Our 7th public Floor Sale will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at our office at 1770 Woodward Drive in Ottawa. This in-person only sale has 111 lots of stamps, covers, collections, face value postage, philatelic literature and collecting supplies in 166 cartons. In-person viewing starts at 8:00 a.m. EST and runs until the room is re-set for the start of bidding at 1:00 p.m. Please note this is one hour earlier than previous Floor Sales. No appointment is necessary on sale day. Viewing these lots is essential, as we know there will be many “finds” awaiting the curious viewer. We will also have several 2023 Unitrade Canada Specialized catalogues, some large plastic bins and other Spring cleaning items available for retail sale. The Lot List is available to view and print.
| Lot | #Boxes | Type |
Description |
| 1 | 2 | Stamps | Two banker’s boxes containing thousands of worldwide stamps in glassines, on pages, in stock pages, etc. |
| 2 | 1 | Covers | Banker’s box full of better covers, many Canadian FDC by Manser, Canadian FDC with high denominations, plate blocks, etc, as well as British Commonwealth FDC plus some worldwide commercial covers, a special album with 25th Anniversary of QEII Coronation FDC, etc. |
| 3 | 1 | Stamps | Small box of mostly early Great Britain in a dealer book, a stockbook and on several retired sales circuit pages, incl. two 1851 folded letters, etc. |
| 4 | 1 | Silver | Set of 12 Sterling Silver Classic Stamp reproductions depicting some of the most valuable stamps in the world in pure solid sterling silver stamp-size reproductions. |
| 5 | 1 | Books | Three bound editions of The American Journal of Philately: v.2, 1889, v.3, 1890 and v.4, 1891. Very fine. |
| 6 | 1 | Books | Run of bound editions of “Maple Leaves” (CPS of GB) from v.1, 1953 to v. 19, 1985 and run of the “Admiral’s Log” (BNAPS Study Group) from v.1 1996 to v.13, 2013 |
| 7 | 1 | Books | 13 books on Canadian Precancels, incl. catalogues, the Handbook, an empty Noble Precancel Album, and a Rob Lee Precancel Album with colour photographs of the impressive Walburn collection |
| 8 | 1 | Stamps | Early to modern on and off paper by country, with Egypt, Germany, Austria, Palestine, Greece (the most), GB, etc. |
| 9 | 2 | Supplies | Two boxes containing 9 used stockbooks, a stack of various used stock pages etc. |
| 10 | 2 | Supplies | Two banker’s boxes containing about 500 new blank White Ace pages, about 100 new clear stock sheets (1 pocket), 2 cover albums, 2 empty binders, and more! |
| 11 | 1 | Stamps/Covers | One box with thousands of used Canada stamps in stockbooks and stock sheets, with over 400 modern covers. |
| 12 | 2 | Stamps/Covers | Two cartons of mostly used Canada stamps on and off paper and some modern postal history (1940s – 1990s) plus a few older worldwide albums with material from the turn of the last century. Also a couple of Canada Post promotional items – a mailbox piggy bank and a coil stamp dispenser. |
| 13 | 2 | Stamps | Two cartons jammed full of many thousands of worldwide stamps mostly off paper, mostly sorted into envelopes. |
| 14 | 1 | Covers | One banker’s box filled with a mix of mostly USA commercial and first day covers, also saw some worldwide. |
| 15 | 1 | Stamps | One box with thousands of used Canada stamps in hundreds of small glassines, bags and bundleware (Cameo issues). |
| 16 | 1 | Stamps | One box with thousands of used worldwide stamps on approval sheets, stockbooks, stock pages. |
| 17 | 1 | Stamps | One carton of worldwide stamps, a mix of mint and used, in three Citation albums and two binders. We saw mint United Nations in the binders. |
| 18 | 1 | Stamps | One box with thousands of mint and used Great Britain stamps in albums, loose album pages, 102 cards, and stock sheets. |
| 19 | 2 | Stamps | Two cartons with many thousands of used and some mint worldwide stamps in 4 thick albums, a small box and a cookie tin. |
| 20 | 1 | Supplies | One large plastic bin containing various used supplies and tools: glassines, empty albums and envelopes with off-paper stamps. A functional UV lamp is also included. |
| 21 | 1 | Ephemera | One carton with 12 Fleetwood presentation folders of Canada wildlife conservation stamps, as well as thematic collections of duck stamps from Russia (1989 to 2002) and four wildlife prints. |
| 22 | 1 | Ephemera/Stamps | One carton with 18 worldwide thematic collections and a shoe box loaded with mint and used worldwide stamps. Possible finds in this one. |
