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Sparks Auctions Sale: 31

Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Worldwide Postal History and Postmarks

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1058
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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Seven Medium Boxes with Several Thousands of Worldwide Covers, a good proportion being first day covers, appears to be mostly in the 1970s and 1980s (a few earlier or later). Many different countries, lots of interesting frankings, and much, much more. Mostly organised by country and year by owner, with duplication, inspect to better appreciate.

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 300.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:41:33 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1059
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of Covers From the Late 1800s to the Late 1940s, with about 100 in all, including over 50 Canadian items, with some registered and OHMS and some Newfoundland, including Royal Train covers. Also noted are 18 Schering first day covers (with contents) in a variety of sizes including three size 8 (first ones we have handled with these cachets). Also includes 45 various other covers from U.S., Barbados and Jamaica from the 1930s and 1940s, we noted a 1942 censored Canal Zone to New-York cover. Also includes about a dozen complete Canadian stamp sheets (many with selvedge faults) and part sheets, mostly from the 1950s and 1960s plus mint and used worldwide and Canada stamps in approximately 40 glassines. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:41:57 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1060
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Box of About 400 Mostly GB Covers, with commercially used, first day covers, mail sent to Canada, etc. Also includes some similar Canada and a few other countries. A very varied lot, inspect. Overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 45.00
Sold...C$ 45.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:42:35 EST
Sold For 45

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1061
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Lot of Over 300 Covers, including commercial covers, foreign FDCs and postal stationery. About half are from either Great Britain or the USA, the rest mainly from the British Commonwealth or European countries. Most foreign covers are addressed to Canada. Includes WWI and WWII active service and other censored covers from many countries. Noted a lot of 24 Netherlands and colonies unused postal stationery from the 1920s to the 1940s as well as some Victorian era postcards from the Straits Settlements and Jamaica. Most of the covers are small size or European size, about 15% are number 10 or larger. Overall fine or better with the odd fault or front. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:43:03 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1062
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image About 250 First Flight Covers, from the 1960s and 1970s with about half being Lufthansa flights to and from domestic and foreign destinations. We also saw Austrian Airlines, Swissair, Alitalia, Aer Lingus and other airlines. Great variety of origins and destinations. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:43:26 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1063
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Incoming Mail To Canada, 1877-1898, plus one from 1902, with 28 covers and two post cards, all mailed to Canada from many different countries such as St Lucia, Venezuela, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, GB, Romania, Russia, Mexico (two illustrated adv. covers), Jamaica, Turks Islands (this one is through, not to), Dominican Republic, Cuba, France, Martinique, Trinidad, Grenada, Barbados, Guatemala, Argentina, Ceylon, India Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Many are on exhibit pages, explaining in detail the routes taken, rates and postmarks. Overall fine or better quality and a great start to a collection of incoming mail. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 275.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:44:05 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1064
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Interesting Group of Covers from Remote Islands Countries, starts with over 60 covers from Australia (1910s to 1950s, mostly all mailed to Canada, with frankings, rates, some registered, etc.), 25 covers from the Seychelles (1970s mostly mailed to Canada), 20 covers from Mauritius (1930s to 70s, mostly mailed to Canada), also note Maldives to Canada 1978 (x2), Réunion to USA 1950, Comores to Canada 1985, St Christopher Nevis Anguilla to Seychelles 1970s, Pitcairn Islands to New Zealand 1950 and to Canada 1950, Fiji to Canada 1923, Hawaii to Canada, Gilbert & Ellice to USA. Also note a cover from Saudi Arabia, mailed 1958 to Seychelles, redirected to the USA. Overall fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 275.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:44:32 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1065
Symbol: Cvr/P
Cat No: Collection

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image Large Collection of Early Worldwide Postal Stationery Cards and Covers, all neatly displayed in seven cover albums, divided as South America (120 items), Western Europe (107 items), Spain (x19), Sweden (x22), Egypt (x15), Sudan (x10), Eastern Europe (x88), Various countries (x67) and German States (x102) for a total of about 460 items. Each album has a listing of how many items each individual countries have and there are some cut squared as well, not counted in the totals. Overall nice quality, some with small faults including toning or pencil writing, with very little duplication and much seldom seen material. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 425.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:44:55 EST
Sold For 425


Worldwide Air Mail Covers

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1066
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Brazil #127-173E

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image 1932 Brazil Graf Zeppelin Flown Cover to Germany, franked with C29 Zeppelin overprinted issue, mailed at Sao Paolo in October 1932 and handstamped with the confirmation mark from the March 1932 flight. Friedrichshafen receiver on back dated OCT.19.1932. Opening faults at bottom, still fine. (Image)

Frost U$ 250

Opening C$ 25.00
Sold...C$ 35.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:45:34 EST
Sold For 35

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1067
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Concorde

