Sparks Auctions' Sale #50
1770 Woodward Dr #101, Ottawa, ON K2C 0P8, Canada
Lot | Province of Canada -- Cents Issue Scott #14-20 | Estimate | |
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1 | 1851 6d Slate Violet Consort on Laid Paper, four large balanced margins, cancelled with two strikes of black target, desirable crisp impression and fresh colour. A choice example of this scarce stamp, extremely fine. | ||
2 | 12d Queen Victoria "Scar" Die Proof in Orange, on India paper with huge margins (29 x 29 mm), clearly showing a "scar" in CE of PENCE. An extremely rare proof, with only a handful known in any colour, this one is accompanied by a 2023 Greene Foundation certificate describing it as having a "natural diagonal paper crease, tiny pinhole at crown and thin in top margin". | 2 | |
3 | 12d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black, on India paper, with margins clear (at right) to good or better, fine and fresh. | ||
4 | 12d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black, with SPECIMEN Overprint in Carmine, on India paper, with four margins and very fresh. Fine to very fine. | ||
5 | 12d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black, with Diagonal SPECIMEN Overprint in Carmine, on India paper, with four full margins, very fresh and very fine. Rsv $4,000. | ||
6 | Group of Four Used Pence Issues, with a red 3d Beaver (crisp 4-ring 21 cancel), orange red 3d Beaver on thin paper (part target cancel), blue 10d Cartier on thin crisp paper, and a reddish purple 6d Consort on very thick fibrous paper (showing parts of two other stamps bottom and right, with a 4-ring 21 cancel). All four have at least one margin touching and three clear of outer frameline, a clean and fine group. | $500 | |
7 | 1855, 10d Blue Cartier on Thin, Crisp Paper, used, with indistinct numeral cancel, four large balanced margins, pleasing detailed impression, light central thin, but a most attractive stamp of extremely fine appearance. | ||
8 | 1857 ½d Rose Queen Victoria Imperforate, mint never hinged original gum with one clear and three large margins. This stamp is fresh and crisp in colour and ideal for the collector of never hinged classics. Accompanied by a 2022 Greene Foundation certificate. | 2 | |
9 | 1857 7½d Green Victoria on Wove Paper, four margins, mostly ample to large, close but clear at top, cancelled by indistinct four-ring numeral, pleasing deep colour, a fine example of this challenging stamp. | ||
10 | 1857 6d Reddish Purple Consort on Very Thick, Soft Paper, used, with a fair strike of four-ring “21” numeral cancel of Montréal, three large margins, touching in places at right, small repair to lower right corner, an attractive example of this scarce stamp. | ||
11 | Oneglia Forgery of the 3d of 1858-59, Perforated 11.1 x 10.75, with clipped perforations at bottom right. A nice example of this forgery. | $100 | |
12 | 1859 6d Brown Violet, Perforated 11-3/4, used, with indistinct black cancellation, superior centering to what is often encountered, fresh colour and crisp impression, a fine and sound example of this elusive stamp. | ||
13 | Group of 5 Used Pence Issues, with a laid paper 6d Consort (faulty), three 3d Beavers (all with three margins, one has a vertical crease), and a 7½d Queen Victoria (four clear margins, two tiny tears at bottom). | 2 | $250 |
14 | Group of Four Valuable Pence and Cents Issues with Certificates, an unused #9 which is heavily repaired (2023 Greene Foundation cert.), an unused #12 (with small part OG but several small thins, with 2023 Greene Foundation cert.), an unused #16 (with 2023 Greene Foundation pink cert. stating "long diagonal repaired broken crease with small tears at top and regummed"), as well as an unused Nova Scotia #5 (heavily repaired, with a 2023 Greene Foundation pink cert.). Four fine appearing but faulty stamps, which would be otherwise very expensive. | 5 | $1,000 |
15 | 1859-67 1c Rose Queen Victoria, plate proof block of four on India paper, balanced margins with sheet margin at top, bright and very fine. Rsv. $300. | ||
16 | 1859-67 5c Orange Brownish-red Beaver, trial colour plate proof, block of four, on card-mounted India paper, each stamp showing a dot in "C" of CENTS, the odd insignificant paper wrinkle typical of this fragile paper, four generous even margins, uncommonly found as a block, very fine. Rsv. $350. | ||
