Sale 52 Is Over

Our Winter 2025 sale is over. Prices Realized can be checked on our Stamp Auction Network listing or downloaded from our site. A small number of unsold items are still available for purchase at the reserve price plus buyer’s premium, taxes and shipping; you can see the list here.

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Lot 881 United States 1866 (April 30), illustrated Thorough Bred Spanish Merino Sheep cover and contents, to Bastrop, Texas, franked with 3c rose, Woodstock, Vermont segmented cork double circle cancel alongside, with corresponding c.d.s., the reverse and contents with lovely sheep illustrated advertising, a superb exhibit piece. (Sc. 65) Estimate C$150, sold for C$1,000.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.

Lot 625, New Brunswick 1859 six pence bisect folded cover Saint John to Edmundston

Lot 625 New Brunswick #2b 1859 6d Bisect on Folded Cover, mailed from St John’s on APR.27.1859 to Edmundston (APR.29 receiver) through Woodstock (APR.28 transit). This folded cover (no letter inside) is franked with a 6d olive yellow, bisected to make up the 3d rate. It is well tied by two #1 oval grid obliterators. A very clean cover, with two vertical file folds (one running through stamp) with two expert signatures including a Pfenninger (Munich) handstamp on front and Jakubek (Hamburg). Unitrade CV$4,500.

Lot 591, Canada two #57 Paris two-ring cancels, locally made, sold for $242

Ex-Lot 591, Canada two-ring locally made obliterator #57 ParisLot 591 2-Ring #57-Paris, stamp and cover, a 3c Large Queen has a very fine strike of what appears to be a locally made obliterator, possibly made to replace a broken official instrument. Also a yellow 3c SQ cover mailed MAR.9.1871 to Woodstock. (Woodstock and Paris Station backstamps.) The obliterator is faint, but can be substantiated by the Paris datestamp. Estimate $75, sold for C$210 plus buyer’s premium.Lot 591, Canada two-ring locally made obliterator #57 Paris on three cent yellow Small Queen cover to Woodstock