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Canada & Provinces continued...

Back of the Book -- Federal Revenues continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

181

FSC31

1916 25c Blue King George V Law Stamp with Red "In Prize" Overprint, mint never hinged and very well centered, with control number in the range of “In Prize” overprints recorded by Zaluski, very fine, fresh and rare, especially in this condition.

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van Dam $ 2,500

Currently...C$1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

182

FU56s/FU95s

1957 to 1968 Fisherman Unemployment Insurance Issue Specimen Sets, all four sets (1957, 1958, 1960 and 1968) complete mint never hinged, each with SPECIMEN overprint in red plus security punch, very fine and fresh. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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van Dam $ 1,460

Currently...C$450.00
Will close during Public Auction

183

FWM1/FWM71

Collection of 63 Different Weights and Measures Stamps, (64 stamps in all, including one without control #), between FWM1 and FWM71, so not missing many to be complete. All are either mint hinged or without gum, and are overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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van Dam $ 3,623

Currently...C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

184

FWM60-FWM71

Stock of Mint Never Hinged 1930 King George V Weights and Measures Issues, with each value represented in various quantities between 17 to 48, ranging from singles to blocks of 20. Overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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van Dam $ 3,226

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

185

FWP5, FWP6

Group of Prisoner of War Franks, a 1945 issue is on paper (counted as least expensive mint, with tiny bit of corner clipped), 1946 single (never hinged) and 1946 pane of 5 (counted as 4 never hinged and one with tiny gum disturbance, thus hinged). The lot also comes with a "Prisoner of War Mail" cover mailed free from Kingston to Montréal in 1939, with boxed "CENSOR INTERNMENT CAMP F" handstamp and signature. A very fine and useful group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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van Dam $ 1,300

Currently...C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

186

FWS2

1918 $5 Green War Savings Stamp, unused (no gum), fine and rarely offered.

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van Dam $ 2,000

Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction

187

FWT7e/FX15

Group of War Tax and Excise Tax Stamps, Mostly with Precancels, with better items such as FWT7e (x2), FWT10a (x2), FWT7b, FWT11b (x2) and others, for a total of 35 stamps. van Dam notes forgeries of some of the more expensive examples, thus close inspection essential. Overall fine or better and all photographed online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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van Dam $ 2,131

Currently...C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction

188

TBT1/TBT84

Collection of Bell Telephone Company Franks, starts with the elusive TBT1 (Messenger Service stamp, NH, $600), followed by 16 stamps from 1900 to 1906, followed by 44 stamps from 1908 to 1925, plus two complete panes of 20 (1911 5c and 25c). Overall very fine and well on its way to completion. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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van Dam $ 3,398

Currently...C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction

189

TCP1/TCP49, TNR9, TGT4, TGT10

Collection of Telegraph Franks from Three Different Companies, with Canadian Pacific Railways 1887 to 1936 (37 stamps), Canadian Northern Telegraph (1912 Frank No. 1) and the Grand Trunk Railway (1914 and 1920). An overall fine to very fine group including some seldom seen items. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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van Dam $ 2,797

Currently...C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction

190

TGN1/TGN31, TCN1/TCN10

Collection of Great North Western and Canadian National Telegraph Franks, with 37 stamps running from 1890 to 1935 for both companies. An overall fine collection well on its way to completion. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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van Dam $ 2,435

Currently...C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction

191

Matchbox Top Depicting Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Coat of Arms of Québec, with 4c TAXE D'ACCISE PAYEE imprint. van Dam notes examples in French are "very rare", a lovely item for the specialist.

Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

192

Collection of Mint Federal Revenue Stamps, with a little over 220 items (booklet panes and pairs counted as one item) in the following areas: War and Excise Tax (the bulk of the collection, incl. KGV, 2 Leaf, 3 Leaf, surcharges, varieties, precancels, etc.), War Savings (incl. booklet panes, etc.), Postal Note and Scrip, Unemployment Insurance (including specimen sets, etc.) and more. There are many $30 to $75 items and also saw several more cataloguing over $100 (and up to $650). Nice quality throughout, and most of the items are lightly hinged, but we did see some NH here and there. All pages scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 750

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

193

Collection of Mostly Used Federal and Provincial Revenues, 1860s to 1960s, consisting of about 300 stamps displayed on 14 stock pages. The lot begins with a nice representation of second and third Bill issues, followed by an assortment of Electric Light, Gas and Electricity, and Gas inspection stamps, George V and Three Leafs Excise issues, War tax, Unemployment, and more, as well as a nice variety of provincial Law stamps including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon. Some duplication noted, but nice useful lot, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

Back of the Book -- Provincial Revenues

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

194

E/P

1912 $1 Registration, Engraved Die Proof, on wove paper, approximately 44 x 48mm, inscribed in manuscript "Des. & Engraver LER" at bottom, trivial crease at top, not detracting from this attractive and rare proof, very fine. Rsv. $300.

Estimate $ 400

Currently...C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction

195

AL27-AL39

1910-30 5c to $10 Alberta Law Stamp Set, mint never hinged, fresh and fine to very fine overall. van Dam states, "Only 24 complete mint sets can exist". (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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van Dam $ 2,118

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

196

BCL23/BCL63

Group of 9 Different British Columbia Law Stamp Sheets, with BCL #s 23 (with three van Dam-listed plate scratches BCL23d), 38, 51, 52, 55, 57 (position 16 has the "flaw above C of COLUMBIA" variety BCL57a), 58 (position 3 has the "horizontal bar joining 2 and 0 at right" variety, BCL58a), 60 and 63, each in a mint never hinged sheet of 25, all but two with plate number in top selvedge. A very fine group

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van Dam $ 13,382

Currently...C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction

197

MW1

1967 Winnipeg Game & Fish Association Group of Varieties, with 22 stamps in blocks of four or strips, all on a black Vario-style stock page. Included are misperforated and imperforate margin examples of this popular provincial revenue issue. Unchecked for perforation varieties. Fine to very fine.

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

198

Group of Mint and Used New Brunswick Revenue Stamps, with 24 stamps in all, in a mix of hinged and never hinged (and a few without gum), includes Law and Probate stamps, overall fine to very fine and all pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

van Dam $ 651

Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction

199

NFR20/NFR24

Group of Newfoundland Revenue Stamps, with NFR20 (x5 used), NFR21 (a used pair with faulty right stamp, identified by owner as "missing period after Ottawa", but we can see a period, so catalogued as one normal stamp), NFR24 (two used pairs), NFR22 (two used singles). Also includes a used OL79. Overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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van Dam $ 495

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

200

NFR22

1910 $20 Yellow Brown King George V Revenue, four used singles, each with CANCELLED / C.S.O., a few short perfs, else overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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van Dam $ 600

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction