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Sparks Auctions Sale: 30

Canada
Two Cent

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 101
Symbol: *
Cat No: 36e

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image 1873 2c deep green Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, mint with full original gum, hinged and fine very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 650

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 75.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:17:56 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 102
Symbol: *
Cat No: 36e

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image 1873 2c deep green Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, mint with full original gum, hinged and extremely fine. Accompanied by a drawing from Hillson showing the re-entries he found on the stamp. A difficult stamp to find in such nice condition. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,000

Opening C$ 1,150.00
Sold...C$ 1,150.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:18:19 EST
Sold For 1150

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 103
Symbol: O
Cat No: 36e

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image 1873 2c green Small Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, a used block of four with neat target cancels, described by Mr. Hillson as being from rows "1/2, 2/3", thought so because of a guide dot centered above the top left stamp, placed right under the counter. Very fine and a rare block. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 55.00
Sold...C$ 85.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:19:17 EST
Sold For 85

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 104
Symbol: **
Cat No: 36i

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image 1892 2c green Small Queen, a mint never hinged strip of four from the upper right corner of the right pane of a sheet of 200, showing a full "TWO CENT" counter in top margin, very fine. Catalogue value for stamps alone is $1,200. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:20:08 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 105
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 36i

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image 1892 2c bluish green Small Queen, a mint block of eight from bottom of sheet, showing a full Type VII imprint in bottom selvedge, with two lightly hinged and six never hinged stamps, fine. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 200.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:20:24 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 106
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 36i

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image 1893 2c Suburban to City Drop Letter Rate Cover, mailed from Garden Island Ont. (Frontenac County, broken circle free strike dated MAR.7.1893) to the Post Office Inspector at Kingston (same day receiver on back), franked with a single 2c stamp to pay the Suburban rate. An extremely fine cover with a gold coloured embossed advertising on the backflap from the "Calvin Company / Garden Island Ontario" depicting a three-masted ship. Today it would take a little less than an hour to get to Kingston, by going south to shore, travelling north-east then taking the Wolfe Island Ferry. Illustrated in H&N, page 107. Ex. Michael Rixon. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 350.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:21:16 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 107
Symbol: O
Cat No: 36iv

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image 1890s 2c green Small Queen with Latent Re-Entry, used on piece alongside a 3c stamp (with part imprint), both cancelled by Montreal duplex. The 2c stamp clearly shows horizontal lines in the lower right margin, very fine. Illustrated on page 53 of The Small Queens of Canada (Second Revised Edition) by John Hillson. (Image)

Unitrade $ 525

Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:21:46 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 108
Symbol: (*)
Cat No: 36v

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image 1896 2c green Small Queen Imperforate on White Paper, an unused (no gum, as issued) horizontal pair, very fine. It is believed that three sheets were made imperforate, two from the 200 stamp plates and one from a Type IV imprint twin pane plate. Two of the sheets were gummed, and the ungummed sheet is on whiter paper, likely from an 1896 printing. This example is from the latter ungummed plate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 900

Opening C$ 350.00
Sold...C$ 350.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:22:55 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 109
Symbol: O
Cat No: 36vi

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image 1890s 2c green Small Queen with Major Re-Entry, used with grid cancel, clearly showing doubling in both "2"s, CENTS, left frame and along the right side of the Queen's neck, from plate position 97, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 500

Opening C$ 475.00
Sold...C$ 475.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:23:54 EST
Sold For 475

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 110
Symbol: O
Cat No: 36viii

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image 1892 2c green Small Queen with Latent Re-Entry, used with part Upper Stewiacke c.d.s., showing lines in the upper left margin, being from position 188 of the 200 stamp plate. Illustrated on page 53 of The Small Queens of Canada (Second Revised Edition) by John Hillson. (Image)

Unitrade $ 650

Opening C$ 25.00
Sold...C$ 275.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:24:49 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 111
Symbol: O
Cat No: 36viii

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image 1892 2c green Small Queen with Strong Latent Re-Entry, used with light St John NB duplex, clearly showing horizontal lines at top left, plus burrs in the right margin, fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 400

Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:25:37 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 112
Symbol: O/Cvr
Cat No: 36

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image Collection of 2c Small Queen Imprints, all neatly mounted and described on a page, showing plate positions for five singles, plus a very fine and lovely registered uprated stationery cover with a strip of three paying the 8c rate from London to New York State. A nice group. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:25:57 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 113
Symbol: O
Cat No: 36

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image 1872-1897 2c Small Queen Remainder of the Stamps, mounted and written up on 12 album pages, neatly written up and described as per shades, papers, perforations, postmarks and more. We counted a total of 71 mostly used stamps, mostly all clean and interesting in different ways. Viewing is recommended to better appreciate the variety of material, all pages scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:26:27 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 114
Symbol: O
Cat No: 36, etc.

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image 1872-1897 2c Small Queen Remainder of the Varieties, Re-Entries, etc, all on stamps, mounted on 9 album pages, neatly written up and described as per the variety, mostly all with blow up showing where the variety is. We counted 50 stamps plus one cover. Overall nice and clean and includes several more prominent varieties such as major-re-entry, mis-perforated, guide lines, dots, scratches, and more. All pages online. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:26:41 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 115
Symbol: O
Cat No: 36

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image 1872-1897 2c Small Queen Remainder of the Covers, with nine covers in all, seven are franked with a single stamp and two with four copies (1893 registered Belleville to Chicago, and 1897 bulk mailing receipt with two pairs). The single frankings include an extremely fine illustrated advertising drop letter cover from Hamilton (with "S" duplex, used only on Sundays), 1890 and 1897 Montreal and Toronto drop letters, an 1881 double rated drop letter from Ottawa, with "OTTAWA" in bars obliterator (ex. Michael Rixon), an 1877 wrapper mailed to England and an unusual 1878 cover mailed from Toronto to Galt at the 2c rate (it has an unsealed flap), an 1894 cover Toronto (very fine squared circle) to Montreal, with large "2" handstamp. Overall very fine, all are scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 375.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:27:17 EST
Sold For 375


Three Cent

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 116
Symbol: E/P
Cat No: 37DP

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image 1870 3c Small Queen Die Proof in Blue, on India paper measuring 26 x 31 mm, very fine and rare. Illustrated on the front cover of The Small Queens of Canada (Second Revised Edition) by John Hillson, and in H&N, page 30. (Image)

Est $ 7,500

Opening C$ 5,400.00
Sold...C$ 6,200.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:27:53 EST
Sold For 6200

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 117
Symbol: E/P
Cat No: 37P

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image 1870 3c Small Queen Plate Proof in Orange Red, on card mounted India paper, very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

Opening C$ 220.00
Sold...C$ 220.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:28:43 EST
Sold For 220

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 118
Symbol: *
Cat No: 37

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image 1880s 2c dull orange red Small Queen, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged, showing large part of the Type V imprint in selvedge at left, fine-very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 155

Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 120.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:29:05 EST
Sold For 120

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 119
Symbol: *
Cat No: 37a

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image 1871 3c rose Small Queen, mint with full original hinged gum, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 750

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 200.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:29:26 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 120
Symbol: *
Cat No: 37a

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image 1871 3c rose Small Queen on Horizontal Wove Paper, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged and very fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 750

Opening C$ 550.00
Sold...C$ 550.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 10:30:16 EST
Sold For 550

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