Lot 358 Canada #FVF2 $2 black on pink Dominion of Canada Visa Fee stamp, perforated 12, cancelled in manuscript, one straight edge, used on passports and travel documents, with no mint examples known to exist, fine to very fine and rare; with 2014 van Dam certificate. Ex-Simone Collection. van Dam C$ 2,000, sold for C$3,000.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
Simone Collection
Lot 374, 1923 Canadian National Telegraphs frank, sold for C$3,776
Lot 374 Canada #TCN4 1923, Canadian National Telegraphs frank, never hinged, exceptionally well-centred within balanced margins, remarkably fresh colour, a choice example of this elusive frank, rarely offered. Ex-Simone Collection. van Dam C$4,000, sold for C$3,200.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
Lot 348, Canada 1913 $500 black and green Chinese Immigration Tax Certificate, sold for C$6,136
Lot 348 Canada #FHT1 1913 (July 16), $500 black and green Chinese Immigration Act tax certificate, commonly known as a “Chinese Head Tax” certificate, number 77212 issued at Vancouver, bearing the embossed seal of the Immigration Office and an oval purple handstamp reading “Dominion Immigration Agent / July 16, 1913 / Vancouver P O”, with manuscript signature of the Controller of Chinese Immigration, all tying an affixed portrait of the applicant secured with a metal grommet, a powerful artifact of Canada’s exclusionary immigration policies toward Chinese nationals in the early 20th century; as these documents were required to be presented upon demand, the certificate exhibits expected multiple folds and some edge wear, still remarkably well-preserved and exceptionally rare.Under the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 and its subsequent amendments, Chinese immigrants were required to pay an increasingly punitive entry tax, reaching $500 by 1903, a sum equivalent to more than two years’ wages for a labourer, in an attempt to restrict Chinese settlement in Canada. Ex-Simone Collection. Estimate C$3,500, sold for C$5,200.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
Lot 357, Dominion of Canada two dollar black on pink Visa Fee stamp, F-VF with manuscript cancel
Lot 357 Canada #FVF1 $2 black on pink Dominion of Canada Visa Fee stamp, rouletted, with manuscript cancel, a scarce issue used on passports and travel documents, with no mint examples known to exist, a choice example of this rarity, fine to very fine; with 2010 van Dam certificate. Ex-Simone Collection. van Dam C$4,500.
Lot 379, Canada 1906 blue Dominion de Forest Telegraph Co. Ltd. frank
Lot 379 Canada #TDF1 1906, blue Dominion de Forest Telegraph Co. Ltd. frank, position lower right from the pane of four bearing serial number 127, with hinge remnant, immaterial given the elusive nature of this desirable frank, fresh colour, a lovely example of this important revenue rarity. van Dam C$7,500.