Exceptional lots in our 1,450th Auction 16th March 2024

G.B. #33 Used 1858/64 1d Red Plates 219-225 (7 diff)

G.B. #33 Used 1858/64 1d Red Plates 219-225 US$1047. (7 diff) Estimate $300 Realized $825 Lot 133 in our auction Saturday 23rd October 2021 #pennyred #pennyredplates

Canada #64 F/VF Toronto CDS Used 1897 $4 Jubilee

Canada #64 F/VF Toronto CDS Used 1897 $4 Jubilee $1600 Lot 36 in our auction Saturday 2nd October 2021 #qvjubilee #torontostamps

Canada #9 VF Used 1857 7.5d

Realized $1,478 Canada #9 VF Used 1857 7.5d $2250 Lot 19 in our auction Saturday 11th September 2021 #rarestamps #19thcenturystamps #canadastamps

G.B. #1 VF Mint HR 1840 1d Black position M-E, edge chips

G.B. #1 VF Mint HR 1840 1d Black position M-E, edge chips US$12,500 Lot 107 in our auction Saturday 4th September 2021 #pennyblack #gbstamps

Canada Proof 2006 Sterling Silver painted Olympic Lucky Loonie

Canada Proof 2006 Sterling Silver painted Olympic Lucky Loonie Lot 189 in our auction Saturday 4th September 2021 #olympics #luckyloonie #canadacoins #silvercoins

Newfoundland #4 Fine Used 1857 4d Scarlet Vermilion, tear

Newfoundland #4 Fine Used 1857 4d Scarlet Vermilion, tear $4000 Lot 75 in our auction Saturday 4th September 2021 #newfoundlandstamps

All Nations and Canada Stamp Finder brokered the sale of the finest of two known pairs of the 170 year old 12d Black, for $165,000 in August 2021. This pair is illustrated in Howes' Canada handbook and has previously...

Nova Scotia #6 VF Used 1857 1/- Reddish Violet, corner crease

Nova Scotia #6 VF Used 1857 1/- Reddish Violet, corner crease $7000 Lot 80 in our auction Saturday 4th September 2021 #novascotiastamps

Canada #789a F/VF Mint 1979 17c Missing A in Canada unique Variety

Realized $1,650, Canada #789a F/VF Mint 1979 17c Missing A in Canada unique Variety Lot 68 in our auction Saturday 24th July 2021 #canadastamps #unique #errorstamps

Canada #10 VF Used 1857 6d Thick Soft Paper, tiny tear

Realized $3,630, Canada #10 VF Used 1857 6d Thick Soft Paper, tiny tear $9000 Lot 21 in our auction Saturday 24th July 2021 #canadastamps

Canada Unc 1913 Gold 5 Dollars .2419oz AGW

Canada Unc 1913 Gold 5 Dollars .2419oz AGW, Realized $858, Lot 188 in our auction Saturday 10th July 2021 #canadiangoldcoins #goldcoins

C.P.R. Manitoba District Engineer’s Office 7 Sep 1878 Marcus Smith letter “My dear wife..”

Realized $605 in our auction 10th July 2021, Marcus Smith 1878 to his wife “..any motive to act dishonestly or underhand in a great national question- he [Fleming] took the sneaking course of finding out what the Govt. wanted and acted accordingly- ignoring me altogether, and keeping me in the dark as to what he was reporting even up to the last moment both in regard to the work to be done and the assistants to be appointed &.c-..”

Nova Scotia #1 abt Fine Mint OG 1853 1d Red Brown

Nova Scotia #1 abt Fine Mint OG 1853 1d Red Brown $3,000 Lot 107 in our auction Saturday 3rd July 2021 #novascotiastamps

U.S.A. XF 1909D Indian Head Gold 5 Dollars .24187oz AGW

U.S.A. XF 1909D Indian Head Gold 5 Dollars .24187oz AGW Lot 197 in our auction Saturday 3rd July 2021 #goldindianhead #usagoldcoins #goldeneagle #eagle

Canada #26a F/VF Used 1875 5c Perf 12 Large Queen lt crease

Canada #26a F/VF Used 1875 5c Perf 12 Large Queen lt crease $1000 Lot 24 in our auction Saturday 3rd July 2021 #largequeens #canadastamps

