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1120

Group of 20 Canada Post Annual Collections, 1981-2005, missing only 1983 from the run, includes 1984 (x2) and the Millennium Collection, about half sealed in their original packaging, all stamps present, clean and very fine.

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Face C$ 602

SOLD for C$190.00
Will close during Public Auction

1121

Group of 18 Canada Post Annual Collections, 1975/2011, including 1975, 1977 (x2), 1978 (x2), 1979 (x2), 1980, 1992, 1999, Millennium, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011, clean and very fine.

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Face C$ 470

SOLD for C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction

1122

Group of 21 Canada Post Annual Collections, 1982–2022, including the 1989 hardcover edition (Unitrade #32a), with 1982–1988 volumes in original white boxes (some worn) and a few books showing signs of poor storage, though stamps remain unaffected, ideal for face value postage; photo shows the entire lot.

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Face C$ 570

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1123

Group of 12 Canada Post Annual Collections, 1989–2013, including 1989 (hardcover, c.v. $70), 1990, 1994, 2000 Millennium Collection, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (×2), 2012 and 2013, many still sealed in original packaging, all clean and very fine.

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Face C$ 577

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1124

Group of 28 Canada Post Annual Collections, 1995–2022, including sought-after modern year sets with substantial face value, all clean and very fine; photo shows the entire lot.

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Face C$ 1,682

SOLD for C$800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1125

Group of 21 Canada Post Annual Collections, 1997–2016, including the Millennium Collection, a useful group for filling gaps or acquiring stamp formats available only through annual or quarterly issues, all stamps present in this very clean group, all very fine.

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Face C$ 1,194

SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1126

Group of 21 Canada Post Annual Collections, 1997–2016, including the Millennium Collection, all stamps present, a useful group for filling gaps or acquiring formats available only through annual or quarterly issues, all very fine.

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Face C$ 1,098

SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1127

Group of 11 Canada Post Annual Collections, 2012–2022, all clean and very fine; photo shows the entire lot.

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Face C$ 960

SOLD for C$550.00
Will close during Public Auction

Canada Uncut Press Sheets

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Lot Description

1128

1884ii/2860i

Group of 23 Canada Post uncut press sheets, all in original Canada Post tubes, includes issues such as Chinatown Gates, Superman, Titanic, Empress of Ireland, Dinosaurs, several Lunar New Year sheets, and others, with a total face value of $654, a clean and appealing group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade C$ 1,389

SOLD for C$450.00
Will close during Public Auction

Canada Cinderellas

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1129

Group of interesting Cinderellas, 1937 to 2020s, featuring classic issues through ORAPEX and BNAPEX overprints (these to 2022), including 1937 Coronation labels, CAPEX 1951 labels, and the colourful "Know Canada Series" issued by Canadian National Railways, most listed in the Field Guide to the Cinderella Stamps of Canada (to 2015), all items shown in the online photos, a fine to very fine group and an ideal starting point for a new collecting area. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction

Canada Revenues

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1130

Accumulation of Federal and Provincial Revenue stamps, 1870s to 1960s, comprising approximately 2,000 used and some mint stamps, mounted on pages, in stock cards or glassines, many identified with substantial duplication, including Bill Stamps (various issues), Electricity and Gas, Weights and Measures, Law Stamps, Québec Registration, Saskatchewan Power Commission, New Brunswick Tobacco, Unemployment Insurance, Excise and more, in need of sorting but very useful for the specialist or reseller, overall fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1131

Assortment of revenue documents and stamps, 1870s to 1940s, including Federal issues such as Weights & Measures, Electricity Inspection, Excise Tax, Postal Note, and a few Tobacco Tax stamps, with some duplication and several examples on piece, the documents feature two cheques franked with 3c, 6c, and 9c Third Bill Issue stamps, along with four documents bearing Quebec Law Stamps (QL15), a scarce usage on document per van Dam, an engaging group offering both visual and historical interest, overall fine or better; all items shown in online photos. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1132

NFR41/NFW3

Dealer stock of Newfoundland revenue stamps, 1942 to 1947, including a lovely never hinged $20 brown (c.v. $450), 1c and 3c Customs Duty stamps (duplication of the 1c, plus three of the 13-¼ rouletted varieties), and more. Good to add to sales inventory. Overall fine or better.

