Sparks Auctions

We conclude Sale 49 today with Lots & Collections.

Lot 1280 Extensive Collection of Winston Churchill in 35 Volumes, sorted by country in fancy binders with matching slipcases, each containing an average of 50 quadrille pages, starting with a few volumes of Great Britain, followed by Aden to Zambia, then 4 volumes of Local issues and the last 5 volumes are devoted to an extensive collection of the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War II. The GB section starts with an in-depth collection of the 1965 Memorial Issue (Scott #661-662) with numerous varieties, a sheet, etc. followed by the British Commonwealth 1966 Memorial Omnibus issues, then with Peace Omnibus issues, etc. Volume 2 contains extensive GB 1974 Centenary of Birth issues, with sheets, traffic lights, gutter blocks, and so on. Most of the collection contains a wide variety of Churchill-themed items from most of the British Commonwealth countries, plus many more, often with in-depth studies of one issue. The following types of items will be seen throughout: cinderellas, singles, sets, souvenir sheets, souvenir folders, booklets, imperforates, gutter multiples, blocks, plate blocks, printing varieties, perforation varieties, watermark varieties, surcharge or overprint varieties, colour shifts, specimens, proofs, die proofs, progressive proofs, articles, postcards, covers, photographs and many cut outs from auction catalogues for items the owner had not yet obtained. Many thousands of items throughout, collected and lovingly displayed over a lifetime of this collector. Accompanied by three Churchill on Stamp catalogues including one which was published by the owner of this collection Churchill World Stamp Catalogue (2012, 218p) as well as six issues of Topical Time dealing with the subject. Our 61 online photos only show a very small sampling of the collection, seeing it in person would be highly inspiring and useful, and we can also offer more specific pictures or live videos to interested parties. Estimate C$2,500.