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Lot 10, Canada 1857 three penny red and six pence slate grey imperfs on folded letter Montreal-Quebec City

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We begin our highlights of Auction #20 with this lovely cover.

Lot 10Lot 10 Canada #4, 5 1857 3d red and 6d slate grey Imperforates, on folded letter mailed from Montreal (dated AUG.4.1857 – note spelling on cancel MONTHEAL) to Quebec City. Both 4 margin stamps are tied by 4-ring #21 cancels. A lovely triple weight rate cover, which has had its 3d stamp removed to iron out a crease to improve appearance, then replaced. Ex. Carrington and Daniel Cantor collections and accompanied by a 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. We note that because the stamp was removed to iron out a crease, the certificate is pink as per Greene Foundation regulations. Estimate $3,500

Auction #20

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Public Sale #20 will take place at our auction room on March 1-3, 2016. As per tradition, Sparks Auctions is proud to offer a great variety of philatelic material for all collecting interests and pocketbooks. In this sale we continue to offer high quality Canada sets and singles plus our usual nice selection of postal history and box lots.

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Lot 398 Nova Scotia #6 1857 1sh reddish violet Heraldic CV$7,000

Of note in the sale are one man’s lifetime worldwide collection in 100 albums, “The Obie Collection,” which includes a fresh selection of People’s Republic of mint China in two sections. Also of note are a large collection of Russian postal stationery, a lifetime collection of Federal and Provincial Canadian Revenues, part of the Hendrik Burgers Canadian Military mail collection, a very specialized collection of Germany, States and Possessions, Canadian and Worldwide squared circle postmarks and much more.

The hardcopy catalogue is currently in production and will be mailed to subscribers next week. The sale is now live for internet bidding on Stamp Auction Network. You can download PDFs of the auction catalogues, as well as find featured items, comprehensive information on bidding, and more here on sparks-auctions.com.

We wish you luck in the sale!

Lot 232, 1891 ten cent dark rose carmine SQ, used with variety, sold for $978

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Lot 232Lot 232 Canada 1891-94 10c dark rose carmine, used with the pitted right “0” variety from plate position 21. Ideally cancelled with a socked on the nose Edmonton Alberta c.d.s. dated MAY.20.1894, just clear of the variety. Well centered with large margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by 2011 C.P.E.S. graded certificate (90J) identifying the shade as pink. (Unitrade 45v)

This stamp is the finest used example of this plate variety that we have seen, based on a combination of its physical attributes, including rich colour, lovely cancel and large margins.
Unitrade CV$250, sold for $850 plus buyer’s premium.

Lot 168, Canada 1890s six cent red brown SQ, mint VF NH, sold for $1380

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Lot 168Lot 168 Canada 1890s 6c red brown Small Queen, mint, very well centered among large margins, full original gum, never hinged, fresh with deep colour and very fine. Accompanied by a 2009 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. (Unitrade 43)
Unitrade CV$1,200, sold for $1,200 plus buyer’s premium.

Lot 229, Canada 1891-94 ten cent deep rose carmine SQ, VF mint hinged, sold for $1035

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Lot 229Lot 229 Canada 1891-94 10c deep rose carmine, mint with full shiny gum, hinged, exceptionally well centered, with large margins and deep fresh colour. Very fine. Accompanied by 2005 Greene Foundation certificate and 2007 Philatelic Foundation graded certificate (XF 90). (Unitrade 45a var)
Unitrade CV$800, sold for $900 plus buyer’s premium.

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