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Sparks Auctions Sale: 31

Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Lots and Collections

Foreign -- Collections & Accumulations
Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1475
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

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image Large Lot of Mint Machin Heads, in glassines, 102 cards, stock pages, stockbooks, etc. Loaded with singles, multiples, many blocks and cylinder blocks, high values, shades, printings, a few varieties and better stamps, and much more. The face value given of £1,120 is for most of the decimal issues (low values and postage dues not counted) and does not include the few pre-decimal stamps included. A very fine and useful lot, appears to be mostly never hinged. See scans for a small sample. (Image)

Face £ 1,120

Opening C$ 450.00
Sold...C$ 625.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:44:40 EST
Sold For 625

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1476
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

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image Extensive and Valuable Lot of Mint Machin Heads, this lot has the advantage of having its thousands of stamps identified, either by Scott or GB or both, many with printer name, gum type, etc. Starts with a stack of 102 cards identified and retail priced at $363. Followed by a large number of stock pages and album pages full of mint material, which the owner purchased over a period of 15 years from a number of sources in England. There is probably going to be duplication, but the sheer variety of material is important, including phosphor varieties, booklet panes and booklet position singles, printings, shades, high denominations, some cylinder blocks, Regionals, and much more. Certainly a wide enough range of material here to start or significantly extend a Machin Head collection. The face value alone would be significant, not to mention the high catalogue value, overall very fine. See scans for a very small sample. (Image)

Est $ 750

Opening C$ 450.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:45:03 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1477
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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Red Box Full of Used Machin Head Stamps, all in hundreds of 102 cards, each described as per value and Stanley Gibbons catalogue and many with duplication of up to dozens. The cards are sorted by denomination, from ½p to £5, by regions and by other special attributes.

Est $ 75

Opening C$ 55.00
Sold...C$ 60.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:45:27 EST
Sold For 60

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1478
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Decimal Machin Head Varieties, 1970's and On, all in glassine envelopes and many identified by Gibbons, Scott or both. Includes phosphor omitted, thick and thin values, band varieties, cylinder blocks, Regionals, etc. Majority are mint never hinged, a few are used, a nice specialist lot. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:45:51 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1479
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint and Used Collection on two Double Sided Stock Pages, from QV to late 1990s, nice overall quality, mostly used and includes two mint souvenir sheets. All scanned online. (Image)

Scott $ 540

Opening C$ 35.00
Sold...C$ 40.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:46:06 EST
Sold For 40

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1480
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint and Used Collections in an Album. The Hong Kong collection spans the years 1862 to 2000, and starts with a full page of Queen Victoria, Kings Edward VII and George V. Most of the high value Queen Elizabeth definitives are included. The collection is mainly used though some commemorative set from 1967 are MH or MNH. Completion is very high throughout. The Singapore collection is a mixture of used and mostly MH; it goes to year 2000. We noted George VI Silver Wedding set, $5 value used, the MH 1971 Singapore Festival souvenir sheet and many later commemorative set. Two great collections as basis for completion. A few small faults noted on earlier material. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:46:54 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1481
Symbol: O/Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Hong Kong, Treaty Ports and Other Foreign Post Offices in China Markings on Letters and Stamps, a collection of over 36 letters and cards and 150 stamps or pieces mainly from Hong Kong but also including letters and cards from and to Hong Kong and other foreign post offices in China, very nicely written up and illustrated with many detailed and informative maps. We saw stamps and letters or cards from German, French, Japanese, Russian and American post offices. Also receivers or transit markings on letters from Austrian Post Office in Constantinople, South Australia and USA. Most of the material is from the period 1890 to 1920 but there also is a group of 33 Branch Offices cancels on pieces from the 1960s and 70s. A rarely offered and valuable group of interest to specialists. (Image)

Est $ 750

Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 800.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:47:44 EST
Sold For 800

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1482
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint and Used Collection to 1995 in 4 Binders, all on neat French language pages. Well filled starting about 1945 to 1990, though many pages are filled in the previous period. Back-of-the-book is mostly airmail and postage due stamps, though we noted a nice page of the second Debrecen occupation issue. Great thematic interest. Some faults noted on earlier material. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:48:22 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1483
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Used Collection on Scott pages to 1991, a very advanced collection including Scott #s 8 (faults, CV $1000), 14 (CV $225), 108-28 (CV $223) 12 stamps from the millennium of Icelandic Parliament set 152-165 (CV $634), and also 10 of these overprinted for official use Scott O53-67, (MH CV $525) and also C1-3 (CV $207). The collection appears complete from 1941 to 1988 and only missing very few items in the periods before and after these dates. A very high quality collection. (Image)

Est $ 750

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:49:00 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1484
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint Collection in Two Lighthouse Binders with Matching Slipcases, 1949 to 2007, with a high level of completion in period, especially after 1930s, less so in the beginning, but we counted the catalogue value up to 1940 only, at $1,230. Early issues lightly hinged, mostly all never hinged after that, and includes many souvenir sheets in black stock sheets and some back of the book. A very nice and clean collection, with a high catalogue value and face value, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 210.00
Sold...C$ 350.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:49:31 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1485
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Used Collection in Two Lighthouse Binders with Matching Slipcases, 1949 to 2007, appears to be close to complete in period (not much required to complete), and includes many souvenir sheets, sets, etc., with most stamps identified by Scott number. Nice and clean collection, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:50:11 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1486
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Extensive Mint and Used Collection, 1922 to 1994, a parallel mint and used collection in an Irish Post Stamp Album. Starts with an impressive display of the 1922-3 provisionals with mint and/or used copies of most of the pence values and also some of the shilling values. The early commemoratives are all present either mint and used or with two sets of used. From 1975 on, most stamps are used, some of the souvenir sheets are MNH. A few small faults noted on earlier material. (Image)

Est $ 400

Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 475.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:51:13 EST
Sold For 475

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1487
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint and Used Collection in a Minkus Album to 1982, this mostly MH and used collection has strength in the 1922-3 Provisionals with Scott #s1-8 in a mixture of used, MH and MNH (CV $74) and #12-4 MH and MNH (CV $370 as MH) and many other items, see scans. Virtually complete as used from 1929 to the end. Fine, very fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 150.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:51:42 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1488
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint Never Hinged Collection in a Lindner Album, 1958 to 1985, complete in range, and includes extra items such as souvenir sheets, booklets, a few sheets and some early Regionals. The first 1973 set is complete, and there is a second set from a different printing which is missing 4 stamps. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 85.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:52:08 EST
Sold For 85

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1489
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint Never Hinged Collection, 1948-1972, with a small stockbook containing non-tabbed stamps from #1 to the 1970s, also a White Ace album with a tabbed stamp collection starting at the 1949 Coinage issue, up to about 1972, almost complete in the 1953 to 1970 range. Fresh and very fine, with some better items noted. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 85.00
Sold...C$ 85.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:52:23 EST
Sold For 85

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1490
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

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image Mint Never Hinged Collection in a White Ace Album, 1949 to 1974, all with tabs, except for some stamps 1952 and earlier. Appears to be complete from 1952 to 1974, with many better singles and sets, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 55.00
Sold...C$ 65.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:52:46 EST
Sold For 65

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1491
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

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Two Sheet Files Filled with Mint Never Hinged Sheets, part sheets, mini sheets and more, with no apparent duplication. Also contains a few sheets from Monaco, Turkey, Laos, Germany, etc. Inspect to better appreciate.

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 20.00
Sold...C$ 50.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:53:17 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1492
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

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image 1948 3m to 50m Postage Due Set, all in mint never hinged upper right corner plate blocks of six. Rare and extremely fine. Scott value for the stamps only is $492, Bale value is for plate blocks. Rsv. (Image)

Bale $ 1,800

Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 250.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:53:32 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1493
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

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image Sheet File Filled with Mint Sheets and Part Sheets, with interesting material including parcel post, some Italia issues, airmail issues, postage dues, pneumatic stamps, and also includes large multiples from France, Rwanda, Russia and Austria. All mint never hinged and very fine, viewing recommended to better appreciate, scans only show a small sampling. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 140.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:54:19 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 31
Lot No: 1494
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Retired Dealer Stock of Valuable Italy in 102 Cards, with a good variety of valuable material in 30 cards. We noted items described by owner (and unverified by us, so sold as is) such as #33 (two used copies @$90 each), 35a (mint, $575), 79 (mint, $110), 81 (mint, $250), J83 (used, $52), 518 (2 used copies @$120 ea.), 539 (used, $90), 579-80 (used, $82), Trieste #90-108 (mint, $52), and the rest are all airmail issues (nearly complete from C1 to C42 plus C56-61, C100-105, with mint and used totaling $4,462 (if the used are genuinely used). Catalogue value is owner's 2018 Scott value. (Image)

Scott $ 6,093

Opening C$ 550.00
Sold...C$ 550.00


Closed..Sep-28-2019, 15:54:35 EST
Sold For 550

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