Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Leonard Beck Collection of British North America continued...

**Imprint and Plate Number Multiples continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4128		2c Green (36). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Ottawa" imprint margin horizontal block of eight, original gum, hinge reinforced in middle vertically, about Fine (Image)	E. 300-400
4129		2c Green (36). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Montreal" imprint margin block of twelve, original gum, some Mint N.H., separated and hinge rejoined between second and third columns, eleven stamps Fine-Very Fine, the twelfth stamp at bottom right stamp is Major Re-Entry Position 97 (Unitrade 36vi) and has huge Jumbo margins, perfect centering and is Mint N.H., evidently this stamp has gone unnoticed for years until discovered by us while describing the Beck collection, this gem will possibly be removed from the multiple and given its own prominence in an important Canadian collection or on an exhibition page, Unitrade only prices this variety in "Fine" condition and there is a strong chance that this might be the finest known example of this major Small Queen plate variety (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
4130		2c Green (36). Mint N.H. bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Ottawa" imprint margin block of twelve, rich color, Fine and attractive (Image)	E. 500-750
4131		3c Brown Red (37). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Montreal" imprint margin strip of four, original gum, end stamps Mint N.H., wide margins and nicely centered, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500
4132		3c Orange Red (37). Left "British American Bank Note Co. Montreal & Ottawa" imprint margin vertical block of eight, original gum, lightly hinged in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., fresh and Fine (Image)	E. 500-750
4133		3c Dull Red (37c). Mint N.H. bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Montreal" imprint margin horizontal block of eight, about Fine (Image)	E. 300-400
4134		3c Bright Vermilion (41). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Ottawa" imprint margin horizontal block of sixteen, wonderfully fresh, original gum, all but one stamp Mint N.H, Fine-Very Fine, handsome showpiece (Image)	E. 750-1,000
4135		3c Bright Vermilion (41). Two original gum bottom sheet margin blocks of six, most stamps Mint N.H., Very Good to Just Fine (Image)	E. 100-150
4136		5c Gray (42). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Montreal" imprint margin horizontal block of eight, fresh color, unused (no gum), hinge reinforced, Fine-Very Fine, very scarce, ex Simpson (Image)	E. 750-1,000
4137		5c Gray (42). Mint N.H. top "British American Bank Note Co. Ottawa" imprint and plate no. 1 margin block of twelve, attractively centered, insignificant short perfs on the top right selvage tab not involved in the plate block of eight FINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HANDSOME SMALL QUEEN MULTIPLE IN PERFECT POST OFFICE CONDITION One of the highlights of the Beck collection. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500
4138		6c Red Brown (43). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co." imprint margin strip of four, original gum, small hinge reinforcement in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, Pos. 3 is quite nice (Image)	E. 400-500

Imprint and Plate Number Multiples continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

4128

2c Green (36). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Ottawa" imprint margin horizontal block of eight, original gum, hinge reinforced in middle vertically, about Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

4129

2c Green (36). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Montreal" imprint margin block of twelve, original gum, some Mint N.H., separated and hinge rejoined between second and third columns, eleven stamps Fine-Very Fine, the twelfth stamp at bottom right stamp is Major Re-Entry Position 97 (Unitrade 36vi) and has huge Jumbo margins, perfect centering and is Mint N.H., evidently this stamp has gone unnoticed for years until discovered by us while describing the Beck collection, this gem will possibly be removed from the multiple and given its own prominence in an important Canadian collection or on an exhibition page, Unitrade only prices this variety in "Fine" condition and there is a strong chance that this might be the finest known example of this major Small Queen plate variety (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

4130

2c Green (36). Mint N.H. bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Ottawa" imprint margin block of twelve, rich color, Fine and attractive (Image)

E. 500-750

4131

3c Brown Red (37). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Montreal" imprint margin strip of four, original gum, end stamps Mint N.H., wide margins and nicely centered, Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

4132

3c Orange Red (37). Left "British American Bank Note Co. Montreal & Ottawa" imprint margin vertical block of eight, original gum, lightly hinged in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., fresh and Fine (Image)

E. 500-750

4133

3c Dull Red (37c). Mint N.H. bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Montreal" imprint margin horizontal block of eight, about Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

4134

3c Bright Vermilion (41). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Ottawa" imprint margin horizontal block of sixteen, wonderfully fresh, original gum, all but one stamp Mint N.H, Fine-Very Fine, handsome showpiece (Image)

E. 750-1,000

4135

3c Bright Vermilion (41). Two original gum bottom sheet margin blocks of six, most stamps Mint N.H., Very Good to Just Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

4136

5c Gray (42). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co. Montreal" imprint margin horizontal block of eight, fresh color, unused (no gum), hinge reinforced, Fine-Very Fine, very scarce, ex Simpson (Image)

E. 750-1,000

4137

5c Gray (42). Mint N.H. top "British American Bank Note Co. Ottawa" imprint and plate no. 1 margin block of twelve, attractively centered, insignificant short perfs on the top right selvage tab not involved in the plate block of eight

FINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HANDSOME SMALL QUEEN MULTIPLE IN PERFECT POST OFFICE CONDITION

One of the highlights of the Beck collection. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

4138

6c Red Brown (43). Bottom "British American Bank Note Co." imprint margin strip of four, original gum, small hinge reinforcement in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, Pos. 3 is quite nice (Image)

E. 400-500