Corinphila stamp auction
Lot 967
SG
1
example ...mehr 1851/60: 1 d. red-brown on bluish paper, imperforate, a used example with good to large margins all round, lightly cancelled in black. Choice and fine. Signed Brun Gi = £ 475
LIVE!
150.00 CHF
(app. 163 EUR)
Sold
(app. 163 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lot 11796
SC
1
Scott #1, Value $7,000
Prix fixe
3750.00 USD
(app. 3250 EUR)
(app. 3250 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lot 11711
SC
1
Scott #1, Value $6,000
Prix fixe
3500.00 USD
(app. 3033 EUR)
(app. 3033 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 362
SC
1
SG
1
brownish ...mehr Nova Scotia, 1853, 1p Red Brown (1; SG 1). Original gum with brownish toned bands, large to full margins on each side, rich color and a bold impression, Very Fine, a handsome original gum example of this Nova Scotia classic, with 2000 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $4,000, SG £3,250, Unitrade C$6,000
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800.00 USD
(app. 693 EUR)
Sold
(app. 693 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lot 11897
SC
1
Scott #1, ...mehr NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 * CHOICE, VF, OG, RARE GEM. PSE. Cert.
Scott #1, Value $4,000
Prix fixe
1100.00 USD
(app. 953 EUR)
(app. 953 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lot 11824
SC
1
With ...mehr NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 O SPECTACULAR used example, SUPERB RARE GEM. With 2 Certs, 1 graded 98J.
Scott #1, Value $0
Prix fixe
1200.00 USD
(app. 1040 EUR)
(app. 1040 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lot 11902
SC
1RP-6RP
"REPRINTS", ...mehr NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1/6 RP 1p, 3p, 6p, 1/-, Set of 4 pairs, "REPRINTS", VF, SCARCE!
Scott #1RP-6RP, Value $1,250
Prix fixe
550.00 USD
(app. 477 EUR)
(app. 477 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 363
SC
2
SG
3
400.00 USD
(app. 347 EUR)
Sold
(app. 347 EUR)
Kelleher Auctions
Lot 2084
SC
2
color and ...mehr 1851, 3d bright blue (Scott 2), unused without gum, rich color and ample, well balanced margins, Very Fine, with a 1985 Greene Foundation certificate.
Scott $2,000 for o.g.
660.00 USD
(app. 572 EUR)
Sold
(app. 572 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lot 3300
SG
2
213.00 GBP
(app. 244 EUR)
07.04.2026 17:00 BST
(app. 244 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lot 3293
SG
2
88.00 GBP
(app. 101 EUR)
07.04.2026 17:00 BST
(app. 101 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lot 3303
SG
2
19.00 GBP
(app. 22 EUR)
07.04.2026 17:00 BST
(app. 22 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lot 3294
![1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U} [US1] ...](https://cdn.philasearch.com/A09352/S101/v3294.jpg)
SG
2
[US1] ...mehr 1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £88.80) (SG catalogue value = £225)
88.00 GBP
(app. 101 EUR)
07.04.2026 17:00 BST
(app. 101 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lot 3295
![1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U} [US1] ...](https://cdn.philasearch.com/A09352/S101/v3295.jpg)
SG
2
[US1] ...mehr 1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £88.80) (SG catalogue value = £225)
88.00 GBP
(app. 101 EUR)
07.04.2026 17:00 BST
(app. 101 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lot 3301
SG
2
213.00 GBP
(app. 244 EUR)
07.04.2026 17:00 BST
(app. 244 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lot 3302
![1851-60 3d deep blue fine used, small to good margins {U} [US1] ...](https://cdn.philasearch.com/A09352/S101/v3302.jpg)
SG
2
42.00 GBP
(app. 48 EUR)
07.04.2026 17:00 BST
(app. 48 EUR)
Auktionshaus Klüttermann GmbH
Lot 11275
Mi
2+2H
ONLINE LIVE
100.00 EUR
30.04.2026 23:59 CEST
WIP Stamps International
Lot 11676
SC
2b
Scott #2b, ...mehr NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#2b * Pale Blue, XF, OG, RARE! With Cert.
Scott #2b, Value $3,200
Prix fixe
1500.00 USD
(app. 1300 EUR)
(app. 1300 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lot 11832
SC
2b
Scott #2b, Value $0
Prix fixe
350.00 USD
(app. 303 EUR)
(app. 303 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4084
SC
2
SG
2
margins ...mehr Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Bright Blue (2; SG 3). Mint N.H., large margins on each side, bold color, proof-like impression on exceptionally fresh paper with pristine original gum EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 3-PENCE BRIGHT BLUE. According to our Power Search, this is the first Mint N.H. example we have offered in over 30 years. With 2025 Greene Foundation certificate. Catalogued as hinged. Scott $2,000. SG £1,400. Unitrade C$3,200
1500.00 USD
(app. 1300 EUR)
29.05.2026 08:30 EDT
(app. 1300 EUR)
Romano House of Stamps Sales Ltd.
