Auction #50 - Live Internet Auction

1851 New Brunswick #1, 3d bright red on blue heavy woven paper. A striking example of this iconic imperforate issue, cancelled by a bold framed oval grid ‘18’ numeral. Characteristic uneven margins—narrower at top and right, balanced by wider bottom and left sides—add to its authentic period appeal. As was typical of early imperforates, the stamp was hand-cut from sheets, giving each example a unique visual presence. Expertly signed on the...

Newfoundland 1860, SG 11a. Scott No. 11A, 3d. Queen Victoria’s profile, mint with original gum, genuine as certified by Vincent Graves Greene Foundation (Cert. No. 12841, Jan 26, 2005). Minor offset from album illustration on reverse. Very fine condition

Nova Scotia 1851–60 6d yellow-green (S.G. 5a), diagonal bisect used provisionally to pay the 3d domestic rate, tied by mute oval grid cancel to envelope addressed to Edw. Ansell Esq., King’s Coll., Windsor, N.S. The bisected stamp boasts close to strong and large margins. The reverse shows a legible Upper Musquodoboit dispatch cancel dated May 1859, confirming its origin in the Musquodoboit Valley, east of Halifax. Additionally, as well as an...