| 23 | 1 | Stamps | One carton with American stamps consisting of sheets, blocks, thematic collections, many classics and may yield some finds. |
| 24 | 1 | Ephemera | One carton containing 38 artist signed Federal and Quebec wildlife conservation prints including 7 from the medallion series. |
| 25 | 2 | Covers | Two cartons filled with hundreds of Canada First Day Covers from the 1970s to late 1990s. Some from the Senate. Many in cover albums. Possible finds. |
| 26 | 2 | Covers | Two cartons filled with over 1,000 Canada First Day Covers from the 1950s to late 1990s most in cover albums, with also some House of Commons. |
| 27 | 2 | Covers | 2 cartons filled with hundreds of Canada first day covers from the 1960s to the 1990s. Possible finds. |
| 28 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton filled with stock of Canada used stamps, consisting of tens of thousand stamps from Small Queens to late 1980s. Ideal for postmark and variety hunters. |
| 29 | 3 | Covers | 3 boxes filled with over 1,500 United Nations first day covers and stationery (owner’s count) from 1951 to 1992 |
| 30 | 2 | Stamps | Two cartons filled with mint and used United Nations stamps in 7 volumes, from 1951 to early 1990s, consisting of singles, blocks, panes, as well as many souvenir folders and annual collections. |
| 31 | 4 | Covers | Four bankers boxes containing worldwide “First Day Cover of the Month” offerings in 12 binders with slipcases. |
| 32 | 1 | Stamps | Small carton of German stamps mostly in black stock cards. Great for the collector looking to fill gaps in their albums or for the online or casual dealer. |
| 33 | 1 | Stamps | Carton of worldwide hinged in an album, two binders and two smaller boxes sorted into glassines and stock cards. We also note some supplies (glassines, tongs, etc.) |
| 34 | 1 | Stamps / Catalogues | Carton chock full of dealer remainders including a red box and another similar box with mostly Canada and Newfoundland stock (mint and used), 11 album pages of mostly mint Centennials (including varieties) by denomination, plus a small bag of mixed postal history. We saw a few worldwide items, too. This lot also contains one 2019 Unitrade Canada Specialized catalogue and one Robin Harris Centennials catalogue. Sure to be some finds here! |
| 35 | 4 | Stamps | 4 medium plastic tubs filled with worldwide (with some Canada) on paper and off paper stamps. Some are sorted by countries in envelopes. |
| 36 | 1 | Covers | 1 carton filled with over 400 first day covers (1970s) from Scandinavian countries such as Denmark, Iceland and Greenland, housed in 4 binders. |
| 37 | 1 | Covers | 1 carton filled with over 400 first day covers (1960s and 70s) from Scandinavian countries such as Norway, Sweden, and Faroe Island, housed in 5 binders. |
| 38 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton filled with Canada mint and used collections and stock from late 1800s to 1970s. Noted some revenues and back of the book. |
| 39 | 1 | Stamps | 1 small box filled with roughly 25 Canada Post thematic or annual collections (1960s-70s) including a 60th anniversary of QEII Coronation cover and coin, as well as Millenium (6) and NHL (2) coin and stamp sets. |
| 40 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton filled with mint and used U.S. collection and stock with many classics to the 1990s, including small group of philatelic supplies. |
| 41 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton filled with accumulation of used Canada stamps from late 1800s to 1999, housed in 5 binders and two stockbooks. |
| 42 | 1 | Covers | 1 carton stacked with 1,800 Canada first day covers (owner’s count) from the 1940s to 2000s including franking up to $8 (3x Grizzly), a group of 41 event covers, Newfoundland FDCs, sealed prestige packs, and more. High retail value in this one! |
| 43 | 1 | Covers | 1 carton stacked with over 1,000 Canada covers (owner’s count) from 1911 to early 1990s, with a great variety of town cancels from coast to coast, with lots of postmark interest. |
| 44 | 1 | Stamps | Box with small accumulation of useful mint never hinged Canada stamps from late 1940s to 2012, with total face value of $190 (owner’s count including 65 “P” values). Stamp denominations of 5c or lower not counted. Noted many plate blocks with the earlier issues. |
| 45 | 1 | Stamps/Covers | 1 carton filled with Israel collection and stock from 1948 to 1980s, housed in two partially filled albums, and two binders. Also included are over 40 first day covers from the 1970s. |
