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Sparks Auction #3 - January 13-14, 2009 Stamps of the highest quality, rare stamps which are seldom offered, collections carefully built over decades, and huge quantities of stamps filling cartons -- Sparks Auction #3 offers it all.

Canada's first stamp is the three penny beaver printed on laid paper. We offer two lots of this popular collectible. One is a pair of these stamps in the highest quality with deep rich colour, light postmark and large, even margins (lot 403). The second (lot 404) is from the corner of a sheet with the original huge margins. With a centrally applied target cancel, this stamp has tremendous visual appeal. Less than a handful of corner marginal examples have survived.

The single lot with the greatest volume and certainly the greatest weight is one man's lifetime collection (lot 1502). The collection is housed in 52 volumes, 49 of these Scott Internationals covering the period 1840 to 2002. These massive volumes range from about 10 to about 13 cm in thickness. You need to be a weightlifter with large hands to pull one out from the shelf. All this plus two cartons of duplicates and supplies is offered as one lot.

One of the joys of working with stamps and describing them is the discovery of a treasure. While describing a strong collection of Hong Kong, one lotter noticed a variety on a Queen Elizabeth stamp. Issued in 1973 on glazed paper, the ten dollar value of the definitive series is a variety not listed in the major North American catalogues. In the Stanley Gibbons catalogue it is #209d with a catalogue value of £2,250. The result is that a buyer is going to acquire a rare and elusive stamp and the seller will be very happy (lot 124).

Another discovery came in a lot offered as postage. Many of the stamps had some disturbed gum and while counting the face value, another lotter noticed something quite spectacular. The plate block of the 1946 Peace Issue is imperforate at left. This discovery example is now the most important item in a Peace Issue stamp collection. Only discovered after 62 years, it almost certainly unique and joins two similar errors issued in 1942 and 1950 on the "impossible" list (lot 664).

Please note that we have changed our bidding increments to speed the calling of the auction and to simplify bids for lower cost items. Bids will begin at $2 to $30, $5 to $100, etc. Good Luck in the auction! LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Cherrystone Auctions - January 7-8, 2009 Cherrystone's First Sale of 2009 Features over 1600 lots of U.S. and Worldwide stamps and postal history, including France & Colonies, German Area, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Italian Area, Poland, Russia, plus large lots and collections. The sale also features the E. Bustamante Collection of specialized Peru. For more information or to bid live during the sale, please visit us our website at www.cherrystoneauctions.com Dynamic Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

The Stamp Center/Dutch Country Auctions - Auction 260 - January 16-17, 2009 Featuring: U.S. & Worldwide Covers -Stampless/19th Century Covers -Air & Zeppelin Covers -Naval Covers -Stationery -Accumulations & Collections U.S. First Day Covers -Airmail -Collections & Accumulations Deltiology/Picture Postcards U.S. Choice Singles U.S. Large Lots & Collections -Accumulations -Hawaii/U.S. Possessions -Back-of-the-Book -Revenues -Duck Stamps -Sheets, Plate Blocks & Wholesale -Errors, Freaks & Oddities United Nations Worldwide -Country Collections Australia & States, Cameroun, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain & British, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland & Viet Nam -Topical & Regional Collections -WW Collections & Large Lots Philatelic Literature Numismatic & Related -Silver Dollars -Gold Coins Autographs, Americana & Ephemera Sports Cards -Baseball Autographs. Now in our 30th year. Our customers come back time and again, many consigning material, because they know The Stamp Center is "Where Buyers Bid With Confidence Knowing All Lots Are 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!" email: auctions@thestampcenter.com

Nutmeg Stamp Sales, Inc. - Premier Graded - January 16, 2009 Welcome to Nutmeg's "Premier Graded Public Auction Sale" #179. We are continually excited by pricing achievements for scarcer high-grade items and our last sale was no exception. Based upon other market indicators and sale realizations, the Quality United States market is still soaring. Almost 75% of the lots offered within are graded 95 or higher, with 8 Lots Grades 100 Jumbo, 37 Lots Graded 100 GEM, 162 graded 98 Superb or 98 Jumbo Superb, 33 lots graded 95 Jumbo XF-Superb and 241 lots graded 95 XF-Superb. There are many exciting items including highest-grade items. Dynamic Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

H.R. Harmer, Inc. - Mount Royal Canadian Part 3 - January 21, 2009 "The 'Mount Royal' Collection of Premium Quality Canada and B.N.A Colonies". This sale contains over 700 premium quality items from Canada and B.N.A Colonies. We invite your bids! LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. - The Alan B. Whitman Collection of Outstanding U.S. Stamps - January 27-28, 2009 Part One of the Alan B. Whitman Collection. This is easily one of the most important auctions to be held in many years. Many great rarities are included in the collection, including blocks of four of the 1861 Re-Issue, a complete set of the 1869 Pictorials without grills, Bank Note Special Printings, Pan-American Invert blocks of four, rare coils, Rotary Waste issues and a comprehensive collection of varieties. Mr. Whitman focused on condition, and all of his classics are unused, with many Mint N.H. LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Downeast Stamps - Auction 253 - January 28, 2009 Here at Downeast Stamps, we are proud to present our sale 253 featuring some interesting philatelic material including 19th Century, Trans-Mississippi, Louisianna Purchase and Pan-Pacific Issues along with errors & freaks, plate blocks, permits, covers, autographs and more. We cater to collectors and smaller dealers offering from high-quality single stamps to country collections. We try to have something for everyone including US & foreign covers, revenues and cinderellas and dealer stocks. We also include many lots of philatelic literature.
Company Specialties: Collections, FDC's, Foreign Singles and Sets, Freaks and Errors, Illustrated Advertising Covers, Literature, Patriotic Covers, Post Cards, Postal History, Revenues, Stampless Covers, US Singles and Sets, Wholesale Lots.
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ALAN BLAIR - Alan Blair Public Auction, Richmond - January 30, 2009 Welcome to Auction 118. This auction is comprised of 1142 lots with strength in practically all major areas. the US leads the parade with over 500 lots includung excellent singles, covers, ephemera, a few coins and a little bit of CSA. Germany, France, British Area, Great Britain, Canada lead the way in the foreign area. There is also our usual strong showing of collections and accumulations, at least 200 lots. Search out your favorite area(s). There is a good chance you may be tempted in trying a few bids. Dynamic Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.