Canadian Stamp Auctions

New Record Prices

realized at auction during the year 2008 
(comparison limited to the past ten years)

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Record
Date
Early Classics
3Pi 12d 2,500 U 1,940 Vance 26 Jun. 1,872 2007
4ii 3d 4,000 U 2,800 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,137 2007
4d 3p 1,250 3,788 Firby 4 Apr. 2,420 2000
5(u) 6d 1,250 3,030 Colonial 3 Apr. 2,826 2007
5i(u) 6d 5,000 U 3,500 Eastern 1 Mar. 3,000 2006
7vi 10d 3,000 U 1,350 Eastern 14 Jun. 900 2001
9 7½ 8,500 25,740 Harmer 22 May 17,600 2006
9(u) 7½d 2,750 8.080 Colonial 3 Apr. 6,556 2005
9iii 6d E 5,000 3,250 Eastern 14 Jun. 1,500 2007
10(u) 6d 4,750 8,585 Colonial 3 Apr. 5,931 2005
11 ½d 2,400 12,500 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,800 2000
14viii 1¢ 1,000 U 900 Eastern 1 Mar. 425 2003
15 5¢ 450 2,500 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,300 1999
17b 10¢ 900 5,250 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,900 1999
18b 12½d(s) 1,750 3,740 Vance 23 Jan. 1,600 2007
20b 2¢ 3,500 2,572 Harmer 22 May 2,420 2002
20b 2¢ 3,500 4,050 Vance 27 Aug. 2,572 2008
Large Queens
21 ½¢ 100 1,200 Eastern 30 Aug. 800 2008
21 ½¢ 80 800 Eastern 1 Mar. 500 1999
23 1¢ 1,200 2,600 Eastern 1 Mar. 1,700 1999
27 6¢ 1,500 5,000 Eastern 1 Mar. 3,920 2006
29a 15¢ 1,200 4,250 Eastern 1 Mar. 3,250 1999
29c 15¢ 6,000 6,250 Eastern 30 Aug. 5,000 2006
29d 15¢ 1,250 2,178 Harmer 22 May 1,900 2003
30e 15¢ 1,650 1,980 Harmer 22 May 1,500 1995
33(u) 3¢ 1,500 2,400 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,000 2005
Small Queens
34iii ½¢ 1,000 U 1,288 Harmer 8 Oct. 569 2008
34iii ½¢ 1,000 U 569 Harmer 22 May 550 2006
35vii 1¢ 1,200 U 1,900 Eastern 14 Jun. 1,320 2006
36vii 2¢ E 750 600 Maresch 26 Feb. 546 2007
36c 2¢ 2,000 1,680 Harmer 8 Oct. 1,520 2002
36e 2¢ 475 4,000 Eastern 14 Jun. 2,200 2006
37ii 3¢ 1,200 U 2,200 Eastern 14 Jun. - -
37c 3¢ 120 784 Harmer 8 Oct. 716 2007
37d 3¢ 1,150 2,525 Firby 4 Apr. 850 1999
38i 5¢ 1,200 U 952 Harmer 8 Oct. 436 2005
47 50¢ 475 3,960 Harmer 22 May 2,530 2006
Jubilees
53 3¢ 45 470 Harmer 22 May 425 2000
54 5¢ 150 619 Harmer 22 May 560 2006
54i 5¢ 240 U 700 Eastern 14 Jun. 340 2006
56 8¢ 275 2,277 Harmer 22 May 840 2007
57i 10¢ 400 U 2,020 Colonial 3 Apr. 990 2007
59ii 20¢ 2,700 U 2,100 Maresch 17 Jun. 1,900 2007
61 $1 2,400 5,197 Harmer 22 May 2,700 2001
64 $4 4,000 9,520 Harmer 8 Oct. 7,945 2006
Maple Leafs
66a ½¢ 750 718 Harmer 22 May 660 2006
67a 1¢ 750 650 Vance 16 Oct. 625 2003
68i 2¢ 400 475 Eastern 1 Nov. 462 2006
69 3¢ 100 450 Eastern 1 Mar. 350 2007
69a 3¢ 1,450 1,683 Harmer 22 May 900 1999
71 6¢ 325 475 Maresch 17 Jun. 450 2003
