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Sparks Auctions Sale: 33

Canada
Military Postal History

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1310
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of 16 WWII Brewery Tobacco Cards with Orderly Rooms on Front, an exceptional group of tobacco "thank you" cards, with several different types, all to breweries and bearing extremely fine orderly room strikes, all on the front of the cards (thus unusual), ideal strikes and uncommon markings include No. 6 Provost Coy, No. 1 Tunneling Coy, Canadian Military HQ London, Tank Battalion Postal Clerk and more. A choice group. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 70.00
Sold...C$ 70.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 13:53:43 EST
Sold For 70

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1311
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of Over 50 WWI Canadian Military Hospital in the UK Picture Postcards, an exceptional collection, the majority being real photo postcards, showing a variety of WWI military hospitals in the UK, almost entirely Canadian hospitals, noting Canadian Special Hospital Ramsgate, Canadian Discharge Depot Buxton, Canadian Convalescent Hospital Bearwood, Canadian Convalescent Hospital Epsom, Canadian Hospital Uxbridge at Hillingdon House, Canadian Convalescent Home Bromley, Dining Hall at Canadian Military Hospital Basingstoke and many more. Many scarce cards, and an important historical record. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 250.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 13:54:02 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1312
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of 7 King Edward VII Dead Letter Office Markings on Picture Postcards, noting DLO markings from Toronto, Hamilton, Halifax and Winnipeg, with different types (mostly oval), returned for postage markings, etc. An interesting group, overall fine or better and all sleeved. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 35.00
Sold...C$ 55.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 13:54:48 EST
Sold For 55

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1313
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of 23 Military Cigarette "Thank You" Postcards to Breweries, addressed to Dawes Black Horse, Frontenac or Dow Breweries, all with orderly room cancels, many struck on front and uncommon thus, noting No.1 Convalescent Depot, RCAF Squadron No. 404, 2nd Petrol Coy, No.2 Casualty Clearing Station and many more. Much better condition than is usually seen, clean and very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 80.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 13:55:20 EST
Sold For 80

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1314
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of Three Patriotic Items, all illustrating a different coloured flag. Best is a cover from the Young Men's Christian Association in South Africa, mailed free-franked to Gravenhurst from FPO Belfast on OCT.10.1900 with oval Canadian Contingent / South Africa handstamp. Second cover is a censored cover from the Salvation Army, mailed from France on FEB.10.1918 (9 months prior to the end of WWI) still containing its interesting letter. The latter has opening tears at top, else both fine. Also included is a leather postcard depicting a red and blue flag plus a beaver in a green wreath reading "here's o the land of the Maple", mailed in 1907 (stamp missing and light scuffing on picture side). A nice group. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 90.00
Sold...C$ 90.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 13:56:03 EST
Sold For 90

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1315
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

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image Group of Three Interesting Boer War Items, with a 1900 cover endorsed "stamps unavailable" mailed from FPO British Army South Africa (2 CMR in South Africa) with Canada Contingent South Africa oval to Amulree, Ont. (Perth Co.) via Stratford. Also a 14th Princess of Wales Own Rifles Canada greeting unused ephemera card, and a Dominion Line of Royal Mail 1899 letter with "on board S.S. Vancouver" from Québec to Lt. H. L. Borden, Second Contingent, First Bttn, the message reads in part "Col. Aylmer and officers of the active contingent...". (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 95.00
Sold...C$ 95.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 13:56:30 EST
Sold For 95

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1316
Symbol: Cvr

image Two Hand Drawn Boer War Covers, 1900 and 1901, both mailed from GB soldiers in South Africa to Scotland, with coloured Punch and Judy caricatures and Kruger as Spider with British soldiers. One was mailed from Jacobsdal and the other from Modder River. A very unusual and appealing Boer War offering, fine. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 275.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 13:57:24 EST
Sold For 275

Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Worldwide Postal History and Postmarks

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1317
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Barbados and BVI

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image Barbados and British Virgin Islands Eclectic Group of Covers, ex-Peter Kaulback collection, consisting of primarily Barbados and B.V.I. Official Government mail (stampless) with a wide variety of postmarks and handstamps (noted nice 1905 and 1907 Barbados Money Order Advice covers to USA), and Barbados related covers with various instructional handstamps (Missent to Barbados, Late Fee, Return to Sender, 1959 Received Soiled (owner paid £40), etc.) and a few Paquebot/mailed at sea cover. Several dozen covers in total. These were acquired one cover at a time over a long period of time by the late Peter Kaulback. An interesting group. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 375.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 13:57:50 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1318
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: British Commonwealth

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image British Commonwealth Group of 1937 George VI Coronation Covers, with 98 first day covers, most of which are not cacheted, but counted 53 which are registered. Note countries such as Aden, Ascension, St. Helena, Solomon Islands and Southern Rhodesia. Some duplication and minor edge faults, still overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 150.00
Sold...C$ 150.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 13:58:16 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1319
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: British Commonwealth

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image British Commonwealth Group of Various Covers, starts with a 1927 OHMS cover mailed from Turks & Caicos to the US with two scarce red datestamps, a group of 27 aerogrammes, many mailed from Anguilla to Canada (1969-1972) some from Australia, etc. A group of 16 Coronation FDCs, all different with 5 cacheted and one unaddressed, with Ascension, Bermuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Papua and Nauru to name a few. Lastly a group of 62 GB covers (1950s to 1960s) including a 1965 International Telecommunications Union set on FDC to Aruba (with backstamps), 1964 Geographical FDC, commercially mailed covers to Canada, and more. A nice lot, mostly fine-very fine, and scans show only a small portion. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 13:58:45 EST
Sold For 110

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1320
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: British Commonwealth

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image British Commonwealth Group of 15 1937 George VI Coronation Covers, from Jamaica, Basutoland, Trinidad & Tobago, Gold Coast and New Zealand, with full sets in blocks of four. Also 4 Southwest Africa covers with the complete set of 8 in pairs. Mostly oversize covers but also includes #8 size from Morocco Agencies, Southern Rhodesia and S.W.A. All very fine. (Image)

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 13:59:32 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1321
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: British Commonwealth

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image British Commonwealth Collection of 1937 KGVI Coronation First Day Covers, with 76 covers in all, including at least 40 different cachets (about 33 covers are uncacheted), with many countries represented and there is barely any duplication. A very clean collection. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 14:00:08 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1322
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: British Commonwealth

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image British Commonwealth Collection of Omnibus Issue First Day Covers, with 1935 Silver Jubilee issue (9 covers), 1946 KGVI Victory issue (12 covers) and 1949 Universal Postal Union issue (11 covers). A few have small faults, else overall fine to very fine, with mostly different cachets. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 80.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 14:00:26 EST
Sold For 80

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1323
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: China

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image China 1903, 1c Handstamp Surcharge on Diagonal Half of 2c Scarlet on Cover bottom right diagonal bisect, tied by nicely struck boxed "Postage 1 Cent Paid" and "Foochow 22 Oct. 03" bilingual circular datestamp on cover addressed locally, cover has an embossed backflap reading "The Eastern Extension Australasia & China / Telegraph Co Limited". Very Fine, with signature on back, used in the proper three day time period (Oct. 22-24). Rsv. $375. (Image)

Scott $ 900

Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 375.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 14:01:03 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1324
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: China

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image China 1926 2¢ UPU to China, Remailed to Canada, then Forwarded, Canada 2¢ Admiral tied by House of Assembly Ontario machine cancel on Government cover paying 2¢ UPU printed matter rate to Chenstu, China, through Shanghai (b/s). Originally taxed 38 centimes, crossed out with ‘’ok’’, re-mailed to Canada and paid with China four ½c and two 4c stamps to Elora, Ontario (b/s), then finally redirected to Toronto. Faults, still and interesting cover. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 14:01:33 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1325
Symbol: O
Cat No: Germany

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image Germany Collection of First Day Sheets to 1976, including official First Day Sheets from 1974-on and private sheets from publishers Joppen (#1 to 105) and Braun (#1-229) in eight special binders. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 14:02:23 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1326A
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Germany

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image Germany Group of Sea Post Covers, 1901 to 1971, includes 22 cards or covers that are pre-WWII and 25 post-war items. Note flag cancels, World War I naval cancels, covers from the Bremen and Europa, as well as Hamburg-America Line and Norddeutscher Lloyd Line covers. Some of the earlier material with creases or other minor faults, still an overall very fine group. All are sleeved. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 90.00
Sold...C$ 90.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 14:03:09 EST
Sold For 90

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1326B
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Germany (Allied Occupatio

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image Germany (Allied Occupation) Collection of over 70 Cards and Covers, using Allied Occupation issues Scott #530-664 and B297-308. Noted one complete Cologne Cathedral set Scott B298-301, mixed Allied and Russian Zone frankings, temporary registration labels and markings, USA and UK censorship closing bands, mixed old and new currency, se-tenant stamps Scott #539 and 542, margin markings and unusual destinations. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 400

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 14:03:28 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1327
Symbol: O/Cvr
Cat No: Germany (Berlin)

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image Germany (Berlin) Collection of First Day Covers and Sheets to 1977, including the rare sheet #17. Sheets 1 to 43 are the official sheets, the ones from 44 to 189c are from publisher Braun and those from 1974 to 1977 are official ones again. FDCs are from about 1956 to 1962. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 80.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 14:04:05 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1328
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Germany (DDR)

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image Germany (DDR) Rare First Day Cover for Scott #B35a Souvenir Sheet, Michel number Block 25, tied to unaddressed envelope by two first day postmarks, folded at left, not affecting the souvenir sheet, else very fine. (Image)

Michel E 1,000

Opening C$ 45.00
Sold...C$ 95.00


Closed..Jun-26-2020, 14:04:53 EST
Sold For 95

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