Lot 476 Canada #MR3 1916 2c + 1c carmine Admiral War Tax, Die I, mint never hinged, very fine. From the Summerhill Collection. Unitrade CV$180, sold for $180 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 486 — Canada 1916 1c on 2c brown Admiral war tax, VF MNH, sold for $460
Lot 486 Canada #MR7 1916 2c + 1c brown Admiral War Tax Coil Single, Die I, mint never hinged, very fine. From the Summerhill Collection of Admirals. Unitrade CV$180, sold for $400 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 340 — Canada twenty cent olive green Admiral WAR TAX overprint, realized $1035
Lot 340 Canada #MR2C 1915 20c olive green Admiral Overprinted WAR TAX, mint never hinged, with deep colour and very fine. Ex. Lum and accompanied by a 2013 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$720, sold for $900 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 338 — Canada 1915 Five cent blue Admiral War Tax overprint, MNH, sold for $1150
Lot 338 Canada #MR2Bi 1915 5c Admiral War Tax Overprinted INLAND REVENUE WAR TAX, mint never hinged with deep colour, very fine. Unitrade $900, sold for $1,000 plus buyer’s premium.
The previous lot with a very similar stamp, colour perhaps not as deep, but Ex. Lum and accompanied by a 2013 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate, sold for $604.
Auction Day — New provincial taxes and featured lots
Our twelfth public sale begins at 10:00am EDT today. New rules for Canada harmonized tax calculations in Prince Edward Island and British Columbia have prompted us to make featured lots of some stamps from those jurisdictions.
Lot 726 British Columbia #10 1869 10c on 3d lilac rose Perf. 14 Surcharge, mint hinged with original gum and fine. A nice stamp. Unitrade CV$2,400.
Lot 775 Prince Edward Island #2 1861 3d blue Queen Victoria Perf 9, used with grid cancel, well centered among large margins and very fine. Unitrade $900.