SOLD
90.00CADto v*******1+ buyer's premium (16.20)
This item SOLD at 2013 Nov 30 @ 17:26UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT
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Stamp Lot; includes The Gates of Chinatown Collection Set #2888, Rare set with only 8,888 issued. Comes with A regular pane of 8 stamps, die cut in the shape of early Chinese coins, complete with centre hole, A 200-year-old Qing Dynasty coin and a 1,000-year-old Song Dynasty coin, like the ancient coins embedded in many of the gates, A 16-page full colour booklet with a history of the origins of these gates and a description of each Canadian gate in English, French and Chinese. Also includes a certificate of authenticity. Come is in a red leather-like folder traditionally embossed with a detailed image of a well-known gate in China. Important to note that the number #8,888 set sold for close to 4K to an Asian collector. Only 8 opportunities to get this set with the number 8 in the set number.
Auction Location:
5220 1st Ave., Quebec, Quebec, G1H 2V2, Canada
All lots delivered outside Canada are exempt of tax. Sales tax, if applicable will be added to the total amount of each invoices including the buyer’s charge.
Canadian Taxes are as follows:
BC, Sask, MB, NWT, AB, YT, NU - 5% GST
Quebec - 9.5% Sales tax and 5% GST. (The PST is also applied to the GST for an effective PST rate of 9.975%)
Ontario, NB, PEI, NFLD - 13% HST
NS - 15% HST
Taxes:
| Tax | Rate | Desc. |
| GST |
5% |
BC |
| GST |
5% |
SASK |
| GST |
5% |
Manitoba |
| GST |
5% |
Alberta |
| GST |
5% |
Yukon |
| GST |
5% |
Nunavut |
| PST |
9.975% |
Quebec PST |
| GST |
5% |
Quebec GST |
| HST |
13% |
Ontario |
| HST |
13% |
NB |
| HST |
13% |
PEI |
| HST |
13% |
NFLD |
| HST |
15% |
Nova Scotia |
| GST |
5% |
NWT |
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
Infinite |
18% |
Additional Fees:
Shipping Details:
Shipping and insurance will be charged to all successful bidders. Insurance will be charged at 0.0032% ($3.20 for $1000 purchase). If declined, parcel will be sent at buyer’s risk. All overseas shipments are sent at buyer’s risk.
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TO DELIVERY. WE DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL. Payments must be made in
Canadian funds by cheque, bank wire transfer to
TCNC’s account or cash. Payment in U.S. funds
will be accepted at 1.5% above spot rate, on the day of the said auction, invoices will be converted accordingly on request. To be fair with our customers who pay cash, Visa and Master Card will be accepted with a 2,5% premium. Bidders who do not have an established business relationship with The
Canadian Numismatic Company will be required
to provide credit references prior to the sale. For our established customers, your lots are shipped when your cheque is received. For new customers, your cheque must clear before shipping lots. If you wish to receive your lots faster, you might consider a certified cheque or you can wire your payment
directly to our Laurentian Bank account # 492317-01 , Branch # 147. A $15 dollar surcharge is applicable on all transfers originating from banking institutions other than the Laurentian Bank.
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1. This is a mail, email, phone/fax and Internet auction sale conducted and licensed. All bids are per lot. No lots will be broken. Auction sales are not approval
sales. This is not a Live Public Auction and hence there is no public forum. The sale will be conducted via the Internet only from our business center at
5220 1st Avenue Quebec City, Qc G1H 2V2, Saturday, November 30, 2013, 5:30 p.m. Eastern time.
2. All lots shall be sold to the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer. If any dispute arises during the sale, the auctioneer has the right to reopen the
lot and put it up for sale again. The auctioneer’s decision will be fi nal. In the case of identical (tied) bids during our Live Auctions, the earliest received bid
shall take priority. In the case of a tie bid during our Internet Sales, between a mail/fax bid and an Internet bid, the mail/fax bid will take precedence and
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to all INTERNET bidders. All successful mail/fax/telephone bidders will receive an invoice by mail. All successful internet bidders will receive an
invoice by e-mail.
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account or cash. We DO NOT accept PAYPAL, sorry. Payment in U.S. funds will be accepted at 1.5% above spot rate, on the day of the said auction, invoices
will be converted accordingly on request. To be fair with our customers who pay cash, Visa and Master Card will be accepted with a 2.5% premium.
