Feature Lot. Lot 526 - 1933, Falkland Islands Centenary ½d to £1, set of twelve, hinged, most lightly so, including the key £1 King George V, universally bright and fresh colours, well-centered, very fine and choice, one of the iconic sets of the British Empire. (S.G. 127/138, £4,250)....Scott $ 4,800 Currently C$ 1,600 (Link to this Lot in the Catalog for Bidding)

Welcome to the Sparks Auctions Winter 2025 sale!

This sale showcases an extensive selection of Canada and British North America, with particular emphasis on scarce and desirable plate and die proofs, superb-quality singles, and a diverse selection of striking modern errors and varieties. We're also pleased to offer an exceptional range of Canadian revenue stamps, including a number of scarce examples, rarely seen on the market, and more of Earle Covert's extensive Tobacco Tax collections.

British Commonwealth and worldwide stamps feature many ever-popular sets and singles, including the iconic 1933 Falkland Islands Centenary, a range of Great Britain from Line Engraved to Seahorses, and a scarce holding of 1960s People's Republic of China sheets and large multiples.

Canadian postal history is highlighted by a newly-recorded example of the rare August 1918 Pioneer flight of Lt. Tremper Longman, and a range of First and Second World War prisoner of war covers. The extensive and well-received offering of worldwide postal history from our last sale has been expanded, with a further selection of Victorian-era India postal history, United States, a broad selection of military and POW mail, and much more.

All bidders, even those who may not routinely browse our Lots and Collections, may find it fruitful to peruse those pages of both postal history and stamps, where some smaller offerings, particularly of classic and semi-classic stamps, complement the more voluminous holdings. For the first time, in addition to those lots which have been extensively photographed online, many feature detailed videos showcasing the entirety of the lot.

For those participating from outside of Canada, we highlight that our sale is conducted in Canadian Dollars, which may prove advantageous to many bidders who may take advantage of the strength of the U.S. Dollar, Euro, Swiss Franc, or other currencies.

We continue to welcome consignments for our Spring and Autumn 2025 auctions; contact us today to discuss how we may be able to assist. For those who would prefer an outright sale, we are also available to discuss the direct purchase of your collection.

Thank you for your interest in the sale, and best of luck with your bids!

- The Team at Sparks Auctions

Canada & Provinces

• Province of Canada -- Pence Issues Scott #1-13 Lots (1-20)
  
• Province of Canada -- Pence Issues Scott #1-13 Lots (21-40)
  
• Province of Canada -- Pence Issues Scott #1-13 Lots (41-46)
  
• Province of Canada -- Cents Issue Scott #14-20 Lots (47-60)
  
• Province of Canada -- Cents Issue Scott #14-20 Lots (61-79)
  
• Queen Victoria Era -- Large Queens Scott #21-33 Lot 80
  
• Queen Victoria Era -- Large Queens Scott #21-33 Lots (81-100)
  
• Queen Victoria Era -- Large Queens Scott #21-33 Lots (101-106)
  
• Queen Victoria Era -- Canadian Bank Note Essays Lot 107
  
• Queen Victoria Era -- Small Queens Scott #34-47 Lots (108-120)
  
• Queen Victoria Era -- Small Queens Scott #34-47 Lots (121-126)
  
• Queen Victoria Era -- Jubilee Issue Scott #50-65 Lots (127-140)
  
• Queen Victoria Era -- Jubilee Issue Scott #50-65 Lots (141-158)
  
• Queen Victoria Era -- Leaf Issues Scott #66-73 Lots (159-160)
  
• Queen Victoria Era -- Leaf Issues Scott #66-73 Lots (161-162)
  
• Queen Victoria Era -- Numeral Issues Scott #74-84 Lots (163-166)
  
• King Edward VII Era -- Scott #89-95 Lots (167-180)
  
• King Edward VII Era -- Scott #89-95 Lots (181-185)
  
• King Edward VII Era -- Québec Tercentenary Scott #96-103 Lots (186-200)
  
• King Edward VII Era -- Québec Tercentenary Scott #96-103 Lots (201-212)
  
• King George V Era -- Admiral Issues Scott #104-140 Lots (213-220)
  