| 46 | 1 | Covers | 1 carton filled with over 1,300 Canada first day cover (owner’s count) from the 1960s to 1990s, including over 350 House of Commons and Senate covers from the 1970s to 1990s (size #10). Great variety of frankings. Many in sleeves. |
| 47 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton filled with dealer stock of mint and used Canada in 3 volumes and loose manila stock sheets. Noted many classics with postmark interest, then onward to the 1990s, including a good amount of mint never hinged. This lot should yield some finds to the dedicated collector. |
| 48 | 1 | Stamps | Canada mint hinged collection in one binder, from late 1800s to late 1980s. Over 500 stamps mounted on about 40 homemade pages. Includes a small selection of back of the book and Newfoundland. Good value in this one. |
| 49 | 2 | Supplies | 2 cartons filled with empty Canada albums, two Lindner albums, gently used stockbooks, and one red box filled with used 102 cards. Useful lot. |
| 50 | 2 | Stamps | 2 shoe box size containers filled with many thousands of Victoria, Edward and George V era stamps, on and off paper, sorted by issue and housed in glassines. Should yield some finds to the dedicated collector. |
| 51 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton filled with tens of thousand of Canada used stamps from George V to modern “P” stamps, with many sorted by catalogue number, housed in glassines. Should yield some finds for the dedicated collector. |
| 52 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton containing 5 Canada used stamp collections from classics to the 1990s. One of the collections is housed in a gently used Lighthouse album with pages from 1851 to 1994 with some back of the book. |
| 53 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton filled with tens of thousand used Canada stamps from the Victorian era to 1990s, displayed in 6 volumes and manila stock pages, as well as two red boxes.Many sorted by catalogue number. Clean lot that should yield some finds. |
| 54 | 1 | Covers | 1 binder with roughly 70 first flight covers, some pilot-signed, mostly Canadian, but also saw a few USA. Also noted a few Canada #135 (50th anniversary of Confederation) on cover. |
| 55 | 2 | Stamps | 2 cartons containing a worldwide mostly used collection in 5 Master Global Albums, classics to the 1970s. Pages are about half full with light duplication. The classics have faults as might be expected with the rest of the material overall fine to very fine. |
| 56 | 3 | Stamps | 3 cartons containing a large worldwide accumulation with classics to the 1980s, in several stockbooks and older album pages, including an ‘A’ to ‘Z’ collection with extra material on loose-leaf pages, souvenir sheets in a stockbook, a few older world stamp albums, stamps on stock pages, etc. Overall fine or better. |
| 57 | 1 | Stamps / Ephemera | 1 carton of eclectic remainders: Canadian Revenues (including full sheets of some Customs Duty stamps – 1c x2, 2c x3, 5c x2 and 10c x1; stock sheets and several envelopes of used war tax and excise stamps); a stockbook with some Precancels; a few old documents; and a few small black line prints of Maritime scenes. The lot is rounded out by several sheetlets of Winnipeg-Pembina Courier Service labels and covers. |
| 58 | 1 | Covers / Stamps | 1 carton of modern postal history of Hungary, Austria and other European countries and a shoebox of worldwide stamps mostly off paper. |
| 59 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton of Canada, mostly used though we saw mint hinged and never hinged also. These include Queen Victoria to Official issues (both OHMS and G overprints), with a bit of everything in between. Regular issues to the 1980s. Partly collection, partly accumulation or dealer stock, we saw postmark potential. Stamps are in a Scott album, on loose pages and in glassines. We also saw new issue posters with stamps affixed and postmarked, including on the first day of issue. |
| 60 | 2 | Postcards | 2 cartons containing 3,800 postcards (owner’s count) mostly European (Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland) as well as WW1 and London. |
| 61 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton containing 7 Canada annual collections from 1978 to 1981 ($45 face value) plus a Canada Parliament stamp album containing $102 face value of MNH Canada (counting 20c and up). Total face value approximately $147. |
| 62 | 1 | Covers / Stamps | 1 carton containing mostly Canada and U.S. covers with some worldwide as well as a loose assortment of worldwide stamps on paper. |
