Announcements

Sparks Auction #5 will be held over three afternoons, December 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2009. The catalogue is at the printer now and a first shipment is expected back on Friday, November 13th. Mailing will take place as soon as possible after we receive shipment.

Catalogue PDFs will be posted on our site tomorrow, November 11th, with the StampAuctionNetwork listing to follow soon after. The galleries of additional images will be on-line by the end of the week as well.

Consignments for our next auction have been arriving since our last catalogue was finished, and they are already receiving attention from our lotters.  We expect the next sale to take place in late October, early November 2009.  Contact Kate or Ian to learn how you can place material in our upcoming sale.

After four busy days of organizing, invoicing and packaging, all successful bidders should have received their invoices by e-mail.  Corrected Prices Realized are posted to Stamp Auction Network.

If you believe you were successful in the auction and you have not received an invoice, please contact us right away by e-mail or telephone.

Local bidders can pick up their winnings Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm.  If your lots are bulky, please let us know in advance so we can give you advice on parking nearby.  Saturday pickup can be arranged if payment is made ahead of time.

We thank you for your patience. Taking the time to make sure that the auction material is organized and that everybody has received notice of their winnings allows us to prevent problems and ship purchases in a fair and efficient manner.

Tomorrow we begin our daily highlights of better realizations from Sale #4.

We are pleased to announce that our fourth public auction will be held on June 16th & 17th.  During the lotting process, it is sometimes difficult to see the overall scope and balance of an auction offering, but when we look at the draft of the catalogue are very happy with the range and quality of items in Canada, US and many other areas that we see in the 1300 lots in this sale.

The digital files went to the printer this afternoon, we will have proofs next week, and expect to begin mailing printed catalogues the week of May 26th.  You will also be able to see the auction introduction and PDF files here on our site by the end of next week, and our Stamp Auction Network listing should be in place by then as well.

As always, we will highlight significant and interesting items on a daily basis as the auction day approaches.

Happy Victoria Day weekend to our customers here in Canada and in the UK!

-Sparks Auctions

Despite severe low temperatures that made an ordeal of even a short walk outdoors, and a transit strike that made parking near our premises practically impossible, we completed a very successful auction last night.  The floor was smaller than usual but many local bidders used online bidding to join in the action.

We are now assembling material for 160 successful bidders.  Bidders will be receiving their invoices by e-mail today and tomorrow. In the meantime, the final Prices Realized are available via Stamp Auction Network.

Local Ottawa bidders should e-mail us to arrange pickup of their successful lots. We hope to have small items ready this weekend, and larger lots should be ready next week. Shipping for paid invoices will also begin next week.

In the coming days we will feature some of the better realizations. We thank our customers for their bids and their continued participation in Sparks Auctions.