Lot 125 Canada #115, etc. advanced Collection of mint 8c blue Admiral Issues, each with descriptions and catalogue numbers. The collection includes four different singles, identified as #s 115 (3 different shades) and 115i. The stamps were catalogued as all very fine never hinged, except for those that are lightly hinged, as indicated on the pages in pencil, see scans online. Unitrade CV$500, sold for C$400.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 189, Canada eight cent blue Admiral horizontal imperforate pair, VF mint
Lot 189 Canada #115a 1925 8c Blue Admiral Imperforate, a mint never hinged horizontal pair, fresh and very fine. A very rare Admiral imperforate, as only one sheet of 100 (50 pairs) was prepared. Accompanied by a 2009 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Lot 246, Canada eight cent blue Admiral imperforate block of four, VF-XF, two stamps hinged
Lot 246 Canada #115a 1925 8c Blue Admiral Imperforate, a mint block of four, with upper stamps hinged, lower stamps never hinged, very fine to extremely fine. A very rare multiple, the only one we have seen offered outside of a full set, and only one sheet of 100 (50 pairs) was prepared. Unitrade CV$9,000
Lot 1477, Canada 1925 eight cent blue Admiral, XF NH, sold for C$184
Lot 1477 Canada #115 1925 8c blue Admiral, mint never hinged, with large even margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Ex. Ames collection. Rsv. Unitrade CV$180, sold for C$160.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 284, Canada 1925 eight cent blue Admiral, XF NH, sold for C$230
Lot 284 Canada #115 1925 8c blue Admiral, Dry Printing, mint never hinged, quite fresh and extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate grading it as “XF-S 95.” Unitrade CV$210, sold for C$200.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.