All Nations Stamp and Coin milestone 1500th auction

Vancouver’s All Nations Stamp & Coin brings their milestone 1500th auction to market Saturday March 8 at 130pm Pacific.

The 215 lot $100,000 sale offers online viewing and bidding on on their website at https://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com

Commencing with royalty signed photos of Nicholas and Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the auction also includes one of three covers signed by all 10 Canadian Premiers in 1977.

Better Foreign A/B countries lead into a strong Canada and British North America section with 3d and 6d covers, mainly certified Pence issues, and a newly discovered 1891 2c plate essay Imprint block.

Lot 28 – Canada #36E-Ac, a very fine 1891 2-cent plate essay imprint block. A striking and scarce proof issue, with an estimate of $3,000.

Large Queens include watermarked and laid paper examples. Small Queens feature imperforate pairs, and imprint blocks.
Jubilees include a complete plate proof set, and mint, used, and specimen 50c to $5 values.

Maple Leaves and Numerals offer proofs, imperf pairs, and plate blocks.
Edwards include never hinged top margin plate blocks from the Brewery Collection.
Quebecs feature 5c to 20c imperforate pairs.
Admirals include experimental and paste-up coils, an inverted lathework block, and imperfs.
Scroll issues offer booklet panes, plate proof pairs, a mint Bluenose block, and a perf by imperf $1 pair.
More imperf pairs, proofs, and varieties round out the Canada section.
Back of the book includes an unused Aero Club $1, an unlisted Patricia Airways black proof, a Klondike Air cover, and a 5c Registration imperf pair.
British Columbia features incoming and outgoing Victoria express covers, and #3/18 singles.
New Brunswick #1/5 appear with a newly rediscovered unused 5c Connell signed by Stanley Gibbons.

Lot 132 – New Brunswick #5, the 1860 5-cent Connell issue with sheet perforations. One of only 75 known examples, this fine unused stamp is signed by Gibbons and carries a catalogue value of $8,000

Newfoundland includes #2i/C18 incl trade sample proofs and never hinged airmails.

Nova Scotia #2/4 appear, including a 3d cover.
Prince Edward Island #1-3 round out the B.N.A. portion of the sale
Foreign C/G countries, incl China and Foreign offices, lead into a strong Great Britain section.
G.B. includes a 25 May 1840 Penny Black FLS, #1/43 including Pound values from Queen Victoria to George V.
Foreign G/U countries complete the stamps and postal history portion of the sale.

Coins comprise a mainly certified range of mostly Queen Victoria Canada 5c/50c, plus extremely fine 1947 Maple Leaf and 1948 Silver Dollars. There are gold coins from Canada, China, India, and Italy, an ancient coin from Aspendos, and hammered coins from England.