72 8¢ 475 1,050 Eastern 1 Mar. 900 2003
72a 8¢ 1,100 990 Harmer 22 May 600 2006
73 10¢ 1,250 1,782 Harmer 22 May 1,750 2003
73i 10¢ 1,200 U 1,568 Harmer 8 Oct. 1,300 2007
73a 10¢ 1,100 1,287 Harmer 22 May 1,100 2002
88b&88c 1¢&2¢ 15,500 8,960 Harmer 8 Oct. - -
Numerals and Maps
74ii ½¢ 165 U 158 Vance 26 Jun. 100 2001
74a ½¢ 775 1,045 Vance 8 Dec. 605 2006
74a ½¢ 775 990 Harmer 22 May 605 2006
74a ½¢ 775 990 Harmer 22 May 605 2006
75vi 1¢ 900 720 Vance 27 Aug. 638 2007
76 2¢ 52 425 Eastern 1 Mar. 336 2006
77b 2¢ 3,000 3,712 Harmer 22 May 2,500 2008
77b 2¢ 4,500 2,500 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,121 2007
77b 2¢ 4,500 U 2,352 Spink 28 Feb. 2,121 2007
77c 2¢ 775 891 Harmer 22 May 605 2006
77d 2¢ 1,800 1,800 Eastern 27 Aug. 1,500 2008
77d 2¢ 850 1,500 Eastern 1 Mar. 1,225 2008
77d 2¢ 850 1,225 Eastern 30 Jan. 1,100 2007
82a 8¢ 900 1,240 Vance 23 Jan. 1,210 2006
85a(+) 2¢ 1,400 1,350 Maresch 21 Oct. 900 2008
85a 2¢ 450 670 Vance 23 Jan. 615 2007
87 2¢ 40 255 Spink 28 Feb. 208 2006
88c 2¢ 7,750 5,130 Spink 11 Sept. 3,100 1996
Edward VII
89a 1¢ 725 650 Harmer- 8 Oct. 600 2006
89a-93a 1¢-10¢ 3,970 3,960 Harmer 22 May 3,080 1995
89a-93a 1¢-10¢ 3,970 3,465 Harmer 22 May 3,080 1995
90iii 2¢ 2,200 925 Sparks 6 Jun. 750 2006
90vii 2¢ 300 U 425 Eastern 14 Jun. 412 2006
92 7¢ 500 1,250 Maresch 17 Jun. 620 2006
92a 7¢ 650 750 Eastern 1 Mar. 717 2002
93a 10¢ 1,000 1,150 Eastern 1 Mar. 1,008 2006
Quebec Tercentrary
96ii ½¢ 800 U 720 Vance 7 May - -
97 1¢ 47 525 Maresch 17 Jun. 224 2006
97ii 1¢ 800 U 735 Vance 7 May 385 2006
98ii 2¢ 800 U 720 Vance 7 May 600 2006
99 5¢ 175 575 Eastern 14 Jun. 550 2003
99ii 5¢ 800 U 720 Vance 7 May 385 2006
101i 10¢ 800 U 745 Vance 7 May 475 2006
96a-103a ½¢-20¢ 9,200 5,692 Harmer 22 May 4,750 2000
96a-103a ½¢-20¢ 9,200 5,692 Harmer 22 May 4,750 2000
101 10¢ 375 1,800 Eastern 1 Mar. 1,232 2006
Admirals
104i 1¢ 90 U 200 Eastern 14 Jun. 130 1998
106b 2¢ 600 810 Spink 11 Sept. 754 2007
108c 3¢ 180 U 318 Spink 28 Feb. 170 2007
109 3¢ 40 318 Spink 28 Feb. 224 2006
110a 4¢ 3,600 3,960 Harmer 22 May 2,300 2004
111b 5¢ 750 U 1,600 Maresch 26 Feb. 775 2003
112a 5¢ 65 367 Spink 28 Feb. 201 2004
114a 7¢ 3,600 4,760 Harmer 8 Oct. 2,200 2004
116a 10¢ 1,350 U 1,089 Harmer 22 May 626 2007
119iv 20¢ 450 U 625 Eastern 14 Jun. 598 2007
122a $1 3,600 3,920 Harmer 8 Oct. 2,450 2005
122b $1 900 U 1,050 Eastern 14 Jun. 850 2007
123 1¢ 250 500 Eastern 14 Jun. 280 2006
124 2¢ 250 650 Eastern 14 Jun. 372 2007
130 3¢ 130 260 Eastern 30 Jan. 176 2003
133 2¢ 150 400 Eastern 1 Nov. 205 2000
Imperforates & Modern
135 3¢ 120 220 Eastern 1 Nov. 210 2001
135a 3¢ 600 463 Firby 27 Sept. 425 2001
139i 2¢ 225 U 246 Harmer 8 Oct. 170 2004
