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#12, 1861 10c Black die proof on India, die sunk on card showing nearly the complete die block, measuring 45x45mm, intense color and impression, very fine; not listed in The Essays and Proofs of British North America. (photo on page 84) Est. 150-200
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#12b 10c Vermilion, diagonal half used as 5c on folded cover to Burlingtown, N.S., stamp with small cut in top corner, tied by grid cancel with "Halifax,Nova Scotia/FE 15, 1861" small double arc c.d.s. on the reverse, backstamped Burlingtown, cover with side flaps removed, fine and scarce bisect usage; ex-W.H. Brouse (Unitrade C$1,500.00). (photo) 1,200.00
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Unitrade #13P, 1860 12c Black, plate proof on India, left margin imprint block of eight (4x2), on original card backing, the other three sides have large full margins as well, pristine fresh with strong color and impression, choice very fine; catalog value is for eight singles. (photo on page 80) C$480.00+
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Unitrade #5TCi, ii, vi, xi-xiii, 6d Prince Albert trial color proofs on India, six different, two without "Specimen" overprints in red lilac and orange, the other four with vert. "Specimen" overprints including grey overprinted in green, grey blue and lilac overprinted in carmine and lilac overprinted in orange, all with full to large margins all around, very fine-extremely fine. (photo on page 84) C$1,850.00
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Unitrade #2TC, 1857 6d Red lilac, plate proof on India mounted on card, bottom left corner margin horizontal strip of five showing the full imprint, ample to large margins on the other two sides, very fine and handsome. (photo) C$1,250.00+
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Unitrade #2TCii, 6d Orange yellow trial color proof on India full large-margined horizontal pair, fresh deep color on bright white India paper, extremely fine, catalog value for two singles. (photo on page 84) C$800.00+
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Unitrade #2TCx, 6d Black trial color proof on India with orange vertical "Specimen." overprint, top margin horiz. pair, exceptionally fresh with strong color and impression, well clear to extra-large margins, very fine and choice; catalog value for two singles. (photo on page 84) C$600.00+
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Unitrade #2TCxiii, 6d Lilac trial color proof on India with orange vertical "Specimen." overprint, horiz. pair, fresh deep color and detailed impression, clear to large margins all around, very fine; catalog value for two singles. (photo on page 84) C$500.00+
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Unitrade #3Pi, 1851 12d Black, plate proof on India, overprinted "SPECIMEN." vertically in carmine, mounted on card, handsome left sheet-margin single, with ample to large margins on the other three sides, fresh and choice very fine; a desirable example of this popular proof. (photo) C$2,500.00
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Unitrade #3Pi, 12d Black, plate proof on India with vert. carmine "Specimen" overprint, full to large margins all around, strong fresh color and crisp impression, extremely fine; a lovely attractive example of this scarce and popular proof. (photo) C$2,500.00
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Unitrade #3Pi, 12d Black, plate proof on India with vert. carmine "Specimen" overprint, full to large margins all around, deep color possessing a particularly strong impression, portion of original card backing on the reverse, very fine and attractive. (photo) C$2,500.00
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Unitrade #7Pi, 7TCiii, 10d Black, plate proof on India with vert. carmine "Specimen" overprint along with orange yellow trial color proof on India, both with full margins all around, fresh rich colors, very fine. (photo on page 84) C$650.00
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Unitrade #7TC, 10d black trial color proof on India, full large margins with extra large margin at left being possibly a portion of the left sheet margin, sharp detailed impression and intense color, very fine and choice. (photo on page 84) C$750.00
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Pratt & Minuse #7TC3, 1855 10d Green, trial color plate proof on India, generous equal margins, deep rich color, extremely fine; unlisted in Unitrade. (photo on page 84) Est. 100-150
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Unitrade #7TS, 1855 10d Rose, trade sample die proof from the composite die proof, large margins, fresh and bright, extremely fine and rare; 2012 APS certificate. (photo) C$2,000.00
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Unitrade #7TS, 1855 10d Lilac, trade sample die proof from the composite die proof, large margins, bright and fresh, shallow thin in the bottom right corner margin not noted on the certificate, otherwise very fine and rare; clear 2013 APS certificate. (photo) C$2,000.00
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Unitrade #7TS, 1855 10d Pale lilac, trade sample die proof from the composite die proof, large equal margins, two small thins in the right margin only, otherwise very fine and rare. (photo) C$2,000.00
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Unitrade #8P, i, 8TCi, ii, ½d Rose plate proofs and color proofs, four different including two plate proofs in the issued color, one with vert. green black "Specimen" overprint and two trial color proofs, one in orange yellow and the other in black with vert. carmine "Specimen," this last with plate flaw showing a strong engraver's slip at top left and small faults, the other three are sound with well clear to large margins and very fine. (photo on page 84) C$1,200.00
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Unitrade #8Pi, 1857-64 ½d Rose, plate proof on India overprinted "SPECIMEN." vertically in green, showing a plate scratch in the upper left margin, fresh and very fine; 2013 APS certificate. (photo on page 84) C$250.00
