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Sparks Auctions Sale: 29

Canada
Military Postal History

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 957
Symbol: Cvr

image Captain Fedder RCMAC WWII Correspondence of 18 air letters, including an interesting crash cover with "SALVAGED FROM / AIR CRASH" postmarked Montreal MAR.23.1944, with an ironic slogan "SAVE TIME USE AIR MAIL" in French. Overall fine lot. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 45.00
Sold...C$ 55.00


Closed..Jan-23-2019, 16:48:51 EST
Sold For 55

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 958
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of Three Alaska Military Post Office Covers, with Adak Island, Annette Island and Kiska (Aleutians). Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Jan-23-2019, 16:49:38 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 959
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of Five WWII Undeliverable Multiple Redirected Covers, a fascinating group, with many town postmarks, instructional handstamps (including scarcely seen ones), lots of crayon and other directives used in a valiant attempt to deliver these. Two still have their contents. Faults are to be expected. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Jan-23-2019, 16:50:35 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 960
Symbol: Cvr

image 1944 WWII Killed in Action Air Letter, Card and Clipping, for Wilbert McRae MBE, North Shore (NB) Regiment, killed in action on SEP.26.1944. Includes a "Deceased" handstamped (in pink) handstamp on an air letter postmarked with a "blacked-out" c.d.s. on OCT.12.1944, a Christmas card and a Newspaper clipping. Interesting and fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 55.00


Closed..Jan-23-2019, 16:50:49 EST
Sold For 55

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 961
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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Banker's box Stuffed with Canadian Military Covers, mostly World War II and QEII era, with many hundreds having orderly room markings, naval items, RCAF, MPOs and much more. A tremendous accumulation for sorting and research, in typical mixed condition. Ex. McCann.

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 95.00
Sold...C$ 220.00


Closed..Jan-23-2019, 16:51:48 EST
Sold For 220

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 962
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Accumulation of 285 Military Covers and Cards, from the 1960s and 1970s, with very few earlier or later. Great variety of origins, frankings and postmarks, including CFPOs, RCAF, UN Emergency Forces, FPOs, etc. About two thirds are #10 or larger size. Ideal lot for the specialist, as there is a nice variety and unchecked by us. Fine-very fine overall. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 150.00


Closed..Jan-23-2019, 16:52:10 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 963
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of 34 WWII Cigarette "Thank You" Cards, with a good variety of different, mostly all mailed and mostly all fine to very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..Jan-23-2019, 16:52:34 EST
Sold For 110

Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Worldwide Postal History and Postmarks

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 964
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Australia

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image Collection of Over 600 Covers, 1910s to 1980s, with about one third dated before 1950, including an interesting group of censored airmail covers sent to the Red Cross in Switzerland with a variety of high value frankings. Also note a 1935 rocket mail cover, O.A.T., air letters (used and unused) and many other interesting items. The remaining two thirds are dated 1950s to 1980s and includes commercial mail, first day covers and more. Overall fine to very fine lot. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 900.00
Sold...C$ 900.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:04:24 EST
Sold For 900

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 965
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Austria

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image Old Time Collection of Covers, 1840s to 1920s, with about 400 covers mounted on over 200 pages, includes a few stampless, then mostly 1850s to WWI. A tremendous variety of material here, with many early imperforate frankings, postal stationery (used and unused), postage dues, censored, tons of postmarks, a few Lombardy-Venetia, and much more. A real treasure trove that has not seen the light of day in decades, see scans for just a taste, else view in person to better appreciate. Mostly fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 400

Opening C$ 1,300.00
Sold...C$ 1,300.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:05:35 EST
Sold For 1300

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 966
Symbol: Pc
Cat No: Bavaria

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image Collection of Bavarian Postal Stationery Cards, 1880s to 1910s, with over 135 items in album pages, vast majority being used from a wide range of towns, but also including unused material selected for printing varieties such as watermarks, surcharges, etc. Note several uprated items, to destinations such as Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland and various other German States. A very nice collection. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 75.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:06:07 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 967
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: British Commonwealth

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image Large Heavy Carton Filled with Thousands of Covers, most were mailed to Canada from a variety of different countries by a philatelic agency in the 1970s and 1980s. We note lots of topical interest as well as lots of Officials used on cover, including several "missing period" stamps from Montserrat. Also includes loose stamps and a few worldwide banknotes. See scans for a small taste of what this lot has to offer. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:06:26 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 968
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: British Commonwealth

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image Group of Nine Silver Wedding Covers, includes registered, FDC, etc from Sarawak, Sierra Leone, Leeward Islands, Barbados, Nigeria, British Solomon Islands (two diff.), Falkland Islands Dependencies and Bechuanaland Protectorate. A very fine group, all are sleeved and scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 275.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:06:50 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 969
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: China (PRC)