17 | 1859-67 5c Brown Red Beaver, trial colour plate proof, block of four, on India paper, horizontal SPECIMEN overprint, slight wrinkle from hinge at top typical of this fragile paper, margins large to clear, very fine. Rsv. $300. | ||
18 | 1858 10c Chocolate Brown Consort, Perforated 11¾, used, with black grid cancel, beautiful rich shade, typical centering for these notoriously narrowly-spaced stamps, repaired perf at upper right, not mentioned on the accompanying certificate, else of very good appearance. Accompanied by a 1998 Greene Foundation certificate. | 2 | |
19 | 1864 10c Brownish Purple Consort, trial colour plate proof on card-mounted India paper, block of four, with four large margins, rich colour, an attractive multiple, very fine. Rsv. $350. | ||
20 | 1864 2c Green Victoria, trial colour plate proof, on card-mounted India paper, bright shade and four large, even margins. Very fine. | ||
Lot | Queen Victoria Era -- Small Queens Scott #34-47 | Estimate | |
21 | 1864 2c Dark Rose Queen Victoria, trial colour plate proof, strip of three on card-mounted India paper, each example showing a dash in lower right "2", large to ample margins, fresh and very fine. Rsv. $250. | ||
22 | Group of Used 1859 First Cents Issues, with #s 14 (x4, including a fully dated one and a mint one), 15, 19 (x5) and 20 (faulty). Overall fine or better, with a few small faults. | 2 | $100 |
23 | 1868-81 ½c Black Large Queen, with #21 (x10) and #21a (x10, 11½ x 12), all used except for one mint hinged 21a, overall fine to very fine and unchecked by us for printing varieties. | $1,960 | |
24 | 1868 1c Yellow Orange Large Queen, a group of 8 used singles with one dated 1870, one is faulty and two have creases, else overall fine | $1,440 | |
25 | 1868 2c Green Large Queen, a group of 60 used singles, including 30 regular papers, 10 thin papers and 20 identified by owner as being of the "emerald green" shade. We note a variety of postmarks, including a few dated, one of which is on thin paper dated MAY.1.1868. Overall fine or better, all stamps are pictured online. | 6 | $6,000 |
26 | 1868 3c Red Large Queens, a group of 83, including 69 stamps identified by owner as being on "paper 10" and another 10 on the thin paper (#25b). We note a good variety of postmarks, including 2 and 4-ring numerals (saw 2-ring #2 and 54, 4-ring 41), corks, dated town cancels, etc, as well as shades, etc. Overall fine to very fine. | 7 | $3,310 |
27 | 1868 6c Brown and 1876 5c Olive Green Large Queens, a group of 5x 5c LQ, as well as a group of 40 used singles of the 6c value, including those identified by the owner as Scott #s 27 (dark brown, x20), 27a (yellow brown, x10) and 27v (brown, x10), noting a variety of postmarks, overall fine or better. | 5 | $5,300 |
28 | 12½c Large Queen Plate Proof in Blue, printed on card, very fine. | ||
29 | 1868 12½c Blue Large Queen, a group of 30 used singles, noting shades, postmarks, unchecked by us for varieties, overall fine or better. | 3 | $3,750 |
30 | 15c Large Queen Plate Proof in Red Lilac, printed on card, very fine. | ||
31 | 1873 15c Greyish Purple Large Queen, Perforated 11½ x 12, a group of 10 used singles, with a variety of postmarks and a few short perfs, else overall fine. | $5,000 | |
32 | 1868 15c Deep Blue Large Queen in a Horizontal Pair, mint with original gum (though disturbed and with hinge remnant), fresh colour, very good to fine. Accompanied by 2024 Greene Foundation certificate. | 2 | |
33 | 1868 15c Large Queen, a large group of 110 used singles, all sorted and identified by the owner as #s 29 (grey violet shades, x20), 29b (red lilac shades, x78), and 29i (purple shades, x12). We note many shades within each category, as well as a good variety of postmarks, including some fancy corks, some fully dated stamps (incl. 5 in 1868), etc. A few faults here and there, still an overall useful, and fine-very fine group. All stamps can be seen online. | 11 | $10,500 |
34 | Group of 89 Mint and Used 15c Large Queens, all sorted and identified by the owner, with #s 29/30 (5 unused no gum singles with shades), 30 (x32 used, with shades), 30b and 30i (x50 used, with shades), 30iii (used "pawnbroker" variety, catalogued as fine in Unitrade) and 30c (used very thick paper, with shallow thin). Note a variety of postmarks, etc., overall fine or better. | 11 | $7,520 |
