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Bidboard # 1872
Lot # 93
Catalogue Value or Estimate: $380.00
Price Realized: $150
Canada

Canada Post/RCM Thematic Stamp and Coin Collections #165, 202. Two different stamp and coin Canada Post and Royal Canadian Mint co-produced Thematic Collections. The 2010 Blue Whale Thematic Collection (Unitrade #165 - 10,000 issued) is the last coin and stamp set in the Canadian Wildlife Series. The $10.00 sterling silver coin is presented along with two of Canada Post's largest stamps ever in a beautiful maple wood box and includes a fact-filled, full-colour booklet on the blue whale. The 2014 Burrowing Owl Thematic Collection (Unitrade #202 - 7,500 issued) contains a $20.00 pure silver coin, the reverse of the coin featuring an adult Burrowing Owl standing next to its owlet while holding a grasshopper in its beak. Exclusive to this particular set and affixed with the burrowing owl stamp is the photograph that inspired the stamp, housed in a special presentation box showcasing the collector's Stamp Art Card and coin. 2018 Unitrade.