Lot 588 Prince Edward Island #5d 1862 2d rose Queen Victoria, Perforated 11.8 Vertically, Imperforate Horizontally, an upper right sheet margin corner block of four, with full hand-applied original gum, hinged at upper top of sheet margin only (thus catalogued as never hinged for the two pairs), fresh, very fine and rare. From the Louis Sidney Crosby Collection of Prince Edward Island. Unitrade CV$1,000.
Sparks Auctions
Lot 802, Belgium 1885 one franc brown King Leopold II, mint hinged
Lot 802 Belgium #54 1885 1fr brown King Léopold II, mint hinged, with typical centering, a fresh stamp. Scott CV U$750.
Lots 604 & 605, PEI 1862 three pence blue Victoria wide gutter pairs, regular and Tête Bêche
Lot 604 Prince Edward Island #6g 1862 3d blue Queen Victoria Imperforate Wide Gutter Pair, with full original gum, hinged and a light crease down the middle of the gutter. This pair has the rare distinction of having each stamp in a different shade, with the right stamp being much darker. Exceptionally rare, with only two or three examples recorded, apart from the one remaining intact sheet (which contains six), very fine (unpriced as such in Unitrade). Estimate C$750.
Lot 605 Prince Edward Island #6h 1862 3d blue Queen Victoria Imperforate Tête Bêche Wide Gutter Pair, unused (no gum), with the usual crease down the middle of the gutter, plus another vertical crease on one of the stamps. The latter also has tiny spots on front, still a very rare item. Unitrade CV C$3,000.
Both lots from the Louis Sidney Crosby Collection of Prince Edward Island.
Lot 828, Iceland 25a mint with 02-03 overprint in red
Lot 828 Iceland #48c 1902-03 25a with “02-03” Overprint in Red, mint lightly hinged, fresh and fine. Scott CV U$600.
Announcing Sale 26
Welcome to our January 2018 sale!
This is an exciting time here at Sparks Auctions, especially since our memorable September 2017 sale, where we once again realized several world record prices, including the highest price ever paid for a Canadian stamp, $327,750 for a lovely mint 12d Queen Victoria. This sale will continue to offer a good variety of quality material, and for all collecting interests and budgets. We are proud to have been entrusted with several high quality collections.
The Canada and BNA section is full of lovely material, with probably the most high quality stamps we have offered yet in a single sale, as well as a very wide range of Unitrade listed items. Readers will also notice that a great number of lots in this section are offered with certificates. Of note are many fresh and mint never hinged stamps in singles, blocks of four, plate blocks as well as complete sheets.
We have the honour of offering a unique collection of Prince Edward Island stamps, which won the Grand Award at the 1957 National Exhibition in Ottawa, the Grand Award at the 1956 BNAPEX and which had been put away since 1964. You will find in it many rare and not often offered or seen material.
Our popular Canada and Worldwide lots and collections section yet again offers a good selection of different country collections, in albums, stockbooks, dealer stock, and more. Of note are some strong Netherlands collections, Nepal collectors will find a specialized selection of early sheets in 12 lots, especially the half anna issues, ex. Ken Kershaw. We also have a strong offering of very useful Canadian postage lots, including many self-adhesives, high values and “P” values.
The print catalogues will be mailed by year’s end, in plenty of time to reach subscribers. Here on our site we will be featuring interesting items from the sale, as well as listing any corrections or clarifications that come to light.