| 63 | 1 | Supplies | 1 carton containing 11 used empty stockbooks of various sizes and various reference materials including a 1949 Scott Standard Catalogue Vol. 1. |
| 64 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton containing 1000’s of Worldwide mint and used stamps in 8 albums, stocksheets and in envelopes. A sorter’s dream. |
| 65 | 1 | Stamps / Covers | 1 carton containing 1000’s of Worldwide mint and used classic to modern in 7 albums and a stockbook. Also contains 8 Aland year sets 1996-2008 and some worldwide covers |
| 66 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton containing a used USA collection from classics to early 2000s neatly organized in 3 albums and an album of assorted. |
| 67 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton containing a stockbook of Canada used, a stockbook of worldwide used, a tin of used Canada sorted in glassines, 4 tins and 2 boxes of unsorted worldwide stamps. |
| 68 | 1 | Stamps/Covers | 1 box of Great Britain covers and a selection of Prestige Booklets. |
| 69 | 1 | Stamps/Stationery Post Cards | 1 carton containing used worldwide in 4 albums generally from the 1930s to 1970s, a Schaubek album of Israel mint stamps 1950s to 1976 and a book of Canada pre-stamped postcards. |
| 70 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton of Great Britain mainly used contained in 6 binders as well as a Stanley Gibbons albums, Vol. 1 used from 1887-1936 then mint 1936-1970. There is also a Vol. 2 which is empty. |
| 71 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton with an albums of Jersey mint 1969-1996, Isle of Man mint 1973-1989, Guernsey mint 1969-1990 and a binder of Alderney mint 1983-1996. There are also 2 binders with assorted Channel Islands mint. |
| 72 | 2 | Supplies | 2 cartons containing used supplies 16-page (x3) and 32-page (x7) stockbooks, 2 Lighthouse binders, a Unitrade Associates Standard world album, a Simplex Blank album, 3 Lighthouse padded albums with various pages not matching the name on the album, a few Vario stock sheets and a Lighthouse mount cutter. |
| 73 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton of USA containing 3 red boxes plus a half red box of used, 2 boxes used on 102 and 105 cards and 1 box of perfins. |
| 74 | 2 | Stamps | 2 cartons containing thousands of mostly used worldwide stamps in 6 large albums. A bit of everything here and ideal for collectors looking to fill gaps in their own albums. Fun for many hours! |
| 75 | 1 | Stamps | 1 large carton with thousands of mostly used worldwide stamps in 9 old-time albums, some from the 1930s. Sure to be some interesting finds lurking in these pages. |
| 76 | 2 | Stamps | 2 cartons of many thousands of mostly used USA in 17 albums/binders/stock books, a mint sheet file and a box. These range from the late 1800s to the early 1990s with a bit of everything: regular issues, commemoratives, souvenir sheets, perfins and precancels, etc. A great way to get a jump on a new USA collection or to fill gaps and then trade extras at your local club. |
| 77 | 2 | Covers | 2 cartons containing roughly 500 1980s USA first day covers in 8 presentation binders and other albums. |
| 78 | 2 | Covers | 2 cartons containing roughly 700 USA first day and commemorative covers in albums and binders. |
| 79 | 2 | Covers | 2 cartons containing over 1,000 USA first day covers from the 1980s to 1990s. |
| 80 | 3 | Covers | 3 cartons containing roughly 1,500 USA first day covers from the 1960s to 1970s. |
| 81 | 3 | Covers/Postal Stationary | 3 cartons containing roughly 1,500 USA covers from the 1940s to 1950s and roughly 350 pieces of postal stationary ranging from the 1900s to 1970s. |
| 82 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton containing 1,000s of USA in 9 albums and stockbooks primarily used, however we did note some Mint and MNH. |
| 83 | 1 | Stamps / Covers | 1 carton containing mint Canada (we estimate $50 face, all in low denominations), 2 bags of commercial covers with corner cards and some Parliamentary Free Franks (we noticed Jean Chretien) and US Free Franks (we saw a Barry Goldwater) as well as 2 empty stockbooks and miscellaneous supplies. |
| 84 | 4 | Stamps | 4 cartons of both on and off paper stamps with 90% Canada and the rest worldwide. |
| 85 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton containing several thousand used worldwide stamps in 11 photo albums. Random checks showed that the stamps lifted off easily from the pages. There are also 2 sparsely filled old time stamp albums. |
