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Bidboard #
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1899
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Lot #
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75
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Catalogue Value or Estimate:
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$375.00
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Price Realized:
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$260
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Canada
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# 1407ai, 1991C-1991D, 2844
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VF mint NH trio of scarce to very rare souvenir sheets, consisting of: 1) A VF mint NH example of the famous "Signature Sheet" from CANADA 92. Only 10,000 issued. Printed for the CANADA 92 program, this souvenir sheet bears the marginal signature "Paul de Chomedy, de Maisonneuve". Also of note is the fact that this sheet is on Harrison Paper, a different stock than the unsigned sheet (Coated Papers); 2) The 2003 issue Canada-Alaska Cruise Ship sheet. Post Office fresh and VF MNH. These very limited edition promotional "Picture Postage®" stamps were only issued for use on the 2003 season Alaska route cruise ships and are much scarcer than the Unitrade catalogue value would suggest. The 10 undenominated se-tenant stamps in each sheet were (and still are) valid for use as first-class international letter mail. The official printing figures total 50,000 but many were probably still unsold at the end of the cruising season and destroyed. We rarely find these sheets in collections we handle; 3) A rare VF mint NH example of the recalled 2015 issue "Wrong Hoodoo" $8.60 souvenir sheet containing one $1.20 "Wrong Hoodoo. The "Hoodoo" souvenir sheet is particularly hard to find and often sells for over full catalogue. This group would make a perfect gift for the advanced Canada collector as these sheets are usually missing for most collections we see. 2020 Unitrade.
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