A rare, mint condition Canadian stamp, issued more than 170 years ago, is going up for auction in Ottawa and it’s sure to fetch a pretty penny.
It’s a philatelist’s fantasy. Sparks Auctions says it is selling one of only two known mint-condition examples of the Canada’s third postage stamp, known as the 12-Penny Black.
General Manager of Sparks Auctions Peter MacDonald says this particular stamp has a unique appeal for collectors. To be never hinged means it was never placed in an album using a mount, known as a hinge, which can leave a residue behind or blemish the stamp in other ways. The gum on the stamp is “as if you just bought it from the post office,” he says.
The auction will also feature several three-cent stamps, known as “three-penny beavers” dated around the same time.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ottawa fire crews douse house fire on Bank Street in rural south OttawaThe homeowner was able to safely escape a fire on Bank Street between Cenote and Stone School roads early Tuesday
Read more »
Canadian MPs say Ottawa must help women who were Afghan lawmakers escape TalibanAn all-party group of MPs is calling on the Canadian government to help Afghan women who were lawmakers before the Taliban takeover get to safety.
Read more »
Radar search detects over 170 'plausible burials' at site of former Kenora, Ont., residential school | CBC NewsWARNING: This story contains distressing details. Wauzhushk Onigum Nation says ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has detected more than 170 anomalies during a search for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Kenora, Ont.
Read more »
Ottawa’s three different definitions of assault-style firearms cause confusionThe bill has been criticized because the ban on assault-style firearms would prohibit people from owning some popular hunting and sport shooting guns
Read more »