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Sparks Auctions Sale: 29

Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Lots and Collections

Foreign -- Collections & Accumulations
Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1546
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Banker's Box with Hundreds of Mint and Used singles, sets, stock, etc. from Queen Victoria and on (mostly 1950s and on). A quick look reveals booklets, never hinged Machin Heads and more, plus older duplications in glassines, etc. Inspect as there may be better material hidden within. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 75.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:25:20 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1547
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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Heavy Carton Packed with Thousands of Mint and Used Stamps, all in stockbooks and on album pages, mainly from the Elizabethan period, with lots of Machin Heads, lots of mint (with never hinged), and other interesting items such as marginal blocks and values to the £10. JG

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 90.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:26:06 EST
Sold For 110

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1548
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Large Carton Stuffed with Thousands of Machin Heads, in stockbooks, envelopes, bags, etc including some mint, but mostly used. Noted booklet panes, booklets, and lots of potential for finds for the specialist. Also includes some other GB material plus a bit of foreign. JG (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 80.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:26:52 EST
Sold For 80

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1549
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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Large Carton with Thousands of Stamps, either on or off paper, loose in boxes, bags and on pages, from 1841 to the 2000s. Noted many nice used blocks, mint and used Machin Heads, commemoratives, Channel Islands and overprints on GB stamps. Needs careful inspection to better appreciate the quantity and quality, and should be opportunities for postmarks and better stamps. JG

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:27:29 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1550
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Stamps in a Carton, with hundreds in all in three albums, from 1952 to 1975 (these apparently complete mint never hinged) plus 1978 to 1999 with mixed used and mint never hinged. There are also many stock sheets with gutter pairs, minor varieties, presentation packs (including 1964 Fourth Bridge #418-419 with no cellophane wrapper, SG value £450), some Channel Islands stamps and other interesting material, for example #401 with "CANCELLED" overprint. Needs inspection to better appreciate breadth of material. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 220.00
Sold...C$ 220.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:28:39 EST
Sold For 220

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1551
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Advanced Collection of King Edward VII, King George V and VI Issues, with hundreds of stamps in two albums and on stock sheets, from 1902 to 1951. Noted complete used sets, 54 Seahorses including a very fine used block of four of #224, the three George VI £1 values, Officials, Perfins, 3 propaganda forgeries and many minor varieties. Potential for find in postmarks as there are many interesting. Also includes postage dues from 1914 to 1994, mainly all used. Scans give a brief overview of the contents but inspection is recommended to better appreciate the contents. (Image)

Est $ 400

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 500.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:38:05 EST
Sold For 500

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1552
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Advanced Collection of Queen Elizabeth II Wilding Definitive Issues, all in four albums plus in stock sheets, with hundreds of stamps. Besides basic mint never hinged sets, there is so much more including about £1,900 SG catalogue value worth of complete booklets to the 10sh (including at least 5 graphite booklets), minor varieties, a 1960 presentation pack with 12 Regional stamps priced for sale at US$120 (SG cat. £100), #371-374 never hinged complete with Waterlow and de la Rue printings (as well as at least one never hinged set of #309-312), start / stop end strips, different coloured phosphor bands, different papers with cream, white hibrite, graphite issue misplaced lines and many very fine cancels. See scans for a small taste of this extensive collection, and have a close look to better appreciate the contents. (Image)

Est $ 750

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 500.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:38:43 EST
Sold For 500

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1553
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint and Used Collection in Four Lighthouse Stockbooks, from 1870 to 2010, with a mix of mint and used at first, then starts having more mint in the 2000s. We note about £148 worth of face alone in volume 4 (2007 to 2010). A nice varied collection, with no apparent duplication and includes souvenir sheets, etc. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 55.00
Sold...C$ 210.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:39:46 EST
Sold For 210

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1554
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Large Collection of Mint and Used Machin Heads, consisting of about ¼ booklets, ¼ pre-decimal, ¼ decimal and ¼ Regionals. An extensive collection, with most of the material identified by owner, and we note several varieties, booklet panes, some cylinder blocks, better booklets such as S.G. #s DX1-DX5 (plus about 85 mostly different others), many nice c.d.s. postmarks, some commercial and first day covers, etc. The collection is mostly all mounted on about 80 double-sided black stock sheets. Online scans only show a small taste, viewing is recommended to better appreciate the extent and value within. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 30.00
Sold...C$ 200.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:40:42 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1555
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint and used Collection Filling a Carton, starts with a collection in three Stanley Gibbons Simplex albums, with the first pages showing nice early issues, including a 4 margin Penny Black, then a fairly complete collection to the end (2010) with a good quantity of mint blocks of four, corner blocks, often four corners, etc. The collection also contains 20 prestige booklets, 24 presentation packs, a stack of glassines containing neatly sorted modern postage, from 10p to 2d Class rates, a stockbook of mint blocks and multiples, some souvenir folders, and more. Well worth a close look, especially strong in modern mint commemoratives, and we have counted a total of £1,464 (C$2,494 today) in face value alone after 1973. Overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 750

Opening C$ 525.00
Sold...C$ 675.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:41:02 EST
Sold For 675

