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Sparks Auctions Sale: 30

Canada
Widow Weeds

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 281
Symbol: O
Cat No: 46, 47

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image 1893 20c and 50c Widow Weeds Remainder of the Stamps, with three used 20c singles (fine to very fine), a 50c pair with Montreal precancel (very fine), a 50c with re-entry from position 6 (Unitrade 47i), and a 50c single with re-entry and guideline from position 7. Hillson also shows a nice 50c plus a 50c Bill stamp, each with a position dot in lower right corner "undoubtedly this proves the same master die". (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:18:31 EST
Sold For 110


Postal History

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 282
Symbol: Cvr

image 1897 W.J. Gage Co. Illustrated Advertising Perfin Cover, mailed from Toronto on DEC.16.1897 (flag machine cancel) to Shanty Bay Qué (with manuscript "try Ont"), franked with a 3c Small Queen with W.J.G. perfin. The light green cover is illustrated with an engraving of the Gage & Co. building in Toronto, with two horse-drawn buggies. Tiny repaired tear at right, still very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 120.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:19:10 EST
Sold For 120

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 283
Symbol: Cvr

image 1894 Registered Intercolonial Railway Perfin Cover, mailed from Boundary Creek, N.S. on OCT.30.1894 to Moncton, N.B. (same day receiver), on Intercolonial Railway of Canada stationery. Franked with a 3c Small Queen and 5c RLS (both with ICR perfin, only a handful known on cover), the 5c having a straight edge at bottom, attributed to plate II. A fresh and very fine cover, with many rare or ideal attributes. (Image)

Est $ 1,500

Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 1,300.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:19:39 EST
Sold For 1300

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 284
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Three Small Queen Stamps with Private Perfins, a 3c with "W.J.G." (reversed), plus a 3c and a 5c with "ICR". A very fine group. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 55.00
Sold...C$ 120.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:20:01 EST
Sold For 120

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 285
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of 18 Machine Flag Cancels on Cover and Card, all neatly mounted and annotated on 10 quadrille pages, with highlights including a JUN.21.1897 Montreal Victoria flag (seven stroke, dater hub X, ERD for this), an APR.16.1896 Montreal "Straight Jack" flag, a FEB.20.1897 Montreal Type M flag, an AUG.14.1897 Montreal Type 5 flag, etc. Overall fine or better, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 625.00
Sold...C$ 625.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:20:18 EST
Sold For 625

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 286
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Duplex Cancellations, 1874 to 1890s, left intact, mounted and annotated on 34 quadrille pages, with 61 covers or cards as well as a few stamps. Many better items are included, such as the rarely offered Shelbourne Ont. fancy cork duplexes (4 different on cover, plus a fifth on stamp), early Toronto Star of David duplex on card, scarce Toronto intaglio "W" and "N" duplex, Winnipeg, Montreal and Toronto "bull's eye" duplex (many, also known as "screwed duplex"), Hamilton "5" duplexes, London "6", a blue 1876 Dorchester NB duplex (made by Venning), a blue 1877 New Glasgow N.S. duplex, "Toronto West" and "Toronto North" in bars duplex, a blue House of Assembly duplex, an unrecorded 1885 "duplex" from Canterbury N.B., and more. There are also other interests such as rates, corner cards, illustrated advertising, cross border, a lovely Senate postmark, etc. Overall fine or better with better than average strikes. A great collection to start collecting these, or improve upon. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 700.00
Sold...C$ 700.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:20:35 EST
Sold For 700

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 287
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Datestamps on Stamp or Cover, with broken circles and circular datestamps, all mounted and annotated on nine quadrille pages, with 13 covers plus 19 stamps, with a variety of towns from Ontario and Québec (mostly), includes a few Orbs, small towns such as Fournier, Ont., coloured cancels such as Ellesmere U.C (double broken circle in red, LRD), Rock Island C.E (in green), St Thérese de Blainville (in green), also noted a 1c SQ with rare inner dotted circle c.d.s. from Ottawa, etc. Overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:21:28 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 288
Symbol: Cvr

image 1896 Québec Legislature Cover, mailed on NOV.23.1896 to Coteau Landing, Qué, with large purple "LEGISLATURE QUEBEC" crown datestamp in dark purple, plus a smaller mink "Assemblee Legislative / Gallerie de la Presse / QUEBEC" c.d.s. Very fine and scarce. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 65.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:21:54 EST
Sold For 65

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 289
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Squared Circle Postmarks, with Types I and II, all neatly mounted and annotated on 21 quadrille pages. We counted 23 covers or cards plus another 106 Small Queen stamps (multiples were counted as one). Mostly all are 3c, but also noted 1c, 2c, several 5c and an 8c (with s.o.n. Grenfell). Covers include advertising, drop letter, a lovely private post card, cover to England, mourning, stationery cover, etc. A quick glance revealed a lovely block of four with Kingston strike (Ex. Hicks), inverted PM on a Parliament St strike, and more. A wide variety of different towns and time marks, hammers, states, ideal for the specialist and unchecked by us for dates or rarity factors. Overall fine to very fine with mostly very fine strikes. Several pages scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 1,800.00
Sold...C$ 1,800.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:23:21 EST
Sold For 1800

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 290
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Precancels on Stamp and on Cover, all neatly mounted and annotated on 5 quadrille pages, with 3 covers and 37 stamps (multiples counted as one) including all values from ½c to 15c LQ (no 8c value), with a wide range of precancel types, including Montreal "21" roller (on three singles plus a strip of three), a group of early "twisted elastic" types, then sorted by Type with I, R, S, T, U. Two of the covers are unsealed 1c printed matter (one with nice corner card, the other is illustrated advertising), another cover is franked with a pair of 1c and also has illustrated advertising. A nice clean collection, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 525.00
Sold...C$ 525.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:23:53 EST
Sold For 525

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 291
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Railway Post Office Postmarks, mounted and annotated on 9 quadrille pages, with 12 covers or cards plus 24 stamps (multiples were counted as one). Noted an 1877 "T.G. & B.R. / No.2" on card, an illustrated cover from the Consulate of the United States with RPO, a strip of three 3c SQ with Quebec & Campbellton squared circle (#13 at bottom, undated partial strikes), part of a 3c SQ yellow cover with lovely strike of the large double circle "OTTAWA AND GRENVILLE / No 1 / DOWN / AUG.15.1871" (illustrated in H&N, page 205), a lovely illustrated advertising cover from Aylesford (agricultural implements) with RPO, and many more. Unchecked by us for rarity, a great lot for the specialist, all pages are scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 230.00
Sold...C$ 375.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:24:27 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 292
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of 4-Ring Numeral Obliterators, all mounted and annotated on two quadrille pages, with two covers (#38 and #45) plus seven 3c Small Queen stamps with #s 20, 23, 38, 41, 44, 45 and 627 (the latter on an 1870 copper red, a scarce postmark on any Small Queen). Most are easily readable numbers, overall fine or better group. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 230.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:24:59 EST
Sold For 230

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 293
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of 2-Ring Numeral Obliterators, all mounted and annotated on eight pages, with covers bearing #s 1, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 27, 38 and 40. Also 1c or 3c Small Queen stamps showing #s 1, 3 (x2), 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 (on 3c and 10c), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 (offered as genuine in the Hennok sale but believed to be a fake), 21, 22 (x2), 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 (x2),41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50 (x2), 52, 53, 4, 56, 57, 58 and 59. Also a few more which we could not attest to. A very nice collection, with early shades and with mostly socked on the nose strikes and includes many harder to find numbers. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 575.00
Sold...C$ 600.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:25:29 EST
Sold For 600

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 294
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Town Name Obliterators, with an 1882 cover showing a fine strike of BLYTH (plus a stamp), an 1875 cover showing a fine strike of SPENCE, as well as several stamps with mostly choice strikes of the following town names: Ottawa, Halifax, Quebec, Kingston, St Catharines, Prescott, Eugenia, Quyon, Shanklin (ex. Lussey), Mattawa, Aylmer and Clair (NB, the discovery copy). A very nice group, including some quite scarce items. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 525.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:25:57 EST
Sold For 525

