Lot 400, Canada 1908 half cent Québec Tercentenary on picture postcard, Ottawa to Orange River Colony

Lot 400, Canada 1908 half cent Québec Tercentenary on picture postcard, Ottawa to Orange River Colony, frontLot 400, Canada 1908 half cent Québec Tercentenary on picture postcard, Ottawa to Orange River Colony, reverseLot 400 Canada #96 First Day Usage of the 1908 ½c Québec on a Picture Postcard to the Orange River Colony, mailed from Ottawa on JUL.16.1908, the first day of issue of the ½c black brown Québec Tercentenary issue, to Orange River Colony, South Africa. The printed matter postcard depicts a school in Ottawa and is franked on the picture side, a common practice of the time. Address side has a confirming Ottawa despatch c.d.s. as well as “IMPRIMES” and TIMBRE COTE VUE” handstamps in purple, as well as an oval return address handstamp from Mrs. Bédard. Small tear at bottom, still a great addition to an existing collection / exhibit, or a great way to start a new Québec Tercentenary collection. Estimate C$350.

Sale 38 Coming November 22-24, 2021

Welcome to Sparks Auctions’ Sale 38. This is a very exciting sale for us and holds a wide variety of material from just over 90 consignors. We have never had so many consignments on hand at one time, and recommend that if you would like to consign for one of our future sales to contact us as soon as possible to have your material included in a 2022 auction.

Lot 334 ** #157 1929 20c Dark Carmine Harvesting Wheat, mint never hinged, well centered amid four huge and even margins, extremely fine. Definitely one in a million (7 million were printed), destined for the finest collection, catalogue value irrelevant. Unitrade CV$200

At Sparks Auctions we consider our consignors’ property to be of the utmost importance. Our aim is first and foremost to make sure every consignment, whether it be a single stamp or several cartons, obtain the highest realisations. Our judicious lotting, descriptions, numerous high quality scans and realisations speak for themselves. This is why we are receiving more and more consignments, not only from estates, but also from collectors directly; each consignor considers it very important that their treasures be handled in the most professional and lucrative way.

This is the last of four sales we have planned for 2021, and we are certain there will be something in it for everyone. The many interesting items offered in this sale include:

The first part of an interesting collection of early Canadian mint multiples
Nice collection of South African stamps and postal history from an old estate
Nice collection of mint plus used British West Indies
Our usual great offerings of worldwide country collections
Many topical and thematic offerings, some quite extensive
Another installment of the Jan van der Ven Canadian First Day Cover collection
Another installment of the stock of a retired postal history dealer
Collection of Canadian foreign airmail destination covers from the WWII period in several lots
A superb quality and extensive mint collection of Canada and British Commonwealth broken up in several lots
Material from the personal files of retired Canada Post designer, Bernard J. Reilander
Dealer stock galore.

All of our sales are conducted in Canadian dollars, and our buyer’s premium remains at an industry low of 17%. Please visit StampAuctionNetwork.com to view the sale and place your bids, both before the sale begins and live during the auction. Our online images include many thousands of high quality scans.

Enjoy the sale!

Stéphane Cloutier
Auction Manager

P.S. Would you like to work with the Sparks Auctions team? We are seeking knowledgeable lotters to join us. Contact General Manager Peter MacDonald (pmacdonald@sparks-auctions.com) to express your interest, or see this page for more information.

Lot 625 — New Republic 1886 mint/used group, sold for $402

Lot 625Lot 625 New Republic #3, 6, 12 1886 3d, 9d and 5s Numerals, 9d is mint hinged, dated “30 AUG 86” and accompanied by 1978 Royal Philatelic Foundation certificate and accompanying SG card states “showing clear doubling of impression”, small corner fault. The 3d dated “13 OCT 86” used with numeral 232 (Cape of Good Hope) grid cancel on Stanley Gibbons card and 5s dated “_ JAN 86” with violet oval cancel. Overall fine. Scott CV$188, sold for $350 plus buyer’s premium.

Boer War Material from the Viner Collection of Militaria, sold for $2530

Boer War PostcardsBOER WAR and POST WAR RELATED Includes picture postcards, programmes, invitation, mementos, etc. many relating to Umtata (later Mthatha) where Viner’s camp was located. Of note are over 150 real photographs many showing the Cape Mounted Riflemen in action. See the detailed page on our site for details.