Lot 513 Canada #MR2D 1915 50c black Admiral with diagonal red WAR TAX Overprint. Mint never hinged and superbly centered among four large, even margins. This is a remarkably fresh stamp and extremely fine. For the connoisseur, or collector who will only accept the very best quality as this example ranks amongts the very finest known. Accompanied by a 2010 Philatelic Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$2,000, sold for $2,300 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 513 — Canada 1915 fifty cent Admiral War Tax
Lot 513 Canada #MR2D 1915 50c black Admiral with diagonal red WAR TAX Overprint. Mint never hinged and superbly centered among four large, even margins. This is a remarkably fresh stamp and extremely fine. For the connoisseur, or collector who will only accept the very best quality as this example ranks amongst the very finest known. Accompanied by a 2010 Philatelic Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$2,000.
Lot 290 — Canada 1916 1c on 2c carmine War Tax coil paste-up pair, MNH, sold for $374
Lot 290 Canada #MR6 1916 2c + 1c carmine War Tax Coil Pair End Strip, mint never hinged end of roll paste up pair (two tabs), fine-very fine. Some light creases in tabs mentioned for accuracy. Unitrade CV$760, sold for $325 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 288 — Canada 1916 two cent plus one cent carmine War Tax, sold for $207
Lot 288 Canada #MR3 1916 2c + 1c carmine Admiral War Tax, mint never hinged, with deep colour, large, even margins and sheet selvedge at left. Extremely fine. Unitrade CV$180, sold for $180 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 287 — Canada 1915 twenty cent olive green Admiral, Inland Revenue overprint, MNH, sold for $920
Lot 287 Canada #MR2Ci 1915 20c olive green Admiral with Inland Revenue War Tax Overprint, mint never hinged, fresh and with large margins. Extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$720, sold for $800 plus buyer’s premium.