Lot 445 Canada #118b 1925 10c yellow brown Admiral, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. Unitrade CV$210, sold for $220 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 253 — Canada one cent dark green Admiral plate strip of five, sold for $518
Lot 253 Canada #104 1911 1c dark green Admiral Plate Strip of Five. A lower Plate 97 strip, with major re-entry on second stamp (Marler 97LR92); extra short vertical line in left numeral tablet beside the vertical line on first stamp. Mint never hinged. Estimate $200, sold for $450 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 283 — Canada two cent green Admiral strip of four, wet printing marginal strip, realized $265
Lot 283 Canada #107 1922 2c green Admiral Strip of Four. Wet printing left marginal strip. Top half of pyramid lines in left margin opposite bottom. Also phantom pyramid lines in left margin opposite top two stamps. The pyramid lines are 6.5 mm to the left of the stamp designs which means it must come from one of plates 175, 176, 180, 181. Stamp 2 has a scratch to the left of the 2 in the right numeral tablet. Unused (no gum) and scarce. Estimate $100, sold for $230 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 333 — Canada seven cent Admiral die proof in unissued orange colour, realized $1265
One of many good realizations from the Hillside Collection of Canada Admirals, this one a discovery.
Lot 333 Canada #113P 1912 7c Admiral Die Proof, on India on card, in unissued orange colour, measuring 39 x 24 mm. Die number and 23 mm printer’s imprint at bottom. Only two proofs in this colour are recorded, both were in the Christie sale of ABN proof material. Not mentioned in Minuse and Pratt or on Library and Archives web site. There are two diagonal creases and two nicks at top and right, still a major Admiral rarity. Estimate $500, SOLD for $1,100 plus premium.
Sale #13 Begins Today With Canada
We begin our sale today at 1:00pm, with Canada and BNA. The Hillside Collection of Admirals is drawing a lot of attention. And this item from the Numeral Issue of Canada will do well:
Lot 226 Canada #84 1900 20c olive green Numeral, mint never hinged and very fine. Accompanied by a 2010 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$3,000. Opening at $2,000 (as of 8am Aug. 20th).