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Sparks Auctions Sale: 49

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Back of the Book -- Federal Revenues

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:227
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Cat No:FCD6-FCD9

Large Accumulation of 2,894 Never Hinged Complete Sheets of the 1935 1c to 10c Bilingual Customs Duty Issues, many in original booklets of 50 sheets, stapled together in the sheet selvedge, with protective cardboard on top and/or bottom. The lot consists of FCD6 1c green (941 sheets); FCD7 2c orange (1,742 sheets); FCD8 5c brown (201 sheets); FCD9 10c blue (10 single sheets). 2022 van Dam catalogue value for the lot totals $176,461 (including 25% never hinged premium). We note different gums and shades, along with some perforation separation, gum bends, and a few creases on a few sheets, with the vast majority being in pristine condition. Online photos show an overview, this is a unique opportunity to acquire the world's largest quantity of these, ever. (Image)

Estimate $ 3,500



Opening C$ 850.00
Sold...C$ 950.00


Closed..Feb-29-2024, 13:24:44 EST
Sold For 950

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:228
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Cat No:FSC22/FSC25b

Group of Four Different KGVI Law Stamps, each in a block of four, with FSC22 (NH), 24 (NH), 25a (used) and 25b (NH). Overall very fine. (Image)

van Dam $ 530



Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Feb-29-2024, 13:25:21 EST
Sold For 130

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:229
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Cat No:Collection

Accumulation of Mint and Used Federal and Provincial Revenues, 1860s-1960s, with a few thousand stamps, in two stockbooks, retired dealer pages, 102 cards, and roughly 30 stock pages housed in a binder. The lot has a little bit of everything, with a spot check indicating roughly 70% of the material relates to Federal revenues, noting excise, war tax, unemployment insurance, provincial and federal law stamps, luxury stamps, postal scrip issues, electricity and gas stamps, and more. A spot check noted Supreme Court FSC4 (used, c.v. $200); Excise FX20 block of 10 (used, $450), FX94 block of 10 (used, $275), leaving many other potential finds for the dedicated collector. Online photos show a sampling, with duplication up to 10 and up for some issues. We note a few small faults with a few of the stamps, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250



Opening C$ 1,300.00
Sold...C$ 1,300.00


Closed..Feb-29-2024, 13:26:29 EST
Sold For 1300

image Sale No: 49
Lot No:230
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Cat No:Collection

Collection of Mint and Used Federal Revenues in Three van Dam Albums, with many hundreds of stamps, including a few blocks, and a selection of Provincial revenues. The strength of the collection is the first album containing many hundreds of neatly organized Federal revenues, with sets and partial sets of Bill, Weights and Measures, Supreme Court, War Tax, Excise Tax and more. Just a few of the better items include, with van Dam #s Bill FB1-FB15, FB17 (used, FB4, FB17 mint, c.v. $711 total), FB18-FB34 (used, $777 total); Weights and Measures FWM1-FWM7 (used, $760 total), FWM9-FWM12 (used, $208 total); FWM22-FWM33 (used, FWM33 mint, $249 total); Supreme Court FSC3-FSC5 (used, $485 used), FSC6 (mint n.g., $425); War Tax FWT7b (n.g, $650), FWT12b (n.g., $650); Excise mint and used set FX52-FX94 ($1,526 total, noting 13c, $25 and $100 mint issues), along with a few singles, sets, and partial sets, cataloguing $50 to $100 and up. Van Dam 2022 catalogue value for the album totals $16,205. The lot also includes two albums containing a small selection of Provincial revenues (mainly Law stamps), noting better representation from Ontario and Québec. Van Dam 2022 catalogue value for the two albums totals $987, with a $17,192 catalogue value for the collection (mint stamps are catalogued as mint hinged, with a spot check noting a few never hinged, and mint no gum stamps). Duplication up to 3 for a few issues. A useful collection that should appeal to collectors and dealers alike. Online photos show a sampling. (Image)

van Dam $ 17,192



Opening C$ 3,800.00
Sold...C$ 3,800.00


Closed..Feb-29-2024, 13:27:24 EST
Sold For 3800
image Sale No: 49
Lot No:231
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Cat No:Collection

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used Federal Revenues, 1860s-1960s, with many hundreds of stamps, including a few documents, in an album, with loose album and Vario-style album pages, and more. The lot begins with a van Dam album, containing roughly a hundred stamps, and a few partial sets, with mint and used Bill, Excise and War Tax stamps and more, with a spot check noting FB33-FB34 (used, c.v. $425 total), FB54 (n.h., $150), along with a few stamps cataloguing $10 and up. Van Dam 2022 catalogue for the album totals $1,449. The lot continues with Gas and Electric Light Inspection, Weights and Measures, War Tax, Unemployment Insurance stamps and more, with a spot check indicating a Dominion of Canada Thrift Card with War Saving Stamps FWS1 (x4, $280); Unemployment Insurance FV75/FV105 (20 different stamps, $406 total), along with a few stamps cataloguing $10 and up. An interesting lot for the revenue collector, with online photos showing a sampling. (Image)

Estimate $ 200



Opening C$ 400.00
Sold...C$ 400.00


Closed..Feb-29-2024, 13:27:55 EST
Sold For 400


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