Canadian Stamp Auctions

29 January, 2009 - Spink Shreves Galleries Inc.

The Collector's Series

We have been following this firm’s Collector’s Series of auctions for three years now and have come to expect the highest standards in all the material they offer. This sale was no exception. It contained excellent U.S., Canadian and worldwide material. The Canadian section was described as follows:

“A highly desirable offering, highlighted by two private collections - one being a specialized collection of Large and Small Queens and the other featuring stamps of an exceptional quality”

Our viewers may have noted the reduction in prices realized at Canadian stamp auctions since last September. Not so in this sale. The prices were generally strong with 27 new record prices. We were nicely surprised and definitely impressed. We present below a small selection of stamps from the sale.

The prices realized in the sale were converted at the rate of $1.00 U.S. = $1.22 Cdn.

Highlights from the Sale

Classics

Lot 977 Scott 4 Catalogue $240 Realized $976

Lot 979 Scott 7 Catalogue $8,000 Realized $8,845

Lot 982 Scott 10 Catalogue $5,500 Realized $8,845

Lot 986 Scott 19 Catalogue $1,100 Realized $3,965

Large Queens

Lot 990 Scott 21 Catalogue $100 Realized $1,220

Lot 992 Scott 22 Catalogue $600 Realized $2,562

Lot 1000 Scott 24b Catalogue $900 Realized $4,575

Lot 1002 Unitrade 24iv Catalogue $3,000 Realized $3,660

Lot 1003 Scott 25 Catalogue $7,600 Realized $5,795

Small Queens

Lot 1035 Scott 36 NH Catalogue $75 Realized $671

Lot 1047 Scott 38 NH Catalogue $925 Realized $5,490

Jubilees

Lot 1094 Scott 61 NH Catalogue $2,400 Realized $3,172

Lot 1096 Scott 62 NH Catalogue $3,750 Realized $5,185

Lot 1097 Scott 63 NH Catalogue $4,000 Realized $5,795

Other Early Sets

Lot 1106 Scott 73 Catalogue $1,250 Realized $4,270

Lot 1107 Scott 76 Catalogue $60 Realized $256

Lot 1115 Scott 84 Catalogue $1,100 Realized $2,684

Lot 1129 Scott 100 Catalogue $350 Realized $1,464

Lot 1133 Scott 102 Catalogue $500 Realized $1,525

Lot 1136 Scott 103 Catalogue $625 Realized $1,952

Lot 1197 Scott 176 Catalogue $400 Realized $762

Many of the above stamps came from well known collections and in particular, the collection of Dr. Choi-Lok Tang of Hong Kong. This outstanding collection was offered by Charles Shreves in 2006 and resulted at the time in an astounding 63 new record prices.

Outstanding U.S. stamps

Many of our viewers collect stamps issued by the United States. It is not often we see the stamps of that country offered in such a high quality. Here is a small sample:

Lot 33 Scott 5A Catalogue $16,000 Realized $16,000

Lot 74 Scott 21 Catalogue $2,785 Realized $12,000

Lot 223 Scott 132 Catalogue $4,500 Realized $11,000

Lot 250 Scott 191 Catalogue $ 1,000 Realized $1,700

Lot 258 Scott 214 Catalogue $230 Realized $2,600

Lot 287 Scott 236 Catalogue $215 Realized $19,000

This sale had 27 new record prices: