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Sparks Auctions Sale: 29

Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Lots and Collections

Foreign -- Collections & Accumulations
Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1686
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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Large Heavy Tub Filled with Valuable Material, all in albums, stockbooks, on pages, in dealer pages, in 102 cards, envelopes, etc. A massive accumulation, with a little of everything from classics to modern, with varieties, China, Indonesia, good face value, British Commonwealth, USA and much more. Bound to be many finds in this one, based on a cursory look. Definitely worth a close inspection to better appreciate the huge value included here.

Est $ 1,000

Opening C$ 1,050.00
Sold...C$ 1,050.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:02:31 EST
Sold For 1050

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1687
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Two Cartons with Mint and Used Stock and Collections, all in stockbooks, albums, envelopes, on pages, etc. Noted lots of modern used GB and Canada including high values, an old time Lincoln album filled with lots of early issues, a group of various stamp brochures, packs of hinges and other supplies, a nice thick springback album of British Commonwealth countries, about 100 covers, including 6 Western Canada Airways Ltd. first flights, and much more. Our scans only show a small portion, inspect to better appreciate. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 190.00
Sold...C$ 190.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:03:22 EST
Sold For 190

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1688
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Banker's Box with Thousands of Stamps, in albums, presentation packs and stockbooks. Noted $83 in catalogue value of China (PRC), including souvenir sheets, not including many non-denominated souvenir sheets and used stamps, mainly from the 1990s. Of interest is a China (PRC) souvenir folder commemorating the Chinese Flag stamp issued in 1950, with a gold leaf representation of this stamp. Noted a 1980 Greenland presentation pack, December 1985 Collection philatélique de France including new issue sheets, 1984 GB collector's pack, 1990 South Africa collector pack and many mint and used stamps, including many topicals and possibly some better. Inspect. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 190.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:03:49 EST
Sold For 190

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1689
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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Thousands of Mint and Used Stamps, all in glassines, packets or stock cards, mostly identified by owner with country, Scott number and older catalogue value, apparently totaling around $2,000. We note many complete sets, a few souvenir sheets, a good variety of different countries, a mix of mint and used, etc. Inspection recommended to better determine the quantity and quality involved. Overall fine or better.

Scott $ 2,000

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 140.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:04:39 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1690
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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Banker's Box with Mint and Used Worldwide, with mostly Canada and GB, but a few other countries as well. Most of the value lies in Canada, where we have a collection of over 200 first day covers 1970s to 1990s, bundles of 2c carmine Admiral and 2c + 1c brown Admiral (with about 500 stamps of each), dozens of Small Queens, Large Queens and Jubilees (mixed condition), early plate blocks, some modern souvenir folders, etc. We note an envelope stuffed with many glassines with mostly Canada, including many better mint and used items, such as a NH block of 50c Oil Fields, early NH plate blocks, QV material, a group of plate blocks and mint Newfoundland in envelopes, six small boxes of used bundleware from 1897 to 1920s, and more. The GB is represented by a small stockbook with early issues, from the Penny Black (very fine appearance but faulty) with imperforate and perforated Penny Reds, with high values, postmarks, etc. A 1968 and 1973 Collectors pack; About 18 full sheets of GB stamps from the 1960s or 1970s, saw 1sh, 1sh3d, 1sh6d values, some are in sheets of 120, all fresh and NH. Old time stock cards contain classic era US, with Carrier stamps (these mostly with faults), used Columbians to the 10c, mint Admirals, etc. Last but not least is a cover album with interesting covers, such as a group mailed from Canada to Russia registered in the 1990s, two nice Japanese covers (see scan), a Canadian FDC with Darnell cachet mailed to Peru, other covers mailed to Peru, some censored items, etc (mixed condition). An interesting lot.

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 350.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:05:29 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1691
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint and Used Collection in Nine Albums, plus some loose in glassines and on pages. We note some lower value Jubilees with nice cancels, lots of early used GB including Penny Reds with plate numbers 219-223. Nice selections of St Pierre & Miquelon, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China (including locals), Cuba, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Queensland, etc. A few albums are sparcely filled but others quite full and neatly mounted. Many thousands in all, mostly fine. See our many online scans for an idea. (Image)

Est $ 400

Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 375.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:05:55 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1692
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint and Used Collection in 7 Stockbooks, six are 32-page and one is 16-pages, and each is full of nice quality material, from classics to about the 1980s (with some more recent). A good range of different countries, and we note lots of mint never hinged (with lots of face value), including many booklets (including from Sweden), many souvenir sheets, complete sets, etc. There is duplication of some issues, mostly older, used material. A nice lot, with better than usual quality, online scans only give a small taste. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 240.00
Sold...C$ 350.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:06:33 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1693
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint and Used Collection and Accumulation in Three Cartons, with 12 albums or stockbooks, some sparsely filled with new issues still in Post Office glassines, also covers, post cards, packets, on piece mix, and small boxes and envelopes filled with unsorted stamps. We noted many new issues from the Barbados, Germany, GB, USA and Japan. Switzerland has much value, including BC1 sheet of 20, 10 copies of #749 souvenir sheet, 10 copies of #656, 10 copies of #726-727 and many semi-postals with up to 10 each, also #243-246 used set. Noted a topical collection of ships on stamp. A wide variety of material, mostly from the 1950s to 1980s, condition is overall fine or better for the never hinged material. Inspection recommended to better appreciate. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 190.00
Sold...C$ 180.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:07:19 EST
Sold For 180

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1694
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image 16 Page Stockbook Full of Mostly Older Material, with a good variety of different countries, mostly sorted by country, many stamps or sets are identified and priced by former owner (unchecked for accuracy). Some faults should be expected, still overall fine or better. Lots of potential here, see scans for a small taste, better yet inspect in person. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 190.00
Sold...C$ 190.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:08:16 EST
Sold For 190

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1695
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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Carton Full of Collections, note a Hungary collection in a Minkus album, 1947 to 1971, with a mix of mint and used and many mint souvenir sheets including #s B203, C80, C157, C166, etc. A small group of assorted mounts and Manila pages, a nice 1976 Olympics mint collection in a binder, a mint Canada collection from 1950 to 1977, worldwide CAPEX 1978 covers, USA coin sets, envelopes of sorted stamps, variety of small books, and lots more. One to inspect.

