We knew the Geoff Leech collection of used New Zealand would attract attention, but we were nevertheless impressed with the number of quality bids and fervent interest that came from the collection’s country of origin. Live bidders got up early (“from tomorrow”) to follow the auction and bid. This lot went for well over our estimate.
Lot 794 New Zealand #108var. 1906 1d Universal From New Royle Plates Perf 14 with Watermark Inverted. The discovery specimen written up in C.P. Newsletter v.41 no.3, page 7, Oct. 1989. Now listed in S.G. (# 356w) and in Campbell Paterson as G10aW but unpriced in either. With further write-up on album page. This lot is an opportunity to obtain a very rare stamp indeed. Without Fault. Est$ 1,000, SOLD for $1,300.00 plus premium.
Auction #11 Followup
That was a tremendous sale, our best yet!
Kate is leaving the phone on message today so she can organize material and prepare invoices. There are items to put together for nearly 300 successful bidders, most of whom should receive a PDF of their invoice by the end of the weekend. Shipping for paid invoices will begin next Monday and Tuesday.
Local bidders may pick up on Saturday, November 24th, or by prior, confirmed arrangement ONLY.
We will begin highlighting some of the exceptional Prices Realized on our site next week.
Lots & Collections Today
The first two afternoons of Auction #11 saw some terrific realizations. Noteworthy were the Canada Admirals and Consular Stamps, and the used New Zealand. Unaudited realizations can be seen on Stamp Auction Network.
Today we offer Collections, Large Lots & Remainders. We have begun a trend towards single lots of nice collections that could certainly have been divided into separate offerings with some exceptional individual stamps. Examples are Malta, France and Norway. Canada and Newfoundland also have intact collections, as does United States. Lots 1761 to 1806 showcase African and Latin American single country new issues from the 1970s to 2005. We have found that these collections do surprisingly well on their own, so check the Opening Bids on Stamp Auction Network before placing your bid.
Session 6 begins at 1:00pm. An error on the section page of our printed catalogue had the sale beginning at 2:00pm following Literature (which was called yesterday afternoon), but this information has been corrected in all other channels.
Sessions 2-5 Today
Session #1 of Canada had some excellent realizations, particularly in the Admirals and the Consular Fee stamps. The unaudited results can be seen on Stamp Auction Network.
Today we have Commonwealth, Worldwide, Postal History and Literature. There has been much interest in the GB Leech New Zealand Collection and we are hoping to see some live bidding from New Zealand. The time difference between Ottawa and New Zealand is 18 hours, so our sale beginning at 1:00pm here will be at 7am Thursday in New Zealand. Australians will have to get up two hours earlier in time for 5am! You can check the current Ottawa time up to the minute at The World Clock.
Sale #11 Begins Today
Auction Sessions times can be seen at this page. We start off today with Canada and British North America. Tomorrow is Commonwealth, Worldwide, Postal History and Literature. Thursday will see the Lots & Collections.
Here is a gem that will be called in the first minutes of today’s sale:
Lot 18 Canada #5d Used 1855 5d grey violet Consort on thick hard paper. Light target cancel and four margins. A very fine stamp. Accompanied by 2012 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$4,000