Lot 360
Canada, 1935, Silver Jubilee complete, imperforate, complete set of 6 values, marginal blocks of 4 (mostly corner margins), o.g., never hinged (2¢ missing small spot of gum in margin), each with large margins and rich vibrant colors, an Extremely Fine set, only 100 sets of pairs recorded by Jephcott & Gates with few blocks remaining.Scott No. 211a-216b $5,100 for pairs.
AN EXCEPTIONAL MARGINAL BLOCK SET OF THE 1935 SILVER JUBILEE IMPERFORATE ISSUE.
Current Opening Bid: $2,400
Lot 361 o
Canada, 1959, 5¢ St. Lawrence Seaway, center inverted, straight line machine cancel, wide margins, strong bright colors, Very Fine; with 2000 Greene Foundation certificate.Scott No. 387a $7,500.
ONE OF THE FEW USED OFF-COVER EXAMPLES OF THE 1959 5¢ ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY WITH CENTER INVERTED.
There are about 200 mint Seaway Inverts in private hands. Quite a few of the Seaway Inverts were actually used by the public before they realized what they had. With only 16 examples recorded on cover, it would seem even a used example would be far rarer than mint however catalog values seem to indicate to the contrary.
Current Opening Bid: $1,900
Lot 362
Canada, Special Delivery, 1938, 20¢ dark carmine, imperforate, o.g., never hinged, with full top sheet selvage around and large margin at bottom, rich color, Extremely Fine and choice, Unitrade value for never hinged plate of 6 and two pairs, ex-G.D. Mass & Afab. Scott No. E8a.Unitrade No. E8a C$10,675 ($7,780).
THE LARGEST REMAINING MULTIPLE OF THE 1938 20¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY IMPERFORATE ISSUE - AN OUTSTANDING SHOWPIECE.
Current Opening Bid: $2,400