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Sparks Auctions Sale: 30

Canada
Canada

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1002
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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image Group of 34 Different Postal History Books, mostly to do with rates, postmarks, provincial postal history, etc, including many better and useful such as Woodall The Postal History of Yukon Territory (first private edition 1964 and revised 1976), Steinhart The Admiral Era: A Rate Study 1912-1928, Carter Ghost and Post Offices in Ontario, Thomson Eastern Arctic Mail Service, Hughes proof books for "Split Circles" of Western Canada and of Ontario, Woodall Postal History of Yukon Territory (first and second editions), Rich Canada and Newfoundland Stampless Cover Catalogue (1st ed. 1946), Smith History of the Post Office in BNA hard cover, Graham Ontario Broken Circles, Symonds Canada Postal Act and Post Offices, 1878 and Canada Split Ring Proofs, and many more. Quality is much better than usual, with many in very fine condition, see scan. (Image)

Est $ 75

Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:47:33 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1003
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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image Useful Group of Philatelic Manuals and Catalogues, with 39 books in all, including Boggs reprint, Marler Edwards, Marler Admirals, Reiche Admirals, Winmill Maps, Duckworth Large Queens (first ed.), Davis Special Delivery, Whitworth Decimal Issues, Chung / Reiche Postage Dues, Robson Lowe Volume V North America, Pugh Fakes and Forgeries (three volumes), Longworth-Dames Semi-Official Air Stamps, Reiche Large Queen Report, Mitchell Fakes and Forgeries of NB and PEI, Tomlinson Maps, Wrigley's Official Stamps (two different), McCann Booklets, a first edition of the Jarrett catalogue, etc. Much nicer quality than is normally seen, with many in "brand new" condition. See scan. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 120.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:47:53 EST
Sold For 120

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1004
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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Group of 21 Useful Canadian Philately / Postal History Books/Catalogues, including: Ludlow: Railway cancellations (1982); Pawluk: Postal Regulations, Rates & Usages 1897-1911 (Bnaps Exhibits Series #15); Mowat: Eastern Arctic (Bnaps Exhibits Series #5); Eaton & Son: The “Ten” Auction; Chung: Postal Rates in Canada 1952-2002 volume 2; Robinson: Post Offices of Alberta; Wilkinson: Canadian Postal rates 1851-1859 - Firby Auction (2007)(soft cover edition without photos) x2 copies; Bailey & Toop: Canadian Military Postal Markings 1996 Edition (Vol. 1 + 2 in slipcase); 1974 English version of National Postal Museum Opening hard cover book (without engravings but hand signed by the Postmaster General); Gary Lyon: Selected rarities Auction catalogue; Jarret: Stamps of BNA (1975 Edition, ex. Libris); HOLMES; Steinhart: PH of the Postcards; Steinhart: The Admiral Era (x 2); Longley Auctions catalogues; Walker: Marques circulaires (Quebec). Fine-very fine condition.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 40.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:48:14 EST
Sold For 40

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1005
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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Small Group of Useful Books, with Jarrett Stamps of British North America (reprint), Boggs The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada (very fine two volume first edition), Holmes' Specialized Philatelic Catalogue (1963). Marler The Edward VII Issue of Canada (deluxe edition with slipcase, #183 of 250), Whitworth The First Decimal Issue of Canada 1859-1868, Marler The Admiral Issue of Canada (1982), Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue of Stamps and Covers (very fine, 2006) and Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth and British Empire Stamp Catalogue for 1840-1952 (2006 edition, very fine).

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 20.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:48:29 EST
Sold For 20

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1006
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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Group of Over 20 Philatelic Reference Books, on a variety of topics including the first edition of the Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps (vol. 5,), a Quarterman reprint of Boggs Postal Stamps and Postal History, and a lightly used 2018 Unitrade catalogue. Also included are philatelic supplies such as 15 packs of Hawid black mounts (some are sealed), ultra violet hand light, magnifying glass and more. Useful clean lot.

