Lot 337 Canada #86b 1898 2c Imperial Penny Postage Map, a mint never hinged single with “American Bank Note Co. Ottawa” inscription in selvedge at top. A lovely stamp with deep rich blue oceans and very pleasing eye appeal, but with a hint of gum toning, still very fine. From the Robert Lunn Map Stamp Collection. Unitrade CV C$225.
Lot 605, Canada 2003 five dollar Moose with “missing moose” variety
Lot 605 Canada #1693a 2003 $5 Moose with “Missing Moose” Variety, a mint never hinged single, from lower left corner of the pane, showing all the marginal inscriptions and missing not only the moose, but the trees, grass and security text under the denomination (these from the engraved colours). The bottom margin is also missing the moose caricature and the “C1” which would have been printed all at once. A wonderful modern error, offered with a regular single from same pane position for comparison. Extremely fine and also accompanied by a 2007 Saskatoon Stamp Centre Guarantee of Authenticity. Reserved. Unitrade CV$7,500.
Lot 821, Australia 1913 one pound ultramarine and brown Kangaroo, VF lightly hinged
Lot 821 Australia #14 1913 £1 ultramarine and brown Kangaroo, Watermark Wide Crown Wide A, mint and very lightly hinged, very fine and fresh. An exceptional stamp. Scott CV US$4,000. [See lots 817-838 for more Kangaroos.]
Lot 47, Canada 1858 half pence rose Victoria, VF unused, perf 11-3/4
Lot 47 Canada #11 1858 ½d rose Queen Victoria, Perforated 11¾, a lovely unused (no gum) example, well centered within intact perforations and with fresh colour, Very fine. Accompanied by a 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. A rare stamp in this lovely condition. Unitrade CV$6,000.
Announcing Auction #28
Welcome to Sparks Auctions 28th auction, the first to be held in our brand new spacious offices in Ottawa on September 26yh & 27th, 2018. This is another very exciting sale for us, and contains yet again a very wide range of material, with something for every collecting interest and budget.
Those who seek out high quality Canada will be well treated in this sale. Our Canada section is highlighted by several advanced mint collections, offering high quality singles, blocks and large multiples, from the Classics to modern era, many being extremely fine and accompanied by certificates. A further highlight is a special section dedicated to the Rob Lunn International award-winning exhibit and collection of the Imperial Penny Postage “Map Stamp”, and its postal history.
Worldwide highlights include advanced collections of early Great Britain stamps and postal history, lovely early Australia and States, and an impressive selection of quality singles and sets of the British Commonwealth, including the continuation of our perforated SPECIMEN offerings.
Enthusiasts of Canada & BNA postal history will find fifty lots from an exciting specialized collection of Canadian air mail and first flights, many early stampless covers, New Brunswick postal history, extensive postmark lots including strong squared circle collections, and much more.
We are particularly pleased to offer 250 lots from the John Nalon “Gananoque” collection, which features consistently high quality stamps and postal history of Canada. Detailed photos of his entire collection can be found on our website.
We are also proud to offer the Jack Gray collection of topicals. Jack was proud of the fact that he collected over 200 different topicals, ranging from extensive representations of birds and ships, to less commonly-seen topics like umbrellas or handshakes. Sparks Auctions is pleased to offer them all in our Topicals section, with items offered in other sections being denoted by “JG”.
We are continuously grateful for the support of collectors who turn to us to find new philatelic gems. While many in our industry continue to raise their buyers premiums as high as 23%, we continue to hold to a modest 15%. Bidders will also note that any items offered subject to a reserve price are denoted by a “Rsv.” notation in the description. Unless the reserve has already been exceeded during pre-sale bidding, these lots will open at one increment below the reserve.
Those who can’t view our sale in person are invited to bid on stampauctionnetwork.com. Meanwhile, here on our site you can find sale updates, amendments and other useful information about bidding or consigning.
Enjoy the sale!
Stéphane Cloutier,
Director of Lotting & Consignments