China/U.S. Offices #K1/K13 Never Hinged 12c gum mks (11)

China/U.S. Offices #K1/K13 Never Hinged 12c gum mks US$2011 (11) Realized $660. Lot 106 in our auction Saturday 26th June 2021 #usofficesinchina #chinastamps

G.B. #74 Fine Used 10/- Queen Victoria Plate 1 Perfin

G.B. #74 Fine Used 10/- Queen Victoria Plate 1 Perfin US$3250 Realized $935. Lot 144 in our auction Saturday 26th June 2021 #gbstamps #qvvictoria

Kiauchau #10-22 Used 1901 Set cple expertised (13)

Kiauchau #10-22 Used 1901 Set cple expertised US$1196 (13) Realized $605. Lot 81 in our auction Saturday 19th June 2021 #kiuchau

Blackwater 45 Miles NW of Quesnelle 23 Sep 1875 Marcus Smith letter

Realized $526 in our auction Saturday 19th June 2021 Blackwater 45 miles N.W. of Quesnelle-Sept. 23rd,1875 “My Dear Wife…yourself and children would be far better in Victoria then anywhere in Canada and the climate is far superior- and living is always getting cheaper and so will all conveniences when the work commences as there will be a large influx of people of all condition..”

Romanus III Argyrus 1028-1034 AD 4gm Gold Histamenon Nomisma

Romanus III Argyrus 1028-1034 AD 4gm Gold Histamenon Nomisma Realized $1.200 Lot 197 in our auction Saturday 5th June 2021 #histamenon #nomisma #ancientcoins #byzantinegold

G.B. #4 Used 1841 2d Blue reconstructed Sheet of 240

G.B. #4 Used 1841 2d Blue reconstructed Sheet of 240 US$21,600 Realized $4,400 Lot 136 in our auction Saturday 29th May 2021

Falkland Islands #1 Mint part OG HR 1878 1d Claret

Falkland Islands #1 Mint part OG HR 1878 1d Claret US$850 Realized $605 Lot 117 in our auction Saturday 29th May 2021 #falklandislandsstamps

8.2gram natural Gold Nugget from Dawson City, Yukon

8.2gram natural Gold Nugget from Dawson City, Yukon Lot 193 in our auction Saturday 22nd May 2021 #dawsoncity #yukongold

1875 Marcus Smith letter to wife from camp before survey in B.C. for Canadian Pacific Railway

"Camp near Tatla Lake, Sunday July 4th, 1875 My dear Wife, I start tomorrow early and two days ride will bring as far into the mountains as horses can go- when I shall have a hard walk of 60 miles or more...

B.C. Amos Card Youmans circa 1800 uniface 25 Cents Copper Token

B.C. Amos Card Youmans circa 1800 uniface 25 Cents Copper Token Realized $825 Lot 188 in our auction Saturday 8th May 2021 A.C. YOUMANS / 25¢(reeded border) B R 24, TC-528882 [CA1]; Amos Card Youmans Amos Card Youmans...

Canada #95 F/VF Mint 1908 50c Edward VII Block, two NH (4)

Canada #95 F/VF Mint 1908 50c Edward VII Block, two NH $8050 (4) Realized $2,420 Lot 28 in our auction Saturday 24th April 2021 #canadastamps

P.R. China #1586 1980 8f Monkey

P.R. China #1586 VFNH 1980 8f Monkey US$1900 Realized $1,265 Lot 105 in our auction Saturday 17th April 2021 #chinastamps #yearofthemonkey

Canada BU 1967 Centennial 1/2oz Gold 20 Dollars .5287oz AGW

Canada BU 1967 Centennial 1/2oz Gold 20 Dollars .5287oz AGW Realized $1,375 Lot 190 in our auction Saturday 10th April 2021 #canadacoins #canadagoldcoins

Marcus Smith Letter 7 Oct 1874 from Fort George on the Upper Fraser

Fort George, on the Upper Fraser Oct 7th,1874
My dear wife
I have come down by canoe from Francois lake about 140 miles west of this and am so far on my way back to Victoria. I intended to go down the Fraser by canoe to Quesnelle about 100 miles below this which I should have made in two days…