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image Lovely Collection of 53 First Day Covers, 1957 to 1962, mostly all different (only a few duplicates, including better), with mostly complete sets, including many valuable. The catalogue value for the stamps alone would be $4,627 (for mint) or $610 (for used). All are unaddressed and with cachets, and a few have a red handstamp on back from the "China Philatelic Company" in Peking. A rarely offered collection, and a similar collection (containing 64 covers in the exact same era) recently sold at auction for $5,250. Very fine and rare, see scans of a few examples online. (Image)

Est $ 1,500

Opening C$ 2,400.00
Sold...C$ 2,400.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:07:34 EST
Sold For 2400

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 970
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Cook Islands

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image Collection of First Day Covers in Seven Volumes, with hundreds of mainly unaddressed first day covers, running from 1937 to 2008. Very few covers up to 1960s although includes #112-114, and afterwards there is a high degree of completion with definitive sets to $122 (#948-982). Very little duplication, with lots of topicals and very fine. Catalogue value given is for used stamps only. (Image)

Scott $ 2,800

Opening C$ 400.00
Sold...C$ 400.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:08:26 EST
Sold For 400

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 971
Symbol: Cvr/P
Cat No: Europa CEPT

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image Extensive Collection of Covers, Cards and Maxi-Cards, 1956 to 2016, consisting of over 415 commercial covers (many addressed to Canada), first day covers, post cards and Maxi cards (including a 1957 France Décaris Maxi-Card), all franked with EUROPA issues. We note frankings of singles, sets, blocks and some souvenir sheets. A very difficult to assemble group, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 25.00
Sold...C$ 150.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:08:56 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 972
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Europe

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image Group of Over 200 Covers, 1880s to 1840s, we note a nice selection of about 60 covers and cards from Italy, with 19th Century frankings, WWI censored and military patriotic cards. A group of WWI German Occupation of Belgium covers with overprinted stamps and a few others (62 covers). Great Britain is represented with 19 covers from the 1880s to 1940s, France with 33 covers and cards, mostly mailed to Switzerland including some nice Peace and Commerce frankings, WWI military patriotic postcard,, one franked with #SP2 (Red Cross) cancelled Trésor & Postes #140, a nice Peace and Commerce uprated card to Switzerland and finally, about 40 other items of interest, with Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, censored card, Japan, Bosnia stationery and military mail. An ideal lot for the internet reseller or dealer, inspection recommended to better appreciate. See scans online for an idea. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 375.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:09:35 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 973
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: F.S.A.T.

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image Collection of French Southern & Arctic Territories Covers, with a total of 160 covers, all mailed to the same person in Canada between 1973-1993. The covers are separated by postmark origin, with Dumont D'Urville Tadelie, Port aux Français Kerguelen, Martin de Vivies St Paul AMS, Alfred Faure Crozet, and a few more. We note many different cachets from expeditions, missions, a Lady Franklin ship cachet, posted at sea, registered, some are FDC, and much more. Also of note are the stamps, which are mostly all different and include many sought after air mail issues. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:10:01 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 974
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: France

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image Group of Six Early Stampless Covers, 1736 to 1837, with 1736 Orleans straightline to Marseille, 1746 Pons to Bordeaux, 1791 Limoges straightline to Monaco, 1808 Cravant to La Guadeloupe (long letter describes being captured by Guernsey privateers, etc.), 1836 Villers (cds) to Ambert (cds), and 1837 Paris to Geneva (dated straightline receiver). A very nice group, mostly very fine. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:10:32 EST
Sold For 110

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 975
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: France

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image Group of Eight Covers with French Postage Due Stamps,1859 to 1988, with 1859 10c imperforate single on folded letter; 1870 15c imperforate single on folded letter; 1872 25c imperforate on folded letter; 1929 30c red gutter strip of three on Service de Recouvrements cover, two Canadian Admiral covers mailed 1927 with blue "Gouvernement du Canada Paris Commissariat" one with a single 30c postage due on back and the other with a strip of three 10c postage due (these two have wrinkles or folds); 1983 10c + 3,00 insects on 2,00 Marianne cover; 1988 10c + 50c + 5,00 insects on 10c Marianne cover (last day postage due stamps available). A very fine group. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:11:13 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 29
Lot No: 976
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: France

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image Three Interesting Air Mail Covers, first is #C1-C2 on a very fine cover from Marseille to Paris on JUL.7.1927 (stamps alone catalogue $450); second was mailed from Paris to Indochina in FEB.1927 by first flight, franked with a combination totaling 11f50, with handstamps "GRIFFE" in black, "RAID INTERROMPU / PAR ACCIDENT / RETOUR A L'ENVOYEUR" in purple, returned to sender; third is a card from the "1ere Exposition Internationale de Poste Aérienne" in Paris, postmarked there on FEB.6.1930. All three are very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 190.00
Sold...C$ 190.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 09:11:26 EST
Sold For 190

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