Lot 102 Canada #36e 1873 2c deep green Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, mint with full original gum, hinged and extremely fine. From the John Hillson Collections, accompanied by a drawing from Hillson showing the re-entries he found on the stamp. A difficult stamp to find in such nice condition. Unitrade CV$1,000, sold for C$1,150 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Sale 30 has finished
Sparks Auction #30, our biggest sale ever, is complete. Unaudited Prices Realized from the sale can be seen on Stamp Auction Network or downloaded from our site. In June, Sparks-auctions.com will begin highlighting some of the better and more interesting realizations from the sale. There is much to talk about, including what are certain to be a few amazing prices (including the extremely fine 15c Large Queen shown at left, ex-Hillson).
We are now organizing material and preparing invoices which will take us at least the entire next week. Invoices will be sent by e-mail. While we will not usually interrupt our work to take your phone call, all calls and e-mails will be answered as soon as we can provide the information you require. Payment can be made in cash, cheques in CD$ or US$ (we will provide the conversion rate), Mastercard or Visa (2.5% convenience fee applies) or by internet eTransfer or wire (see your invoice for transit details, or check with us).
Buyers who wish to pick up their auction winnings at our offices can do so by appointment beginning on Thursday, June 6th. We are not open to the public before that date. If you haven’t visited our new offices yet, we remind you that we are now at 1770 Woodward Drive in Ottawa. Appointments can be made by e-mail or by telephone starting on Wednesday, May 29th. While our building is locked on Saturdays, we will try to make arrangements for those who must pick up outside of work hours.
As always, we thank you for your bids!
Sparks Auctions
Lot 1960, Tuscany 1860 three lire ochre Savoy Coat of Arms, VF no gum
Sale #30 concludes today. The fourth session is a brief offering of Worldwide and Commonwealth stamps, and then the balance of the day is Lots & Collections and Remainders.
Lot 1960 Tuscany #23 1860 3 lire ochre Savoy Coat of Arms, unused (no gum) with large margins all around, lightly sulphuretted and very fine. A rare opportunity to acquire a major world rarity. Accompanied by a 1995 Giorgio Migliavacca (Pavia) certificate. Rsv. Scott U$110,000.
Lot 1201, Canada 1868 six cent black brown Large Queen on thin paper, F-VF hinged
Sale #30 continues today at 9:00am EDT with Canada, British North America and Newfoundland.
Lot 1201 Canada #27f 1868 6c black brown Large Queen on Thin Paper, mint with full original gum, hinged. A very fresh stamp, with crisp impression, fine-very fine. Unitrade CV$4,750.
Lot 655, Canada 1906 King Edward VII insured cover, Tofield to Strathcona Alberta
Day 2 of Sale #30, the Postal History section, featuring the Liptak Collection, will be held today beginning at 9am.
Lot 655 Canada #89-91 1906 King Edward VII Insured Cover, mailed Tofield, Alta on DEC.8.1906 to Strathcona, Alta, franked with a 1c, 2c and pair of 5c totaling 13c. 2c was for postage, 5c was for registration and 6c was for insurance (for up to $25 compensation). Nicely written up on a page, very scarce with only a few dozen known. Light toning else very fine. Ex. Liptak collection. Estimate C$750.