| 86 | 2 | Stamps | 2 cartons containing many thousands of used worldwide stamps in 13 albums and binders plus 1 red box. |
| 87 | 2 | Stamps | 2 cartons containing many thousands of used worldwide stamps in 23 albums and binders. |
| 88 | 2 | Stamps | 2 cartons containing many thousands of used worldwide stamps in 26 albums binders and on pages. |
| 89 | 1 | Stamps / Supplies | 1 carton of worldwide stamps in Tari-fold pages plus a Tari-fold holder. Also includes worldwide stamps (China, Japan, Mongolia) on loose pages and in presentation packs. |
| 90 | 1 | Stamps | 1 small carton containing a dealer counter book of USA classics. Many condition problems but probably some finds to be had also. |
| 91 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton of thousands of worldwide mostly used stamps and a few souvenir sheets in several stock books / binders along with some covers (commercial and FDCs). There are also 11 Millennium Keepsake tins and a bag of worldwide on- and off-paper stamps. |
| 92 | 2 | Stamps | 2 cartons of thousands of worldwide (mostly) used dealer stock of stamps, in 8 binders with manila stock sheets, along with a few covers. There could be postmark potential here, in material which runs from the 1970s (some earlier) to the early 2000s. |
| 93 | 1 | Literature / Supplies | 1 carton with 14 different philatelic specialty or stamp collecting handbooks and a box of supplies and tools (magnifiers, tongs, mount cutter (x2), etc.) |
| 94 | 1 | Stamps | 1 banker’s box of USA stamps (singles, sheets, multiples, booklets) with the majority in the 4c to 20c denomination range but many above that also. We estimate $150 of face value here. |
| 95 | 1 | Stamps | 1 plastic box with thousands of worldwide mostly mint stamps and sets (we saw MNH also) in 102 cards, in glassines, and dealer stock cards. A bit of everything in this mixture, from stamp company approvals to fresh from the post office. Ideal for the online reseller. |
| 96 | 2 | Stamps | 2 cartons with thousands of worldwide stamps in albums, binders, loose pages and manila stock sheets. We also noted sheets in a couple of sheet files. Sure to be a fun romp for the collector who likes to sort and fill gaps in their collection. |
| 97 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton with many thousands of used Canadian Centennial stamps sorted by denomination into bundleware packets from the 1c to the $1.00. Many, many hours of study ahead for the buyer of this lot. Also includes several Centennial Stamp Boxes, some in their original packaging. |
| 98 | 7 | Stamps | 7 bins / boxes of well over a hundred thousand Canada used off paper from the Admirals through George VI and into 1990s Elizabethan era, a considerable amount of it in bundleware. This will provide many, many hours of fun hunting for varieties and postmarks. Ideal to share with friends and club members or for the eager reseller. |
| 99 | 8 | Stamps | 8 bins / boxes of well over a hundred thousand Worldwide used (mostly) off paper from the 1930s to the 1990s, a considerable amount of it sorted into envelopes and identified. This will provide many, many hours of fun hunting for varieties and postmarks. There is also a fun box of USA Elvis b&w promotional photos with the Elvis stamp postmarked on them. Ideal contents to share with collector friends and fellow club members or for the intrepid reseller. |
| 100 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton of thousands of both mint and (more) used worldwide and Canada stamps in stockbooks, Tari-fold sheets and loose pages. A good project for the collector who loves to sort! |
| 101 | 1 | Stamps / Covers | 1 bankers box of interesting collection remainders including used from Small Queens to modern, with Peace Issue sheet/multiples, Admiral covers, a van Dam Revenue catalogue and some First Day Covers. Many c.d.s. postmarks and other interesting items, including a Cycling thematic pack (t-shirt, etc. in a can from Canada Post). We also noted a group of Winnipeg-Pembina 1980 courier service full sheets. |
| 102 | 1 | Supplies | 1 carton with 4 Lighthouse L4-32 stockbooks, these having sixteen double-sided white pages. One is still shrink-wrapped and the other three show no sign of use at all. Retail price for these is over $176. Ready to house your other Sparks Auctions Floor Sale purchases! |
| 103 | 1 | Covers | 1 carton of Canada FDCs from late 1960s to early 1990s in binders and loose. Mostly Canada Post Official FDCs, except for the 1960s items. We saw plate blocks that will be of interest to the avid FDC collector. |