• King George V Era -- Admiral Issues Scott #104-140 Lots (221-228)
  
• King George V Era -- Confederation Series Scott #135, 141-148 Lots (229-232)
  
• King George V Era -- Scroll Issue Scott #149-161 Lots (233-240)
  
• King George V Era -- Scroll Issue Scott #149-161 Lots (241-249)
  
• King George V Era -- Pictorial Issue Scott #217-230 Lot 250
  
• King George VI Era (1937-1952) -- Scott #231-320 Lots (251-257)
  
• Queen Elizabeth II Era (1953-2022) -- Scott #321- Lots (258-260)
  
• Queen Elizabeth II Era (1953-2022) -- Scott #321- Lots (261-280)
  
• Queen Elizabeth II Era (1953-2022) -- Scott #321- Lots (281-289)
  
• Back of the Book -- Complete Booklets Lots (290-294)
  
• Back of the Book -- Airmails Scott #C1-CE4 Lots (295-298)
  
• Back of the Book -- Semi-Official Airmails #CLP1-CLP7 Lots (299-300)
  
• Back of the Book -- Semi-Official Airmails #CLP1-CLP7 Lots (301-303)
  
• Back of the Book -- Semi-Official Airmails Scott #CL1-CL52 Lots (304-320)
  
• Back of the Book -- Semi-Official Airmails Scott #CL1-CL52 Lots (321-329)
  
• Back of the Book -- Special Delivery Scott #E1-E11 Lots (330-334)
  
• Back of the Book -- Registration Scott #F1-F3 Lot 335
  
• Back of the Book -- Postage Dues Scott #J1-40 Lots (336-337)
  
• Back of the Book -- King George V Admiral War Tax Scott #MR1-MR7 Lots (338-339)
  
• Back of the Book -- Officials Scott #O8-105-O8-E9, O9-223-O10-E11, O1-O49 Lot 340
  
• Back of the Book -- Officials Scott #O8-105-O8-E9, O9-223-O10-E11, O1-O49 Lots (341-343)
  
• Back of the Book -- Federal Revenues Lots (344-360)
  
• Back of the Book -- Federal Revenues Lots (361-380)
  
• Back of the Book -- Federal Revenues Lots (381-400)
  
• Back of the Book -- Federal Revenues Lots (401-405)
  
• Back of the Book -- Federal Tobacco and Liquor Stamps Lot 406
  
• Back of the Book -- Provincial Revenues Lots (407-420)
  
• Back of the Book -- Provincial Revenues Lots (421-440)
  
• Back of the Book -- Provincial Revenues Lots (441-448)
  
• Back of the Book -- Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamps Lot 449
  
• Cinderellas Lots (450-451)
  
• Forgeries and Counterfeits Lots (452-454)
  
• British Columbia and Vancouver Island Lots (455-456)
  
• New Brunswick Cents Lot 457
  
• Nova Scotia Pence Lots (458-460)
  
• Nova Scotia Pence Lots (461-464)
  
• Prince Edward Island Lot 465
  
• Newfoundland Pence Lots (466-470)
  
• Newfoundland Cents Lots (471-480)
  
• Newfoundland Cents Lots (481-482)
  
  Worldwide Stamps
  
• Algeria Lot 483
  
• Antigua Lots (484-492)
  
• Ascension Lot 493
  
• Australia Lot 494
  
• Australian States -- New South Wales Lots (495-496)
  
• Austria Lot 497
  
• Bahrain Lot 498
  
• Basutoland Lot 499
  
• Bechuanaland Lot 500
  
• Belgium Lots (501-502)
  
• British Guiana Lot 503
  
• Cape of Good Hope Lot 504
  
• Ceylon Lots (505-506)
  
• China Lots (507-517)
  
• Cyprus Lots (518-519)
  
• Danzig Lot 520
  
• Egypt Lots (521-523)
  
• Falkland Islands Lots (524-529)
  
• Fiji Lot 530
  
• France Lots (531-532)
  
• German East Africa Lots (533-534)
  
• Germany Lots (535-540)
  
• Germany Lots (541-544)
  
• Germany -- Berlin Lot 545
  
• Gibraltar Lot 546
  
• Gilbert & Ellice Islands Lots (547-548)
  
