| In
one of our recent commentaries we reviewed the prices realized for
a number of early Canadian stamps with large borders that did particularly
well at auction. Well centered stamps with these borders are much
sought after. Collectors seem to lose their normal caution when bidding;
in fact they can totally lose their common sense. And if this can
happen to Canadian collectors, we’ve seen ones south of the
border out bid each other to a far greater degree. We often wonder
what it must be like the next morning when they realize what they
actually did at auction the night before. Do we blame them…not
a bit!
Here’s
a brief report that focuses on stamps in the Small Queen set with
large borders. We hope you will enjoy the details that follow.
The catalogue
prices are those in effect at the time of the sale as are the currency
conversion rates between the U.S. and Canadian dollars.
Maresch
2 March, 2004 |
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Lot
1915
Scott 34
Catalogue $9
Realized $220 |
Matthew
Bennett
25 Sept., 2010 |
Eastern
23 Jan., 2010 |
Eastern
23 Jan., 2010 |
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Lot
5139
Scott 35
Catalogue $1
Realized $113 |
Lot
229
Unitrade 35i
Catalogue $300
Realized $1,050 |
Lot
210
Unitrade 35viii
Catalogue $3,600
Realized $5,500 |
Eastern
30 Jan., 2008 |
Maresch
17 Feb., 2010 |
Eastern
23 Jan., 2010 |
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Lot
413
Scott 36
Catalogue $2
Realized $50 |
Lot
393
Unitrade 36i
Catalogue $225
Realized $850 |
Lot
231
Unitrade 36vi
Catalogue $1,500
Realized $5,000 |
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Spink
Shreves
29 Jan., 2009 |
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Lot
1168
Scott 37
Catalogue $2
Realized $67 |
Lot
1047
Scott 38
Catalogue $925
Realized $5,490 |
Firby
26 May, 2010 |
Firby
26 May, 2010 |
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Lot
231
Scott 41
Catalogue $40
Realized $240 |
Lot
243
Scott 42 used
Catalogue $50
Realized $320 |
Lot
3077
Scott 42 mint
Catalogue $120
Realized $672 |
Spink
Shreves
19 Nov., 2009 |
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Lot
255
Scott 43a
Catalogue $225
Realized $2,650 |
Firby
27 Sept., 2008 |
Firby
26 May, 2010 |
Firby
27 Sept., 2008 |
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Lot
1188
Scott 44
Catalogue $5
Realized $670 |
Lot
251
Scott 44a
Catalogue $50
Realized $746 |
Lot
1190
Scott 44b
Catalogue $5
Realized $515 |
Firby
27 Sept., 2008 |
Matthew
Bennett
25 Sept., 2010 |
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Lot
1191
Scott44c
Catalogue $5
Realized $489 |
Lot5209
Scott45a
Catalogue $55
Realized $216 |
Maresch
17 Feb., 2010 |
Maresch
17 Feb., 2010 |
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Lot
436
Scott 46
Catalogue $475
Realized $1,500 |
Lot
439
Scott 47
Catalogue $475
Realized $2,200 |
So,
the next time you bid at auction for one of these rare and much desired
beauties, you can see from the above what you are up against. It will
not be easy to come out a winner, but when success comes, we can imagine
that the satisfaction will definitely be worth it!
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