Bidders who do not have an established business relationship with The Canadian Numismatic Company will be required to provide credit references prior
to the sale. For our established customers, your lots are shipped when your cheque is received. For new customers, your cheque must clear before shipping
lots. If you wish to receive your lots faster, you might consider a certifi ed cheque or you can wire your payment directly to our Laurentian Bank account #
492317-01, Branch # 0147. All auction invoices should be received and paid for in full no later than 15 days following the auction date. Invoices not paid
in full within 30 days will be liable to a 2% interest fee, charged on a monthly basis. This fee will commence as of the initial invoice date and continue until
paid for in full. If the Auctioneer requires use of an attorney for payment resolution, the buyer agrees to pay all attorney fees related to the case.
6. The auctioneer will open the bidding at the higher of approximately 10% above the second highest bid received or the consignor’s reserve. All bids
received will be reduced whenever possible. So, don’t be afraid to bid high. If there are no bids received or reserve, the auctioneer will open bidding at
about 50% of the estimate or at the starting bid indicated with the price in RED, bracketed right before the estimates. The auctioneer reserves the right to
withdraw any lot for any reason at any time prior to its sale. In a case of a signifi cant event which, in the judgement of the auctioneer reserves the right to
cancel or postpone this sale.
7. Prices are in Canadian funds. Bidding in this auction will be in Canadian funds. Mail bids received from USA customers will be converted at the exchange
rates of the sale’s date rate.
8. The estimates listed are taken from the Canadian Coin News, Charlton catalogues, Canadian Dealers News letter and retail prices, e-bay sales, Cornwell report
and/or the actual market selling/ asking prices. Key dates and Highest grade material will generally command a premium and should sell close to and/
or above the estimates. Our estimates are fair and very reasonable, please bid accordingly. No lot should sell less than 50% of the lowest estimates. With a
bid of 80% of the lowest estimate, you have a fair chance of succeeding, with a bid of 100% of the highest estimate, you will be likely to succeed.
9. The cataloguer has taken every reasonable measure to ensure that all of the lots in this sale are as described and genuine. All raw coins and banknotes have
been graded by the cataloguer or the auction house which represent our best professional opinion. To grade coins and banknotes, we use Canadian grading
standards, 33 years of experience and good conscience. Grading is a subjective description in the opinion of the cataloguer or the auction house. Among
experts there are often differences of opinion on the grading and the eye appeal of a coin. The strike and the state of preservation are often debated. TCNC
acts as an agent between consignors and buyers. TCNC does not guarantee that any coin or banknote catalogued will meet the standards, or the grade, of
any third party grading companies. No warranty, whether impressed or implied.
10. Title to all lots remains with the auction house until paid for in full by the purchaser. But they are held at the risk of the purchaser once the time of the sale.
11. All lots delivered outside Canada are exempt of tax. Sales tax, if applicable will be added to the total amount of each invoice including the buyer’s charge.
To all lots delivered in Canada, appropriate GST/HST will be charged. To all lots delivered in Quebec PST of 9.975% will be charged. To all lots delivered
in USA or overseas, NO TAX will be charged.
12. Shipping and insurance will be charged to all successful bidders. Insurance will be charged at 0.0032% ($3.20 for $1000 purchase). If declined, parcel will
be sent at buyer’s risk. All overseas shipments are sent at buyer’s risk.
13. Mail bidders may return incorrectly described lots for full refund within 5 days of receipt, (except on bulk lots or any lot that contains more than 5 items).
NO RETURNS can be accepted for ANY REASON after December 19, 2013 as consignors must be paid. Sorry, no exceptions.
14. TCNC acts ONLY as agent for the consignors and makes no independent warranty to title. TCNC hereby disclaims all liability for damages, incidental,
consequential or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the sale of any property by TCNC to the purchaser. TCNC reminds all bidders that grading,
attribution, and method of manufacture are crucial to the determination of the value of any numismatic item.
15. Please check your bid sheet carefully, we cannot be responsible for the mistakes of others.
16. Bidding in this auction constitutes acceptance of the foregoing terms of sale. All bidders agree to abide by all terms of sale.
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