Canada #63 F/VF Unused 1897 $3 Jubilee, faint offset on back

Canada #63 F/VF Unused 1897 $3 Jubilee, faint offset on back $1600 Realized $715 Lot 29 in our auction Saturday 20th March 2021 #canadastamps

G.B. #142 F/VF Used 1902/1911 Edward VII Pound

G.B. #142 F/VF Used 1902/1911 Edward VII Pound US$825 Realized $726 Lot 117 in our auction Saturday 20th March 2021

U.S.A. BU 1986 first issue 1/2 ounce pure Gold 25 Dollars

U.S.A. BU 1986 first issue 1/2 ounce pure Gold 25 Dollars Realized $1,248. Lot 197 in our auction Saturday 13th March 2021 #usagoldcoins #goldcoins #eagle

1871 John A. Macdonald Treaty of Washington Cover letter to Helmcken

Sold for $20,000 Lot 69 in our auction Saturday 27th February 2021, 1871 John A. Macdonald Treaty of Washington Cover & letter to J.S. Helmcken

British Guiana #14 VF Used 1856 4c, 1955 Stolow Cert

Realized $10,285, Lot 13 in our 1300th auction Saturday 27th February 2021

John A. Macdonald signed 1858 3-part Ejectment Summons

John A. Macdonald signed 1858 3-part Ejectment SummonsLot 1 in our auction Saturday 16th May 2020 "At the time of signing this document, Macdonald was the joint premier of the Province of Canada, and Premier of Canada...

22 December 1902 E. Pauline Johnson 2 page Christmas letter, written on Clarendon Hotel Winnipeg stationery

Mohawk poet Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) signed letter from 1902 “I have not even written to thank you for all your kindness..”

Hasting’s Mill 1865/1868 6-page Edward Stamp Accounting Ledger, ex gerald Wellburn

Edward Stamp’s accounting journal from 1865 to 1869, listing out all his expenses for his English investors establishing lumber mills on Vancouver Island and the first main lumber mill in the Vancouver area Lot 108

British Columbia and Vancouver’s Island Mint 1860 Gutter Block of eight of the first issued stamp of the twin colonies

Lot 106 in All Nations 1250th is British Columbia and Vancouver's Island Mint 1860 Gutter Block of eight of the first issued stamp of the twin colonies. From the Mayfair find. The Mayfair Find John Mackie writes about...

Canada #1a 1851 3d Beaver Orange Red Laid Paper

Canada #1a VF Used 1851 3d Beaver Orange Red Laid Paper $1600.
Lot 5 in our 1250th milestone auction, Saturday 29th February 2020
Canada’s first postage stamp was designed by Sir Sandford Fleming, a luminary Scottish Canadian engineer and inventor.

News: 1865 ledger from Hastings Mill, John Mackie article in Vancouver Sun

Most people think Vancouver started in Gastown. But the early city actually sprang up a few blocks east, at the foot of Dunlevy Avenue. That was where Capt. Edward Stamp decided to build a lumber mill in 1865....

Lot 200 Old Pros signed B&W Hockey Photo incl Henderson, Richard, Shack

Old Pros signed B&W Hockey Photo signed by famous names Maurice RichardsAb McDonaldJim JohnsonPaul HendersonBilly HarrisEddie ShackNorm Ullman-Bob Nevin--Jim Neilson Lot 200 in our auction...

1858 Fraser River Gold Rush by Gerald Wellburn

See the Wellburn Album pages offered so far in our AuctionsGerald Wellburn's 45 page 1858 Fraser River Gold Rush collection is featuring in All Nations' auctions 2019 "First there were natives trading furs with the...

B.C., G.B., & Pacific Coast 1880s/1910s Maps & Contracts

B.C., G.B., & Pacific Coast 1880s/1910s Maps & Contracts ex Brighouse Lot 52 in our auction saturday 28th September 2019 Map of New Westminster District 1886

Meech Lake Accord 3 June 1990 framed 11 leaders-signed photo

Meech Lake Accord 3 June 1990 framed 11 leaders-signed photo "The Meech Lake Accord (French: Accord du lac Meech) was a series of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister...

