13-17 cat C$446. (P) $250$350
22231935 KGV Silver Jubilee set 4c-24c. VF fresh MUH. SG 250-53 cat £11 for M, should be at least double, £22 MUH, Unitrade 226-29 cat C$48. (4). (P) $20$30
22251921 Air Mail to Halifax NS 1921 opt 35c (1½mm spacing), tied to cover by "St John's NOV 17 1921" machine pmk & with b/s of "Halifax FEB 4 1922" as flight was not completed & mail continued by train. Unitrade C3f cat C$500 on cover, SG 148f cat £120 as loose stamp & "from x2" on cover. (P) $180$250
2226 1859 folded letter wrapper franked Crown & Flowers 1/- reddish mauve with blue grid pmk, & red "Chatham N.B. 19 SP 1859 Paid" at left, sent to Danzig(!) then in Prussia, now Gdansk in Poland, with all appropriate rate markings on front inc "England per Aachen Franco 4 10 B", transit & arrival pmks front & back. (Unfortunately some idiot had tried to tear off the original stamp, so only about 1/3 remains. For display purposes another has been hinged over the remains, this stamp is in excellent fresh condition with bright colour). SG 5 cat £4500 as loose stamp & "from x3" on cover. Probably unique & fantastic usage, that would have been a $30,000+ item. Still superb appearance & desirable item for specialist. (P) $3000 $5000
22281851-60 QV 1d red-brown, imperf. Fresh UN, small thin, 4 margins, VF appearance. SG 1 cat £3000, Unitrade 1 cat C$2000 for this condition. (P) $600$900
22291851-60 Crown & Heraldic Flowers 3d bright blue, imperf. Superb fresh UN, 4 large margins. Unitrade 2 cat C$1600+, SG 3 cat £1100+. Unusually nice example. (P) $700$1000
2230 1855 letter wrapper (sides reduced) franked Crown & Flowers 3d deep blue (2 -1 with cover fold), plus bisect to make 7½d rate, tied by barred oval pmks, with "H NO 22 1855 NS" transit oval b/s, to England with red "Ship Letter Liverpool 2 DE 55" tombstone arrival pmk, "Amherst NS NO 20 1855" b/s. SG 2a cat £2500++. Attractive classic cover! BPA photo cert. (P) $2000 $3000
22341853-63 Triangle 1d rose, PB printing tete-beche pr. VFU, barred pmk. SG 5a cat £600 as singles. (2) (P) $400$600
22351855-63 Triangle 1d rose tete-beche pr, imperf PROOF on no wmk, wove paper. Superb UN as made, full margins. SG 5a(b) footnote cat £750+, normal M cat £1500 as singles. Rare & attractive (P) $500$800
22361855-58 Triangle 1/- deep dark green, PB printing. VFU, all 3 margins. SG 8b cat £550. (P) $400$600
22371863 Mourning envelope to London, franked 1859 1/- deep dark-green (shaved at base) just tied by indistinctive killer cancel with red Capetown departure & London arrival cds on rev & "PAID/LONDON" cds on front, fine appearance. Heavy central vert crease, reverse tape. SG 8bcat £550x3 = £1650 for on cover. (P) $250$400
22381863-64 Triangle 1d deep carmine-red, DLR printing. Superb UN, full margins. SG 18 cat £300. (P) $150$250
22391863-64 Triangle 1d deep carmine-red, DLR printing. VFU, full margins. SG 18 cat £300. (P) $200$300
22401863-64 Triangle 4d blue, DLR printing. VF UN, full margins. SG 19a cat £300. (P) $150$250
22411863-64 Triangle 4d steel blue tete-beche pr. VFU, full margins all round. SG 19c cat £550 as singles, plus premium for pr. (P) $400$500
22441893-98 Hope set ½d to 5/-, wmk anchor. VF M/MLH. SG 61-8 cat £275. (8) (P) $200$275
2245Railway Parcel Stamps: 1882-1909 inc 1882 large size ½d & 1d black on green. 1909 Numeral 3d to 20/- inscribed CGR plus shades. Most F-VF U, 1882 1d is M. Very rare group. (19). $250$400
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - BOER WAR
2246Mafeking: 1900 Goodyear Bicycle 1d pale blue on blue. VFU on piece, "Mafeking AP 24 1900 CGH" cds. SG 17 cat £325+ (P) $300$400
2247Mafeking: 1900 Goodyear Bicycle 1d deep blue on blue. VF UN part gum, tropicalised perfs, but superb appearance. SG 18 cat £1200. Copy of Raybaudi photo cert for set. (P) $700$1000
2248 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d blue on blue, 18½ mm. VF MLH. SG 19/ 20 cat £1700. Rare M as vast majority were used (P) $1400 $1800