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 20.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:48:41 EST
Sold For 20

Literature and Supplies
Worldwide

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1007
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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image Fundamentals of Philately, by L.N. Williams, revised 1990 edition, 862 pages. This is a must have for serious collectors of any country, as it explains many facets of philately and the printing process in great detail, such as different types of printing, perforating, watermarks, embossing, gums, papers, and much more. Brand new, with intact dust jacket. (Image)

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 50.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:48:53 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1008
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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Group of Useful Literature on Forgeries, includes better items such as a 2 volume "The Work of Jean de Sperati" 1955 by the British Philatelic Association (copy 440 out of 500 published, very fine); "The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries, Photographic Composite for Reference Purposes" by L. Ragatz, 1970; "BNA Fakes and Forgeries" hard bound by Smythies; "Opinions Philatelic Expertizing - An Inside View" (7 hard bound volumes); and "How to Detect Damaged, Altered, and Repaired Stamps" by Schmid and finally a set of 43 different books (4 are photocopies) on detecting forgeries from various countries, written in German by Fritz Billig in the 1930s.

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 450.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:49:14 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1009
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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Group of Useful Literature on German Stamps, with 15 handbooks plus about a dozen periodicals (German Postal Specialist and Handover print issues). A useful reference group for the Germany Specialist.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 15.00
Sold...C$ 30.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:49:32 EST
Sold For 30

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1010
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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Group of Various Worldwide Philatelic Literature, with "Billigs Philatelic Handbook" (6 different volumes); "Stanley Gibbons British Commonwealth Catalogue, vol.1 - A-I" 1993; "Die Ferrari Auktionen" a lovely 1987 account of the entire auction lots of Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrari; "Herman Herst Jr. Nassau Street" ; "The Musson Stamp Dictionary"; Fundamentals of Philately" 1971; "Edwin Mueller's Catalog of the Imperforate Classic Postal Stamps of Europe" 1958.; and "The 3c Stamp of the United States 1851-1857 Issue Revised" Chase 1942.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 15.00
Sold...C$ 15.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:49:43 EST
Sold For 15

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1011
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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Banker's Box Full of Useful Philatelic Literature, with mostly general interest and includes books on Greenland, Wilson Machins catalogue, Channel Islands, Zeppelin Mail, rare stamps, the Story of the Penny Black, Lynn's Stamp Almanac, British Postmarks book, Musson stamp dictionary, and more.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 15.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:50:03 EST
Sold For 15

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1012
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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image Group of Netherlands Philatelic Literature, with about 40 items, including newsletters, various books on postal history and books on stamps. Very useful, especially if you can read Dutch. See scan for an idea of some of the titles included. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 5.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:50:19 EST
Sold For 5

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1013
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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Box of Military Postal History Literature, with 14 books, with titles such as "Egypt Postage Prepaid Military Datestamps 1941-1947", WWII Mail from Switzerland to GB, Canada and US", "Maritime Postal Stationery", "World War II Censor Marks", "The Suspension of US Mail to Switzerland 1942 to 1944/45", "Airmail Operations During World War II", "Geographic Locations of US APOs 1941-1984", "Civil Military Censorship During World War II", "WWII P.O.W. and Internment Camps", "Undercover Addresses of WWII" and a few more. Also includes a new copy of "Recovered Mail / Airplane Crashes 1918-1978". Ex. Liptak collection.

Est $ 75

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 65.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:50:38 EST
Sold For 65

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1014
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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Group of Various Philatelic Literature, with titles such as "The Dead Letter Office in Canada 1830-2002", "Postage Due Mail Study Group Newsletters", various auction catalogues from Sparks, Brigham and Longley, "US International Postal Rates 1872-1996", "Tables of French Postal Rates 1849-2005", "The Postage Stamp Catalogue of The People's Republic of China", three GB Post Office Guides (March 1938, August 1940, July 1958), "Standard Catalogue of Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei Stamps and Postal Stationery", "Arnell BNA Transatlantic Stampless Mail", "British Postage Due Mail 1914-1971", "British Post Office Numbers 1924-1969", "British Postal Rates 1937-2000", "GB Domestic and International Postal Rates and Fees, 1871-1999" and a few more. Ex. Liptak collection.

