Lot 117 Canada (C) Van Dam#RP160, RW9n, RP319, RT137, RT131 1/20lb - 1/2lb Red - Brown Numerals & Tobacco, 1880-1881 Tobacco Excise Tax Issue, 5 Very Good/Fine/Very Fine Unused Long Labels, Two Federal & 3 Ontario Labels

5 very good/fine/very fine unused long labels of the 1/20lb - 1/2lb red - brown Numerals & Tobacco from the 1880-1881 Tobacco Excise Tax Issue, two federal & 3 ontario labels.

The Ontario labels include 1/2lb warehouse Tobacco excise, 1/4lb reworked tobacco and 1/2lb warehouse tobacco excise. The Canadian labels include Canada Twist excise. Generally VF, a few with short perfs.

Van Dam doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $50. The stamps offered here grade between 60 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/70, 40/70, 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10, 10/10