Lot 297
SG
2a, 5
1857 folded letter to Newcastle-on-Tyne, franked with a bisected 1851–57 3d deep blue on bluish paper (SG 2a), used as 1½d, and a 6d yellow-green on bluish paper (SG 5), both imperforate. The stamps are cancelled by a framed oval grid in black. On the front, below the stamps, is a red ‘PKT. LETTER / PAID / LIVERPOOL’ tombstone datestamp dated 14.6.57. Backstamped with Nova Scotia and Newcastle-on-Tyne datestamps.
This franking represents the correct 7½d rate, the standard single-letter charge to the UK. As there was no 1½d adhesive available, the Postmaster General authorised the use of bisected 3d stamps on October 19, 1854. The 3d deep blue bisect is recorded in only three combinations for making up this transatlantic 7½d rate.
A visually appealing and scarce bisect usage, despite the reduced back, and an important addition to any serious collection of Nova Scotia postal history.
The term “House cover†in this context refers to a specific and well-known 1855 Nova Scotia cover sent by the firm Blackwood & House, a Halifax-based mercantile company. These covers were addressed to their partner office in England and are notable because several early bisect usages—especially of the 3d blue bisect + 6d green to pay 7½d—were sent by or to this firm.
So when philatelists say “House coverâ€, they’re referring to:
A genuine, commercial usage of bisected Nova Scotia stamps,
Usually mailed by Blackwood & House,
And often considered part of the earliest known examples of the authorised bisect practice after the 1854 PMG directive.
These covers are among the few documented and accepted uses of the bisect to make up the UK letter rate.
Because they originated from a known sender, they're used as benchmarks for authenticity and proper usage.
There are only a handful known - hence the high auction values and collector interest.
P.A. Expertising Limited
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1800.00 USD
(app. 1560 EUR)
16.04.2026 22:00 CEST
(app. 1560 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lot 11712
SC
3
Scott ...mehr NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 ** SUPERB, NH, RARE QUALITY GEM! VGG. Cert.
Scott #3, Value $7,500
Prix fixe
5500.00 USD
(app. 4767 EUR)
(app. 4767 EUR)
Kelleher Auctions
Lot 2085
SC
3
Scott $3,000.
960.00 USD
(app. 832 EUR)
Sold
(app. 832 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 364
SC
3
SG
2
h.r., ...mehr Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Dark Blue (3; SG 2). Original gum, small h.r., large to full margins all around, strong rich color with an intense impression on lightly blued paper, Extremely Fine, a handsome original gum example in superb condition, ex "Alan", with 2014 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $3,000, SG £1,500, Unitrade C$4,400
700.00 USD
(app. 607 EUR)
Sold
(app. 607 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lot 11828
SC
3
Scott #3, Value $0
Prix fixe
550.00 USD
(app. 477 EUR)
(app. 477 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lot 11833
![NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE! Scott #3 ...](https://cdn.philasearch.com/A09687/S1/v11833.jpg)
SC
3
Scott ...mehr NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott #3, Value $0
Prix fixe
300.00 USD
(app. 260 EUR)
(app. 260 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lot 11834
![NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE! Scott #3 ...](https://cdn.philasearch.com/A09687/S1/v11834.jpg)
SC
3
Scott ...mehr NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott #3, Value $0
Prix fixe
300.00 USD
(app. 260 EUR)
(app. 260 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4085
SC
3
SG
2
just ...mehr Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Dark Blue (3; SG 2). Three large margins, just barely touching on one side, tied by oval grid cancel on 1860 cover to Niagara, "Guysborough N.S. JY 21 1860" despatch datestamp on back, Amherst (Jul. 23), St. John N.B. (Jul. 26), Montreal (Aug. 1), and "Mon & Kings GD. Trk. R.W. Post Office No. 2, AUG 1 1860" transit and Niagara (Aug. 2) arrival backstamps, cover with horizontal file fold, Very Fine, according to James Allen, this is the only known cover from Nova Scotia to have traveled on the Grand Trunk Railway
400.00 USD
(app. 347 EUR)
29.05.2026 08:30 EDT
(app. 347 EUR)
Romano House of Stamps Sales Ltd.
Lot 300
SG
3
from ...mehr Nova Scotia, 1858, inland cover to Colchester1858 folded letter from Wilmot to New Annan, Colchester County, franked at the 3d inland rate with a fine example of the 1851 3d bright blue on bluish paper, first printing (SG 3), tied by grid cancel. Clear "LONDONDERRY N.S. DE 10 8" circular date stamp alongside
200.00 USD
(app. 173 EUR)
16.04.2026 22:00 CEST
(app. 173 EUR)
Romano House of Stamps Sales Ltd.
Lot 299
SG
3
300.00 USD
(app. 260 EUR)
16.04.2026 22:00 CEST
(app. 260 EUR)
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