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    1852/57: Princer Albert 6 d. brownish-grey, imperforate on handmade thin white wove paper, a used example with fine to large margins all round, cancelled by target handstamp in black. Minute corner crease at top left mentioned for accuracy and not noted on certificate. A scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (1999) Gi = £ 1'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 755 Canada

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    1857 (June 2): 7½ d. yellow-green, imperforate on handmade wove paper, a used example with large to very large margins all round, cancelled by barred "16" numeral obliterator of Hamilton, Ontario in black. A fine example of this rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1989) Gi = £ 3'250.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 756 Canada

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    1852/57: Cartier 10 d. blue, an imperforate example on thick hard paper in a pale shade, just clear at upper right otherwise with good margins all round, an engraved Proof impression with some doubling of the design with the oval lightly repeated across the vignette; the reverse showing further blueing on the paper and what appears to be a fingerprint. Most unusual. Cert. RPSL (2021) stating "printer's preparatory material".
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 757 Canada

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    1857: Prince Albert 6 d. reddish-purple, imperforate on thick soft wove paper, a used example with large even margins all round, of fine resonant colour, cancelled by centrally struck "21" circular numeral handstamp of Montreal in black. An exceptionally attractive example of this rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1999) Gi = £ 6'000.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 758 Canada

    1859: 12½ c. pale yellow-green, a single example used on 1865 cover from Montreal to England tied by black grid obliterator, carried on Allan Line steamer "Damascus" departing Quebec on Nov 11. Redirected upon arrival in London to Enniskillen, Northern Ireland with 1865/79 1 d. red pl. 81 tied by London SW/28 duplex (Nov 24) with circular "Misdirected / West District / A" handstamp in red adjacent. Enniskillen arrival cds (Nov 25) arrival cds on reverse of a charming cover.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 759 Canada

    1859: 12½ c. blue-green, a vertical strip of three in a rich deep shade, positions 49/59/69, used on 1864 cover to Galway, Ireland endorsed "By Canadian Mail", tied by blue grid cancels with "STREETSVILLE / C.W." despatch cds in blue at left (Aug 16). Carried on the Allan Line steamer "Hibernian" and, on arrival in Galway (Aug 31) forwarded on to Derry with 1864/79 1 d. red pl. 72, four examples for 2 ounce rate, all tied bx Galway "232" numeral obliterators. On arrival the clerk realised original rate was underpaid and struck the cover with "9" (pence) due marking in black, this deleted in red crayon and altered to "1/-" in manuscript. The cover sympathetically restored at top but a remarkable and most appealing cover.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 760 Canada

    1850/2010: Collection few hundred stamps used/unused, mainly small values or incompl. sets, also a few stamps Vancouver Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, on album pages, in addition a stockbook with duplicats and an office file with cards, covers and modern FDC's, all arranged in a small box owner's cat = Mi € 7'800.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 761 Canada

    1918 (Aug. 27): The Aero Club of Canada issue SERVICE - PER ROYAL AIR FORCE FIRST AEREAL MAIL tied by boxed special cancel "AIR MAIL AUG 27 1918 TORONTO -OTTAWA in violett on reverse of O.H.M.S. envelope franked with 2 c. brown and blue green special cachet "BY AEROPLANE AUG 27 1918 Ottawa, Canada" addressed to Royal Airforce Camp Long Branch, Ontario. Muller 8a = 2 '000 pts.rnEx collection Ludwig Kofler, 127. Corinphila Auktion (2001), Lot 2319.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF
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