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Sparks Auctions Sale: 30

Canada
One Cent

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 81
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 35d

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image 1874 1c Small Queen Drop Letter Rate Cover, mailed from Stratford Ont. on AUG.1.1874 and addressed locally, this pristine yellow cover is franked with a single 1c bright orange Small Queen perforated 11½ x 12 (an extremely fine example), cancelled by the Stratford broken circle. The cover still contains its enclosure, an invoice from O'Higgins & Son, dealers in groceries and wines. An extremely fine cover. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 200.00
Sold...C$ 200.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:06:38 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 82
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: 35d

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image Group of Six Statistical Return Forms, 1875 to 1881, each franked with a single 1c perforated 11½ x 12 from all different small Québec towns to Québec city. Noted one from Barnstown with a fancy segmented Union Jack cancel. Still on three Hillson pages showing various shades and the third page also includes 5 singles and a strip of three perforated 11½ x 12. A mostly very fine lot. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:07:08 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 83
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: 35d, 35iii

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image Collection of 1c Small Queen Perforated 11½ x 12 Stamps and Covers, all neatly displayed and described on two pages, with a variety of shades including lemon yellows, etc. We counted ten singles (some dated), one pair and three covers including a 1881 Return of Convictions form, an 1879 cover from Barrie with a strip of three cancelled with a blue fancy cork and an 1881 statistical return form. Overall very fine group. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 140.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:07:27 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 84
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 35iv

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image 1870 Small Queen and Large Queen Combination Folded Cover, mailed from Barrington NS (double broken circle free strike) to Lockport NS (Shelbourne double broken circle transit on back dated JUN.9.1870), franked with a 1c red orange Small Queen and a 2c Large Queen (both tied by oval grid). Tear on back, still very fine. Mr. Hillson writes that this is from the first delivery of 300,000 1c stamps made in November 1869, as the second delivery of 2 million stamps was made on July 31, 1870. Illustrated in H&N, page 45. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 275.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:07:48 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 85
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 35iv

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image 1870 Small Queen and Large Queen Combination Registered Cover, mailed from Frankville UC (double broken circle free strike, manuscript dated JUL.28.1870) to Toronto (JUL.30 receiver on back), franked with a 1c red orange Small Queen and a 2c Large Queen (both tied by italic PAID cancels, the 2c is also cancelled by pen) paying the domestic postage rate (the 2c registration fee would have been paid in cash). Tears on back, still very fine and scarce. Mr. Hillson writes that this is from the first delivery of 300,000 1c stamps made in November 1869, as the second delivery of 2 million stamps was made on July 31, 1870. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:08:06 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 86
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 35iv

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image Group of Two 1c Small Queen Printed Matter Wrappers, each addressed to Kingston, with straight line "PRINTED MATTER" handstamps and franked with a red-orange 1c value, tied by a fancy segmented star (see Lacelle #990, used in several towns), very fine. Mr. Hillson writes "Although 300,000 1c stamps were delivered a good month before the 3c, the 3c is known dated a month before the earliest 1c. The Reason could be because 3d class mail was not dated." (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 140.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:08:25 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 87
Symbol: O
Cat No: 35ix

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image 1871 1c red orange Small Queen on Thick Soft Paper, a used horizontal pair, with neat manuscript cancel, fine-very fine and scarce in multiples. Accompanied by a 1978 Greene Foundation certificate (number 242). Illustrated in H&N, page 204. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

Opening C$ 400.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:08:54 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 88
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 35viii

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image 1897 1c Small Queen with Long Strand of Hair on Cover, mailed from Ossekeag NB on MAY.3.1897 (light c.d.s. cancels) to Sackville NB (part receiver on back) and franked with a strip of three of the 1c value, the middle stamp (very fine centered) having the variety. Tear on back and at top, still a seldom seen variety on cover. (Image)

Unitrade $ 825

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 220.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:09:20 EST
Sold For 220

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 89
Symbol: O
Cat No: 35viii

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image 1890s 1c yellow Small Queen with Medium Strand of Hair, a used single, with neat Barrie c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 500.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:10:05 EST
Sold For 500

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 90
Symbol: O
Cat No: 35viii

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image Collection of 1c Small Queens with Strand of Hair Varieties, all displayed on an album page. Includes two used singles with short strands, a nice dated strip of three with a medium strand on the left stamp, a nice dated pair on piece with a medium strand and a used single with long strand. Catalogued as 4 fine and 1 very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,800

Opening C$ 525.00
Sold...C$ 525.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:10:42 EST
Sold For 525

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 91
Symbol:
Cat No: 35, FB37

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image 1873 Promissory Note with 1c Small Queen plus two 1c Third Bill issues, used to pay the tax on a private $25, 6 month promissory note from Clinton, Ont. Couple of stains and wrinkles, still a rare use for any Small Queen, and described by Hillson as "Possibly the only such combination known". (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 30.00
Sold...C$ 30.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:11:14 EST
Sold For 30

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 92
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: 35, etc.

