Lot 338 — Canada 1915 Five cent blue Admiral War Tax overprint, MNH, sold for $1150

Lot 338Lot 338 Canada #MR2Bi 1915 5c Admiral War Tax Overprinted INLAND REVENUE WAR TAX, mint never hinged with deep colour, very fine. Unitrade $900, sold for $1,000 plus buyer’s premium.

The previous lot with a very similar stamp, colour perhaps not as deep, but Ex. Lum and accompanied by a 2013 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate, sold for $604.

Lot 295 — Canada three cent brown Admiral on very thin wove paper, sold for $345

Lot 295Lot 295 Canada #108var 3c brown Admiral Printed on a Very Thin Wove Paper (thinner than the 7c #114iii). The pale shade is partially the result of the printing plate being slightly under-inked. The first example of this paper we have seen, mint never hinged, fine-very fine centering. Estimate $200, sold for $300.00 plus buyer’s premium.

Lot 406 — Canada 1951 CAPEX presentation folder with set of VF NH blocks of Centennial Issue, sold for $196

Lot 406Lot 406 Canada #311-314 1951 CAPEX Presentation Folder. Souvenir with pebbled deep blue card with the impressed Canadian Coat of Arms in gold. Contains mint never hinged, very fine blocks of 1951 Centennial of the British North American Post Administration issue, as new. Estimate $50, Sold for $170 plus buyer’s premium.