Lot 229 Canada #TBT31, TBT34 1908 The Bell Telephone Company Booklet, containing 7 complete panes plus 34 stamps of the 5c green (TBT31) as well as 5 complete panes plus 28 stamps of the 25c purple brown (TBT34). The 5c values include 29 watermarked stamps and the 25c values include 12 watermarked stamps (both not counted in catalogue value, but van Dam suggests a premium of 50%). The booklet covers have light creasing, soiling and a few small pencil notations, still a very rare booklet and stamps are very fine, never hinged. van Dam CV$12,620, sold for C$2,900 plus buyer’s premium.
A Traditional Philatelic Auction House — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
