Auction #11

November 13-15, 2012

Lot 449 — Canada Consular Fee five dollar mint block of 35, realized $1323

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Canada #FCF5 mint block of 35
Lot 449 Canada #FCF5 1949-1971 $5 green Consular Fee Stamps, large block of 35 (5×7) from bottom of right pane, fresh, mint never hinged, very fine. Quite likely the largest remaining multiple of this high value. Van Dam CV$9,844, SOLD for $1,150.
Our Canada Revenue section had a rarely-seen offering: several lots of mint Consular Fee stamps in large multiples. According to BNAPS.org: “Consular fee stamps were used abroad at Canadian embassies, consulates, missions and other offices where varying levels of consular services were provided. These services included the following items: letters to foreign authorities, identity and travel papers, verification of signatures, attestation of documents, administration of oaths, translation of documents, issuance of various certificates and administration of estates.” These items attracted spirited bidding, and given the many second and third chances to acquire a nice cache of items, we trust that no interested bidder went home empty-handed. (See all lots 413-449.)

Lot 1317 — Philatelic Literature group of “Name Sale” catalogues, realized $345

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Auction #11 featured the widest selection of philatelic literature we have ever offered. We made the decision to separate many titles into individual lots, so that collectors would have a chance to buy select works rather than having to take home a large carton.

This lot, however, was an example of what we sometimes see when many desirable titles are grouped. It was a great chance to efficiently build or improve a library of “name sales,” and saw a strong price as a a result.

Group of BNA Important Name and Other Sale Catalogues with The John Foxbridge Collection of BNA and Imperforate Pence Issues net price catalogue by Irwin Weinberg Rarities in 1987; The Guilford Collection of Pence Issues by Robert A. Seigel Auction Galleries Inc in 1994; British America Postage Stamps & Postal History by Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction Co. Inc. in 1980; Rare Postage Stamps of British North America by Robson Lowe in 1983 with PR.; Canadian Pence Issues on Cover by H.R. Harmer of London and New York in 1976; Fine Stamps net price list from W. E. Lea (Philatelists) Ltd.; Postage Stamps and Postal History of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia — the Grand Prix Collection offered on Behalf of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan by Spink America in 1999 with PR; BNA Essays and Proofs by Robson Lowe in 1963; The Barclay Collection; The Provenance Collection of British North America by Harmers in 1983; The Nicholas Argenti New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; William Hinde, Gelder, etc. Very fine group. Estimate $75, SOLD for $300 plus premium.

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