Not
many collectors are able to say that they have a stamp in their
collection that would sell for over $1,000, but in the past year
we have counted 45 stamps that have passed this mark for the first
time. We would like to share with you the results of a recent study
we made in which the following stamps sold at auction in recent
months for more than $1,000 for the first time:
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Scott
20 |
Scott
29 |
Scott
36e |
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Scott
43a |
Scott
59 |
Scott
82 |
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Scott
91 |
Scott
102 |
Scott
120i |
Early
Classics |
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Scott
No. |
Description |
Catalogue
Value |
Price
Realized |
17a |
10¢
Albert |
800 |
2420 |
18ii |
12½¢
Victoria |
1350 |
2464 |
19a |
17¢
Cartier |
825 |
1760 |
20 |
2¢
Victoria |
450 |
1500 |
Large
Queens |
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Scott
No. |
Description |
Catalogue
Value |
Price
Realized |
27a |
6¢
yellow brown |
1250 |
2100 |
29 |
15¢
gray violet |
850 |
1661 |
30i |
15¢
slate grey |
150 |
1630 |
Small
Queens |
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Scott
No. |
Description |
Catalogue
Value |
Price
Realized |
35d |
1¢
orange 11½ x 12 |
200 |
1300 |
36e |
2¢
green 11½ x 12 |
350 |
2200 |
37 |
3¢
orange red |
80 |
1089 |
37i |
3¢
dark rose |
- |
1900 |
37iii |
3¢
orange red 11½ x 12 |
350 |
1150 |
43a |
6¢
chocolate |
200 |
2310 |
44d |
8¢
violet black imperf |
650 |
1320 |
45b |
10¢
pink |
475 |
1350 |
Jubilees |
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Scott
No. |
Description |
Catalogue
Value |
Price
Realized |
50 |
½¢
black |
250 |
1200 |
55 |
6¢
yellow brown |
500 |
1600 |
57 |
10¢
brown violet |
250 |
1008 |
58 |
15¢
steel blue |
500 |
1446 |
59 |
20¢
vermillion |
500 |
2400 |
Maple
Leafs |
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Scott
No. |
Description |
Catalogue
Value |
Price
Realized |
72iii |
8¢
brownish orange |
900 |
1050 |
Numerals |
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Scott
No. |
Description |
Catalogue
Value |
Price
Realized |
82
|
8¢
orange |
350 |
1512 |
Edward
VII |
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Scott
No. |
Description |
Catalogue
Value |
Price
Realized |
91 |
5¢
blue |
375 |
3575 |
91a |
5¢
blue imperforate |
1000 |
1624 |
92iii |
7¢
straw |
900 |
1064 |
93a |
10¢
brown lilac imperf. |
1000 |
1008 |
Quebec
Tercentenary |
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Scott
No. |
Description |
Catalogue
Value |
Price
Realized |
100 |
7¢
olive green |
310 |
1008 |
101 |
10¢
dark violet |
325 |
1232 |
101a |
10¢
dark violet, imperf. pair |
900 |
1300 |
102 |
15¢
red orange |
375 |
1044 |
102a |
15¢
imperforate pair |
900 |
1400 |
Admirals |
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Scott
No. |
Description |
Catalogue
Value |
Price
Realized |
111 |
5¢
dark blue |
300 |
1232 |
113v |
7¢
major re-entry (U) |
- |
1150 |
120i |
50¢
silver black |
750 |
2310 |
120a |
50¢
black |
475 |
1900 |
Modern |
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Scott
No. |
Description |
Catalogue
Value |
Price
Realized |
158 |
50¢
Bluenose |
350 |
1064 |
158iii |
50¢
"Man on the Mast" |
2000 |
2820 |
159 |
$1
Parliament |
550 |
1064 |
159b |
$1
Parliament imperf. |
1350 |
1180 |
208a |
3¢
Cartier imperf |
800 |
1017 |
926Bf |
36¢
Parliament imperf. |
1300 |
1044 |
1159a |
6¢
Red Fox imperf. |
1800 |
1050 |
1182a |
$2
McAdam imperf. |
1000 |
1200 |
Back
of the Book |
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Scott
No. |
Description |
Catalogue
Value |
Price
Realized |
E5a |
20¢
Special Delivery imperf. |
725 |
1025 |
F2i |
5¢
Registered - green |
600 |
1050 |
Conclusion
It
certainly doesn’t come as a surprise that such a large number
of stamps have crossed over the $1,000 threshold. Our viewers should
be aware that only stamps that are of the very finest quality attract
these high prices. Stamps of more ordinary quality might not sell
for even half of the above. Thus, quality is everything, but where
it exists, there is great demand for it and, in this market, this
demand will continue to push prices up.
Some people who have been around for awhile might consider these
prices to be totally unreasonable. All we can say in reply is that
the market is recognizing that there are very few really outstanding
copies of Canada’s early stamps available and so long as there
is great demand, prices will continue to rise until that demand
is satisfied. We don’t seem to be quite there yet.
