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Back of Book -- Federal Revenues continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

521

Mint and Used Collection, in four like-new van Dam Canadian Revenue Stamp Albums, with the stamps in neat black mounts. Fairly sparse, but we note some good issues such as Newfoundland never hinged singles and gutter pairs, some used 1864 First and 1865 Second Bill issues, a group of never hinged Excise surcharge issues, some embossed check stamps etc. A nice, clean collection, with good quality stamps. Accompanied by a 2017 edition of The Canadian Stamp Revenue Catalogue by E. S. J. van Dam. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (Scan e) (All Scans)

van Dam $ 623

SOLD for C$190.00
Will close during Public Auction

522

Large Accumulation of Mostly Used Revenues and Back-of-the-Book with well over 1000 items on album pages and stock pages. Starts with 400+ Bill Stamps FB3/FB51 (includes faulty FB34), then 150+ Custom Duty FCD1/FCD9 (no FCD5), 100+ War Tax #FWT7/FWT18, 100+ Excise Tax #FX1/FX20 (3, all punched), 200+ two and three leaf Excise Tax #FX34/FX138 including some overprints and imperfs. Then some War Savings Stamps including a nice NH block with FWS 9, 10, 13 and 14, Postal Note stamps FPS1/FPS20 (this mint OG), 24 complete cheques with FCH1 embossed stamps, a nice selection of cigarette, cigar and tobacco stamps (30) and strips (16), a few provincial revenue stamps (NB, NS, ON, PE and QC) and other sundry items such as MNH Canada Unemployment Insurance #FU 99 and FU102. Back-of-the-Book issues include several 100s Postage Due J1/J20, including some mint, with a large proportion being faulty, as well as 3 stock pages of Admiral War Tax Stamps #MR1/MR7 (no MR2B, C or D). Includes some mint items, some NH, scattered throughout. Overall quality is mixed with many nice items as well as many items with faults, some severe, especially in the Postage Dues. Still a valuable lot that deserves careful inspection.

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$220.00
Will close during Public Auction

523

Collection of Mostly Tobacco Stamps, with mostly all different stamps on three stock pages, with 8 different long strips, 4 small strips, 8 stamp size and two older large size, including a large blue Queen Victoria 5 lb stamp series of 1897. Also includes a US 1926 long strip, a sheetlet of four 1988 Québec Wildlife Conservation stamps and two stock cards with 18 various provinces revenue stamps (these alone catalogue $37 in van Dam) and finally a set of four rouletted reprints of CL42 Yukon Airways, in different colours (Unitrade $25). (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Est $ 75

SOLD for C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction

524

FB8

1864 8c blue Queen Victoria First Bill Issue, a mint never hinged lower right corner block of 30, with a few separations between stamps and overall very fine. (Scan a)

van Dam $ 1,350

SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction

525

FWS1-4 var

Poster Depicting the Image Appearing on the 1918 War Savings Stamps, being an image of Ypres in 1915, from an original drawing done by Sir Bernard Partridge for Punch magazine. This is an ad published by General Motors of Canada on behalf of the Victory Loan in 1941 which depicts an "In Flanders Fields" poem, patriotic text and the image used on the War Savings stamps of 1918. It measures 28.5 x 44.5 cm and is fresh and very fine, attached to a card backing. A wonderful collateral item to add to a Revenue collection or exhibit and an ideal companion to the die proof and other War Savings lots listed here. (Scan a)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction

526

FWS1-4 var

World War I War Savings Stamps Poster, an original poster measuring 20½ x 27 inches, printed and issued by the National War-Savings Committee, Ottawa. These were folded twice to be mailed to post offices for display, and this one appears to have escaped any public display, as evidenced by its gorgeous condition, bright colours and such. It depicts a large $5 stamp (FWS2) in colour of issue (green) plus nine smaller 25c stamps (FWS1) in brown. This poster alerted the public for the purchase of the 1918 series of War Savings Stamps, as listed by van Dam as #s FWS1-4. A very rare showpiece, which has been stored in a non-smoking and archival environment for the past 100 years. There is a small (insignificant) repair in the lower left margin, else a remarkable poster, in fresh original condition, offered in a rigid top-loader protective sleeve for viewing. Another great addition to the other lots we offer pertaining to this interesting issue. (Scan a)

Est $ 750

SOLD for C$625.00
Will close during Public Auction

527

E/P

FWS1-4 DP

1918 Canada War Savings Stamp Large Die Proof, showing only the centre of the design of the issued stamps, on a large die-sunk card measuring 150 x 230 mm. There is a pencil notation on back "Canada / Ypres". (Scan a)

