Sale #25 will take place on September 26th & 27th

We are in the process of catalogue preparation for Sale #25, which will be held on September 26th and 27th, 2017 at our offices in Ottawa, Canada. Mark the dates on your calendar for this important auction!

Lot 3 Canada #3 1851 12d black Queen Victoria Imperforate on Laid Paper Deep colour and a clear distinct impression, four large margins, full original gum lightly hinged, easily visible laid lines, fresh in all respects and a full sheet margin at right. From The Outaouais Collection. Unitrade CV C$300,000.

The highlight by far of Sale #25 is a selection of gems from the Outaouais Collection—very fine mint #1, #2, and an exceptional mint #3. We have other choice early and classic stamps, and the Canada continues through to modern errors, with CPR Telegraph and Bell booklets offered in the revenues. A lovely mint collection of Great Britain can be seen in the Worldwide & Commonwealth section, and several worldwide collections as well. Postal History includes New Brunswick town cancels, as well as Orb, 2-ring and Fancy cancellations.

We expect online posting to Stamp Auction Network by the end of next week, with the PDF catalogues appearing on sparks-auctions.com at the same time. Print catalogues should be mailed in the first week of September to regular subscribers. We will send a detailed auction announcement at the time, so watch for it in your e-mail.

The auction will feature a huge Canada & BNA section of 850 lots, and thorough offerings of British Commonwealth, Worldwide and Postal History. Yet again, our shelves are loaded with large lots, collections and accumulations.

We wish you a safe and happy remainder of your summer!