Auction Detail
January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
- (-) Remove British Commonwealth filter British Commonwealth
imperforate horizontal pair, hinged, very fine (Scott $260, Unitrade CA $350)
never hinged, well-centered, very fine and fresh, 2022 Crowe and Philatelic Foundation certificates (Scott $850)
semi-official airmail, tete-beche block of four from the bottom of the pane, never hinged, very fine (Unitrade CA $330)
small box with stamps and sets mostly on auction/dealer cards, better items too numerous to list but we note (mint unless otherwise noted): 67 plate number strip of 4 and block of 6, 71, 82a, 159a, 176 plate block of 4, 195c-200a, 216b, CL9 block of 4, CL43 block of 6, E3b block of 4, E4 plate block of 4, E8 proof pair on card, F1 block of 4, F3, and OX4, plenty of never hinged throughout, few small faults but generally fine to very fine and clean, a wonderful opportunity for the dealer or collector, viewing a necessity as the catalogue value of this lot is significant
general collection in mounts in a Harris album with 19th Century mostly used and 20th Century mostly mint (much never hinged), includes 1852 3c Beaver imperforate, 1859 12½c, various Large and Small Queens, Jubilees ½c-2c, 5c, 8c, and 15c mint, run of commemorative sets, back of book including airmail, special delivery, postage due, officials, and a few revenues, better items throughout, generally fine to very fine, owner's Scott catalogue value $12,000+
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mint and used collection mostly in mounts on Scott Specialty pages, Canada used 4, 7, 8, and 26, 20th Century mainly never hinged with KGVI and early QEII, also Newfoundland and some Provinces, many useful mint sets throughout, fine to very fine, owner's Scott catalogue value $5,900+
several stockcards with better items including Jubilees mint/unused to the 50c, $1 and $2 "Specimen" overprints, plus $5 unused, "Specimen" overprint, and proof on card, small group of (mostly faulty) 1851/55 3p, 6p, and 10p, couple of Large Queens including 35 mint (oxidized), plus a small group of Great Britain "Specimen" overprints, a mixed lot but generally fine appearance
approximately 132 cards from the 1950s and 1960s, all reporting observations of water height to the Water Resources Branch of the Department of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources, postmarks include Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson, Destruction Bay, Fort Liard, Haines Junction, Mayo, Mayo Landing, McCabe Creek, Ross River, Stewart River, Swift River, Teslin, Watson Lake, and Whitehorse, moderate duplication, generally very fine, accompanied by Don Glickstein's 2022 article about the history of these cards, inventory available upon request