Est $ 75

Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 65.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:50:54 EST
Sold For 65

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1015
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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image Group of General Interest Philatelic Books, with 22 in all, including a very fine Canadian Almanac for 1916, 5 different books on collecting ships on stamps, How to Detect Damaged, Altered and Repaired Stamps, two books on how to prepare and arrange stamp exhibits, Boggs Foundations of Philately (two editions), a few stamp dictionaries and such, Herman Herst Jr. Nassau Street, Special Delivery (Canadian Museum of Civilizations), Stampin' Around or the Life of a Stamp Collector (Fred Jarrett), The Post, and a few more. Very nice and clean condition throughout. See scan. (Image)

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 5.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:51:05 EST
Sold For 5

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1016
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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image Group of WW literature (strong in Great Britain) with 26 books in all relating to stamps, postmarks or Postal history. Includes Lowe: The Story of the Penny Black; S.G.: British Postage Stamps of the XIXth Century (hard cover); S.G.: Edward VII to George VI; Gutzman: Post Card Catalogue; Day & Smythies: Canada Fancy Cancels x 2 editions; Holmes: BNA (8th Edition x 2); Glines: The Saga of Air Mail; American Stampless Cover catalog x 2; Firby: Canadian Posted Letter Guide; La Télégraphie sans fil en France; Les Feuilles marcophiles: La Recette Principale de la Seine; Pothion: Catalogue des marques de distribution (France); The Serrane Guide (hard cover); New York 2016 Official Exhibition Catalogue; etc. Overall fine to very fine, see scan. (Image)

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 65.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:51:18 EST
Sold For 65

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1017
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

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Philatelic Literature and Philatelic Related Items in a carton includes the 1975 hard cover edition of The Edward VII Issue of Canada by George C. Marler with dust jacket in excellent condition, a copy of the 1999 ATA Handbook #143 on Speleophilately – Collecting Caves on Postage Stamps by Ronnie L. Nixon, a copy of the 1986 Dictionary of World Stamps by Kenneth c. Logan, a copy of the 1993 edition of The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World Part 4 The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies by G. W. Connell, a copy of the 1999 edition of Revenue Stamps and Revenue Stamped Papers in Estonia by Ants Kulo, the 2001 edition of Russian Revenue Stamps in Estonia 1875 – 1917 by Ants Kulo, a copy of the 1956 ATA handbook #13 of Music on Stamps by Harry O. Henneman and others. Plus a number of philatelic related items such as the Centennial Commemorative Stamp Box in its original CPC box, 2 Millennium Keepsakes, 2 paper weights with stamps embedded, magnifying glass with light and perf gauges.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 25.00
Sold...C$ 25.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:51:31 EST
Sold For 25

Canada
Province of Canada -- Pence Issues Scott #1-13

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1101
Symbol: O
Cat No: 1

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image 1851 3d red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with two neat target cancels, four large margins all around and very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,600

Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 425.00


Closed..May-24-2019, 09:02:39 EST
Sold For 425

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1102
Symbol: O
Cat No: 1

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image 1851 3d red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with light target cancel, with sheet margin at bottom, plus two other large margins, just touching outer frameline at bottom right, fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 375.00


Closed..May-24-2019, 09:02:51 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1103
Symbol: O
Cat No: 1

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image 1851 3d red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with target cancel, two enormous margins (possibly from position 100) plus two others clear to large, fine-very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..May-24-2019, 09:03:11 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1104
Symbol: O
Cat No: 1

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image 1851 3d red Beaver Imperforate on Laid Paper, used with neat target cancel, with margins clear to touching, very good. (Image)

Unitrade $ 400

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..May-24-2019, 09:03:26 EST
Sold For 325

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