• Great Britain Lots (549-560)
  
• Great Britain Lots (561-571)
  
• Great Britain Offices Abroad Lots (572-573)
  
• Greece Lot 574
  
• Grenada Lot 575
  
• Hungary Lot 576
  
• India Lots (577-578)
  
• Iran Lots (579-580)
  
• Iran Lots (581-582)
  
• Iraq Lot 583
  
• Italy Lots (584-590)
  
• Luxembourg Lots (591-595)
  
• Malaysian States -- Johore Lots (596-597)
  
• Malaysian States -- Kedah Lots (598-599)
  
• Montserrat Lot 600
  
• Montserrat Lot 601
  
• Natal Lot 602
  
• Netherlands Lots (603-604)
  
• New Caledonia Lot 605
  
• New Guinea Lot 606
  
• North Borneo Lot 607
  
• Norway Lot 608
  
• Peru Lot 609
  
• Portuguese Colonies Lots (610-613)
  
• Rhodesia Lot 614
  
• Russia Lots (615-620)
  
• Russia Lots (621-626)
  
• Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire Lot 627
  
• Saar Lots (628-630)
  
• St. Christopher Lot 631
  
• St. Kitts Lot 632
  
• San Marino Lot 633
  
• Sarawak Lot 634
  
• Straits Settlements Lot 635
  
• Switzerland Lot 636
  
• Tonga Lots (637-638)
  
• Turkey Lot 639
  
• United States Lot 640
  
• United States Lots (641-643)
  
• Cinderellas Lot 644
  
  Postal History, Canada
  
• Canada Stampless Covers Lots (645-648)
  
• Canada Postal Stationery Lots (649-655)
  
• Canada by Stamp Issue Lots (656-660)
  
• Canada by Stamp Issue Lots (661-672)
  
• Canada Airmail Lots (673-676)
  
• Canada Semi-Official Airmail Lots (677-680)
  
• Canada Semi-Official Airmail Lots (681-684)
  
• Canada Postmarks Lots (685-686)
  
• Postmarks-2 and 4 Ring Numerals Lot 687
  
• Postmarks-Fancy Lot 688
  
• First Day Covers Lots (689-692)
  
• Western and Northern Canada Lot 693
  
• Nova Scotia Lot 694
  
• Ontario Lots (695-696)
  
• Prince Edward Island Lots (697-698)
  
• Québec Lot 699
  
• Newfoundland Lot 700
  
• Newfoundland Lots (701-706)
  
• Newfoundland, Postal History Lots & Collections Lots (707-713)
  
• Covers -- Collections & Accumulations Lots (714-719)
  
• Canadian Military Postal History Lot 720
  
• Canadian Military Postal History Lots (721-732)
  
  Postal History, Foreign
  
• Australia Lot 733
  
• Austria Lots (734-736)
  
• Bolivia Lot 737
  
• Cayman Islands Lot 738
  
• China Lots (739-740)
  
• China Lots (741-747)
  
• China (People's Republic) Lot 748
  
• Cuba Lot 749
  
• Czechoslovakia Lot 750
  
• Germany Lots (751-752)
  
• German Colonies Lot 753
  
• Great Britain Lots (754-760)
  
• Great Britain Lots (761-766)
  
• Hong Kong Lots (767-770)
  
• Iceland Lot 771
  
• India Lots (772-780)
  
• India Lots (781-800)
  
• India Lots (801-808)
  
• Iran Lots (809-811)
  
• Iraq Lot 812
  
• Italy Lots (813-815)
  
• Japan Lots (816-820)
  
• Japan Lots (821-831)
  
• Korea (South) Lots (832-833)
  
• Labuan Lots (834-836)
  
• Manchukuo Lot 837
  
• Mauritius Lots (838-840)
  
• Mauritius Lot 841
  
• Mozambique Lot 842
  
• North Borneo Lot 843
  
• Poland Lot 844
  
• Portuguese Colonies Lot 845
  
• St. Kitts Lot 846
  
• St. Lucia Lots (847-848)
  
