Lot 521 German States—Mecklenburg-Strelitz #6 1864 3s bistre Arms, Rouletted 11½, used with “… STRELITZ…” postmark, very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Sergio Sismondo certificate stating “there is a crease at upper left which leads to a feather tear.” Scott CV U$1,600.
Lot 602, Canada 1845 Stampless Folded Letter from Red River Settlement
A very interesting stampless folded letter:
Lot 602 1845 Red River Settlement Folded Stampless Letter, written at Beaver Creek (post office did not open there until 1881) to Reverend Smithurst at “Indian Settlement”. The letter is most descriptive as to how natives were treated and viewed at the time. This lot also includes an accounting from the Hudson Bay Post at York Factory (signed by Chief Factor?) for supplies Smithurst purchased at Fort Ellis, indicating his mission was near Fort Ellis. A very scarce duo and very fine. Estimate C$400.
Lot 73, Canada 1897 ten cent brown red Small Queen, XF NH, CV$2700
Our first featured item from Sale #21 is from the front cover of the catalogue, a lovely stamp.
Lot 73 Canada #45 1897 10c brown red Small Queen, mint never hinged, with sheet selvedge at bottom showing the printer’s imprint all across. A lovely fresh stamp, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2002 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$2,700.
Sale #21, May 25th and 26th 2016
We are pleased to announce our 21st Public Auction, to be held in our offices at 1550 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, on Wednesday May 25th and Thursday May 26th, 2016.
The rest of the world includes many better early GB, a very specialized Austria collection offered intact in one lot of stamps plus one of postal history. France is well represented with many single lots plus a retired dealer’s valuable early stock, offered in 22 lots, each containing one black dealer book full of ready-to-sell 102 cards. Also of note are several lots of seldom-offered worldwide forgeries, offered in single lots and collections. Our popular lots and collections section continues to offer worldwide single country collections, from A to Z, which is sure to have something for every collector.
We remind our customers that all Scott catalogue values are given in US Dollars (not converted) and that with the Canadian Dollar at a low rate, our American customers have an opportunity to save money on their purchases.
There are many hundreds more high quality scans in our online listing at stampauctionnetwork.com. We will have corrections and additions here on our site as they are noted, as well as daily features of interesting highlights from the sale.
Stéphane Cloutier
Sparks Auctions
Lot 258, Canada 1880s two cent orange Registered, MNH, sold for $431
Lot 258 Canada #F1 1880s 2c orange Registration, mint never hinged, with sheet selvedge at bottom (which has two sheet border lines at edge). Fresh and very fine. Accompanied by a 2005 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Unitrade CV$450, sold for $375 plus buyer’s premium.