AUCTION UPDATES
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Nov 20, 2015, 09:37 AM
Schuyler J. Rumsey auction Dec. 11-12 offers postal history, medicine stamps
by By Michael BaadkeEvery collector knows that philately is steeped in history, and that fact is well documented by the material offered in the upcoming two-day auction series from Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions of San Francisco, Calif. -
Nov 20, 2015, 05:41 AM
Kelleher to auction unused compound-perf 1¢ Washington block in Dec. 8-10 Flagship Series sale
by By Michael BaadkeA 20th-century United States rarity is one of the featured items in the Daniel F. Kelleher Flagship Series auction taking place Dec. 8-10 at the firm’s galleries in Danbury, Conn. -
Nov 19, 2015, 11:36 AM
Newly discovered unique mint Germania watermark variety to be offered in German auction
by CMS AdminAn outstanding stamp rarity, just recently discovered, will be offered at the 57th auction of Aix-Phila Briefmarken in Aachen, Germany, Nov. 27-28. The 1920 mint condition stamp is Germany’s 2-mark carmine and blue Germania, printed on paper with the quatrefoils (crucifer flower) watermark. The stamp is unique in mint condition. -
Nov 18, 2015, 11:36 AM
Registered 1967 cover bearing Qatar Sheik Ahmad set tops $1,100 in eBay auction
by By Charles SneeThe genesis of the American Philatelic Society's Black Blot program against speculative stamps provides historical perspective that explains why a 1967 registered cover from Qatar recently sold for almost $1,200 in an online auction. -
Nov 12, 2015, 11:32 AM
Cantor collection of Small Queens stamps, postal history in Nov. 24 Sparks auction
by By Michael BaadkeThe auction firm Sparks in Ottawa, Canada, will offer the Daniel Cantor collection of Canada’s Small Queens stamps and postal history in a Nov. 24 public auction. More than 520 lots will be auctioned in the Sparks auction room. -
Nov 10, 2015, 11:32 AM
Corinphila to auction 1843 Double Geneva discovery in Zurich
by By Michael BaadkeAn 1843 cover postmarked Oct. 24 in Geneva is claimed to be the earliest documented use of the 1843 Double Geneva stamp. The cover will be auctioned during Corinphila’s Nov. 18-21 sale in Zurich, Switzerland. -
Oct 29, 2015, 18:50 PM
United States 1851 1¢, type Ib, realizes $7,073 at Sam Houston Philatelics September auction
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentSam Houston Philatelics held a sale of Germany, U.S. and worldwide stamps in Houston on Sept. 19. The sale was previewed in Linn’s issue of Sept. 21. -
Oct 29, 2015, 18:20 PM
Canada’s first stamp, showing major re-entry, tops Sparks fall auction
by By Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentSparks Auctions, in Ottawa, held a sale of Canadian and worldwide stamps and covers Sept. 29-Oct. 1. -
Oct 23, 2015, 10:59 AM
Newly discovered Vin Fiz cover increases total to nine; Spink to offer it during Nov. 18-19 New York auction
by By Michael BaadkeThe rare 1911 25¢ Rodgers Aerial Post Vin Fiz Flyer stamp (United States Scott CL2) is known as the first stamp in the world to depict an airplane. A recently discovered example on cover will be auctioned Nov. 19 by Spink USA in New York City. -
Oct 22, 2015, 12:31 PM
Siegel to auction U.S. stamps, classic Hawaii from Atherton collection Oct. 27-29 in New York City
by By Charles SneeAn eye-catching array of top-quality United States stamps and Hawaii stamps and postal history will move across the auction block Oct. 27-29 at Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries in New York City. The U.S. material will be sold in five sessions during the three-day span, and the Hawaii auction will take place the afternoon of Oct. 29, following the conclusion of the U.S. sale. -
Oct 22, 2015, 12:24 PM
Grosvenor marks 100th auction with four specialized sales Nov. 9-12
by Michael BaadkeGrosvenor Philatelic Auctions of London, England, is planning four specialized sales of stamps and postal history to celebrate the 100th Grosvenor auction. -
Oct 15, 2015, 12:24 PM
Kaiser Wilhelm invert tops $40,000 in Wurttembergisches Auktionhaus sale
by By Matthew HealeyA rare inverted-center error from Germany was one of the top sellers in a Wurttembergisches Auktionhaus sale Sept. 11-12 in Stuttgart, Germany. The 5-mark stamp was issued before and during World War I, showing a red vignette of Kaiser Wilhelm II speaking before a crowd. -
Oct 14, 2015, 12:32 PM
Upright $2 Jenny Invert pane featured in Kelleher auction Oct. 26-28
by By Michael BaadkeWhile the Oct. 26-28 auction presents a wide range of classic issues, one highlight is from just two years ago: a complete pane of six of the upright variety of the U.S. $2 Jenny Invert issued Sept. 22, 2013 (Scott 4806d). -
Oct 14, 2015, 12:31 PM
Siegel to offer 'Important Collection of United States Essays and Proofs' Nov. 17 in New York
by By Michael BaadkeRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries in New York City has announced a sale of “An Important Collection of United States Essays and Proofs,” which the auction catalog notes is “offered at unreserved auction by order of an anonymous collector.” The Nov. 17 sale presents a significant selection of more than 430 lots, including some unique items and others not previously listed in the 2016 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers. -
Oct 14, 2015, 12:24 PM
Pan-American Exposition invert realizes $18,400 at Aldrich sale
by By Matthew HealeyMichael E. Aldrich of Carefree, Ariz., held a sale of U.S. and worldwide stamps Sept. 9-10 featuring a 4¢ Pan-American Exposition issue invert. The stamp, which shows an early electric automobile driving around Washington, D.C., has a black vignette in an elaborate deep red-brown frame. -
Oct 13, 2015, 12:24 PM
John C. Fremont 1856 presidential campaign cover fetches $345 in McCusker sale
by By Matthew HealeyJames A. McCusker held a sale Sept. 2. One of the featured items was an 1856 cover with a two-part pictorial cachet from John C. Fremont’s presidential campaign. One vignette shows a battle scene from the West (Fremont was considered a military hero), and the other shows his portrait. -
Oct 13, 2015, 12:23 PM
Dramatic Igor Sikorsky error block to be offered at Nov. 21-22 Regency-Superior Chicagopex auction
by By Michael BaadkeThe error is the 1988 36¢ multicolor Igor Sikorsky airmail stamp with the intaglio red, blue and black ink absent, an omission that eliminates the text and numeral inscriptions, as well as the image of the 1939 VS300 helicopter that normally appears on the stamp (Scott C119a). -
Oct 12, 2015, 12:23 PM
China inverted surcharge sells for $149,500 in Cherrystone sale
by By Matthew HealeyCherrystone Auctions held a sale of United States, China and worldwide stamps and postal history Sept. 9-10 in New York. The sale was previewed in Linn’s issue of Sept. 7. Not surprisingly, the top realizations went to a pair of well-known rarities from China. -
Oct 12, 2015, 04:18 AM
Much to choose from at H.R. Harmer’s Oct. 29-31 75th anniversary sale
by By Michael BaadkeThe Oct. 29-31 auction by H.R. Harmer is being celebrated by the firm as “The 75th Anniversary Sale.” -
Oct 9, 2015, 13:00 PM
Classic Australia in Mossgreen auction of Arthur Gray collection
by By Michael BaadkeSome of Australia’s great classic issues will head to the auction block when the Arthur Gray collection of King George V issues is dispersed by Mossgreen.