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Sparks Auctions Sale: 33

Canada
Canada Plate Block Collections

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1690
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

image Lot of Matched Sets of Plate Blocks in Sealed P.O. Packs, Late 1970s to 1980s. Good variety of denominations from 32¢ up to $5, with strength in the dollar values and train issues. We counted $1,439 in face value, not mentioning the high catalogue value and the possibility of finding varieties hidden within the sealed packages. Useful lot, very fine. (Image)

Face $ 1,439

Opening C$ 700.00
Sold...C$ 700.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:09:59 EST
Sold For 700

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1691
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

image Lot of Red Postage Due Plate Blocks, mostly consisting of 79 sealed packs of matched sets of plate blocks (a number of which contain 10 PBs), plus extra plate block matched sets in glassines. The total face value is $176. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:10:29 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1692
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

image Group of Mint Inscription Plate Blocks from 1930s to Early 1970s, mostly never hinged with very light duplication. We noted a good mix of commemoratives and definitives as well as airmail, special delivery, Official overprinted "G", postage due, with many better plate blocks such as #216 plate 2 (Britannia block of 6 and block of 4), Peace issues (14¢, 20¢), #339 plate 1 hibrite paper (3¢ Wilding), Centennial Landscape definitives (all values up to $1) including 465ii hibrite (25¢), and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 230.00
Sold...C$ 230.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:11:07 EST
Sold For 230

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1693
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

image Collection of Back of the Book Mint Plate Blocks, includes some Special Delivery items, and rest are OHMS and G overprinted Officials, with many matched sets, etc. All catalogued as very fine centering, a very few are hinged, majority are never hinged. A nice lot, partially scanned online. (Image)

Unitrade $ 2,623

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 275.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:12:18 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1694
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

image Collection of Mint Blocks and Plate Blocks, from 1948 to 1996, with some earlier ones, in black stock sheets, housed in one thick binder. Starting with hinged blocks of 4 such as #34 (SQ ½¢), #149/154 (Scroll issue 1¢, 2¢, 4¢, 5¢, 8¢), #184, #191 and more. Followed by what appears to be all never hinged inscription plate blocks, from #274 to #1603. We noted one plate block per issue, with no duplication noticed, and well represented for the period. High catalogue value, with a face value of $665 (not including many plate blocks of denominations below 10¢). A nice clean collection, overall very fine. (Image)

Face $ 665

Opening C$ 500.00
Sold...C$ 500.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:13:05 EST
Sold For 500

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1695
Symbol: O/**
Cat No: Collection

image Parallel Mint and Used Plate Block Collection, 1953-1976, all in like-new black stock pages in a 3-ring Uni-Safe album (with matching slip case). Matched plate blocks, and corner blocks, paper and phosphor varieties and more. Overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 95.00
Sold...C$ 95.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:13:50 EST
Sold For 95

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1696
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

image Collection of Mint Plate Blocks, from 1927 to 2002, in black stock sheets, housed in two binders. Beginning is sparse, then becoming nearly complete from the late 1940s to the end. We noted better such as hinged plate blocks #163, #165, #166, #167, #169, #170, #172 (Arch issue 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 5¢, 8¢), #190, #191, #260 (Corvette), #465B NH ($1 Landscape PVA), four precancelled warning strips of 20 of the 1c War issue (Plates 22, 24, 25), and more. Hinged at the beginning, becoming all NH from #274 to #1943. Mostly one plate block per issue, with no duplication noticed and well over $800 in face value. Nice clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 575.00
Sold...C$ 575.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:14:29 EST
Sold For 575

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1697
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

image Collection of Mostly Different Mint Plate Blocks, 1927-1967, with a good variety, duplication is often of different plate numbers or corners of the sheet, with a mix of hinged and never hinged (mostly in the later issues but includes some early NH as well, and catalogued as such). Centering varies, but is mostly very fine, with a few early issues catalogued as fine (one of the $1 Totem items is stained and was not counted, and all of the modern issues were counted as cheapest fluorescence, etc.). See scans online. (Image)

Unitrade $ 4,085

Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 425.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:15:26 EST
Sold For 425

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1698
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

image Collection of Mint Inscription Plate Blocks, from 1937 to 2010, consisting of over 1,900 blocks sorted by catalogue number in dealer pages, housed in 10 dealer counter books. Appears to be nearly complete in the period from #315 onwards, with light duplication up to 4 of each and we saw no matched sets. All stamps appear never hinged and unchecked by us for varieties. The face value is $1,715 according to the owner. Clean and useful lot for the collector, dealer or online reseller. (Image)

Face $ 1,715

Opening C$ 950.00
Sold...C$ 950.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:16:25 EST
Sold For 950

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1699
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

image Collection of Mint Plate Blocks from 1938 to 1969, consisting of hundreds of plate blocks displayed on Bileski pages. Most are in matched sets, with duplication at times up to 15 of each. A cursory look revealed hinged items mostly in the earlier issues, but the majority appears NH. We noted many better such as #s 241 (2 PBs, hinged in margins $105), 259 (matched set hinged with hairline variety $291), 321 (matched set NH $200), 411 (2 matched sets NH $720), 465B (2 matched sets NH $320), and more. We noticed a very small number of plate blocks have partially adhered to pages, but overall condition is very fine. See scans for a glimpse of the content. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:17:44 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1700
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

image Semi-Modern Plate Block Collection, from 1948 to 1978, consisting of over 800 plate blocks in corner mounts and glassines, housed in 4 binders and 2 Stockbooks. Many in matched sets (not all complete), all appear mint never hinged with a few stuck to corner mounts. Period is well represented with no apparent duplication. Also included are some Wilding and Christmas sheetlets, and a group of sheets and part sheets contained in one mint sheet file. See scans for a glimpse of the content. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 230.00
Sold...C$ 230.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:19:15 EST
Sold For 230

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1701
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

image Collection of Mint Never Hinged Plate Blocks, from 1952 to 1989, with some later issues, all sorted by catalogue number, housed in three albums. The majority are matched sets with many still in sealed post office packaging. Good representation for period, including some paper varieties, and light duplication up to three of each in some cases. We noted also some semi-postal stamps (B1-B9). The face value is $1,290 according to the owner's detailed inventory, also included. Clean and useful lot for the plate block collector, dealer, or online reseller. (Image)

Face $ 1,290

Opening C$ 750.00
Sold...C$ 750.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:20:50 EST
Sold For 750

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1702
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

image Lot of Mint Caricature Issue Inscription Plate Blocks, consisting of approximately 200 blocks (mostly all blocks of four, but some multiples up to 16 stamps), sorted by issue and housed in glassines. We noted many different plate numbers, sheet positions, some varieties such as ribbed paper, and shifted tagging. Duplication up to 25 of each. Also included is a partial roll of 100 coil stamps #604, over 200 plate blocks of precancelled issues (mostly the 1¢ denomination) as well as some warning strips of 20 stamps. All stamps appear never hinged with paper fluorescence varieties unchecked by us. Clean lot, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:22:07 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1703
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

image 1989 $1, $2 and $5 Plate 2 Corner Blocks of Four, the $1 and $5 are in sealed matched sets of four, and the $2 are in an open pack containing three different plate blocks. All mint never hinged and very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 875

Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 250.00


Closed..Jun-27-2020, 10:22:35 EST
Sold For 250


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