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Canada 25 Cents 1940, Alaska Canol Project Counter Stamp

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10.00 CAD Estimated At:20.00 - 50.00 CAD
Canada 25 Cents 1940, Alaska Canol Project Counter Stamp
SOLD
275.00CAD+ buyer's premium (27.50)
This item SOLD at 2024 Apr 26 @ 19:34UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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An interesting 1940 Twenty-five Cents of George VI, with reverse punch "2M", and more extensive circular obverse punch: "STANDARD OIL CO. ALASKA CANOL PROJECT 868". Seemingly a souvenir of the extensive WWII pipeline project, constructed to ensure a supply of oil for the defense of Alaska and the North American west coast, and likely quite scarce