• Spain Lot 849
  
• Switzerland Lot 850
  
• Syria Lot 851
  
• Tannu Tuva Lot 852
  
• Thailand Lot 853
  
• Tibet Lot 854
  
• Togo Lot 855
  
• Turkey Lots (856-860)
  
• Turkey Lots (861-866)
  
• United States Lots (867-880)
  
• United States Lots (881-900)
  
• United States Lots (901-910)
  
• Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections Lots (911-920)
  
• Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections Lots (921-940)
  
• Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections Lots (941-960)
  
• Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections Lots (961-980)
  
• Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections Lots (981-1000)
  
• Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections Lots (1001-1005)
  
• Picture Postcards Lots (1006-1010)
  
  Literature
  
• Canada Lots (1011-1016)
  
• Worldwide Lot 1017
  
  Lots & Collections
  
• Canada Collections Lots (1018-1020)
  
• Canada Collections Lots (1021-1040)
  
• Canada Collections Lots (1041-1060)
  
• Canada Collections Lots (1061-1080)
  
• Canada Collections Lots (1081-1082)
  
• Canada Plate Block Collections Lots (1083-1093)
  
• Canada Back of the Book Collections Lots (1094-1099)
  
• Canada Semi-Official Airmail Collections Lot 1100
  
• Canada Semi-Official Airmail Collections Lots (1101-1103)
  
• BNA Collections Lots (1104-1106)
  
• Newfoundland Collections Lot 1107
  
• Face Value Postage Lots Lots (1108-1120)
  
• Face Value Postage Lots Lots (1121-1125)
  
• Canada Annual Collections Lots (1126-1128)
  
• Canada Revenues Lots (1129-1140)
  
• Canada Revenues Lots (1141-1148)
  
• Canada Forgeries and Counterfeits Lot 1149
  
• Austria Lots (1150-1151)
  
• Belgium Lot 1152
  
• Bermuda Lot 1153
  
• Brazil Lot 1154
  
• British Commonwealth -- Collections & Accumulations Lots (1155-1159)
  
• Cape of Good Hope Lot 1160
  
• Central America Lot 1161
  
• China (People's Republic of) Lots (1162-1163)
  
• Cuba Lot 1164
  
• Denmark Lot 1165
  
• Egypt Lot 1166
  
• Europe Lot 1167
  
• Finland Lots (1168-1169)
  
• France Lots (1170-1174)
  
• France and Colonies Lot 1175
  
• French Colonies Lots (1176-1177)
  
• Germany Lots (1178-1180)
  
• Germany Lots (1181-1190)
  
• Germany (Berlin) Lots (1191-1192)
  
• German Colonies Lot 1193
  
• German States Lot 1194
  
• Gibraltar Lot 1195
  
• Gold Coast Lot 1196
  
• Great Britain Lots (1197-1200)
  
• Great Britain Lot 1201
  
• Greece Lot 1202
  
• Honduras Lot 1203
  
• Indian Feudatory States Lot 1204
  
• Iran Lots (1205-1206)
  
• Ireland Lot 1207
  
• Israel Lot 1208
  
• Italy Lots (1209-1211)
  
• Japan Lots (1212-1213)
  
• Lebanon Lot 1214
  
• Luxembourg Lot 1215
  
• Malaya Lot 1216
  
• Montenegro Lot 1217
  
• Netherlands Lots (1218-1219)
  
• Pakistan Lot 1220
  
• Russia Lot 1221
  
• Saar Lots (1222-1223)
  
• Scandinavia Lots (1224-1225)
  
• Seychelles Lot 1226
  
• Sudan Lot 1227
  
• Sweden Lot 1228
  
• Tonga Niuafo'ou Lot 1229
  
• United Nations Lot 1230
  
• United States Lots (1231-1237)
  
• Vietnam (South) Lot 1238
  
• Cinderellas Lots (1239-1240)
  
• Forgeries Lot 1241
  
• Revenues Lots (1242-1243)
  
• Worldwide -- Collections & Accumulations Lots (1244-1260)
  
• Worldwide -- Collections & Accumulations Lot 1261
  
• Worldwide -- Topical Collections Lots (1262-1268)
  
  Miscellaneous
  
• Collecting Supplies Lots (1269-1271)