2249Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d blue on blue, 18½mm. M, diag cnr crease. SG 19/20 cat £1700. Rare M as vast majority were used. Exp Thier. (P) $600$800
2250Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue, 18½mm. VFU, on piece with "Mafeking AP 28 1900 CGH" cds. SG 20 cat £425+. Only 6072 of both shades printed. (P) $275$400
2251 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue, 18½mm. F fresh M. SG 20 cat £1700. Rare mint as vast majority were used. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $1200 $1800
2252 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d blue on blue, 21mm. Superb U, "Mafeking MY 2 1900" cds. SG 21/22 cat £1200 (P) $1100 $1500
2253Vryburg: 1899 ½ PENCE ZAR opt Hope ½d green. VF fresh M. SG 1 cat £225. Only 2400 printed & most used. (P) $180$250
2254Vryburg: 1899 ½ PENCE ZAR opt Hope ½d green. VFU. SG 1 cat £80. Only 2400 printed. (P) $70$100
2255Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. VF fresh M. SG 2 cat £250. Only 2400 printed, most used. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $200$300
2256Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. Superb fresh MUH. SG 2 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. Only 2400 printed & most used. Brandon photo cert. (P) $500$800
2257Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose, blk of 4. VFU, "Vryburg 28 NO 99" cds. SG 2 cat £400++ as singles, plus premium for rare multiple. Only 2400 printed. (4) (P) $350$500
22611907-09 KEVII set ½d to 10/-, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 25-34 cat £350. (9) (P) $250$350
2262 1917 War Stamp opt KGV 1½d on 2½d deep blue (SG type 16). VF MUH. SG 55 cat £750 for M, should be at least double, £1500 MUH. Only 3½ sheets of this type were sold. RPSL photo-cert of blk it came from. (P) $1100 $1500
22631917 WAR STAMP opt KGV 1½d on 2½d deep blue (SG type 16). VF fresh MLH. SG 55 cat £750. Only 3½ sheets of this type were sold. Enzo Diena AIEP photo cert. (P) $550$750
22641921-26 KGV set 3d to 10/, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG 60-67 cat £85. (5). (P) $60$80
22651921-26 KGV 10/- carmine on green, wmk mult crown. F-VF fresh MUH. SG 67 cat £75 for M, should be at least £150 MUH. (P) $100$150
22661921-26 KGV 10/- carmine on green, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MLH. SG 67 cat £75. (P) $60$80
22671932 Centenary set ¼d to 10/-. VF fresh MUH. SG 84-95 cat £500 for M, should be at least double, £1000 MUH. (12). (P) $800$1200
22681935 KGV Pictorial set ½d to 10/-, perf SPECIMEN. VFM. SG 96-107s cat £350. (12). (P) $250$350
CEYLON
22691857-59 QV 6d purple-brown, on blued paper, imperf proof, no wmk wove paper. Superb fresh UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 1(p) normal cat £12,000. (P) $400$700
22711857-59 QV 4d black, imperf proof, no wmk wove paper. Superb fresh UN, as made, cut square, 4 margins. SG 4(p) normal cat £70,000. (P) $300$500
22721857-59 QV 1/9 black, imperf proof, no wmk wove paper. F-VF fresh UN, as made, cut square. SG 11(p) normal M cat £800. (P) $130$200
2273 1921-32 KGV 50R dull purple, wmk script. Superb fresh MUH. SG 358 cat £750 for M, should be at least £1500 MUH. (P) $1200 $1800
22741952 KGVI 10R green & orange Postal Fiscal. Fresh MUH, vert gum crease. SG F1 cat £100. (P) $40$60
CHINA - LIBERATED AREAS
2275 East China -Jiangsu/Anhui: 1946-47 Train set 25c-$10 imperf, inc unissued 75c. Superb fresh UN as issued, all 4 large margins. Yang EC322-28, SG EC277A-82A cat £1800++. A very rare genuine set. Certificates can be obtained on request. (P) $2000 $3000
CHINA - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
22761964 Peonies unadopted design essay w/o any text or value. Superb fresh UN. Similar to SG 2198, or Yang S349. Only 1 sheet existed & a very rare genuine proof. (P) $450$700