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Sparks Auctions Sale: 31

Canada
The Jean Morin Production Material Archives

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 275
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image 1987 Unissued Christmas Nativity and Dolls Photographic Essays, with a 34c and a 39c colour slide of each unissued set of two. Believed to be the only examples in private hands. (Image)

Est $ 75

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 45.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:25:03 EST
Sold For 45

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 276
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

image Collection of Plate Blocks Signed by Their Respective Designers, with just under 100 items, from the 1970s to the 1990s, with designers Ernst Roch, Louis-André Rivard, Carl Mangold, François Dallaire, Michel Dallaire, Raymond Bellemare, Anthony Hobbs, Laurent Marquart, Rolf Harder, Design and Communication Ltd., Tom Yakobina, Jean-Pierre Armanville, Pierre-Yves Pelletier, Clermont Malenfant, Denis L'Allier, Jean Morin and Alain Rochon. Many of the plate blocks are in matched sets of four, also includes a sheetlet, a FDC and a 1990 Souvenir Collection book with about half of the stamps inside signed by their designers. A great start to a collection of these. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:25:35 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 277
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Cat No: 612-614

image Extensive Collection of the 1973 8c, 10c and 15c R.C.M.P. Centenary Issues Pre-Production and Produced Material, includes a correspondence file, extensive design notes, photographic proofs, complete sheets and FDC signed by designer, photograph of the original poster for the Centenary, various small posters, centenary logo proposal, a blue binder containing original design sketches, original typesetting proposals, original film and slides by Jean-Pierre Beaudin for the stamp, poster and logo design, also a large original poster photograph and copies of centenary posters, plus a few more items. See scans for a small sample. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 700.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:26:12 EST
Sold For 700

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 278
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Cat No: 773-775, 1004-1006

image Collection of the 1978 and 1983 Christmas Issues Material, includes for the 1978 issues three large cardboard posters, six original slides of the proofs for same issue, several plate blocks, a FDC and sheets signed by designers, some signed private first day cards, a colour photocopy of the original maquette, and a group of Christmas cards depicting the original paintings from which the stamps were designed. For the 1983 issues there is a set of three plate blocks for the three denominations signed by the designer Jean Morin. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 55.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:26:30 EST
Sold For 55

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 279
Symbol:
Cat No: 849-852

image Material Relating to the Design Production of the 1980 Royal Academy of Arts Issues, with an original large colour photograph negative of Scott #850, a photographic essay of one of the 17c issues (without design in the centre, and text at left smaller than issued stamps), two se-tenant blocks of 4 FDC as well as several plate blocks and sheets signed by Jean Morin the designer. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 45.00
Sold...C$ 50.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:26:48 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 280
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Cat No: 896

image Material Relating to the Design Production of the 1981 Montreal Rose Issue, with a complete sheet signed by the designers Jean Morin, Jean-Pierre Beaudin and Tom Yakobina, 7 plate blocks signed by Jean Morin and one plate block signed by all three designers, an original large photographic essay with notes, a mock-up of the sheet structure and an original photograph, framed and matted together with a plate block signed by all three designers. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 65.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:27:03 EST
Sold For 65

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 281
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Cat No: 917/1083

image Extensive Group of Material Relating to the Design Production of the 1982-1988 1c to 72c Heritage Artifacts Definitives, includes a thick binder with extensive project notes by Mr. Morin, project correspondence, photocopies of various heritage objects considered for inclusion, photocopies of various design proposals at all project phases, original film and slides of initial definitive proposals, sets of design-sized and stamp-sized colour proposals, sets of original photos used in the stamp designing, some signed by photographer and designer, original mock-ups for various proposals, photographic essays, a smaller binder full of plate blocks (Scott 917-922) signed by designer (Jean Morin) and photographer (Jean-Pierre Beaudin), many plate blocks of all the values signed by the designer, complete sheets on Abitibi and Rolland papers (Scott 917-921) signed by Jean Morin, two sets of complete sheets (Scott 927, 929 and 932) signed by the designers, and much more. See scans for a small glimpse. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 550.00
Sold...C$ 850.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:27:23 EST
Sold For 850

