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New Record Prices

Realized at auction during the year 2011 
(comparison limited to the past ten years)

(For your convenience, the most recent updates are highlighted in blue)
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Cat. No.
Denomi-
nation
Scott
Cat. Value
New Record 
Price Realised
Auction
House
Date
of Sale
Price Realized
Record
Date
Early Classics
1 (u) 3d 1,000 13,878 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 6,615 2007
2 (u) 6d 1,750 3,341 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 2,350 2003
2 (u) 6d 1,750 3,341 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 2,350 2003
3 Mint 12d 125,000 422,280 Spink Shreves 27 Jan. 275,600 2009
3Pi (Bl.) 12d 10,000 U 5,964 Spink Shreves 27 Jan. 5,880 2008
4viii 3d 1,500 1,690 Spink Shreves 27 Jan. - -
4viii
(psn. 33)		 3d 2,000 U 1,700 Eastern 22 Oct. - -
4a vi (u) 3d 1,200 U 1,748 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. - -
4a vii(u) 3d 1,300 U 2,7776 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 600 2007
4xxx (u) 3d 7,500 U 10,280 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 6,750 1998
4i (u) 3d 350 U 2,262 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 1,300 2001
4b 3d 32,500 42,500 US David Feldman 4 Mar. 40,000 US 2007
5c 6d 17,500 19,500 US David Feldman 4 Mar. 19,000 US 2007
5i (u) 6d 5,000 U 4,369 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 3,500 2008
7v (u) 10¢ 2,750 U 3,855 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 1,600 2007
7vi (u) 10¢ 3,000 U 3,855 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 1,350 2008
8 (u) 1/2d 700 U 6,939 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 2,400 2003
8i (u) 1/2d 1,100 U 2,673 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. - -
8iii (u) 1/2d 1,750 U 4,369 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 1,310 2004
9iii (u) 7 1/2 d 6,000 U 19,532 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 1,240 2008
10 (u) 6d 6,000 18,504 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 8,845 2009
11 (u) 1/2d 1,800 4,369 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 3,770 2009
11i 1/2p 2,400 3,000 Sparks 21 Jun. 960 1999
14ix (u) 1¢ 1,000 U 1,131 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 525 2007
15vi (u) 5¢ 1,250 U 1,182 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. - -
15ix (u) 5¢ 750 U 2,500 Eastern 22 Oct. - -
16 (u) 10¢ 5,500 11,822 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 7,000 2010
17viii 10¢ 1,750 U 2,300 Maresch 17 Jun. 1,350 2009
17b (u) 10¢ 140 1,491 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. - -
18i vi (u) 12 1/2d 2,000 U 1,645 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. - -
19 (u) 17¢ 190 514 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. - -
19iii (u) 17¢ 1,500 U 2,364 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. - -
10a cover 6d 22,500 28,784 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 18,000 2011
17d cover 10¢ 3,750 4,883 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. 2,415 1993
3 cover 12d 200,000 257,000 Matthew Bennett 24 Sept. - -
Large Queens
25vii 3¢ E 1,000 1,050 Eastern 28 May 583 2009
27b 6¢ 2,000 2,700 Maresch 26 Oct. 2,100 2004
31 1¢ 22,500 6,000 Eastern 22 Oct. 3,750 1996
Small Queens
36iii 2¢ 1.800 U 1,150 Maresch 26 Oct. 550 2004
36b 2¢ 2,000 2,200 Harmer 27 Oct. 1,700 2004
39a 6¢ 600 850 Harmer 27 Oct. 650 2010
40c 10¢ 2,000 U 1,500 Eastern 28 May 400 2001
41 3¢ 60 850 Eastern 22 Oct. 800 2007
41b 3¢ 475 1,100 Maresch 26 Oct. 957 2002
44d 8¢ 800 1,400 Maresch 26 Oct. 1,360 2011
