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Conservative Party of Canada "How Direct Taxation Works" Poster
Estimate:
CA$1,200 - CA$1,500
Sold
CA$850
Live Auction
Advertising, Canadiana & Historic Objects
Size
Sight: 26.5" x 39.75". Frame: 36.25" x 49.5" x 1.5".
Category
Description
Toronto, Canada. C. 1891. This is a Conservative Party of Canada Election poster lithograph warning against the costs of operating a large Liberal Party government. A farmer is shown having their profits seized by a tax official who, by no accident, resembles Richard John Cartwright (1835 - 1912), a former Conservative House of Commons member who "crossed the floor" to join the Liberal Party and advocate for closer ties to the US. Marked, "Published by the Industrial League, Frederic Nicholls, Hon. Sec.", in bottom margin, "Toronto Lith Co", at bottom-right.
Condition
Very good condition. Not examined outside of frame.
Medium
Paper.