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 282
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Cat No: 918

image 1982 2c Fishing Spear Large Size Black and White Photographs, one of the original unaccepted design (photograph of original artifact?) showing an "open" spear, 160 x 195 mm pasted on larger card. The second photograph of revised design with "closed" spear with glassine overlay showing various notations from the designer "for retouching as necessary". Very fine and unique. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 220.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:27:55 EST
Sold For 220

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 283
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Cat No: 1016-1027

image Material Relating to the Design Production of the 1984 Canada Day Paintings by Jean-Paul Lemieux Issues, with 3 full sheetlets and 1 FDC signed by the famous artist Jean-Paul Lemieux (believed to be unique, and accompanied by a letter to Lemieux by Jean Morin, who was his student at the Ecole des Beaux Arts du Québec), 2 sheetlets signed by the designer Jean Morin, 2 FDC with complete sheets plus a set of 12 different FDC with singles signed by the designer, 2 original photographs of the paintings and a photo mock-up of the sheetlet. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 210.00
Sold...C$ 300.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:28:23 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 284
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Cat No: 1162

image Material Relating to the 1987 37c Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue, with a sheet of 100 signed by photographer Yousuf Karsh and the two designers Tom Yakobina and Chris Candish, a set of four corner plate blocks signed by the above three, and a stack of private First Day cards signed by the two designers (issued by Axion Design Inc.). (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:28:49 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 285
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Cat No: 1264-1265

image Extensive Group of Material Relating to the Design Production of the 1990 39c Dr. Norman Bethune Canada and China Joint Issue, includes a carton containing 10 presentation boards showing near-definitive stamp designs (for Canada and China) and groupings, a large envelope with multiple complete sheets of Chinese and Canadian stamps signed by designers (Jean Morin and Wanda Lewicka), large photographs of Bethune in various settings, photocopy of a Chinese illustrated book on Bethune (in English), a 2-inch binder containing project notes of Mr. Morin, photos of design meetings, an original cassette tape recording of the Canada - China design meeting of July 27, 1987, copies of Bethune photos from the research stage, photocopies of multiple design proposals, some with annotations, colour slides of refused designs, quantity of blocks and pairs of Chinese and Canadian stamps signed by designers, Canadian and Chinese FDCs signed by designers, an extra large envelope containing a colour photograph of a sheet of Chinese stamps signed by the members of the Chinese design team, a framed copy of the stamps over a large photograph of Bethune operating in China near a battlefield, as exhibited at an exhibition by Québec members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Québec City, May 1998 (light damage to frame, accompanied by exhibition program), plus much more. See scans online for a small sample only. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 425.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:29:14 EST
Sold For 425

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 286
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Cat No: 1509

image Collection of the 1994 43c Jeanne Sauvé Issue Pre-Production and Produced Material, with project notes, a sheet mock-up, original photographs, FDC signed by designers and photographers, production and launch ceremony photographs, complete sheets and corner blocks signed by the designers and photographers, original tabs artwork, photographic enlargement of the stamp and tabs. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 60.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:29:33 EST
Sold For 60

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 287
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Cat No: BK86, BK118

Group of Material Pertaining to the Design of Two Booklets, BK86 (Canadian Forts, Series 1, the first Canadian commemorative stamps issued in booklet format only) with project correspondence, a FDC, mock-ups of different stamp panes and two booklets signed by the designers (one signed by the designer of the booklet Jean Morin, the other signed by Jean Morin plus the designer of the stamps Roy Harder). Also BK 118 (Canada Post Delivery Trucks Prestige Booklet) with one signed FDC and 5 complete booklets signed by one or the other or both designers Jean Morin and Alain Rochon.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:29:47 EST
Sold For 60

