The "Bluenose"!

B/S...you have too many E's

I've never considered the $5 Columbian particularly attractive- no doubt because I knew I could never afford one.

But the "Bluenose" on the other hand....

Actually, I think beauty and cost are two separate variables. I really like the 1928 Scott C11 5c carmine and blue "Beacon on Rocky Mountains" stamp- and that is 75 cents used.




Getting close to full catalogue. And for a stamp that is not even on the auction block.




Dave- Correctamundo!

Jim

I also lke the Canadian Chalon portrait on the 12p black (a beutiful pair is coming up for sale at the next Bringham auction according to the Canadian stamp news

Well used copies don't come much finer than yours.

I don't need to ever worry about affording one copy of the 12d black, never mind a pair. But I've just picked up a nice specimen copy of the 12d black at the last Vance auction - it should be waiting for me when I get back home in a couple of days. That will have to satisfy the empty space in my album, it certainly won't ever be replaced with a $250,000 copy, or whatever the catalogue value is for that one now ...

Ryan