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Sparks Auctions Sale: 32

Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Foreign -- Collections & Accumulations
Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1849
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Belgium Collection of Advertizing Tab Pairs, 1927 to 1940s, all in 102 cards by catalogue number, identified by the owner per COB catalogue number (PU1 to 171). Close to complete in period (only missing a few), with about half of the pairs having both a mint and a used one. There are over 250 pairs in all, plus about 13 booklets covers and two panes. Catalogue value of €3,514 is from the 2008 COB. A nice clean collection, difficult to assemble. JG (Image)

COB E 3,514

Opening C$ 500.00
Sold...C$ 500.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:34:17 EST
Sold For 500

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1850
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Africa Mint and Used Collections, 1800s to Late 1990s, consisting of a few thousand stamps sorted by country, in mounts, mounted on album pages or stock pages. We noted some light duplication, with strength in South Africa and pre union states, such as Cape of Good Hope, Natal with a selection of "Chalons", Transvaal. Also includes Sudan with Camels, Southern Rhodesia, Tristan da Cunha with several complete sets, Mauritius and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. JG (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:35:04 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1851
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British America Mint and Used Collections Featuring the Falkland Islands, British Guiana and the Turks and Caicos also including an interesting collection of Trinidad and Tobago as well as smaller lots from the Bahamas, Barbados and other countries. The Falkland Islands collection includes MH George VI Silver Wedding high value (Scott #100, CV $110), George VI definitives Scott # 82-95 to the 5sh value in MNH blocks of 4, and a MH copy of the 10sh value of this same set Scott #95 (CV $100), the same complete set in used condition (CV $308), the second George VI definitive set Scott #107-120 used (CV $98) the Dependencies Scott #2L1 to 5L8 in MH blocks of 4 (CV $400) and more. The British Guiana includes a MH set of the 1934 George V definitives (Scott #210-222 CV $179) a MH se-tenant pair of Scott 159-159a the missing period error with a normal stamp (total Scott cv for the two stamps is $84), some high value sets in multiple copies. The Turks and Caicos collection goes to 1981 and looks very nearly complete from 1966 on. For that period from 1966 to 1981, most sets are present both in MH and used conditions. Also included are MH British Honduras Scott #4, 5 and 8 (total cv $367). Very fine throughout. JG (Image)

Est $ 1,000

Opening C$ 1,050.00
Sold...C$ 1,050.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:36:32 EST
Sold For 1050

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1852
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Asia Mint and Used Collections of Aden, Sarawak and More, Aden is nearly complete in both mint hinged and used including the Seyun and Shihr and Mukalla issues. We noted Scott #1-11 used (CV $200), George VI Silver Wedding mint hinged and used Scott #30-1 (total cv $102), the Elizabeth definitives Scott #48-61a mint hinged and used (CV $113) and much more. The Sarawak collection includes a MNH George VI Silver Wedding Scott #175 (CV $50), the mint hinged Elizabeth definitives Scott #197-210, missing #203, (cv $99). Also included are smaller, mainly used, India, Pakistan, Ceylon and other collections. Very fine overall. JG (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:37:25 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1853
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Four Sets of Mint Omnibus Issues, with the 1937 and 1953 Coronations, 1946 Peace Issue and 1947 and 1954 Royal Visits, on specially designed pages. Each collection is complete according to Scott Common Design listings and includes stamps of different designs customarily included in Omnibus sets. The 1937 Coronation issue is on Walter C. Sergent hingeless pages. The collector has carefully identified varieties on the various stamps for this issue. The other sets are held on specially designed Lindner hingeless pages. In a large sample, we only found one hinged stamp. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:37:49 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1854
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Group of Three 1937-38 Country Sets, all mint never hinged and fresh, with Bahrain (#20-23, 27), Papua (#118-121, C5-9, C5 has a light wrinkle), Southern Rhodesia (#38-54). Majority are very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 217

Opening C$ 40.00
Sold...C$ 40.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:38:21 EST
Sold For 40

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1855
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Collection of the 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee, in a thick specialized Herrick album (White Ace style), appears complete with all the sets and souvenir sheets, etc, except the stamps are all in glassines and not yet mounted on the pages. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 30.00
Sold...C$ 30.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:38:42 EST
Sold For 30

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1856
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Collection of 1937 Coronation Issues, all in mint never hinged blocks of four, appears complete (including Hong Kong and Newfoundland). Some of the non-common design stamps (such as the KGVI South Africa set) are in blocks of 8 and very fine. Also comes with a collection of 1953 Coronation issues (appears complete) and 1972 Silver Wedding issues (appears complete) and another complete mint never hinged set of the 1937 Coronation issues in a small stockbook. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 300.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:39:10 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1857
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Group of Mint Sets, with Cyprus #226a (NH souvenir sheet), Falkland Islands #107-120 (lightly hinged set) and Leeward Islands #103-115 (21 different hinged stamps, including paper or shade varieties) and 133-147 (never hinged set). Catalogue values for the KGVI varieties was calculated as cheapest papers or shades only, overall fresh and very fine group. (Image)

Scott $ 622

Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:39:25 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1858
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Mint and Used A to Z Collection, but no BNA, ranging from early Victoria to approximately 1953 in a Springback album and a 16 page stockbook consisting of over 2,100 stamps with little duplication. Included are “Back of the Book” issues such as Air Mails, Semi-postals, war tax, postage due as well as common design types such as the 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee, the 1937 KGVI Coronation, the 1946 Peace Issues, the 1949 Silver Wedding issues. Among the high value issues we noted Antigua #3 MH, Australia #7 and #151 used, Bahamas #89 MNH, Barbados #79 MH, Bechuanaland #53 MH, Bermuda #4 and #68 used, #109 MH, Gold Coast #28 used, Hong Kong #48, #79 and #121 MH, #52 and #52 used, New Zealand #156 and # 183 used, #O56 and O69 MH, Sarawak #63 used, Straits Settlements #39 used, as well as Trinidad and Tobago #10 used and #J6 MH. Watermarks were not checked. Overall, fine or better, some with heavy cancellations or other faults, as may be expected of the early issues. Scans only show a small portion, viewing is recommended to better appreciate the value and quality involved. (Image)

Scott $ 11,506

Opening C$ 850.00
Sold...C$ 850.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:40:17 EST
Sold For 850

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1859
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Mint and Used Collection on Homemade Pages in Three Volumes to About 1975, including about 5,800 stamps with a catalogue value of nearly $6,800 according to owner’s Scott valuation. We noted Australia, Barbados, India, Mauritius, New Zealand and South Africa. Faults noted on some of the earlier material. (Image)

Scott $ 6,800

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:41:15 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1860
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Mint and Used Collection on Homemade Pages in 7 Binders to about 1960, containing about 6,400 stamps with a catalogue value of about $12,500 according to owner’s Scott valuation. Many stamps are present both in mint hinged and used condition, the used stamp often tucked under the mint stamp. We noted Australia and its states, Bermuda, Ceylon, Great Britain with lots of mint George VI and Elizabeth, New Zealand and Rhodesia. Faults noted on some of the earlier material, else overall fine or better. (Image)

Scott $ 12,500

Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 350.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:41:47 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1861
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Old Time Mint and Used Collection in a 1912 Standard Postage Stamp Album, featuring mostly all mint stamps. Includes very extensive Great Britain, Gibraltar, Hong Kong (Noted some British Offices in China cancels), India, Malta, St Helena and Seychelles; other countries sparsely populated and mainly used, no Canada. Added pages cover early Ireland, China (includes Scott #158, cv $450, upside down in album) and Japan. (Image)

Est $ 800

Opening C$ 2,400.00
Sold...C$ 2,400.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:42:37 EST
Sold For 2400

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1862
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Mint and Used Collections, with a stockbook of Machins ($530), a stockbook of Channel Islands ($412), Ireland on manilla pages ($360), stock pages with Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and Tanzania ($330), Ceylon and Sri Lanka ($385) and also includes a mint never hinged UN collection on White Ace pages (appears close to complete 1951-1998, $250). (Image)

Scott $ 2,267

Opening C$ 75.00
Sold...C$ 120.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:43:14 EST
Sold For 120

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1863
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Stockbook Filled with Stamps and Souvenir Sheets from Various Omnibus Sets, from the 1935 Silver Jubilee to 2009 Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday. We noted 21 complete sets of the 1935 Common Design plus some other sets for this anniversary that did not use the common design. The 1978 set for the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s crowning is well represented, as are many other Royal events and anniversaries. The 1948 George VI Silver Wedding series is represented with 34 large stamps including Singapore. We scanned a representative sample online. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:43:34 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1864
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Collection of 27 Different George VI and Elizabeth II Sets, from various countries in stockbook. Only 2 sets are used the rest are a mixture of MNH and MH. Enumeration would be fastidious, we scanned every page online. Most of these sets appear to catalogue somewhere between $50 and $100. Comes with a Stanley Gibbons George VI album with very few stamps. Overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 375.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:43:53 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1865
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Collections of Royal Events and Anniversaries Omnibus Issues, a mostly mint NH accumulation of stamps, booklets, sheetlets, souvenir sheets and FDCs in 7 stockbooks and 15 specially designed souvenir albums. These omnibus series commemorate events and anniversaries such as King George VI Silver Wedding Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation, her Silver Jubilee, her 60th and other birthdays; the 1953-4 Royal Tour; Princess Diana’s wedding, 21st anniversary and death; Princess Anne’s wedding, other Royal weddings, Queen Mother’s 80th and 90th birthdays, Royal Visits and more, Some duplication. Inspect as our scans cannot adequately reflect the extent of this collection. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:44:56 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1866
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Group of Stamps and a Few Covers, with Ireland (35 GB stamps with clear Irish town cancels, cat. $425) and other Irish and English covers to Canada (stamps catalogue $700), a Royalty topical collection with proof blocks and varieties, etc., some New Zealand (about 750 stamps), Australia (hundreds of stamps plus some FDC), NH South Africa, and more. A nice lot, well worth a close look. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:45:18 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1867
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth A to Z Collection in a Stockbook, with about 690 mint and used stamps from all reigns, Australia, NZ and South Africa are the best represented out of the 35 countries present. Slight duplication, with most stamps cataloguing $1 to $5, condition is fine to very fine, mixed in the earlier ones. Owner's 2014 Scott value is $2,400, scans only show a small portion. (Image)

Scott $ 2,400

Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 140.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:45:56 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 32
Lot No: 1868
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image British Commonwealth Collection on Scott Specialty Pages plus a Stockbook, with items in the stockbook mostly complementing the album pages. We noted strong representation of Victoria and Kings reigns in Barbados, Bermuda, Br. Guiana, Br. Honduras, Grenada, Leeward Is., St Lucia and Trinidad among others. The collection is strongest in most countries in the George VI and early Elizabeth II reigns with dozens of complete sets cataloguing between $50 and $150 included. Very fine throughout and well worth a close look. (Image)

Est $ 750

Opening C$ 950.00
Sold...C$ 950.00


Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:47:07 EST
Sold For 950
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