Canada 38a Queen Elizabeth II a remarkably fresh mint block

a remarkably fresh mint block of the elusive first printing

bearing a beautiful example of the elusive 6p dark green on bluish wove paper

undated (1860 circa

1898 Two cent vermilion King Edward VII

a superb mint set of imperforate pairs

Canada 38a Queen Elizabeth II a remarkably fresh mint block1879 (April) Clean orange cover mailed to Kandy, Ceylon (British East Indies), likely dispatched from South Zorra as known from this correspondence, franked with manuscript cancelled 5c deep olive pair, Montreal printing, perf 11x12, London Paid MY 12 79 transit in red; on reverse clear Woodstock AP 30, Hamilton AP 30, Colombo Paid JU 12 17 transits along with Kandy Paid JU 13 receiver. Pays the rare, very early 10 cent UPU British Empire rate to a