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:09:17 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1696
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Lot of Various Countries in Auction and Dealer Cards and 102 Cards, note four cards with items from Italy / Yugoslavia / Slovenia with an owner's catalogue value of $3,315 (see scans), set of Peru Q2-6 ($129), Belgium #39 (used with rounded corner, $1,450), Columbia #17 (used, $400), a group of French Alsace issues, a Turkey #30 (mint hinged, $550), three different 1920-21 France precancels, a few misidentified items and more. We counted a total of 42 different singles or sets included. This lot should have good value and is well worth a close look. Scans only give a small indication. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 350.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:10:42 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1697
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Large Dealer Stock Filling 15 Red Boxes, assuming about 800x 102 cards per box would total twelve thousand 102 cards, many having sets inside, so probably 15,000 or more stamps. Appears to have a good variety of countries with very little duplication and appears that all cards are identified and priced. Appears mainly used but includes mint, including never hinged. We note two full boxes of Russia (#92 to #6430, plus back of the book, one box contains only mint). Most of the stamps or sets are priced at under $10, still a great opportunity. (Image)

Est $ 1,000

Opening C$ 800.00
Sold...C$ 800.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:10:56 EST
Sold For 800

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1698
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Lot of Retired Dealer Stock, with hundreds of mint and used singles and sets from all eras, mostly in priced and identified 102 cards or in stock sheets. Many cards are priced in the $20 to $100s or more range so high total catalogue value, unchecked by us for accuracy of the identification or prices, so inspection is recommended. Quality is overall good, with some faults in the earlier material, online scans only show a portion of the lot. This lot includes Iran, Mesopotamia, Tannu-Tuva, Philippines, North Ingermanland, Burundi, Bhutan, Lebanon and a few others. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 250.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:11:50 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1699
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of Mint and Used Country Collections, with Germany and Austria (selection of City locals on a stock page), Yugoslavia (collection on seven double-sided full pages), Belgian Congo (1888-1953 collection on 5 pages, cat. $490), Travancore - Cochin (collection on 5 pages, cat $376), Nepal (mint and used selection on a stock page, cat. $922) and Turkey (1876-1897 mint and used early issue collection on 11 quadrille pages). Also includes a page with 27 different Indiana Hunting and Fishing used stamps from 1980 to 2004. Nice overall condition. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 150.00
Sold...C$ 150.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:12:26 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1700
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of Country Collections Mounted on Pages, with Nyassa (appears complete), Lundy (3 pages), Tonga (including tin can mail covers), Samoa (on 13 pages), North Ingermanland (almost complete mint, missing 3 stamps), Mozambique Company (appears complete, on 38 pages, including blocks and large blocks, back of the book, etc), Lithuania (on 19 pages), Ajman (on 76 pages, including NH singles, corner blocks and imperfs of the first set), Montenegro (on 13 pages), Ukraine (pre-1945 on 17 pages), Mexico, Mozambique, Sharjah, and others. Overall good quality and several seldom seen items. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 525.00
Sold...C$ 525.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:14:17 EST
Sold For 525

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1701
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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Thousands of Stamps in 14 Stockbooks, as received, completely unchecked by us except to notice that there is a wide variety of countries and issues throughout. Also includes a few dozen various covers and cards in albums. Worth a close look, as this was a last minute consignment and there may be finds or discoveries in here.

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 150.00
Sold...C$ 150.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:15:20 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1702
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of Three Collections, first is a 2 page collection of Spanish Civil War stamps, with 75 stamps in all, mix of mint and used with a variety of revolutionary overprints (all scanned online). A 4 page collection of Italy (mostly used with duplication) from 1860s to 1930s, with about 270 stamps, many complete sets, etc (all scanned online). Lastly is a collection of WWII Germany Occupation on about 30 pages, with Bohemia / Moravia, Poland, Alsace, Luxembourg and more, appears to be almost complete for the pages, all mint, with some never hinged and hundreds of stamps in all (we scanned 4 representative pages). (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 180.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:15:38 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1703
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of USA plus Assorted Worldwide, starts with a Standard World Album with hundreds of USA stamps from the 1940s to 1980s and includes back of the book. Also includes a selection of singles such as a Costa Rica #O62 with inverted surcharge, four different test stamps, a French Malmaison essay, a Belgium railway stamp with misplaced black colour, four USA Hammerskjold stamps with shifted yellow colour, as well as a few other stamps that are either imperforate or part perforate (see scan). (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 40.00
Sold...C$ 50.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:16:19 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1704
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Lot of Off-Paper Mix in a Very Attractive Illustrated Tin, the whole thing weighing 2.3kg. Lots of topical interest, noted modern Japan and a wide range of other countries from early to modern, with generally good quality. JG (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 40.00
Sold...C$ 80.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:16:51 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 29
Lot No: 1705
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Over One Hundred Stamps on Pages and in glassines, with an emphasis on French and Portuguese colonies, including Nossi Be ($94), Diego Suarez ($300), Macao ($103), French Equatorial Africa ($86), Quelimane ($50), Inhambane ($34), Port Guinea ($44) and General French Colonies issues ($439). Some postmark interest, overall fine. (Image)

Scott $ 1,370

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Jan-24-2019, 17:17:21 EST
Sold For 170

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