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Bidboard # 1942
Lot # 71
Catalogue Value or Estimate: $2,481.30
Current Bid: $180
Canada # 85, 86 Shades plus a Cover

Mint, used and on cover group of the 1898 issue 2c Xmas map (the world's first Christmas stamp!). Note a wide range of shades and unchecked for island or plate varieties. All the stamps have been valued as the basic Scott listed types. The lot consists of 13 x NH, 5 x H, 4 x no gum, 17 x used and one on single franked domestic "in period" cover (consignor notes the Darnell listed "Muddy Water" as well as the major re-entry). One 1898 date noted in the used stamps. Valued by Scott Classic as mint H/NH/used and on cover. 2023 Scott Classic US$1,838.00 =