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Bidboard #
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1917
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Lot #
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149
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Catalogue Value or Estimate:
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$150.00
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Price Realized:
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$130
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Canada
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Lunar New Year Uncut Press Sheet, AM Variety. After 2 full cycles of 12 Lunar New Year issues from 1997 to 2020, in January 2021 Canada Post recapped the second series by reissuing the previous 12 designs with a booklet, pane of 12 and uncut press sheet of 12 souvenir sheets. Released while the COVID pandemic was in full swing this issue was highly sought after and reportedly sold out within a couple of weeks. The press sheets, in particular, were soon being resold online for hundreds of dollars. There are 2 sheet types identified so far, with either an "8:51 AM" time stamp at the bottom of the sheet or a "3:53 PM" time stamp with a squiggly line flaw on the Monkey stamp; the AM sheet (offered here) appears to be much scarcer. Worth noting is that all stamps on this uncut press sheet bear the current International rate denomination of $2.71. Estimate =
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