Category Archives: Auction #9

February 21-13, 2012

Stamps and Not Quite Stamps

Any perusal of our catalogue shows we sell a lot more than stamps. Most of the non-stamps, however, are at least related to postal matters. We have cinderellas, locals, pre-production archival items, prints of Post Offices, a sterling silver stamp box (Lot 1614), and twenty literature lots highlighted by a wonderfully fresh complete set of the New Zealand “Handbooks” (Lot 1602). And there is the Viner Collection of militaria already featured.

One section we do not usually pay enough attention to is postcards. This auction has some very nice thematic postcard collections. We feature one at random, Lot 1624.

Yukon Postcard

Lot 1624 CVR Collection of seventy 1909 Alaskan and Yukon Pacific Exposition Post Cards. Mostly all different and all unused. A wide variety of printers and illustrations. Small trivial faults on a few, else very fine. Est. $150.

A Surprise Among the Everyday

One consignor brought in an old-time collection which was not very exciting. During the lotting process, however, we looked carefully at every page and buried within something quite exciting showed up. Purchased from long-time Canadian stamp dealer Kasimir Bileski of Winnipeg, these items became lots 572 and 582. The existence of these two groups of proofs boosted the original valuation of the collection by a factor of about four.

Newfoundland Airmail Proofs

Lot 582 Newfoundland #C6P-C8P E/P 1931 Airmail Pictorial issue plate proofs, set of three printed in black on thick unwatermarked ungummed paper, very fine. Est $500