FOREWORD
We were very pleased with the June auction sale results. Both the bidder participation numbers and prices realized total of 109% of pre-sale estimate, continue to demonstrate that the stamp market in Canada has been unaffected by the past couple of years’ economic turmoil.
The current sale does not have as much classic Canada as we usually have, although there is a good showing of later 19th Century material including imperforates, etc. This is just how it works sometimes when you run unreserved public auction sales and rely solely on consignments for material. The positive side of this, as we have been saying in previous auction forewords, is that it shows there is no panicked ‘sell-off’ in the stamp market, as there has been in some other venues. It also makes a strong case for buying classic stamps when they do show up, as they are rarer than some might think, and are not always available when you are ready to buy. This brings to mind the request several years ago from a dealer just starting out, wanting to know where to get collectors names and a good wholesale stock of early stamps to sell them. He used to be in the grocery business, and was used to stocking-up on cases of soup, etc, whenever he needed them. The other side of this topic is that this sale does have a strong section of more modern varieties, which came in from a few different consignors, (some in duplication), as well as a good section of Booklets and Panes, Revenues, Provinces, etc. We will not be able to repeat these items every sale either, and items that have eluded you for years now showing up in duplication gives you the opportunity to place “either/or” bids to make sure you do win one of them.
This sale also contains good sections of Great Britain with several better Penny Blacks, early imperforates, high values, etc, British Commonwealth with several large collections and better individual sets plus in-depth Foreign material including a much better-than-usual section of USA.
We would also like to point out to our buyers that when we catalogue collections of Canada and Provinces, we do not include quality or never hinged premiums unless specifically so-stated. Our catalogue values for BNA sets, individual stamps, multiples, etc, do include such premiums. For British Commonwealth and Foreign collections, we do not use Scott never hinged prices, or premiums from the British or European catalogues.
We already have many nice collections and estates on hand for the winter auction, but we can always use many more, in order to make the auctions as wide and diverse as possible. We have thousands of eager buyers just waiting to purchase your stamps and covers. May we hear from you?
We are pleased to announce Charles William Maresch, born August 20, 2009 to Melanie and Peter Maresch. Our father hoped that some day we would enjoy the fruits of this great hobby, the same goes for Charles, the latest in a long line of Maresch’s, that will hopefully enjoy the many aspects that the world of philately have to offer.
August 2009
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