139i 2¢ 225 U 269 Harmer 8 Oct. 170 2004
139c 2¢ 750 900 Eastern 1 Nov. 715 2006
140c 2¢ 350 644 Harmer 8 Oct. - -
141c-145a 1-12¢ 725 1,155 Vance 23 Jan. 750 2004
143 var 3¢ E 1,250 2,100 Eastern 14 Jun. 55 2004
149b-159a 1¢-$1 3,970 3,465 Harmer 22 May 3,000 2004
149d-159b 1¢-$1 3,970 U 3,250 Maresch 17 Jun. 3,000 2004
158iii 50¢ 2,775 U 3,250 Maresch 26 Feb. 2,820 2006
174a 12¢ 900 1,590 Vance 23 Jan.. 1,250 2007
174a-177a 12¢-$1 5,100 4,455 Harmer 22 May - -
175a 20¢ 1,050 1,575 Vance 27 Aug. 1,370 2008
175a 20¢ 1,050 1,370 Vance 26 Jun. 850 2002
176a 50¢ 1,200 2,340 Vance 23 Jan. 950 2004
177a $1 1,200 2,390 Vance 23 Jan. 1,200 2006
195c-200a 1¢-8¢ 2,160 2,350 Vance 27 Aug. 2,034 2006
195c-201a 1¢-13¢ 3,360 2,475 Harmer 22 May 2,250 2003
201a 13¢ 1,200 1,008 Harmer 8 Oct. 940 2008
201a 13¢ 1,200 940 Harmer 22 May 900 2006
202a 5¢ 5,000 3,275 Vance 26 Jun. - -
203a 20¢ 950 940 Harmer 22 May 700 2007
203a"x" 20¢ 5,000 U 6,682 Harmer 22 May 1,350 1984
204a 5¢ 950 1,080 Vance 26 Jun. 820 2000
209a 10¢ 2,100 2,550 Vance 26 Jun. 2,000 2003
210a 2¢ 1,100 1,090 Vance 26 Jun. 990 2008
216i 13¢ 600 U 700 Harmer 8 Oct. 675 2007
217c-227a 1¢-$1 3,130 2,772 Harmer 22 May 2,712 2006
221a 5¢ 340 382 Vance 27 Aug. 372 2007
237a 3¢ 950 1,000 Vance 26 Jun. 800 2002
241b-245a 10¢-$1 3,600 3,248 Harmer 8 Oct. 3,217 2008
241b-245b 10¢-$1 4,275 3,217 Harmer 22 May 2,980 2007
243a 20¢ 675 700 Vance 27 Aug. - -
245a $1 4,750 6,187 Harmer 22 May 6,000 2007
245b $1 900 870 Vance 26 Jun. 860 2007
246a-248a 1¢-3¢ 2,400 2,125 Vance 26 Jun. 2,075 2002
249d-262a 1¢-$1 7,650 5,880 Harmer 8 Oct. 5,750 2006
252i 3¢ 3,000 U 2,277 Harmer 22 May 1,500 1993
343i 15¢ 3,000 U 2,475 Harmer 22 May 840 2007
387a 5¢ 9,250 10,650 Vance 23 Jan. 10,152 2004
387a 5¢ 12,000 10,800 Spink 11 Sept. 10,650 2008
468Ac 6¢ 250 319 Vance 23 Jan. 280 2000
575b 8¢ 900 643 Harmer 22 May 308 2006
575b 8¢ 900 643 Harmer 22 May 308 2006
587vii 2¢ 600 450 Maresch 26 Feb. 325 2005
619i 8¢ 275 U 287 Harmer 22 May 170 2007
693c 8¢ 800 800 Eastern 1 Nov. 660 2006
693d 8¢ 4,000 3,360 Harmer 8 Oct. 3,345 1999
704i 25¢ 1,500 U 841 Harmer 22 May 750 2008
704i 25¢ 1,500 750 Maresch 26 Feb. 660 2006
741a (Bl) 10¢ 3,750 U 3,712 Harmer 22 May 3,000 2003
742a 12¢ 1,900 1,287 Harmer 22 May 1,200 2003
747b 12¢ 3,500 2,900 Eastern 30 Aug. 2,475 2008
747b 12¢ 3,500 2,475 Harmer 22 May 1,400 1999
747b 12¢ 3,500 2,475 Harmer 22 May 1,400 1999
789d 17¢ 1,000 2,574 Harmer 22 May 1,179 2004
841a 35¢ 1,400 1,285 Vance 26 Jun. 1,263 1999
865a 35¢ 800 742 Harmer 22 May 700 2005
888a 17¢ 1,600 1,237 Harmer 22 May 1,100 1993
926Bii 36¢ 1,000 U 2,772 Harmer 22 May - -
926Bf 36¢ 2,000 U 1,287 Harmer 22 May 1,044 2006