Est $ 350

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

528

FWS2

1918 $5 green War Savings Stamp on War Savings Certificate, with English inscription. van Dam values the used stamp at $1,000 and goes on to say that documents are rare, and in fact this item recently sold at auction for $2,400. Both sides of document are scanned online. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

van Dam $ 1,000

SOLD for C$525.00
Will close during Public Auction

529

FWS5-15 var

World War II War Savings Stamps Poster, an original poster measuring 12 x 18 inches, mounted on heavy card stock (C1S) with counter display cardboard back support. It depicts a soldier holding a $5 War Savings Certificate and a stamp image showing a 25c stamp plus a chart of prices (eg. $5 for $4, $100 for $80, etc.). This poster is extremely fresh, with vibrant colours and essentially intact, still in its original mailing envelope, being an OE Kraft 12½ x 18½ inches, stamped "ENGLISH" in lower right corner. The poster has never been opened or displayed and is in pristine condition. (Scan a)

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction

530

FWT9a

1920 3c green War Tax George V with Red X Precancel, unused (no gum), with straight edge at right, fine-very fine and rare. (Scan a)

van Dam $ 675

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

531

FX14/FX19

1923 High Value Revenue Cheque, "no. 135 Stamp Tax Demand Notes and Other papers" from the Bank of Toronto, datestamped paid on DEC.31.1923. The excise tax was paid by affixing a total of $556 in stamps, with $10 (x55), $5 (x1) and $1 (x1). Sadly, eight of the stamps have since fallen off. This excise tax was paid charging the St Maurice paper Co. Ltd. of Three Rivers for a transaction valued at $1,390,000 (over $19 million today). An exceptional showpiece, in that the largest franking on such a document known is $100 (as per van Dam correspondence), and in that large frankings are usually only found on much larger sized documents, and this is a complete document which would display quite nicely in a revenue exhibit or album page. Small tears and repaired tear, still fine. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 750

SOLD for C$35.00
Will close during Public Auction

532

FX96a

3c blue Excise Tax Coil, lot of 108 cheques, from 1947 to 1953, 93 of which are franked with a pair of coil stamps, the other 15 are franked with two single coils. Faults on a few only, rest are overall fine or better

van Dam $ 1,563

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction

533

OV1/OV11

1949-50 On Vacation Pay Book Pages, with three pages, one is double-sided and each is franked with a variety of denominations (complete from OV1 to OV11 except for missing OV3 and OV9). The cancels on one page each have an error in the year date and should read 1949 instead of 1946. Uncommon and fine. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

van Dam $ 908

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction

534

TBT31, TBT34

1908 The Bell Telephone Company of Montreal Booklet, containing 6 complete panes plus 18 stamps (in an incomplete pane) of the 5c green (TBT31) as well as 1 complete panes plus 33 stamps (in 2 incomplete panes) of the 25c purple brown (TBT34). Unchecked by us for any watermarked stamps (van Dam suggests a premium of 50%). The booklet covers have light edge wear, soiling and a few small pencil notations, still a very rare booklet and stamps are very fine. Catalogue value is for single stamps only. (Scan a)

van Dam $ 6,818

SOLD for C$1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

535

TCP7/TCP47

Collection of Canadian pacific Railway Stamps, 1894 to 1934, with 17 stamps in all (a few are duplicated). Also includes a TGN14 and a 1931 brown Western Union Telegraph Company stamp (faulty) not included in catalogue value. Most are mint hinged, about half have small thins due to hinge removal and a few have light creases. (Scan a)

van Dam $ 720

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction

Back of Book -- Provincial Revenues

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

536

BCT166/BCT180

British Columbia Telephone Company Specimens and Unfinished Proofs, with a total of 13 different panes of six, each with a tab margin at top, and each in a different colour. Some have security punch holes, some with and some without serial number, some with or without watermarks. A rare group, very fine and fresh, and ideal for the enthusiast. (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (All Scans)

Est $ 750

SOLD for C$500.00
Will close during Public Auction

537

NFB1

1938 10/12c blue Caribou Beer Revenue, Perforated 12 x 13¼ an unused (no gum, as issued) vertical pair, for "Beer under 3% Alcohol" (Lindberg Ale), the first we have handled, extremely fine and rare. (Scan a)

van Dam $ 3,200

SOLD for C$1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction

538

SL76-SL78

1968 $10, $20 and $50 Saskatchewan Law Stamps, Rouletted, all three in a fresh mint never hinged sheet of 50, very fine. (Scan a)

van Dam $ 4,000

SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction

Back of Book -- Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamps

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

539

E/P

ca. 1958 Migratory Game Bird Permit Lithographed Trial Essay Colour Proofs, in six colours, depicting two wood ducks, printed on glossy surfaced paper by the Canadian Bank Note Company. Very fine and scarce. (Scan a) (Scan b) (All Scans)

Est $ 200

SOLD for C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction

540

Collection of 25 Different Wildlife Conservation Booklets, 1985 to 2012, with #s FWH1-21, 24-25, 28-29. FWH24 is artist signed. Very fine.

Unitrade $ 855

SOLD for C$55.00
Will close during Public Auction