Admiral

Lot 30, Canada 1925 Sifto Salt full-back advertising cover, Saskatoon to Winnipeg

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Lot 30, Canada 1925 Sifto Salt full-back advertising cover, Saskatoon to WinnipegLot 30, Canada 1925 Sifto Salt full-back advertising cover, Saskatoon to WinnipegLot 30 Canada 1925 (October 24), Sifto Salt full-back advertising cover, franked with 3c carmine Admiral, Die II, tied to cover by Saskatoon slogan cancel, superb full-back colour illustrated advertisement for “Sifto” Iodine Salt, for household purposes and “for prevention of goitre”, the odd trivial wrinkle, lovely and very fine. Estimate C$60-80.

Lot 223, Canada 1918 one cent dark green Admiral experimental coil paste-up pair, VF NH, sold for C$936

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Lot 223, Canada 1918 one cent dark green Admiral experimental coil paste-up pair, VF NH, sold for C$936Lot 223, Canada 1918 one cent dark green Admiral experimental coil paste-up pair, VF NH, sold for C$936Lot 223 Canada #131vi 1918, 1c dark green Admiral experimental coil pair, with “OTTAWA” of imprint below paste-up, never hinged, a scarce strip, with only 50-80 examples believed extant from this experiment of July, 1918, very fine; with 2015 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade C$675, sold for C$800.00 17% buyer’s premium.

Lot 119, Canada 1917-22, two cent carmine Admiral squat printing VF NH booklet pane of six, sold for C$585

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Lot 119, Canada 1917-22, two cent carmine Admiral squat printing VF NH booklet pane of six, sold for C$585Lot 119 Canada #106aiii 1917-22, 2c carmine Admiral, squat printing, booklet pane of six, never hinged, the stamps being 18 x 21mm, the distinctive “squat printing,” scarce and very fine; with 2022 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$700, sold for C$500.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.