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ASDA 2008 Mega Event Auction

Commonwealth Country Collections - Canada & Provinces

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2470		Canada, Massive Mint and Used Collection, thousands organized on black pages thru reign of GV with duplication, incl. singles, multiples, proofs, cancels, varieties, starts with #1-2 used, Unitrade #1Tcv, 2Tcx, 4, 4c, 4d, 5 (2), 7-8, 13 (fault), 16 (fault), extensive large and small Queens, with watermarked, shades, mint multiples, Jubilee to $5 complete mint, Quebec set mint, extensive Admirals with booklet panes, coils, imperf. between blocks, later issues with many plate blocks, all sets mint to $1, extensive back of the book with Airs, Special Delivery, Dues and Officials, this collection must be seen to appreciate the scope and high Unitrade catalog, some faults on 19th and early 20th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Unitrade C$130,000 ++. Estimate $18,000-22,000. View details	Realized $21,275
Lot 2471		Canada, Newfoundland, Mint and Used Stock, Sorted in stockbook, starts with #1 and incl. #11, 6, 13 used, numerous values of the 1861-62 issue mostly mint with a few multiples, #28 used, 1855-94 mint and used incl. 2¢ n.h., 1868-94 3¢ (4 mint copies (3 o.g.), 1880-96 issue with 1¢, 3¢ mint blocks of 4, later issues to high values mint and/or used, 36 n.h. sets of #226-29, Airs incl. #C2 (3), C3 (2), C12, C18, Dues, Semi-Officials #CL11, and facsimile of #CLP6 similar design in red, two 1st flight covers, also New Brunswick, Nova Scotia small mint group except 1, few forgeries scattered in early period, excellent overall stock. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $5,060
Lot 2472		Canada, Lovely Never Hinged Collection, in Scott album to mid 1990's, starts with a few small Queens, Jubilee complete to 50¢, 1897 issue to 6¢, 1898 issue to 7¢, #89-91, Quebec set complete (some with mount glaze), Admiral coils complete, 1930 on complete, modern postage, Airs complete, Special Delivery complete, Dues only missing #J2 and J10, selection of Officials to $1, also Newfoundland with early o.g., but later n.h. incl. 145-59, 212-225, Airs C6-C8, C11, lovely collection formed many years ago, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $16,000+. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details	Realized $4,140
Lot 2473		/o Canada, Collection in 3 Linder Albums, few thousand mint and used in 3 vols. to 1999, excellent Provinces with Br. Columbia #5-6 used and overprints used, New Brunswick 2 used, lovely Newfoundland with early used and many later mint sets, noted 87-97, 128, Airs with C3 used, C13-C17 o.g., Nova Scotia 1-2, 5 used, Canada starts with all used until 1940's, noted #4 (6) with shades (all 4 margin), 14-19 (no 16), large Queens incl. #33, small Queens with shades, Jubilees complete to 50¢, later issues virtually complete, mint starts in 1930's becoming all mint in about 1950, extensive back of the book (mostly mint) incl. perf. Official sets, a wonderful collection, ready for expansion, few very minor faults, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $4,370
Lot 2474		Canada, Massive Modern Mint Lot, thousands of n.h. singles, matched plate blocks, booklets, from 1950's to modern, organized in various formats in stockbooks on stockpages, noted large group of matched plate blocks, varieties incl. tagging, large QEII collection on pages, noted extensive Dues, very high face and catalog value in Unitrade, a specialist's dream lot, Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 2475		/ Canada, Semi-Official Airmail Collection, few hundred stamps and covers on large black stockpages, between #CL2 and CL52, Unitrade cat. values to $200+, some duplication, noted #CL2-4 singles, CL10b, CL12a, CL6 covers (2), CL11 covers (2), CL13 covers (4), CL14, CL18, CL24-26 with varieties, CL28-CL30 with varieties, CL40 covers (7), CL42 covers (4), CL44 pane of 50, CL46 pane of 50, CL44 on cover, CL48 pane of 10, CL48 covers (8), CL49 and on cover, also a book on the subject, lovely group of this popular area, seldom offered in quantity, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Unitrade C$10,500+. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $5,405
Lot 2476		/ Canada, Extensive Mint Collection, housed in two pristine Lighthouse Hingeless albums with dust covers, majority are l.h./n.h., incl. #50-57, 66-73, 82, 93, 96-103, 104-22, 141-45, 149-59, 166-77 (no 171), 195-201, 217-27, 241-45, 249-62 and then generally complete to mid-1980's, nice back of the book plus strong showing of booklet panes, incl. many desirable earlier, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2477		/o Canada, General Collection, 1859 to 2001, collection in a Scott specialty album, mixed mint and used sets and singles through 1950 with a decent group of classics, 1951 through present mostly complete mint n.h./o.g. sets, substantial amount of postage should be counted, also Back of Book incl. Airpost etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2478		/ Canada, Interesting Mint Balance, many hundreds of n.h. to o.g. in stockbook and on small black cards, many better items noted, mostly GV to early QEII period, incl. booklet panes, blocks, plate blocks, tagging, coils, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Unitrade C$12,000 (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-2,500. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2479		Canada, Mint Stock, n.h., singles, blocks, few souvenir sheets organized in 3 ring binders and Elbe stockbooks, in glassines, noted pads of the Flags of the Provinces issue, late 1920's to 2006, clean stock with high face, Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 2480		Canada, Collector's Balance of Singles, Mostly n.h. to o.g., incl. #22 unused (perf tip added, otherwise very fine), Admiral values mint and used to $1 with minor dupl., #126a, 128a n.h., coil pairs, #204 (3), #85-86 blocks of 4, later $1 values, #204 (2 blocks of 4), #272 block of 4, #273 (2 blocks of 4), #184 n.h. pl. block of 10, #152b, #599-600 (132 copies in pl. blocks), #601 (44 in pl. blocks), Unitrade #465B111 (matched set of pl. blocks), attractive group and very fresh overall, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,300-1,500. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2481		/o Canada, Large Dealers Stock in 7 Red Boxes, 1890's to 2001, many thousands on #102 or #104 cards, early values mostly used, modern mostly mint n.h., nothing with high cat. value but still a nice stock with lots of mint incl. some plate blocks and booklets, mostly Fine or better. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2482		Canada, Admiral Never Hinged Multiples, o.g., never hinged, mostly blocks of 4, incl. #112 dry printing and thin paper (2), 114 (2), 117 dry printing (1 with tone spots), 115, 118, 138 plate block of 12, MR1-MR2 plate blocks of 6, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 2483		/o Canada, & Provinces Collection on Homemade Pages, many hundreds of mint and used to 1950's, starts with #4 used, large and small Queens used with shades, Jubilee complete to 10¢ mint (2¢ used), plus 20¢ mint, 50¢ used, 89-94 mint, 96-103 mint (1¢, 2¢ used), Admiral issues used or mint, late 1920's on virtually mostly mint with several $1 values (mostly used), back of the book incl. #F3 mint, Dues, Provinces with nice group of Newfoundland at the back, few faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $1,000-15,000. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2484		/o Canada, Collection in Two Albums and Two Stockbooks, Mint incl. #50-53, 56-57, 59, 66//73, 74//84, 96-103 (also second set with 1c, 5c used), 158-59, 176 and virtually mint complete from 231 to mid-1980's and scattered to 2003, used incl. large and small Queens, 46-47, 54, 58, 92-95, 149-57, 177, 217-27, also nice run of Newfoundland, incl. mint 61-74, occasional fault, no gum on earlier, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2485		/o Canada, Oldtime Collection on Homemade Pages, few hundred mint and used, noted large Queens incl. #26 used, several small Queens with shades, Jubilees complete mint to 50¢, #91-93 o.g., Quebec set mint, 149-59 o.g., mix of later issues to 1940's, plus a nice group of Newfoundland and a bit of other Provinces, some items stuck down, few with aging on edges, but many sound, otherwise Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2486		/o Canada, & Provinces Collection in Scott Album, Couple thousand, majority mint, 1852 to 1985 with pages to 1995, better items incl. used #4, 17-19, 50, mint 101-103, 119-120, 158, 241-245, 249-262, and mostly mint, many n.h. from 1940's on, also small Newfoundland collection, few faults in 19th Century, otherwise Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2487		/o Canada, Various Collections in Albums, 6 albums or 3 ring binders, incl. mint and used collection on White Ace pages with blocks, etc., #237//897 matched pl. blocks (2 vols.), mint modern Stationery. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2488		/ Canada, Comprehensive 1927 to 2001 Collection, complete neatly mounted in Scott specialty album, probably missing fewer than 4 stamps, all early sets complete and mostly hinged, balance n.h., fresh and fault free, no back of the book, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2489		Canada, Modern Postage Accumulation, few thousand in 2 stockbooks, on pages, in glassines from the 1950's to mid 1990's, plus a few sheets, face values to $5, many in plate blocks, mostly modern issues, face is well over $1000, Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2490		Canada, Mint Accumulation, in 7 vols., mostly mint n.h. plate blocks, coils, booklet panes, and complete booklet (some early); a nice clean group with huge catalog and face value, worth careful inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2491		Canada, War Tax Never Hinged Wholesale Group, #MR1/4, 2 blocks of 24 of #MR1-MR2, plus strip of 8 of MR2 and block of 14 of MR4, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,220. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2492		/ Canada, Better Mint Selection, N.h. to o.g. on stockpages, Jubilees through 1930's period, incl. #149-59, #58, 162-77, Airs, etc., good lot to break down for retail, fresh, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2493		/o Canada, Mint and Used Collection, many hundreds to 1979 in 2 White Ace albums, early issues a mix of mint and used, noted Jubilees to 15¢, Quebec issue to 7¢ all mint, Admirals incl. coils, later sets to $1 mint or used, virtually all n.h. from 1950's onwards on well filled pages, Airs, Special Delivery and Dues, few minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2494		Canada, Better Mint Accumulation, mostly n.h. on sales cards, many items centered very fine or better, some duplication, few large and small Queens used, noted #98 (7 n.h.), Admirals incl. coils and booklet panes, bit of back of the book, worth a close look, overall Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2495		o Canada, 19th Century Used Collection, on album pages, between #12 and 84, large and small Queens, Jubilee to 50¢ complete (mostly mint), plus $2 (roller cancel), inspect, mixed condition. Scott $5,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2496		Canada, First Day Covers, Three full bankers boxes with 6000+, a dealer's lifetime accumulation form the 1930's to 1970's, note airmails, high values, booklet panes and tagging varieties, some better to be found, a real treasure trove, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2497		o Canada, Used on Homemade Pages, few hundred from 1859 to 1950's, selection of large and small Queens, Jubilee to 20¢, later issues to $1, also back of the book, few covers, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2498		/o Canada, Revenue Collection on Pages, organized on quadrille pages by issues, noted Federal Bill, Law, Weights & Measures, Electricity, Gas, various Provinces, nice group, plus the 1987 Van Dam catalog, generally Fine to Very Fine. 1987 Van Dam C$2,000+. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2499		/o Canada, Stock Accumulation, 1859-1960, mint and used in a stockbook and on dealer stockpages, features some nice early mint and used, incl. Jubilees, George V, commemoratives and Back of Book, better items throughout, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2500		/ Canada, Binder of Earlier Mint, incl. #85-86, 141-45, 146-48, 149-59, 195-201, 217-27, 302, E3, E5-10, C1-9, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,500+. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2501		o Canada, 1859 to 1955 Used Collection, Old collection on homemade pages, value in classic period with large Queens to 15¢, small Queens to 10¢, Jubilees to 50¢ with few mint, Victoria to 20¢, 1909 Tercentenary and George V complete (also coils), some back of the book incl. Officials, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2502		/o Canada, Accumulation on Stockpages, several hundred mint and used, value in early mint, noted Jubilee's to 15¢, #70, 72 (2), 91, Admirals to 50¢, lots of duplicated used, incl. some small Queens, fault to fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2503		/o Canada, Mint and Used Remainder Collection, In Scott album, few classics mostly used, value in 20th Century with 50¢ Monument, #176 mint, later mint, Airs mint complete except #C2, Officials, fine average. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2504		Canada, Military Aviation Covers, Fascinating group of over 100, virtually all signed and most flown, note Arctic flights, Snowbirds, WWII souvenirs and some ephemera, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $276
Lot 2505		Canada, Banker Box With 1200+ Covers, everything but First Day's, note many first flights, commercial covers, events and postal stationery, generally twentieth Century to about 1970, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2506		Canada, "Lathework" Small Group, consists of #104 o.g. (2), n.h. strip of 3, 106 n.h. pair, 138 o.g., MR4 o.g. and n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Unitrade C$615. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 2507		/o Canada, Remainder Collection, few hundred mint and used in Scott album to 1974, early issues used with nice range of large and small Queens issues, later mostly mint with modern postage, Airs, Dues and Officials, mixed condition on 19th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2508		Canada, Group of Covers From Collector, 100+ in small box on pages and in sleeves, noted QV to QEII issues, some early First Day's, also a few 1930's first flights, few better items, have a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2509		Canada, Federal Duck Issues, in original booklets, 1985-2000 plus 2003, ranging from 3 to 28 of each year, Very Fine Face C$1259. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2510		/ Canada, Small Group of Better Mint, o.g., hinged or never hinged, n.h., consists of #97-98, 117, 176, 178, 242 (l.h.), 244-45 (l.h.) and E7-E8, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $632. Estimate $180-200. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2511		Canada, First Day Lot, 1250 covers, 1960 to 2002, good variety, little or no duplication, cacheted, few early addressed, balance unaddressed, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2512		Canada, Flight Cover Accumulation, few hundred in small box, mostly 1930's flights, cachets h.s. in black, various routes and cities, addressed, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $207

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