Lot 53, Canada 1868 12-1/2c blue Large Queen on Duckworth paper

Lot 53Lot 53 Canada #28 1868 12½c blue Large Queen on Thin White Vertical Wove Absorbent Paper, unused (no gum), on the rare Duckworth Paper 9a, with deep rich colour and crisp impression. A truly remarkable unused stamp, for the specialist. Fine-very fine and accompanied by a 1994 Greene Foundation certificate. Estimate $2,000.

Lot 20, Canada 1857 half pence rose imperf strip of three, used

Lot 20Lot 20 Canada #8 1857 ½d rose Queen Victoria, Imperforate, used horizontal strip of three, with three clean and ideal strikes of the 4-ring #21 cancel. The strip has large margins all around and is very fine. Accompanied by a 2008 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate stating “there is a pen manuscript mark on the back visible under ultra violet light.” Estimate $2,000.

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

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

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!