B.C. #4 VF Mint large part O.G. 1865 10c Blue Imperf w/ cert

B.C. #4 VF Mint large part O.G. 1865 10c Blue Imperf w/ cert. duo $7500. Lot 72 in our auction Saturday 14th September 2019 View and Bid in this week's Auction Visit our Featured Gallery

Sam Greer, Kitsilano

Sam Greer All Nations Stamp and Coin have sold material from Sam Greer's estate including his handwritten sketches of Greer's beach, legal documents, letters and more. For more background to Sam Greer's story see the...

Canada #20ii Fine Unused 2c Stitch Watermark

Lot 20 Canada #20ii Fine Unused 2c Stitch Watermark, apparently the discovery stamp for the Unitrade listing, trivial corner creases This is the only known unused example and last sold for $3,500. Realized...

B.C. #3 Fine Unused 1865 5c Rose Imperforate, tear & thin 2007 Greene certificate states genuine $20,000

B.C. #3 Fine Unused 1865 5c Rose Imperforate, tear & thin 2007 Greene certificate genuine $20,000 Lot 72 in our Auction Saturday 15th June 2019

34 different Colonial British Columbia numeral cancels

34 different Colonial British Columbia numeral cancels The basis of the Unitrade listing and the final page in Gerald Wellburn’s award winning collection and book. Estimate $5,000 Lot 89 in our Auction Saturday 1st...

British Columbia #1 Very Fine Mint Original Gum

British Columbia #1 Very Fine Mint Original Gum, Unitrade catalogue value $60,000 with 2010 Vincent Graves Greene Certificate The first certificate for the British Columbia Mint first issue, a 1961 Philatelic...

Sir Isaac Brock signed 1811 Upper Canada liquor licence

Isaac Brock signed 1811 Upper Canada liquor license. Lot 5 in our milestone auction 9th March 2019

Handwritten list of Gassy Jack’s debts in our Auction 9th March 2019

The Gassy Jack Deighton 1875 estate list of debts featured in our 1200th Auction this Saturday 9th March 2019.

Canada #3P 1851 12d Black Specimen Plate Proof

Canada #3P VF 1851 12d Black Specimen Plate Proof $2500 Lot 8 in our Auction A1200 9th March 2019

Pages from the 1858 Fraser River Gold Rush collection by Gerald Wellburn

The Albums Pages from Gerald Wellburn’s Fraser River Gold Rush collection that have featured in our auctions to date.

Wells Fargo 1869 mixed franked Cover to Liverpool, ex Wellburn

Lot 72 Wells Fargo 1869 mixed franked Cover to Liverpool, tear, ex Wellburn Bid on this lot in our current auction

Elizabeth II & Philip Signed 1957 Christmas Card

Lot 1 Elizabeth II & Philip Signed 1957 Christmas Card Elizabeth II & Philip Signed 1957 Christmas Card Lot 1 in our 13 October 2018 auction sold for $2,000

8×10 Photograph signed as Prince Edward, later Edward VIII

Lot 1 Duke of Windsor signed 8x10 as Prince Edward, later Edward VIII

Strip of 10 three penny beavers

This strip of 10 three-penny beavers is the largest multiple known and was purchased by All Nations on behalf of a client.

Canada’s first stamp, Scott No. 1, extraordinary example

All Nations brokered this extraordinary example of Canada's first stamp, one of only a handful known with any gum, for $82,500. It has been transfered from the Brigham collection to the Douglas...

Prince Charles and Princess Diana Royal Visit to Canada 1983

Prince Charles and Princess Diana began their Canadian visit in Halifax June 14 1983. They went to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I., Alberta, Ottawa. They also visited, in the Royal Yacht Britannia, Newfoundland for...

Oldest letter 1854 H.B.C. Alaska/Ft Simpson 3-page FLS ex Wellburn

Lot 43 1854 H.B.C. Alaska/Ft Simpson 3-page FLS ex Wellburn Auction 1000 Saturday, February 21 2015 A1000 lot 43 Realized $3,850 B.C. Hudson's Bay trader's rare 1854 letter auctioned for $3,850 CBC...

HM Queen Elizabeth & Family signatures in Guest Register from the Canadian North

Queen Elizabeth's Signature The Guestbook and publicity photos were Lot 1 in All Nations' 26 May auction Between 15 and 20 interested buyers bid on the guestbook, with bids coming from as far away as the Maritimes, and...