Lot 287 — Canada 1915 twenty cent olive green Admiral, Inland Revenue overprint, MNH, sold for $920

Lot 287Lot 287 Canada #MR2Ci 1915 20c olive green Admiral with Inland Revenue War Tax Overprint, mint never hinged, fresh and with large margins. Extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$720, sold for $800 plus buyer’s premium.

Lot 247 — 1900 twenty cent olive green Numeral imperf pair, used

Lot 247Lot 247 Canada #84a 1900 20c olive green Queen Victoria Imperforate Horizontal Pair, used, with part blue c.d.s. cancel on right stamp. Accompanied by a photocopy of the plate block of four plus this pair which were cancelled by the same large blue c.d.s. cancel, as well as a Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Only one sheet of 100 was issued, which was badly mishandled, resulting in creases in all but 9 stamps, including this pair. Rare and very fine, unpriced in Unitrade but worth at least as much as a mint pair. Estimate $6,000.