953a 36¢ 300 336 Harmer 8 Oct. 262 2007
981i 32¢ 1,250 U 896 Harmer 8 Oct. 725 2006
1171c 44¢ 350 475 Eastern 1 Mar. 430 2007
1343i 40¢ 2,750 U 2,352 Harmer 8 Oct. - -
1343i 40¢ 2,750 U 1,782 Harmer 22 May - -
1358ai 43¢ 1,200 U 1,085 Vance 16 Oct. 800 1999
1359fi 43¢ 5,000 U 5,692 Harmer 22 May 4,125 1995
1359ii 43¢ 2,000 U 1,052 Harmer 22 May 945 2006
1362iii 45¢ 2,750 U 2,376 Harmer 22 May 2,050 2003
1489b 43¢ - 5,197 Harmer 22 May 3,535 2008
1489b var. 43¢ - 3,535 Firby 4 Apr. - -
1499b 43¢ 2,200 1,386 Harmer 22 May 1,320 2000
1516i(B1) 88¢ 3,000 U 1,881 Harmer 22 May 1,700 2005
1535ii 52¢&90¢ 800 540 Vance 26 Jun. 382 2005
1702i $8 - 3,712 Harmer 22 May 2,800 2004
1705ii 46¢ 150 195 Vance 26 Jun. 115 2005
1705ii(B1) 46¢ 1,500 U 792 Harmer 22 May 288 2007
1878ii 47¢ 900 U 594 Harmer 22 May 575 2005
1931i(BK) 48¢ - 1,287 Harmer 22 May 1,050 2006
1932ai 48¢ 2,000 U 1,039 Harmer 22 May 400 2007
1945ii $1.25 1,800 1,100 Sparks 6 Jun. 800 2007
1991 var. 48¢ - 909 Firby 4 Apr. 625 2005
2045a-48a 49¢ 104 80 Vance 27 Aug. 65 2005
2201i(sheet) 52¢ 2,500 1,800 Vance 27 Aug. 1,690 2008
2265ai 52¢ 1,000 E 950 Eastern 1 Nov. 800 2008
Back of the Book
B7i 8¢+2¢ 850 U 544 Harmer 22 May 525 2006
C1b 5¢ 450 U 476 Harmer 8 Oct. 475 2008
C1b 5¢ 375 475 Vance 26 Jun. 200 2005
C2 5¢ 125 280 Eastern 1 Mar. 162 2006
C5iii 6¢ 7,400 U 4,455 Harmer 22 May 3,850 2006
C6a 6¢ 950 755 Vance 26 Jun. 718 2008
C6a 6¢ 950 718 Harmer 22 May 650 2006
C7a 6¢ 950 850 Eastern 14 Jun. 800 2006
C8a 7¢ 950 800 Eastern 14 Jun. 792 2008
C8a 7¢ 950 792 Harmer 22 May 725 2002
E2a 20¢ 600 U 700 Eastern 14 Jun. 500 2002
E3a 20¢ 275 378 Vance 16 Oct. 362 2004
E3b 20¢ 325 U 420 Harmer 8 Oct. 365 2008
E3b 20¢ 275 365 Vance 26 Jun. 362 2004
E4 20¢ 115 245 Vance 27 Aug. 230 1999
E6a 20¢ 950 772 Firby 21 Sept. 745 2001
E8a 20¢ 950 850 Eastern 14 Jun. 785 2003
F3 8¢ 800 3,250 Eastern 14 Jun. 2,552 2007
J10 10¢ 170 350 Eastern 14 Jun. 200 2006
J11a 1¢ 575 544 Harmer 22 May 505 2004
MR2B 5¢ 900 U 1,350 Eastern 1 Nov. 1,045 2007
MR2Bi 5¢ 600 539 Spink 28 Feb. - -
MR2Ci 20¢ 375 450 Maresch 26 Feb. 450 2008
MR3b 2¢ 180 U 190 Sparks 6 Jun. 77 2004
MR4c 2¢+1¢ 1,600 2,376 Harmer 22 May 1,450 2006
MR6 2¢ 300 475 Eastern 14 Jun. 368 2006
MR7 2¢ 70 200 Sparks 6 Jun. 172 2007
MR7iii 2¢ 750 U 525 Eastern 14 Jun. 475 2006
OX2a - 5,000(u) 4,250 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,900 2006

Please Note:
(U = Unitrade)
(E = Auctioneer's estimate)

Number of Record Prices by Auction House
Harmer
90
Eastern
57
Vance
43
Maresch
12
Spink
9
Firby
6
Colonial
4
Sparks
4
Total
225
*(No buyer's premium is charged on Eastern and Vance's mail sales)

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