Lot 410 Manitoba #ML18 1877, Manitoba Provisional Law Stamp, 25c red and black, imperforate with C.F. overprint, on thick orange paper, cancelled in manuscript, signed by E. W. Romans, very fine and rare; the example pictured in the van Dam catalogued, and accompanied by a 2008 van Dam certificate; ex Pitblado. van Dam C$950, sold for C$1,450.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.