A Traditional Philatelic Auction House — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sparks Auctions Plate proofs like this and Lot 21 (featured last Wednesday) continued to be popular. This lot attracted seven advance bidders and another on the telephone, eventually selling to the floor for $450.
Canada #16P 1859 10¢ black brown Consort plate proof on India paper, from bottom of sheet, extremely fine. Unitrade C$500, realized $517 including premium.
In their promotional literature, almost every auction house talks about their great successes. This exhibit was hammered down at $625, a respectable amount, but we thought the lot would go to at least $1000.
Canada Exhibit Collection of Henry Hechler Stationery. On pages as a one frame exhibit plus enough extras for a second frame. There is a total of 32 complete postal stationery or covers most with "Service" or "Official" overprints along with 19 items on piece including 2¢ Small Queen bisect on piece. The exhibit shows different colours, typefaces, doubled overprints. Very fine. Estimate $1000, realized $718 with buyer’s premium.
This lot attracted five strong advance bids and opened at $170 before selling to the floor at $220.
Canada #15 1859 5¢ red Beaver, well centered with bold grid cancel in bright green ink. A striking stamp. Estimate $75 Realized $253 including premium.
This stamp with a catalogue value of "only" $100 combined quality and rarity. Within hours of our auction being posted online (and before the catalogues were delivered from the printer) it received almost identical bids of $210 and $220 and so opened at $220. At this rarified level there were no more bids. However for several days it had the honour of having the highest level of an opening bid for the whole auction.
Canada #75iii 1898 1¢ deep green Numeral with major re-entry, well centered within large margins and with a light cds cancel this stamp shows off the major re-entry visibly throughout the lower third of the design. An exceptional item, very fine. Unitrade CV $100 Realized $253 including premium.
This attractive plate proof appealed to many—including seven who placed advance bids plus a telephone bidder—before selling on the floor for $230.
Canada #15TC 1859 5c orange vermilion Beaver plate proof on India paper, from top sheet showing full imprint, very fine, choice piece. Unitrade CV $225 Realized $265 including premium.