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 288
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

image Material Pertaining to the Design Stages of an Unissued 1987 38c-39c Maple Leaf Definitive Stamp, with original documentation (as well as photocopies) including correspondence, a set of 12 colour slides of various proposal essays for the stamp (all different designs), a group of research material to find images for a maple leaf, including some actual leaves on pages, etc. Lastly, a colour photocopy (with tear at top) of an essay in the 38c denomination. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 25.00
Sold...C$ 65.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:30:13 EST
Sold For 65

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 289
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

image Group of c.1970 200c yellow red and black Youth Unissued Design Production Essays, includes perforated stamp sized essay on thin card, a large colour deluxe proof showing an enlarged stamp image and a stamp size image (different than the one we offered in our May 2010 sale), a large deluxe proof of the same in red only and missing the black inscriptions, a large colour essay with perforations mounted on plastic film, and a large portfolio sheet printed by the designers at their Montreal design office in 2019. Five items in all, each signed by their two designers Jean Morin and Yvon Laroche. The design is that of the son of Jean-Pierre Beaudin (who worked with Jean Morin), and was to be used for a Youth issue in relation to the 1970 Osaka exhibition. The picture was used in the Canadian Youth pavilion at the exhibition. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 180.00
Sold...C$ 210.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:30:31 EST
Sold For 210

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 290
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

image Group of c.1970 Unissued 1c to 20c Natural Resources Definitive Issues Production Essays, with a set of the seven values (1c, 2c, 4c, 5c, 6c, 10c and 20c) in large deluxe die essays showing two images of the proposed stamp, in stamp size and enlarged, each in a different colour (the 1c has a stain at bottom). The same seven values are present in an enlarged size with perforations, all in the proposed colours, each mounted on a larger plastic film. The same seven values (in the proposed colours) are presented on large portfolio sheet printed by the designers at their Montreal design office in 2019. Also in the same format are two sheets showing stamp positioning formats. Last but not least is a perforated stamp-sized essay in green and black on thin card. All items in this lot (except the last item described) are signed by their two designers Jean Morin and Yvon Laroche. The project was titled "Projet d'une série de timbres sur les richesses naturelles du Canada" and therefore the 10c depicts fish and the 20c depicts trees. (Image)

Est $ 1,000

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 350.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:30:49 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 291
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

image Group of c.1980 Unissued Postage Due Stamp Design Production Material, with two colour photographic mock-ups of the proposed four denominations (4c, 8c, 20c and 50c) in stamp size as well as two sets of four colour slides of same, plus a larger size colour photographic essay of the 8c value. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:31:12 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 292
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

image Group of Two c. 1974 Unissued Olympic Champion Photographic Mock Ups, apparently prepared for the 1976 Montréal Olympics, a 20c value depicts Etienne Desmarteau (Canada's first gold medal in St Louis in 1904) and a 25c value depicts Robert Tait McKenzie (surgeon and sculptor). Both vignettes are affixed on actual 1976 Montreal Olympic stamps for presentation. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:31:41 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 31
Lot No: 293
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

Remainder Lot of Jean Morin Archives Material, all signed (by Jean Morin, and sometimes by co/designers) material pertaining to his designing of the following Scott #s: 842 (complete sheet, FDC and set of matched plate blocks), 877 (complete sheet and a FDC), 955-966 (2 FDC and 2 sheetlets), 1029 (complete sheet, matched set of plate blocks and a FDC), 1076 (group of corner blocks plus an official stamp launch presentation folder containing a FDC and matched set of plate blocks, plus some newspaper articles), 1108-09 (several plate blocks and pairs and a complete sheet, plus some photocopies of production proofs), 1237-1240 (3 sheetlets, 5 FDC including 3 which are also signed by Livernois' grandsons, some of these are in an official stamp launch presentation folder, with additional stamp launch documentation). Also contains a folder pertaining to the design process of Scott #818 (Emile Nelligan issue) with a colour photocopy of a signed unissued stamp proof and an early mock up.

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 190.00


Closed..Sep-27-2019, 12:32:30 EST
Sold For 190


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