Month: May 2015

Auction #17 Has Finished

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Auction #17 is now on the books. We saw some very nice prices in Canada, Australia, and Commonwealth, and will feature some of the better ones over the coming weeks.

Our office is closed to the public until Monday, June 1st, while we organize material and prepare invoices, though we are able to respond to e-mail and will check voice-mail messages. You will likely not receive a reply until Monday unless the matter is urgent.

Unaudited Prices Realized can be checked on Stamp Auction Network. As always, please wait for an invoice by e-mail to inform you precisely what you have won, along with premium and tax if applicable.

Local buyers who are planning to pick up their lots will be able to do so beginning on Wednesday, June 3rd by appointment. Please contact us by e-mail or telephone and we will advise of the hours we are available for pick up. There is plenty of free visitor’s parking at 1550 Carling Avenue.

We are accepting consignments through July 17th for a sale in September. Please contact us to let us know what you have available.

Lot 1508 — Silver Wedding Omnibus Issues

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Session 5, Lots & Collections begins today at 1:00pm. We remind local bidders that you may collect your successful winnings after the conclusion of Session 5. If you are unable to do so, local pick-up will begin on Wednesday June 3rd, to give us time to organize all of the material from the sale.

Lot 1508Lot 1508 1948 Silver Wedding Omnibus Issue, Complete, for all the Colonies including the different design issues. 138 stamps in total, all mint never hinged. Scott CV$2,626.

Lots 712 & 713 — Australia 1903 ten shilling postage due, mint and used

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We begin Session 2 of Sale #17 at 10:00am today with British Commonwealth and move into the much-anticipated Kookaburra Collection. These two postage dues come near the end.

Lot 712Lot 712 Australia #J21 1903 10sh pale emerald green Postage Due, Perforated 11, Watermark Crown Over NSW Upright, mint, with hinged full original gum and quite well centered for issue. Very fine and accompanied by a 2013 Sergio Sismondo certificate. A very nice stamp. (SG D43) Scott CV$4,000.

Lot 713Lot 713 Australia #J21 1903 10sh emerald Postage Due, Perforated 11, Watermark Crown NSW, used and lightly cancelled by violet PARCELS BRANCH c.d.s., postally used (and not CTO, as most are, and cat. value is for CTO). Fine-very fine and rare. (SG D42, £1,800) Scott CV$3,200.

Lot 455 — Vancouver Island #5

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Lot 455Lot 455 Vancouver Island #5 1865 5c rose Queen Victoria Block of Four, with sheet margin at right. Mint, with full original hinged gum (tiny bit disturbed, as usual). Tiny corner perf crease at bottom left mentioned for accuracy, else a rare block in this fresh condition, ex. Gawaine Baillie and illustrated in the Wellburn handbook on page 86. Accompanied by a 2013 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$5,000.

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