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Unitrade #8Pi, ½d Rose plate proof on card with vert. green black "Specimen." overprint, fresh horiz. pair, wide even margins all around, rich color, extremely fine; catalog value for two singles. (photo on page 84) C$500.00+
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Unitrade #8TCi, ½d Orange yellow, trial color proof on India, ample to large-margined horizontal pair, fresh deep color on bright white India paper, very fine, catalog value for two singles. (photo on page 84) C$700.00+
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Unitrade #8TCiii, ½d Brown, trial color proof on India with vert. carmine "Specimen." overprint, lovely left margin horiz. pair showing a partial imprint, pretty color detailed impression, large margins all around, extremely fine; an attractive position piece; catalog value is for two singles. (photo on page 84) C$600.00+
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Unitrade #8TCiv, ½d Black, trial color proof on gummed thick laid paper from the 1868 American bank Note Company trade sample sheet, wide even margins all around, intense black color and highly detailed engraved impression, o.g., light h.r., very fine; an attractive and rare proof; 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. (photo on page 84) C$1,000.00
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Unitrade #9TC, 7½d Black trial color proof on India pristine single with large and extraordinarily balanced margins, intense black color with a razor-sharp impression, extremely fine and choice; a scarce pence proof. (photo on page 84) C$1,200.00
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Unitrade #9TC, 1857 7½d Black, trial color plate proof, single with a partial sheet-margin at top showing a portion of the imprint, other margins ample to large, fresh and very fine; quite scarce without the specimen overprint; 2012 APS certificate. (photo on page 84) C$1,200.00+
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Unitrade #9TC, 7½d Black trial color proof on India horiz. pair with clear to large margins all around, lovely color and impression, very fine; this black color proof without "Specimen" overprint is scarce and particularly so in multiples; catalog value is for two singles. (photo) C$2,400.00+
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Unitrade #9TCi, 1857 7½d Black, trial color plate proof on India overprinted "SPECIMEN." vertically in carmine, large even margins, fresh and very fine; only a single sheet of 120 is believed to have been printed, 2008 APS certificate. (photo on page 84) C$500.00
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Unitrade #9TCi, 1857 7½d Black, trial color plate proof on India overprinted "SPECIMEN." vertically in carmine, right sheet-margin block of four, pos. 83-84, 95-96 with large even margins on the other three sides, showing most of the Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison imprint in the sheet-margin, plus the top left stamp shows a damaged "d" at top left and top right, fresh and extremely fine; a unique multiple as only a single sheet of 120 is believed to have been printed; ex-"CAI." (photo) C$2,000.00+
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Unitrade #16Pi, 1859 10c Black brown, plate proof on India overprinted "SPECIMEN." vertically in carmine, large equal margins all around, fresh and extremely fine; 2013 APS certificate. (photo on page 84) C$450.00
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Unitrade #16Pii, 1859 10c Black brown, plate proof on India overprinted "SPECIMEN." diagonally in carmine, mounted on card, showing the so called pawnbroker" variety from pos. 2 comprised of three dots in the top margin above the "X," extremely fine; 2013 APS certificate; ex-Hutton. (photo on page 84) C$600.00+
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Unitrade #18P, 1859 12½c Yellow green, plate proof on India fresh and very fine; 2013 APS certificate. (photo on page 84) C$325.00
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Unitrade #18P1, 12½c Yellow green, plate proof on India overprinted "SPECIMEN." vertically in carmine, top sheet-margin block of four, with large margins on the other three sides, rich color, fresh and extremely fine; 2008 APS certificate. (photo) C$1,100.00
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Unitrade #20TCii, 1864 2c Green, trial color plate proof on India, horizontal pair, generous equal margins, fresh and very fine; 2012 APS certificate. (photo on page 84) C$550.00
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Unitrade #1iii, 1853 3d Red on laid paper, major re-entry, pos. A47, showing strong doubling in the "EE PEN" of "Three Pence" as well as doubling at the bottom of three of the "3"s,an incredibly rare unused example of this major variety, full large margins all around, bright color, stamp has small faults including a vert. crease completely in the lower left margin, light soiling and a small thin at top right (mentioned on the certificate as a stain), still very fine appearance; this is the most striking of the major double transfers that are found on the Three Pence issue in its various papers, on the scarce laid paper first issue it approximately doubles the value over the normal stamp, unused stamps are already so rare that none of the catalogs price the re-entry unused; catalog values are for the normal unused singles; 2014 Greene Foundation certificate (Scott $24,000.00+). (photo) C$60,000.00+
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#1, 1851 3d Red on laid paper, an incredibly choice used example of this classic stamp, exhibiting extraordinary large margins, lovely orange red shade with detailed impression on strong and distinctly laid paper, wonderfully postmarked by a light and neat centrally struck 7-ring target cancel, extremely fine and particularly choice (Unitrade C$1,600.00). (photo) 1,000.00
