Lot 746 Canada Group of seven different 1897 Issue Federal Utilities Revenue Plate Proofs, with Electric Light: 25c in black and $2 in green; Gas Inspection: 25c in grey black and 50c in blue grey; Weights and Measures: unissued 2c in green, 50c in blue grey and $2 in brown. Two are on India paper, rest are card-mounted, a very fine and very seldom offered group. (All Scans.) Estimate $350, sold for C$2,700.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Sale #13 Lots & Collections
Today begins the bulkiest but potentially most interesting part of the sale. We will see some great prices in the first few minutes, where we feature complete Canada collections that could well have been broken down into individual lots. Lot 1605 is a quite complete, clean, collection of Canadian revenues that will sell for more than $2000. A Winnipeg squared circle collection follows two lots later:
Lot 1607 Canada Winnipeg Squared Circle Collection, 1893 to 1905 of over 2,450 items. Everything is mounted according to hammer, time mark, date, month, and year. Includes approximately 660 hammer I stamps and covers, approximately 440 from hammer II and over 1,350 from Hammer III. As well, there are 2 from Hammer IV: one on a 1c Edward postal card (1904) and also on a 2c Edward stamp (1905). Of the above total, 280 plus are on Jubilees, incl. one 50c stamp. Collection has over 200 covers or postal stationery cards. Balance are on stamps or cut squares. An impressive collection, years in the making, housed in 3 large Scott binders. Est. $2,000, opening at $2100 (as of 7am August 22nd).