Sparks Auctions

Lots 1027, 1028 & 1030 — Rhodesia from Stanstead Collection

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Three lovely items from the Stanstead Collection, which is featured in our British Commonwealth section today.

Lot 1027-28Lot 1027 Rhodesia #117 1910 10sh Queen Mary and King George V, used, with crisp c.d.s. cancel, deep rich colour and almost very fine. Scott CV$550.

Lot 1028 Rhodesia #118 1910 £1 Queen Mary and King George V, used, with c.d.s. cancels. Reperforated at right, else deep rich colour and fine. Scott CV$775.

Lot 1030Lot 1030 Rhodesia #138c 1923 £1 black and purple King George V Admiral, Die II, mint hinged, the better Die, and with deep, fresh colour. Very fine. Scott CV$1,750.

Lot 1248 — Greece 1861 1l chocolate brown Hermes, used

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Lot 1248Lot 1248 Greece #1 1861 1l chocolate brown Hermes Head, used with rhombus of dots with numeral 1 (Athens) cancel, with four clear margins, close at bottom, fine-very fine. Accompanied by 2014 Sergio Sismondo certificate stating “…There is a light diagonal scratch on the back of the stamp at the lower right corner. This is not a crease, and does not in any way affect the front of the stamp.” Scott CV$550.

Lot 17 — Canada 1855 six pence slate grey Consort on wove paper, used

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Auction #16 begins with an early start at 10:00am EST today. If you are attending the sale and have not visited our offices before, please note that access is via Coldrey Avenue, from Kirkwood south of the Queensway.

Lot 17Lot 17 Canada #5 1855 6d slate grey Consort on Wove Paper, used, with part target cancel and four large to decent margins. Very fine and accompanied by a 1991 APS certificate. Unitrade CV$2,000.

Lot 247 — 1900 twenty cent olive green Numeral imperf pair, used

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Lot 247Lot 247 Canada #84a 1900 20c olive green Queen Victoria Imperforate Horizontal Pair, used, with part blue c.d.s. cancel on right stamp. Accompanied by a photocopy of the plate block of four plus this pair which were cancelled by the same large blue c.d.s. cancel, as well as a Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Only one sheet of 100 was issued, which was badly mishandled, resulting in creases in all but 9 stamps, including this pair. Rare and very fine, unpriced in Unitrade but worth at least as much as a mint pair. Estimate $6,000.

Lots 278, 285 & 289 — Canada King Edward VII era highlights

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Some highlights from the King Edward VII Era:

Lot 289

Lot 278 Canada #91b 1903 5c blue Edward VII on whiter Paper, mint never hinged, with large margins, very fine plus. Unitrade CV$1,400.

Lot 285

Lot 285 Canada #93 1903 10c brown lilac Edward VII, mint never hinged, with extremely light gum imperfections, still a lovely, very fine stamp. Unitrade CV$2,800.

Lot 278

Lot 289 Canada #95 1908 50c purple Edward VII, mint never hinged, with fresh colour and very fine. Accompanied by a 2013 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$5,250.