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Sparks Auctions Sale: 53

Literature
Canada
image Sale No: 53
Lot No:959
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Cat No:Literature

The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada, two-volume first edition, 1945, by Winthrop S. Boggs, the original Chambers publication in burgundy hardcover with gold lettering and original dust jackets (showing some wear and fading as expected), a foundational work of Canadian philately that would hold pride of place in any serious philatelic library, fine or better. (Image)

Estimate C$ 150



Opening C$ 70.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:09:36 EST
Sold For 110

image Sale No: 53
Lot No:960
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Cat No:Literature

The Postage Stamps of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, by Nicholas Argenti, Royal Philatelic Society London first edition (1962), in original green hardcover binding without dust jacket, an essential reference work for collectors of this important area of British North America philately, fine. (Image)

Estimate C$ 100



Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 50.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:10:00 EST
Sold For 50

image Sale No: 53
Lot No:961
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Cat No:Literature

Group of 13 cancellation-related philatelic resources, including Northwest Territories Postal Cancellations 1907–1986 (O'Reilly), The Squared Circle Cancellations of Canada (BNAPS), and Mike Sagar’s series on the Money Order Office Number Cancellations of various provinces, all in fine or better condition; all titles shown in the online photos. (Image)

Estimate C$ 100



Opening C$ 50.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:10:20 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 53
Lot No:962
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The Edward VII Issue of Canada, Deluxe Limited Edition, by Marler (1975, National Postal Museum), number 91 of 250 copies, hand-bound in quarter morocco with slipcase, signed by the author, a beautifully produced volume worthy of the finest philatelic library. (Image)

Estimate C$ 150



Opening C$ 50.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:10:40 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 53
Lot No:963
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Cat No:Literature

The Essays and Proofs of British North America, by Minuse and Pratt (Sissons Publishing, 1970), hardbound and profusely illustrated, an essential reference for any Canada or British North America philatelic library, very fine. (Image)

Estimate C$ 150



Opening C$ 90.00
Sold...C$ 90.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:11:13 EST
Sold For 90

image Sale No: 53
Lot No:964
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Cat No:Literature

Group of six military-related philatelic resources, including The Major E.R. Toop Collection of Canadian Military Postal History (BNAPS, two volumes), Royal Canadian Naval Postal History 1939–1945 (Colbeck and Hampson), Notes Through Barbed Wire (Powell, 2011), and The Wartime Mails and Stamps Canada 1939–46 (Guertin), all in fine or better condition, a valuable group for exhibitors and postal history researchers. (Image)

Estimate C$ 100



Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:11:45 EST
Sold For 100

image Sale No: 53
Lot No:965
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The Postage Stamps of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, by Argenti (Quarterman reprint, 1976), hardcover in fine condition with some wear to the dust jacket, a valuable and authoritative reference for collectors of early British North America philately. (Image)

Estimate C$ 100



Opening C$ 50.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:12:06 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 53
Lot No:966
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Canada's Pence Era, The Pence Stamps and the Canadian Mail, 1851–1859 (Arfken, Leggett, Firby, and Steinhart; Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation, 1997), in pristine condition with the original errata insert included, an essential volume for any serious B.N.A. philatelic library. (Image)

Estimate C$ 100



Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 50.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:12:26 EST
Sold For 50

image Sale No: 53
Lot No:967
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Canada's Small Queen Era, 1870–1897 (Arfken; Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation, 1989), in very good condition with only minor cover scuffing, an essential reference for the student of Small Queens. (Image)

Estimate C$ 100



Opening C$ 70.00
Sold...C$ 70.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:12:47 EST
Sold For 70


Worldwide
image Sale No: 53
Lot No:968
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Cat No:Literature

Encyclopedia of the British Empire, by Robson Lowe, five volumes from the series, with volume I (Europe), II (Africa), IV (Australasia), V (North America) and VI (Leeward Islands), missing only Vol III (Asia) to complete the set, an essential reference for a Commonwealth philatelic library. (Image)

Estimate C$ 100



Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 80.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:13:26 EST
Sold For 80

image Sale No: 53
Lot No:969
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Die Ferrary-Auktionen, Paris 1921–1925, Zurich 1929 (Erhardt, 1987), in very good condition with slight wear to the spine and front cover, an important reference to one of the most renowned collections ever assembled, and an excellent resource for classic European and worldwide stamps and postal history. (Image)

Estimate C$ 100



Opening C$ 70.00
Sold...C$ 190.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:14:12 EST
Sold For 190
image Sale No: 53
Lot No:970
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Carton of worldwide philatelic literature, with naval and military interest, comprising over a dozen books including The Postal History of the Forwarding Agents by Rowe, United States Cancellations 1845–1869 by Skinner & Eno, The Furness Line to Bermuda by Ludington & Rego, OAT and AV2 Markings by Heifetz, The Maritime Postal History of London by Robertson, Manual of the Specialist-Expert in European Stamps by Serrane (photocopy), The History of the Post Office from Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce (1893, damaged), The Philatelic Record (cover separated), and a German-English Philatelic Dictionary, along with over two dozen booklets and society journals, much relating to Nepalese philately, some volumes showing significant wear, but a useful accumulation. (Image)

Estimate C$ 50



Opening C$ 50.00


Closed..Jun-12-2025, 14:14:45 EST
Sold For 0


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