Canadian Stamp Auctions

Recent Auction Highlights

11 September, 2008 - Spink Shreves Galleries Inc.

We present some Canadian highlights from the recent Spink Shreve’s Collectors Series Sale in the U.S. As usual, this firm has been able to attract a number of outstanding Canadian stamps.

These three lots received especially strong bids. Each one resulted in a new record price:

"Port Hood" Cover

Lot 2277
Scott 88C
Catalogue $7,750
Realized $5,130

"Pink Shade"

Lot 2281
Scott 106b
Catalogue $350
Realized $810

"Inverted Seaway "

Lot 2301
Scott 387a
Catalogue $12,000
Realized $10,800

Other Noticeable Stamps in the Sale

Lot 2271
Scott 44d OG
Catalogue $1,600
Realized $1,620

Lot 2272
Scott 45c NG
Catalogue $1,200
Realized $1,026

"Thin Paper"	"Retouched Spandrel"
Lot 2286 Unitrade 114iii Catalogue $900 Realized $756	Lot 2289 Scott 119iv Catalogue $450 Realized $567

Lot 2299
Scott 208a
Catalogue $950
Realized $918

This sale had 3 new record prices:

Scott No.	Description	NRP	Previous NRP
88C	2¢ Port Hood overprint	5,130	3,100
106b	2¢ Admiral, pink shade	810	754
387a	3¢ Seaway invert.	10,800	10,650

The prices shown above were converted to Canadian dollars at the rate of
$1.00 U.S.=$1.08 Canadian