1916 2c + 1c rose red Admiral War Tax, die I, fresh immaculate block of 16, never hinged, very fine. CV:$2880
Admiral
Sold for $431 — Lot 1462, Canada Pre-Cancel #P-2-MR4-D
Walkerville 2¢ + 1¢ brown War Tax Admiral with PD Co. perfin and double precancel (one impression faint), fine. Est. $100
Sold for $4830 — Lot 1453, Canada #I-110 Amherst NS Pre-cancel
Amherst 4¢ bistre Admiral with type 1 precancel. There is a trivial thin on back mentioned for the record, overall fine. A rare precancel that is missing from most collections.
From that short description came one of the best realizations in Sale #2. Lot 1453, the Amherst NS precancel (#1-110) on 4¢ bistre Admiral has not been offered in perhaps 10 years, and is missing from most collections. Despite a trivial thin on the back, and not being well-centered, our example sold for $4830 including premium. We are told that this is likely a record price for a single Canadian pre-cancel.
Sold for $1610 — Lot 1219, Canada #116
1912 10¢ plum Admiral, deep rich colour, an immaculate stamp in all respects, extremely fine. Unitrade CV$1200.
Sold for $310 — Lot 1212, Canada #110d
Canada #110d, 1925 4c yellow ochre Admiral, dry printing, a lovely immaculate single, extremely fine and never hinged. Accompanied by 2007 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate (as #110). Catalogues $195 in Unitrade.