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#1, 1851 3d Red on laid paper, attractive used example, with four large balanced margins, bright color and a crisp impression, unobtrusive target cancel, extremely fine (Unitrade C$ 1,600.00). (photo) 1,000.00
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#1, 1851 3d Red on laid paper, handsome top sheet-margin used example, with ample to large margins on the other three sides, strong color on fresh paper clearly showing the laid lines, neat target cancel, very fine; 1965 BPA and 1997 Greene Foundation certificates (Unitrade C$1,600.00). (photo) 1,000.00
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#1, 1851 3d Red on laid paper, attractive used example with central target cancel, margins are exceptionally large all around, fresh color and impression, tiny corner crease at top left solely within the large margin, otherwise extremely fine (Unitrade C$1,600.00). (photo on page 84) 1,000.00
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#1, 1851 3d Red on laid paper, pretty used single with large to extra-large balanced margins, light central target cancel, faint affixing wrinkles, extremely fine appearance (Unitrade C$1,600.00). (photo on page 84) 1,000.00
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#1, 1851 3d Red on laid paper, an impressive horiz. strip of three with easily seen laid lines, large to full margins nearly all around, bright fresh color and a strong impression, unobtrusive target cancels struck on each stamp, right stamp has the bottom right corner separated and hinged back into place, left pair is sound with margin just into the outer frame at one small point, very fine appearance; Unitrade notes that multiples on laid papers are extremely rare, most of these multiples are pairs, multiples larger than pairs are almost never encountered; catalog values are for three singles (Unitrade C$2,400.00+ for the grade of fine). (photo) 3,000.00+
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#1a, 1851 3d Orange vermilion on laid paper, attractive single with four large even margins and bright color tied to 1851 entire folded letter by black target cancel of Montreal, with red "Montreal/LC/ OC 16, 1851" double-arc c.d.s. at bottom left, to Port Hope with red Kingston transit and black Port Hope backstamp on the reverse, stamp has a tiny tear just into the outer frame at top and cover has modest edge wear, still very fine and a difficult early stamp on cover; ex-V.G. Greene with Vincent G. Greene handstamp on the reverse (Unitrade C$2,000.00). (photo) 1,900.00
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#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, an especially choice used single, featuring lavishly large margins all around, including a bit of the frameline from the adjacent stamp at top, strong color and sharp impression on fresh paper showing bold laid lines, cancelled in blue, extremely fine; 2008 APS certificate (Unitrade C$2,500.00). (photo) 1,750.00
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#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, right sheet-margin single with mostly large even margins other sides, unusual blue target cancel, crisp impression and well-defined laid lines, extremely fine and colorful; 2007 PF and APS certificates (Unitrade C$2,500.00). (photo) 1,750.00
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#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, choice used single, four full even margins, strong color and a fine detailed impression, light central target cancel, very fine (Unitrade C$2,500.00). (photo) 1,750.00
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#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, attractive used example, just clear to exceptionally large margins all around, rich color and neat impression, portion of target cancel, very fine (Unitrade C$2,500.00). (photo on page 84) 1,750.00
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#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, attractive appearing used single with rich color and detailed impression, large to very large margins all around and featuring a centralblue target cancel, very light horiz. crease, very fine appearance (Unitrade C$2,500.00). (photo on page 84) 1,750.00
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#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, used single with pretty color and crisp impression, ample to large margins all around and featuring a central target cancel, two light horiz. creases, very fine appearance (Unitrade C$2,500.00). (photo on page 84) 1,750.00
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#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, used, extra-wide margins at sides and clear margins at top and bottom, fresh with rich color and sharp impression, light central black target cancel, a fine and handsome example of this first issue (Unitrade C$1,250). (photo on page 84) 1,750.00
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#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, mostly huge margins to clear at bottom left, tied by neat target cancel to Kennedy correspondence folded cover to New York, red "Montreal, L.C./Ja 23, 1852" datestamp, red "Canada" in arc and matching "Paid" exchange office handstamps, very fine and handsome; 1984 Greene Foundation and 2013 APS certificates (Unitrade C$2,500.00). (photo) 3,100.00
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#2b, 1851 6d Grayish purple on laid paper, an especially eye-catching used single, possessing prooflike color and impression on bright paper that shows its laid lines well, large to enormous margins all around, including a sheet-margin at left, target cancels, extremely fine; a true gem for the most condition conscious collector; 1976 BPA and 1988 Greene Foundation certificates not specifically identifying the shade and 2012 APS certificate; ex-Cantor and Menich (Unitrade C$2,500.00). (photo) 1,750.00
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