35 | ca. 1891, 1c Dark Yellow Queen Victoria Canadian Bank Note Co. Dominion of Canada Essay, on smooth coated thick paper, four margins, three quite large, printed for the purposes of bidding on a Post Office contract, later used as an example of the firm's printing and design capabilities, a scarce and popular essay, fine. Minuse & Pratt 35E-Ac. | $150 | |
36 | ca. 1891 3c Queen Victoria Canadian Bank Note Co. Dominion of Canada Essay, black on smooth coated paper, lithographed block of four, with four large balanced margins, a choice and scarce multiple, extremely fine. Minuse & Pratt 37E-Ad. Rsv. $450. | $500 | |
37 | ca. 1891 2c Queen Victoria Canadian Bank Note Co. Dominion of Canada essay, green, engraved on distinctive thin Japanese laid paper, large even margins, horizontal crease through top two stamps, typical of the faults to which this notoriously fragile paper is subject, a scarce multiple of very fine appearance. Rsv. $400. | $500 | |
38 | 1c Small Queen Trial Colour Plate Proof in Dark Green on Glazed Paper, with thins, a small stain at upper centre and vertical creases. Accompanied by a 2024 Greene Foundation certificate. Scarce. Minuse & Pratt 35TC5. | 2 | $450 |
39 | 1870 3c Copper Red Small Queen, Perforated 12½, used pair, with short and missing perfs at right, else very fine. Ex McNaught. Accompanied by a 2022 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. $1,800. | 2 | |
40 | 5c Small Queen Trial Colour Proof in Black on India Paper, at stamp size, with a central thin. Accompanied by a 2024 Greene Foundation certificate. Rare. Minuse & Pratt #38TC2a. | 2 | $1,500 |
Lot | Queen Victoria Era -- Numeral Issues Scott #74-84 | Estimate | |
41 | 1888-1897 5c Grey Small Queen, mint never hinged, fresh, short perf upper right, else fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 2024 Greene Foundation certificate. | 2 | |
42 | 1891 5c Grey Small Queen Imperforate Counter Block of Six, mint upper left marginal block of six, with full shiny yellowish gum, stamps are never hinged, with hinge marks in top and left margins. The top margin shows a complete "FIVE CENTS" counter (in thick, serifed, shaded letters). A striking showpiece. Rsv. $4,400. | $5,000 | |
43 | 1890 6c Red Brown Small Queen, a group of 13 mint never hinged stamps, including 3 strips of three and 2 pairs. One stamp has a small tear and a corner crease (this one not included in c.v.), rest are fresh and with very good centering. | $9,600 | |
44 | Collection of Used Small Queens to the 50c, all neatly displayed on 4 stock pages, and identified by owner by catalogue number, grading and value. Includes many sub-types, and we note the following major #s: 34 (x16), 35 (x48), 36 (x18), 37 (x24), 38 (x5), 39 (x13), 40 (x11), 41 (x40), 42 (x20), 43 (x15), 44 (x7), 45 (x23), 46 (x6) and 47 (x3). With a total of 250 stamps, there are many other interesting attributes such as better cancels, blocks of four, pairs and strips, shades and printings, etc. Overall fine or better, all pages scanned online. | 4 | |
45 | 1897 10c Brown Violet Jubilee, mint never hinged sheet margin single, very fine. Accompanied by a 2024 Greene Foundation certificate. | 2 | |
46 | 1897 $2 Dark Purple Jubilee, mint hinged with disturbed gum, still well centered and very fine. | ||
47 | 1897 $4 Purple Jubilee, used with c.d.s. cancel dated 1897, fine-very fine. | ||
48 | 1897 $5 Olive Green Jubilee, used with centrally struck Montréal datestamp, deep colour and fine-very fine. Accompanied by a 2005 Greene Foundation certificate. | 2 | |
49 | 1897 Jubilees, Short Set to the 50c, mint except where noted, with the ½c (vf with large thin), 1c (hinged, fine), 2c (hinged with faults), 3c (very good NH, with toning), 5c (very good NH with gum imperfections), 6c (fine lightly hinged), 8c (fine hinged), 10c (very good NH, with light toning spots), 15c (very good used), 20c (very fine NH with small toning spots) and 50c (fine-very fine hinged with gum thin and toning spots). | 2 | $150 |
50 | 1897 Jubilees, Short Set to the $1, mint with stamps hinged to an older album page. A nice way to get started on this issue. Fine. | $2,527 |