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van Dam C$ 1,435

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1133

OL1/OL90

Exhibit of Ontario Law stamps, 1864–1940, a comprehensive selection featuring all major issued examples from the period, complemented by notable varieties including rouletted, imperforate, misperforated and multiple formats, with highlights such as imprint-margin examples and a striking imperf-between vertical pair of the 50c (OL52a), all items shown in online photos; the plate proofs from this exhibit are offered as lot 1134, and related documents as lots 1136, 1137, and 1138; ex David Schurman’s gold medal exhibit of Ontario Law stamps, an exceptional and ready-made foundation for further development, 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) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 4,000

SOLD for C$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1134

E/P

OL2/OL57

1864–1870, group of 52 Ontario Law stamp plate proofs, all imperforate and predominantly printed on thin India paper in green, comprising examples with Consolidated Fund, Fee Fund, or Law Society overprints from the 1864 issues, along with unoverprinted proofs from the 1870 series, a scarce and desirable group as assembled, ex David Schurman’s gold medal exhibit of Ontario Law stamps, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 3,500

SOLD for C$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1135

Group of 10 Ontario revenue stamps, 1928–1960s, including a used $50 blue on orange Law stamp (OL90, c.v. $250), five Transfer Tax stamps (OST19, 20, 21, 22, and 24, total c.v. $25), a 2½ mills Luxury Tax stamp (c.v. $30), and three mint never hinged Gasoline Tax stamps (OGT11–OGT13, total c.v. $450), still housed in a van Dam card, all fine or better.

van Dam C$ 755

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1136

Group of 16 Ontario Law documents, 1864–1872, illustrating a range of early usages of the province’s first Law Stamp issues, with the earliest dated November 22, 1864, and representing fee types such as Summons, Payment Demands, and Court of Common Pleas, franked with examples from all three overprint types—Consolidated, Fee, and Law Society—several displaying notable varieties including the $4 C.F. stamp (OL14, c.v. $175) with the "raised dot after C" variety; all items pictured in the online photos, condition generally fine or better with typical folds and edge wear as expected for period legal documents. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 750

SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction

1137

Group of 15 Ontario Law documents, 1870–1927, illustrating a wide range of legal uses of the province’s Law Stamp issues, with the earliest dated May 12, 1870, covering Payment Demands, Court of Common Pleas, Bailiff’s Fees, Judgment Summons and Promissory Note Judgments, notably including one document bearing thirty-six $4 green stamps and another with twenty of the 1908 $4 issue, twenty-five $1 and three 50c stamps of the 1870 issue; condition is fine or better with expected folds and edge wear typical of legal documents from the period, all items pictured in online photos; ex David Schurman’s gold medal exhibit of Ontario Law stamps. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 650

SOLD for C$190.00
Will close during Public Auction

1138

Group of 17 Ontario Law documents, 1926–1954, illustrating various legal applications of the province’s Law Stamp issues, beginning with a June 8, 1926 document featuring a late usage of the 1903 $5 blue and concluding with a Supreme Court of Ontario item dated April 28, 1954, fee types include Estate, Land Titles and Audit-related charges, with documents in fine or better condition showing typical folds and edge wear consistent with period usage, all items depicted online; ex David Schurman’s gold medal exhibit of Ontario Law stamps. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 600

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1139

Series "B" Tobacco Stamps, 1915 onwards, plus Excise stamps with cancels. These stamps are on 65 pages of mostly Hagner black stock sheets, with very little duplication, formed over decades by Earle L. Covert. Includes strips and larger-format stamps also. A fascinating and still understudied area of philately, the contents include examples of most of the items issued in the period and many varieties, according to the Catalogue of Federal Tobacco Stamps of Canada, by Christopher D. Ryan. Our image gallery photos show all of the pages, ready to be updated and expanded with new information. An unusual opportunity. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 2,500

SOLD for C$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction