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Sparks Auctions Sale: 38

Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Foreign -- Collections & Accumulations

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1721
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Mint and Used Grouping, with two small old-time albums containing a few hundred stamps, some loose stamps and a large 1957 Regent album in excellent condition The latter has a few thousand stamps, with good showings from Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Thailand, USA, and more. Overall fine or better, see photos for an idea. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:36:18 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1722
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Small Group of Better Mint Items, the best being a set of Russia #546-550 (mint hinged, $547), also includes Italy 518 (NH, $225), Ireland 118-19 (mint hinged, $38), French Polynesia C48 (NH, $40) and Republic of Congo C52 (NH, $8). A mostly very fine group. (Image)

Scott $ 858

Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 120.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:36:43 EST
Sold For 120

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1723
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Remainder Group of Mint and Used, from a large estate, this lot includes a variety of items from many countries, with some purchases still in their 1940s-era auction house folders. Some items of note include Norway #1 (3 margins, $165), 18 stamps depicting camels from Somali Coast ($304), Switzerland 1983-86 year sets, German semi-postals including mint B69-78, Iran issues from the 1920s which need expertizing, some Portuguese Colonies and more. Please have a close look to better appreciate the value of contents. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 70.00
Sold...C$ 120.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:37:34 EST
Sold For 120

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1724
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Collections in 9 Volumes, from a good variety of countries. One binder has stamps from many colonies, while a second binder has "B to C" country issues with strong Belgium. A duo-tang has a Bosnia-Herzegovina collection with mint 41-61, etc. A Bulgaria collection is on stock pages and has many mint issues. A Scott album has a scattering of "T to Z" country issues, including Viet Nam, Yemen, Zanzibar, etc. A spring back album has a NH Denmark collection cataloguing $370, with commemoratives and semi-postals. A Netherlands collection on home made pages has some early used: 1-2, 7-8, 55-82, etc. Lastly, two thick binders have issues on home made pages with strong showings from Austria, Bulgaria, China, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, USA, etc. Overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 70.00
Sold...C$ 200.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:38:17 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1725
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Housed in a Large and Heavy Carton, as received from a New Brunswick estate, consisting mostly of mint and used United States, with sheets, philatelic ephemera, album pages, a huge hodge and podge totally unchecked and as received. Noting: Ziploc of US mint plate blocks, US P.O. posters including Star Trek, US back of the book, commemorative collections. Only a few WW stamps and about 200 + covers mostly Commonwealth. Canada used on pages and in 102’s including: Bluenose, 20c Numeral, etc. Newfoundland on pages including postage due stamps, and more. Also includes a box of hundreds of United States Christmas and Easter seals from the 1910s to 1980s. Certainly our general photos do not do this lot justice, and would have to be viewed in person to better appreciate the interesting contents, well worth our estimate. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 200.00
Sold...C$ 250.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:39:15 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1726
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Collection Remainders, including over 100 souvenir sheets (with some duplication) commemorating the 1980 London Stamp Exhibition, Sir Rowland Hill and Christmas, approximately 45 worldwide covers (some FDCs and special events), a USA Civil War folder with single stamps and more than 70 Great Britain, Jersey, Isle of Man and Guernsey booklets (Scott $200 for the GB alone), USA, etc. Also includes "The Commonwealth Collection" as issued in 1983 by the Commonwealth Secretariat with stamps from more than 40 countries and a complete "The Story of Canada" collection, consisting of about 80 gold cacheted FDCs (1982 to 1988) and other single stamps from Excelsior Collectors Guild Ltd., housed in four leatherette 4-ring albums with matching slipcases, and a box of worldwide sorted by country set in glassines. The contents are fine or better, clean and would satisfy a wide range of collecting interests or dealer stock. See photos for an overview. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 20.00
Sold...C$ 150.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:39:58 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1727
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Collection in a Carton, with some assorted items including a Vatican City collection in two Lighthouse hingeless albums to 1991, with a few hundred mint and used stamps to 1988, then a solid mint run from 1988 to 1991 (cat. $210). Also a massive Citation album with a few thousand "A to F" country issues, an Ambassador album with a few hundred worldwide stamps, a binder with 17 stock pages of used and some more world used in about 20 glassines. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 90.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:40:32 EST
Sold For 90

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1728
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Remainder Lot Filling a Banker's Box, with used and mint (including hinged and never hinged), mostly post WWII to 2000 consisting of Great Britain - #127/2100 collection in a blue three ring binder album 1902 – 2003 containing approximately 1,225 stamps including Machins, regional issues, Channel Islands and some Irish issues. Over 95% are QEII era; Romania – #1446/3612 Collection in a 10 page Stock Book 1961-1990 containing approximately 380 stamps including a few back of the book issues. Most are mint never hinged with CTO cancellations, and Egypt – mostly 1952 to early 1980s in two medium size stock books containing approximately 375 stamps, plus several hundred loose stamps in a small box. Additionally included is a red 3-ring binder with 40 Vario type pages with over 2,300 used worldwide stamps, two other sparsely populated albums plus a medium size 24 page stock book of approximately 350 worldwide used stamps including some from Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Singapore and some European countries such as France, GB, Switzerland and Germany. All proceeds from the sale of this lot go to the Ottawa Philatelic Society's Youth Fund. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 80.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:41:03 EST
Sold For 80

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1729
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Remainder Lot from a Large Consignment, with many better items such as a stack of 55 manila sheets containing British Africa countries (Basutoland, Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, S. Africa, SW Africa, etc) cataloguing over $1,400. A shoebox contains worldwide stamps sorted in envelopes by country, saw 5 Canadian annual collections (1980-82), a small binder with 11 South West Africa collector's packs, a group of 55 postcard packs from South West Africa. We also noted a 1937 and 1953 Coronation collections in small period albums and some early Bechuanaland multiples ($460), a Lesotho collection ($110), a group of mint NH UPU issues in blocks of 15, 1946 Peace common design blocks of four to the £1, etc. There is £39 worth of GB face value, as well as several bags of miscellaneous material, including a NH Basutoland #9 ($165) spotted in one bag, and much more. A great opportunity, and well worth looking closely at this old time remainder collection to better appreciate its value. (Image)

Est $ 400

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 300.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:41:48 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1730
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Valuable Balance of Consignment, a useful lot with too many items to list, in glassines, dealer pages, stock pages and album pages. There is a little bit of everything in this lot, and only a few of the many valuable items we note include a US #543 with a 2008 PSE cert grading it "XF90 Mint OGnh", a mint Canada Admiral 2 CENT on 3c block with pyramid guide, France mint B22-23, selection of classic Italy and States (many with faults), two pages of mint and used Mauritius QV issues, a box with several dozens of glassines containing sets and souvenir sheets, and much more. A close inspection is recommended to better assess the value in this one. (Image)

Est $ 600

Opening C$ 450.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:42:15 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1731
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Small Group of Four Countries, a real hodge podge of material from Canada, United States, United Kingdom and Newfoundland (and a bit from Australia) on stock pages. Mostly early material but for UK goes up to the 1980s. See scans for an idea, better yet view in person to better appreciate. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:42:37 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1732
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Miscellaneous Items Filling a Binder, some of which are better, such as Nigeria 38-49 mint ($262), East Africa & Uganda 49-52, 54 mint ($390), Falkland Islands 19 Queen Victorian-era stamps ($355), Bermuda 71-79 mint, 75-78 used, Uganda 75 used, etc. Also there are collections for Norfolk Islands ($125), Pitcairn Islands ($125), Andorra ($235), Dahomey ($200) and more. Nice overall quality and fine to very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 650.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:43:38 EST
Sold For 650

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1733
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Collection of 4 Countries in a Binder, with hundreds of stamps in black stock sheets, often with up to 5 duplicates or more. We noted British Guiana 152-56 mint, 230-41 used, British Honduras 108-11 (x2 mint sets), 129-30 mint, 116-25 used, Belize 449-50 mint, etc. The owner's catalogue value is about $2,000, see scans for an idea. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:44:07 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1734
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Mint Collection in a Stockbook, with a variety of countries, including Poland-Central government with a stock of hundreds. Also noted some Poland proper, some Vatican City, United nations and Israel. There are 8 pages of Monaco issues, with strength in the "Art" and "Flower" issues. Present are some better singles including Austria's 1950 Carinthian Plebiscite issue (NH, B269-71, cat. $120). Fine to very fine overall, scans only show a small portion. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 40.00
Sold...C$ 150.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:44:44 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1735
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Collection in an Old Time Black Cat Collection, with hundreds of stamps, some of the better represented countries include France, GB, Canada, United States, etc. Many stamps are faulty, but also saw many lower-value useful issues, please have a close look to better appreciate. Also includes a few pages of interesting cigarette advertising. Scans show a small sample. (Image)

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 150.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:45:24 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1736
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Collections in 9 Binders and 3 Stockbooks, consisting of many thousands of stamps on manila and black stock sheets, quadrille and home-made pages from more than 20 countries including Great Britain, USA, Germany, Hungary, Canada, various British Commonwealth nations, Italy and many more. One stockbook contains topicals (birds, fish, butterflies) and we noted many others throughout. We saw several more recent GB and USA issues including booklets and sheets related to Harry Potter, Bugs Bunny and Elvis Presley (US face value is over $30). There is also a sheet folder containing a number of Middle Eastern sheets with c.t.o. cancels. Rounding out this eclectic lot is a bundle of 102 cards with single stamps identified by the owner, and a candy box full of what appears to be all off-paper worldwide, Canada and New South Wales stamps numbering in the many hundreds. Overall fine or better, this clean group would provide many hours of sorting and organization for an intrepid collector. See photos for a mere glimpse of the contents. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 90.00
Sold...C$ 140.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:46:14 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1737
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Consignment Huge Remainder Lot, with easily tens of thousands of mint and used stamps in 10 stockbooks, 2 albums, many glassines and envelopes, etc. We note 6 dealer counter books filled with new issue material, with singles, sets, blocks and plate blocks and souvenir sheets, an album with Canadian plate blocks of the 1960s, a stack of German first day cards from 1975 and 1978, some covers, sheets, souvenir items, a box of loose stamps and stamps on piece. Our overhead photos are only to give a broad idea, we recommend in-person viewing of this one to better appreciate its contents. (Image)

Est $ 500

Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 425.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:46:46 EST
Sold For 425

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1738
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Collections in Four Albums, on several black stock sheets, and about 20 loose album pages. The collections consist of hundreds of stamps, mostly hinged, but from our brief inspection, a good number of mint with representation from at least 30 countries. We noted a part-set of the George V Jubilee omnibus issue along with several recent GB presentation pack items, some Canadian booklets and postal stationery (cards) and some foil stamps from Tonga. Also includes a useful assortment of collecting supplies including a porcelain watermark detector tray, a perforation gauge and a position finder, five stockbooks (varying sizes) and packages of mounts (9 black and 4 "Crystal"). This clean lot promises fun for many hours. Our photos online provide a general overview of the contents. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 40.00
Sold...C$ 90.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:47:39 EST
Sold For 90

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1739
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Group of Collections Including Canada, Italy and Germany, along with many other countries, consisting of several thousand stamps, many covers and souvenir articles in albums and stamps on and off paper in cigar boxes and bags. For Canada, we noted a number of Schering FDCs including some with inserts, a group of over 100 private cachet FDCs including a Suzor-Coté and $1 Centennial, a 1974 Canada Post Annual Collection (Unitrade $250) and a few other souvenir items including 4 Centennial stamp boxes in mixed condition. There is a collection of Canadian revenues used on piece and in larger multiples, including some affixed to a variety store's ledger. Also included is a French copy of the 1947 Canadian Postal Guide in fair condition. This lot is sure to provide many hours of sorting and organization for the dedicated collector. See the online photos for a good overview. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 200.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:48:24 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 38
Lot No: 1740
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide Mint and Used Old Time Collection in a Binder, the stamps are from a wide variety of countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Morocco, Mozambique, mint issues from South Africa and Sudan plus a collection of hundreds of stamps from Hungary, etc. Overall fine or better, scans only show a small sampling. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 30.00
Sold...C$ 60.00


Closed..Nov-24-2021, 16:48:54 EST
Sold For 60

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