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image 1870-1897 1c Small Queen Remainder of the Stamps, mounted and written up on 15 album pages, with mostly used plus a few mint. We counted 131 stamps (including multiples), each chosen to illustrate a number of different aspects of this value, such as papers, shades (many early), varieties, saw some very nice postmarks, perforations, dated material, different imprints, etc. Nice quality group. (Image)

Est $ 400

Opening C$ 525.00
Sold...C$ 625.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:11:43 EST
Sold For 625

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 93
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 35, etc.

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image 1870-1897 1c Small Queen Remainder of the Covers, with 15 in all, some still mounted on album pages, with a great variety of different material, including shades (many early orange shades), frankings (one to three copies of the 1c), postmarks, perforations, rates and usages. We note statistical return form, bulk mailing receipt (both sides franked), 2c drop letter rate, purple datestamp, a Way Letter, a photograph rate cover and more. Overall very fine lot. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 230.00
Sold...C$ 400.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:12:01 EST
Sold For 400


Two Cent

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 94
Symbol: E/P
Cat No: 36DP

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image 1872 2c Small Queen Die Proof in Colour of Issue, in India paper measuring 25 x 30 mm. A very fine and rare Small Queen die proof. Illustrated on the front cover and on page 51 of The Small Queens of Canada by John Hillson (Second Revised Edition). (Image)

Est $ 7,500

Opening C$ 6,600.00
Sold...C$ 7,500.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:12:44 EST
Sold For 7500

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 95
Symbol: E/P
Cat No: 36P

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image 1872 2c Small Queen Plate Proof in Green, on card mounted India paper, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

Opening C$ 190.00
Sold...C$ 220.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:13:48 EST
Sold For 220

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 96
Symbol: E/P
Cat No: 36P

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image 1880s 2c Small Queen Defaced Plate Proof in Green, a right margin horizontal pair, described by Hillson as originating from the defaced "M & O" plate (A), row 6, positions 9 and 10. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 230.00
Sold...C$ 230.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:14:21 EST
Sold For 230

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 97
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 36

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image 2c Small Queen Newspaper Rate to Scotland, a single franking of the 2c, tied by a 2-ring numeral obliterator on an undated small Lady's cover (with red wax seal and embossed flower on back) converted to a wrapper by slitting both ends. Very fine. Illustrated in H&N, page 104. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 95.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:15:32 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 98
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 36b

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image 1896 2c Small Queen Bisected on Registered Drop Letter, mailed to and from London, Ont. on MAR.24.1896, with next morning London carrier datestamp. This J.W. McIntosh corner card cover is franked with a 6c red brown and a diagonally bisected 2c (both well tied by a c.d.s.) paying the 2c drop letter rate plus 5c registration fee. Very fine and rare. (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,000

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 950.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:16:07 EST
Sold For 950

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 99
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 36c

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image 1885 2c Small Queen Bisect on Cover, mailed from Halifax (duplex dated NOV.30.1885) and addressed locally, franked with a 2c stamp bisected in half vertically (and properly tied) to pay the 1c drop letter rate, contrary to regulations. Tiny opening tears at top and partially slit open at sides, still a very fine example of this scarce usage. Illustrated on page 55 of The Small Queens of Canada (Revised Second Edition) by John Hillson as well as in H&N, page 57. Very similar to another cover mailed two days earlier in Halifax illustrated in Canada's Small Queen Era 1870-1897 by George B. Arfken. (Image)

Unitrade $ 3,000

Opening C$ 625.00
Sold...C$ 900.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:16:34 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 100
Symbol: *
Cat No: 36d, 36ii

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image Two Different 2c Small Queen Imprints, both mint lightly hinged, a blue green shade from the Montreal printing with Type IV imprint at left and a blue green shade from the Ottawa printing with small part Type V imprint at right. Both are very fine and catalogue value is for the stamps only. (Image)

Unitrade $ 290

Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 250.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:17:29 EST
Sold For 250

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