44d 8¢ 800 1,360 Matthew Bennett 8 Mar. 1,320 2006
45i 10¢ 2,250 U 920 Vance 4 May 695 2009
Maple Leaf
67 1¢ 100 325 Maresch 26 Oct. 300 2011
67 1¢ 100 300 Eastern 28 May 280 2006
68 2¢ 100 260 Eastern 28 May 213 2006
Numerals
77c 2¢ 775 1,050 Maresch 26 Oct. 891 2008
79a 5¢ 1,900 2,100 Maresch 26 Oct. 1,225 2007
80a 6¢ 1,900 1,700 Maresch 26 Oct. 1,650 2006
82a 8¢ 1,900 2,230 Vance 16 Mar. 1,240 2008
84a 20¢ 4,500 3,500 Maresch 26 Oct. 2,200 2006
84i 20¢ 3,600 U 1,193 Spink Shreves 27 Jan. - -
85a 2¢ (Bl.) 1,100 1,480 Vance 16 Mar. 600 2009
86iv 2¢ 1,500 U 1,150 Maresch 26 Oct. - -
88C 2¢ 7,750 3,479 Spink Shreves 27 Jan. 650 1997
Edward VII
89i 1¢ 180 U 325 Maresch 26 Oct. 85 2001
91b 5¢ 1,400 U 800 Maresch 26 Oct. - -
Quebec Tercentenary
96 1/2¢ 15 160 Eastern 21 Oct. - -
96 12¢ 15 160 Eastern 21 Oct. - -
96ii-103ii 1/2¢ - 20¢ 5,200 5,250 Eastern 21 Oct. 5,000 2009
100i 7¢ 650 820 Vance 16 Mar. 745 2008
101i 10¢ 650 635 Vance 16 Mar. 440 2006
102i 15¢ 650 790 Vance 16 Mar. - -
103i 20¢ 2,400 U 994 Spink Shreves 27 Jan. 735 2007
103ii 20¢ 1,000 U 550 Maresch 26 Oct. 440 2006
Admirals
104i 1¢ 90 U 375 Eastern 28 May 200 2008
105f 1¢ 150 U 450 Eastern 28 May 325 2010
105iv 1¢ 75 U 400 Eastern 28 May 350 2009
106ii 2¢ 90 U 400 Eastern 28 May 257 2006
106iii 2¢ 90 U 400 Eastern 28 May 210 2010
107 2¢ 37 375 Maresch 17 Jun. 300 2009
107 2¢ 37 325 Eastern 28 May 300 2009
108 3¢ 37 375 Eastern 28 May 190 2001
108ii 3¢ 90 U 400 Eastern 28 May 230 2010
110c 4¢ 600 U 1,250 Eastern 28 May 1,150 2010
112 5¢ 80 250 Eastern 28 May 210 2002
112i 5¢ 180 U 575 Eastern 28 May 350 2010
112ii 5¢ 180 U 575 Eastern 28 May 290 2010
113a 7¢ 255 U 463 Spink Shreves 18 Nov. 420 2006
114iii 7¢ 900 U 1,600 Eastern 28 May 1,080 2009
114iv 7¢ 225 U 425 Eastern 28 May 350 2010
130 3¢ 140 290 Eastern 28 May 260 2008
134 pr, 3¢ 44 230 Eastern 28 May 100 2010
Imperforate & Modern
135a 3¢ 600 675 Vance 13 Oct. 635 2009
139v 2¢ 1,875 2,200 Maresch 26 Oct. 575 2008
141a-145a 1¢-12¢ 900 650 Maresch 26 Oct. 525 2004
157c 20¢ 375 U 621 Spink Shreves 27 Jan. 285 2007
190a 10¢ 750 935 Vance 24 Aug. 725 2007
201a 13¢ 1,200 1,220 Vance 4 May 1,008 2008
241b 10¢ 675 770 Vance 26 Jan. 548 2007
245a $1 4,750 6,800 Vance 13 Oct. 6,187 2008
270ii 14¢ - 621 Spink Shreves 27 Jan. - -
270ii (u) 14¢ - 1,000 Sparks 21 Jun. - -
341iii 5¢ 4,000 U 3,250 Maresch 26 Oct. 2,900 2004
591vi 6¢ 950 U 400 Maresch 26 Oct. 375 1999
742a 12¢ 1,900 1,350 Maresch 26 Oct. 1,287 2008
766i 14¢ 1,200 U 585 Vance 24 Aug. 410 2010
908a A 400 400 Eastern 8 Jun. 358 2004
936a $2 1,200 1,100 Maresch 26 Oct. 800 2007
1190b 40¢ 1,600 1,720 Vance 26 Jan. 875 2009
1375c $1 1,500 1,100 Maresch 17 Jun. 975 2011
1375c $1 1,500 975 Vance 26 Jan. 865 2009
1489aii 43¢ 8,000 U 2,200 Maresch 26 Oct. 1,207 2009
1932a 48¢ 4,000 U 1,710 Vance 16 Mar. 1,270 2009
2004b 48¢ 400 650 Maresch 26 Oct. 560 2005
2239ii - 5,000 U 950 Maresch 26 Oct. - -
Back of the Book
C3a 6¢ 560 400 Eastern 22 Oct. 395 2004
C3d 6¢ 950 600 Eastern 22 Oct. - -
F1ii 2¢ 1,000 U 1,300 Longley 27 May 1,295 2004
F2b 5¢ 475 1,350 Maresch 26 Oct. 494- 2002
F3ii 8¢ 3,000 U 5,250 Maresch 26 Oct. 450 2010
MR2Bi 2¢ 1,200 U 1,093 Spink Shreves 27 Jan. 1,000 2010
MR4a 2¢ 1,100 3,000 Maresch 26 Oct. 2,000 2010
MR7a 2¢ 400 1,590 Spink Shreves 27 Jan. 366 2009
MR7iii 2¢ 750 1,100 Maresch 26 Oct. 900 2010

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

Number of Record Prices by Auction House
Eastern
30
Maresch
29
Matthew Bennett
27
Vance
15
Spink Shreves
11
David Feldman
2
Sparks
2
H.R. Harmer
2
Longley
1
Total
119
*(No buyer's premium is charged on Eastern and Vance's mail sales)

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