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 295
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Way Letter Handstamps on Covers and Stamps, all mounted and annotated on four quadrille pages, with six covers, including an early (undated) small cover with "Type A" (thin lettering strike), an 1881 illustrated advertising lumber cover, an 1881 post card from Bramley to Toronto, an 1876 cover to Toronto, an 1889 post card to Toronto and an 1886 5c Small Queen cover to London, England, not called for and sent back to the DLO in London, then same in Canada. Also three 3c SQ stamps. A seldom offered group. Two covers are illustrated in H&N, page 226. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 300.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:26:12 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 296
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Parcel Postmarks, starts with a 1c stationery folded circular from the Canadian Pacific Railway mailed to Switzerland, with a large (but partial) Montreal double oval parcel cancel, followed by three pages full of lovely strikes on stamps (1c to 5c SQ, including multiples) from Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, St Hyacynthe, Moncton, Fredericton, St John, and Lunenburg. Many of these rarely seen, overall very fine lot. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 75.00
Sold...C$ 80.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:26:46 EST
Sold For 80

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 297
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Crown Obliterators, mounted and annotated on 6 quadrille pages, with 6 covers plus 17 stamps. First is an 1878 registered cover from Berkeley UC, with two strikes of the Holland UN brass intaglio crown seal (Holland changed its name to Berkeley in 1875), a 3c SQ stamp with very fine strike of the Weymouth NS brass intaglio crown seal, an 1897 cover mailed from the Senate with a crown c.d.s. in purple (mailed cross border with 6c SQ), a group of four stamps showing fancy cork crowns, a lovely cover mailed from Victoria BC in 1882 with stamps tied by a very fine strike of the crown in sunburst, another cover mailed Victoria BC in 1881 with same crown in sunburst as well as three stamps bearing same (3c pair, 5c and 6c), a 3c SQ stamp with Halifax curved registered crown, the last two pages show two covers and 8 stamps with the Ottawa crown (with both genuine and forgeries). A lovely group seldom offered as such, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 525.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:27:18 EST
Sold For 525

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 298
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Fancy Leaf Cork Cancellations, all mounted and annotated on 4 quadrille pages, with 4 covers and 17 stamps, all showing representations of leaf patterns, some listed in Lacelle, some not (or no longer) and most are given Day & Smithies numbers. Overall very fine, see scans online. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 350.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:27:44 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 299
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Extensive Collection of Fancy Letter, or Initials Cork Cancellations, all mounted and annotated (by D&S number) on 12 quadrille pages, with 10 covers (incl. one card) plus 77 stamps (multiples counted as one). A lovely collection, with most letters represented and a wide array of different towns, etc. We noted an 1875 "BHJ" from Port Carling (very fine in all respects, illustrated in H&N, page 209, plus an 1876 cover showing its worn state), illustrated advertising cover from Wyoming Ont "W", an 1878 Bridgewater "B" cover (illustrated in H&N, page 209) and way too many desirable others to list, but all are scanned online. The nicest collection of these we have seen and a unique opportunity. (Image)

Est $ 1,500

Opening C$ 2,900.00
Sold...C$ 3,400.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 12:28:32 EST
Sold For 3400
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 300
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Extensive Collection of Fancy Numbers Cork Cancellations, all mounted and annotated (with D&S numbers) on 7 quadrille pages, with a few covers plus 26 stamps, all representing a variety of numbers, most hand-made, some being manufactured rate handstamps. The first page is the introduction page to Hillson's obliterator collection, and contains three different early Toronto "2"s (one on a 15c LQ) but also other "non-number" stamps not counted in total above. The last two pages contain four stampless covers (1870-72, including one registered, with handstamped rate markings, and not necessarily "fancy numbers", but the rest of the collection has many very fine strikes of all types of numbers. See scans online to better appreciate. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 800.00
Sold...C$ 800.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 13:01:33 EST
Sold For 800

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