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**1870 - 1897 SMALL QUEENS continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
741		42	#42, 5c Gray, an incredibly choice mint single, possessing a remarkable overall freshness and brilliance rarely seen, with outstanding centering amid lavishly large margins, deep intense color, pristine o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; actually a rare stamp in this gem quality (Unitrade C$600.00). (Image)	$240.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
742		42a	#42a, 5c Gray imperforate, Q horizontal pair, large and beautiful balanced margins all around, fresh color and paper, full o.g., quite lightly hinged, extremely fine and choice; only 400 pairs of all shades of the imperforate issued (Unitrade C$900.00). (Image)	$550.00 SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
743		43	#43, 6c Red brown, select quality mint single, being exceptionally well centered from top to bottom and side to side, possessing truly huge margins, deep color and a striking vivid impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine (Unitrade C$200.00). (Image)	$120.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
744		43a	#43a, 6c Chocolate, amazingly well centered mint single of this scarcer shade, plus possessing extravagantly large margins, intense dark color and razor-sharp impression, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, extremely fine; a little gem (Unitrade C$300.00). (Image)	$175.00 SOLD for $270.00 Will close during Public Auction
745		Unitrade #43i	Unitrade #43i, 6c Chestnut, brilliant mint single of this distinctive rich shade, precisely centered between large margins at top and bottom and huge wide margins at sides, wonderfully fresh, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine (Scott for normal red brown shade $120.00). (Image)	Unitrade C$175.00 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
746		43b	#43b, 6c Red brown, imperforate, striking top right corner margin horizontal pair with huge sheet margins (minor edge wrinkles well away from the stamps), plus large margins on the other two sides, intense red brown color and detailed impression on fresh bright paper, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; an impressive position pair with only 300 pairs issued of all the shades (Unitrade C$1,500.00). (Image)	$650.00 SOLD for $1,150.00 Will close during Public Auction
747		43b	#43b, 6c Red brown, imperforate, lovely horizontal pair with huge and perfectly balanced margins, deep color and sharp impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine (Unitrade C$750.00). (Image)	$500.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
748		44	#44, 8c Violet black, select quality mint single, being wonderfully well centered within unusually wide margins, deep color and a striking vivid impression, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; ex-"Midland" Collection (Unitrade C$750.00). (Image)	$200.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
749	/	44	#44, 8c Violet black, exceptionally choice mint block of eight, fresh with rich color and full strong impression, overall very well centered, full o.g., lightly hinged in the two bottom row end stamps, rest are never hinged and includes several gem examples, some separated horizontal perforations, very fine-extremely fine (Unitrade C$4,490.00). (Image)	$1,480.00+ SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
750		44a	#44a, 8c Blue gray, marvelously well centered mint single amid extraordinarily large margins, gorgeous rich color of this scarcer shade and a crisp impression, plus possessing even perforations all around, full flawless o.g., never hinged, extremely fine gem and quite rare in this superlative condition; ex-"Malibu" Collection (Unitrade C$1,125.00). (Image)	$450.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction
751		44d	#44d, 8c Gray blue, imperforate, bottom sheet-margin block of four, other margins are also large, strong color, full o.g., h.r. on top pair, light gum creasing to bottom pair, impressive and extremely fine appearance; only 400 imperforate pairs of all colors were issued (Unitrade C$2,000.00). (Image)	$1,100.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
752	O	44i	#44i, 8c Violet black, imperforate, highly unusual used horizontal pair with light central strike of "Pelican Island/Ont." cds, large margins all around, fresh color on bright white paper, extremely fine; this shade was issued without gum and is probably the scarcer of the two colors; not priced used in either Scott or Unitrade. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $725.00 Will close during Public Auction
753		45a	#45a, 10c Dull rose, a precision centered mint single amid extraordinarily large margins, gorgeous color and quite bright for this shade, plus a crisp impression and nice perforations all around, full o.g., extraordinarily lightly hinged, extremely fine gem and quite rare in this select condition; (Unitrade C$750.00). (Image)	$475.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
754		Unitrade #45i	Unitrade #45i, 10c Rose carmine, imperforate, horizontal pair, rich color on fresh paper, large margins all around, o.g., minor h.r., extremely fine; this shade not listed in Scott; only 500 pairs of all shades issued (Scott for generic imperforate pair $450.00). (Image)	Unitrade C$750.00 SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
755	O	45c	#45c, 10c Brown red, imperforate, used horizontal pair tied to piece by Montreal March 20, 1905 c.d.s. postmarks, very large even margins all around, rich color, very fine; only a tiny number of used imperforates exist; unpriced used in Scott and Unitrade. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
756		46	#46, 20c Vermilion, an especially attractive "post office" fresh mint example, being exceptionally well centered within large margins, plus its color is wonderfully bright and fresh, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; actually quite rare in this gem quality (Unitrade C$1,800.00). (Image)	$650.00 SOLD for $2,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
757		47a	#47a, 50c Deep blue, imperforate, horizontal pair, large even margins all around, deep intense color and impression on fresh white paper, o.g., extremely fine; this is the scarcest of the Small Queen imperforates with only 100 pairs issued (Unitrade C$1,500.00). (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1897 DIAMOND JUBILEE ISSUE**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
758	P	Unitrade #50P-65P	Unitrade #50P-65P, 1c-$5.00 Jubilees, plate proofs on card, highly select quality matched set of vertical pairs, being most appropriate for the horizontal format of the design, lavish margins, brilliant strong colors, plus the card is also pristine having never been mounted, extremely fine; gem sets are quite rare with as few as only 400 known of the $1.00 value. (imagea) (Image)	Unitrade C$10,700.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
759	O	50, 54, 56, 57	#50, 54, 56, 57, 1/2c, 5c, 8c and 10c Jubilees, four especially attractive appearing used values, each has select centering, bright colors and with light c.d.s. cancels, couple minor paper flaws including tiny thin speck in the 1/2c, extremely fine appearance C$410.00). (Image)	$270.00 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
760		50	#50, 1/2c Jubilee, pristine left sheet-margin single, exceedingly well centered within large margins, striking deep intense "jet" black color on fresh white paper, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine (Unitrade C$450.00). (Image)	$250.00 SOLD for $270.00 Will close during Public Auction

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