| 104 | 1 | Postal Stationery | 1 large carton of USA Postal Stationery from the 1890s to about 1990 in large binders with a few loose. Bulky but beautiful, this lot would make an excellent start on this interesting are of USA collecting. |
| 105 | 1 | Covers / Stationery Post Cards | 1 plastic box with a mix of modern FDCs (mostly 1980s to ’90s) in a FDC album, on Vario pages and loose, plus a FDC album with Stationery Post Cards from the Victorian era, in which we saw some a couple of squared circles. Also includes a small pile of revalued Queen EII stationery and a bundle of the ST-1 experimental Christmas labels from 1983. |
| 106 | 1 | Stamps | 1 large carton of mainly British Commonwealth stamps including 4 stockbooks of Caribbean & Southern Africa which is a accumulation of pre-1980s stamps sorted into 28 envelopes by country: Jamaica, India, Bermuda, Bahamas, Bermuda etc. There is also Brazil, an old-time Cardinal album and a smaller box of GB commemoratives on paper. |
| 107 | 1 | Stamps | 1 banker’s box with a large accumulation of pre-1980s worldwide stamps, sorted into 50 business envelopes by country: Sweden, Japan, Spain, Indonesia, Austria etc., plus 2 stockbooks of South Africa & KUT, 3 old-time Hungary collections, some GB and a box of older on-paper Machins. |
| 108 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton containing a collection of mostly used Russia to the early 1970s, hinged into two binders, with a good representation of several hundred from the earliest issues to the end, including some complete sets, c.t.o. cancels and lots of topical interest. Overall fine or better. |
| 109 | 1 | Catalogues | 1 carton with a 2022 Unitrade Canada Specialized catalogue, and older catalogues for New Zealand, Lundy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Falkland Islands and Portugal. |
| 110 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton with 2 stock books full of c.d.s. cancels on East German stamps, 1970-1988, with hundreds of pictorial first day cancels. Most are singles or sets on piece that have “stamp” perforations. Also includes souvenir sheets with similar postmarks, as well as loose stamps from the same era. |
| 111 | 1 | Stamps | 1 carton with several smaller boxes of a couple of thousand mostly used stamps of Canada and worldwide, including bundleware. A sorter’s dream! |
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TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE
Sparks Auctions Floor Sale – April 27, 2024
1. The property described in the lot list will be offered at a live, in-person, public floor auction by Sparks Auctions Inc. (hereinafter “Sparks Auctions”) on behalf of various consignors. By bidding on any lot, the bidder acknowledges and agrees to these Terms and Conditions of Sale.
2. The sale will be conducted in Canadian funds. The auctioneer shall regulate the bidding and reserves the right to reject any bid believed by him not to be made in good faith and to withdraw any lot prior to or during the sale and to act on behalf of the vendor. In the event of any dispute, the auctioneer’s decision shall be final.
3. The bidder with the highest bid acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the buyer. The term “hammer price” means the last bid acknowledged by the auctioneer. The purchase price payable by the buyer will be the sum of the hammer price plus a commission equal to 17% of the hammer price (“buyer’s premium”), together with any tax which may be applicable.
4. All lots shall be paid for and removed from the premises on the day of the sale. Payment may be made by e-transfer, cheque drawn on a Canadian bank, cash or credit card. A fee of 2.5% will be added to process credit card payments. A fee of $100.00 will be charged for any cheque returned for insufficient funds. Until paid in full, all lots remain the property of Sparks Auctions on behalf of the consignor.
5. All lots are sold as-is and there will be no extensions for expertization and no returns will be accepted for any reason. The opportunity to view the lots constitutes acknowledgement of both contents and quality.
6. Should any dispute arise over these Terms and Conditions, such dispute will be settled according to the laws and regulations of the Province of Ontario, Canada, with options for resolution being negotiation between the parties, followed by mediation, followed by action in the most appropriate legal venue in Ontario.