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Auction: 23110 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction
Lot: 6156

(x) Canada
1851-1952 mint collection, attractively arranged in a Lighthouse hingeless album, with many desirable and high-cataloguing items, beginning with 1852 3d red (into design at top, small thin), 1857 ½d rose (small scuff at foot, margins full to just clear), 1859 5c vermilion, nicely centered 1c rose, and 10c red lilac, strong run of Large Queens, with each denomination represented, the 15c in multiple shades, one 1c value showing portion of Bothwell watermark (reperforated), near-complete Small Queens for the available spaces, noting many shades, as well as jumbo-margin ½c, fine 5c olive and pleasing 10c dull rose-lilac and brown-red, 1c perf 11.5x12 (hinge thin), 1897 Diamond Jubilee complete, the dollar values chiefly with desirable and select centering, 1897/1902 Maple Leaf and Numeral Issues complete, the 7c to 10c Numerals particularly well centered, King Edward VII & Quebec Tercentenary complete, noting rich fresh colours, complete basic run of Admirals including coil singles, 1917 Confederation through 1951 coils complete, chiefly fine-very fine, with a spot-check yielding several never hinged examples, including the 50c Grand Pré and $1 Mount Edith Cavell, fulsome back-of-the-book including complete airmails, 2c to 8c registration stamps including shades, Admiral War Tax complete including the scarce 2c+1c brown Die I, fresh Special Delivery issues including a very fine 1898 10c, complete official overprints, most with select centering, chiefly no gum to the end of the Large Queens, then largely hinged from thereon, the odd fault to be expected particularly among the Victorian issues, a few certificates accompany, a chiefly fresh and fine collection which took tremendous effort to assemble.

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Starting price
£4000