Lot 207 Canada #OST30 1935 $3 Blue Ontario Tax Transfer, used, fine and scarce. van Dam CV C$700, sold for C$475.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 182, Canada 1957-1968 Fisherman Unemployment Insurance SPECIMEN set, VF NH, sold for C$1,404
Lot 182 Canada #FU56s/FU95s 1957 to 1968 Fisherman Unemployment Insurance Issue Specimen Sets, all four sets (1957, 1958, 1960 and 1968) complete mint never hinged, each with SPECIMEN overprint in red plus security punch, very fine and fresh. van Dam CV C$1,460, sold for C$1,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 329, Canada 1861 ten cent brown Nesbitt Stationery envelope Collingwood Harbor to Westford Connecticut, VF, sold for C$819
Lot 329 Canada #EN2 1861 10c Brown Nesbitt Stationery Envelope to the United States, postmarked Collingwood Harbor “NOV 12” (US style c.d.s. with American spelling of Harbor) and addressed to Westford, Connecticut, with the stamp cancelled by pen. Includes a double-sided letter inside datelined Nov. 10, 1861, very fine. Webb CV$950, sold for C$700.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 287, Five franc violet grey pinkish, used at French Post Office in Shanghai
Sale 50 continues today with Worldwide & Commonwealth stamps.
Lot 287 French Offices in Shanghai, Y&T #37 5fr Violet Grey Pinkish Used at French Post Office in Shanghai, with Large Figures cancel 5104. Small thin at upper center does not detract. Yvert & Tellier catalogue €1,750 (CAD $2,557). Fine. Yvert & Tellier $1,750.