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image Group of 50 Concorde Covers Flown on the Concorde, includes test flights, first flights, last flights, charter flights, demonstration flights, French presidential flight to Andrews Base near Washington DC and Houston TX for the USA Bicentennial, etc. Also includes covers for 1979 and 1981 visits to the Toronto Canadian International Airshow, the first Toronto – Prestwick flight, first scheduled commercial service London – Toronto and return and many other destinations in Europe, Asia, North and South America and Africa. Most of the covers include descriptive insert. A scarce offering. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:46:00 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1068
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Germany

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image 1930 Pan American Graf Zeppelin Cover, mailed from Berlin to Llay Llay, Chile (JUN.7 receiver) through Santiago, Chile (JUN.7 transit) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (partial May transit datestamp). The cover has a neat Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Sudamerikafahrt cachet in red and is franked with a Scott #C37. Vertical file not affecting stamp or cachet else very fine and attractive. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:46:39 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1069
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: India

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image 1925 de Pinedo World Flight, Calcutta to Melbourne, franked with a ½a and 1½a KGV definitives, with a red handstamp reading "Italian Consul General's (Melbourne) letter of 12-11-25. / No. 750/11. / Calcutta to Melbourne by Seaplane, 13/5/1925.". Back shows a purple cachet with map "ITALIAN / WORLD AIR / FLIGHT" (also another strike partly visible on front), with green initials of Stephen Smith and the president of the Aero Philatelic Club of India H.A. Outhwaite (these, apparently to prevent duplication). This is the right half of the cover only, as the 93 existing covers had all been intentionally cut in half, as they had been signed by de Pinedo after a promised charity donation had failed (the half with his signature are missing). Accompanied by a fairly contemporary article written on these interesting covers. This one is numbered 62 (out of 93), very fine and rare. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 400.00
Sold...C$ 400.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:47:15 EST
Sold For 400

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1070
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Salvador

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image 1936 Hindenburg Card, mailed air mail registered from San Salvador with three strikes of the Zeppelin Hindenburg cachets dated JUN.17.1936 (in green) to Frankfurt, Germany, with JUN.26 receiver, through New York on JUN.19th. Extremely fine and fresh. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 20.00
Sold...C$ 50.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:47:42 EST
Sold For 50

Miscellaneous
Picture Postcards

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1071
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Africa

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image Lot of Approximately 800 Postcards, 1950s to 1980s, with some earlier ones, all neatly sorted by country or city. It appears that less than 5% are postally used. We noted a great variety of tourist destinations such as Johannesburg, Tanzania, Algeria, Cairo, Nigeria, Chad,Tunisia, Tunis and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 75.00
Sold...C$ 75.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:48:17 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1072
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Asia Pacific

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image Lot of Approximately 800 Postcards, 1970s to 1980s, with some earlier ones, all neatly sorted by country or city. It appears that about 10% are postally used. We noted a good variety of tourist destinations such as China, Hong Kong, Korea, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Philippines, New Zealand and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 35.00
Sold...C$ 35.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:48:57 EST
Sold For 35

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1073
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Canada

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image Group of 140 Canadian Postcards, postally used in the early 1900s. We noted some topical postcards such as tourist attractions and landscapes, with many greeting postcards such as Christmas, Valentine and Easter and much more. Some have creases but the majority are fine to very fine. See scans for glimpse of content. (Image)

Est $ 75

Opening C$ 55.00
Sold...C$ 55.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:49:28 EST
Sold For 55

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1074
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Canada

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image Collection of Manitoulin District Picture Postcards, with a little over 120, mostly depicting town scenes, buildings, etc. The collection contains many real photos and older cards, and only a small portion are chromes. Many are still sleeved and dealer priced, some up to $35 and $40. Overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 300.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:50:03 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1075
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Canada

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image Group of 73 Older Picture Postcards, all sleeved, with 61 unused and 12 postally used (mostly Admiral to Scroll period). There is a wide variety of subjects depicted here, from street and other scenes, buildings, monuments from all over the country, etc. A very fresh and clean group, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 35.00
Sold...C$ 35.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:50:38 EST
Sold For 35

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1076
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Canada

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image Group of 33 Picture Postcards Mailed to Uruguay, all with Ottawa scenes, mailed between 1907 and 1911, with an interesting variety of frankings / rates. Includes 13 mailed at ½c, 4 mailed at 1c and 16 mailed at 2c, most cancelled with Ottawa Orbs. All of these have an "IMPRIME" handstamp (printed matter), and some have the stamp on the picture side. A nice variety of Ottawa views, overall very fine and a nice lot. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:50:55 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1077
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Canada

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image Lot of Approximately 4,600 Postcards, Mostly from the 1960s to 1980s, with many earlier ones all neatly sorted by province and city within. It appears that about 20% are postally used. We noted some black and white and real photos as well as a great variety of tourist destinations with strength in Quebec and Ontario. Clean lot, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 210.00
Sold...C$ 210.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 11:51:11 EST
Sold For 210

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