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1556
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Two Old Time Mainly Used Collections, both in clean springback albums, on quadrille pages,with mainly Queen Victoria stamps but has some modern. Note many early imperforates (including damaged #1-2), over a hundred #33 including 24 pairs, Seahorses, higher values, with lots of potential for postmark (note a nice #2 in Maltese Cross), watermark and plating interest. A nice collection worthy of a close look, as our scans only give a small taste. JG (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 85.00
Sold...C$ 190.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:41:42 EST
Sold For 190

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1557
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint and Used Large Collection, 1840 to 2000s, with thousands of stamps, all in a Davo album, 2 stockbooks and a binder. We counted 8x Penny Blacks and 1 Two Penny Blue (all with fewer than 4 margins), # 5, 6, 7 (all fine), 21x Seahorses, 5x #96, 2x #108 and 1x #109 and lots of plated surface printed issues. We also note hundreds of imperforate and perforated Penny Reds, unchecked by us for plates but do note many nice postmarks including 80 with Maltese Crosses, etc. A few faults on the early material and heavy cancels here and there, still a useful collection, worthy of a close look as there is lots of opportunity for finds here - see some representative scans online for an idea. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 950.00
Sold...C$ 1,200.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:42:02 EST
Sold For 1200

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1558
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Overprinted GB Stamps for Use in Offices, with several hundreds, neatly displayed on pages and includes Bechuanaland, Ireland, Oil Rivers, Zululand, Cyprus and other various offices. Some better stamps scattered throughout but most of the interest is in the nicely cancelled used stamps. Scans give an overview of a small part of this collection, viewing is recommended to better appreciate. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 240.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:42:26 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1559
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Victorian Era Stamps, 1840 to 1900, with hundreds in all, mostly on about 85 pages or stock pages and many identified as per SG # and/or postmark, etc. Noted a #2, perfins, Scottish cancellations, lots of special cancellations such as newspaper branch, military, squared circle cancels including a page of London Geometrics, railway, #s in Maltese Cross, watermark varieties, officials, a mint hinged #3 and much more. Scans only show a small portion, we recommend close inspection to better appreciate this varied and useful collection. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 500.00
Sold...C$ 600.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:42:49 EST
Sold For 600

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1560
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Old Time Accumulation of Mostly Used Issues, mostly on album pages, on stock pages and in glassines. Most of the material dates between 1840 and 1940s and we note many better higher value items such as two copies of the Penny Black (both 4 margins, cat $640), a mint lightly hinged KGV Seahorse (Scott 181, cat $425), a mint pair of #29 (cat $700), used 2sh6d and 5sh QV and KEVII issues, a group of ten ½d QV issues identified by plate number, a collection of perforated Penny Reds identified by plate number, including a plate 225 with small faults, two Wilding booklets (BK68 and BK105) and more. We note many nice postmarks throughout. Condition varies, a careful inspection could reveal some finds. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 675.00
Sold...C$ 950.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:43:47 EST
Sold For 950

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1561
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Mint and Used Stamps, 1896-1980s, mounted on 90 pages. Starts with the 1896 Olympics issues and on, with mint and used, plus blocks, perforation varieties, many nice cancels, back of the book, revenues, etc. An interesting collection, overall nice quality. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 45.00
Sold...C$ 75.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:44:09 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1562
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used Issues, 1899-1913, with 68 different stamps from Icaria (including N12-N15 used on piece, cat $180 for used stamps only), Lemnos with black and carmine overprints plus lithographed issues, Samos including some early imperforates not listed in Scott (see scan), N87-N91 (cat $240), etc. A seldom offered group which also includes a cover from Epirus, franked with 1914 issues #1-4 (cat for stamps only is $1,000), with Alberto Diena expert signature (tear at top and a few toning spots). All pages are scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 450.00
Sold...C$ 550.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:44:26 EST
Sold For 550

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1563
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Stock Sheet with Over 100 Stamps, including better such as #s 3-5, 7-9, 23-26, postage dues and two imperforate souvenir sheets. Generally fine or better. JG (Image)

Scott $ 1,145

Opening C$ 55.00
Sold...C$ 70.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:44:45 EST
Sold For 70

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1564
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint and Used Collection, 1871 to 1960, includes an Erka album which apparently included 3,275 different stamps and catalogued $5,000 in 2004, with #s 1-12 (used with multiples), B1-51 (mainly mint), C24-25 (used), C26-34 (used), etc. Not many missing stamps in this album. Also a stockbook containing several hundred "issued under Romanian occupation" stamps plus some Fiume. See scans online for an idea. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 190.00
Sold...C$ 275.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:45:06 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1565
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Thousands of Mint and Used Stamps in two thick Minkus albums, in a binder, on pages and loose, ranging from 1871 to 2001. The Minkus albums contain over $500 in souvenir sheets plus better items such as #s 311-330 (used, $40), B1-17 (used, $76), C1-2 (mint, $50) and C167 ($15). Not many empty spaces from 1950 to 1996. Lots of opportunities for finds in postmarks, watermarks, etc. Inspection should reward. JG (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 150.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 15:45:30 EST
Sold For 150

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