We can report that the 5-week mail strike in Canada is now over. The mail strike was very disruptive to our business as it occurred during the shipping of the November auction lots and the mailing of our January auction catalogue. As a result almost all of our Canadian bidders did not receive the printed January catalogue until after
the sale was over.
While the web site is very helpful, you only see items that you search for. We know that many
of you enjoy flipping the pages of the printed catalogue to find extra items of interest. Many thanks to all of the bidders who submitted their bids for the January auction by email, telephone, fax, through our website or at
Stamp Auction Network. You were rewarded with some nice lots and in many cases at lower than normal prices.
An avid philatelist, King George V was involved in the designing of the Seahorse stamps, the high value definitives that were used during his reign.
The beautifully engraved stamps depict a dramatic scene of Britannia and
her chariot being drawn by three horses in a stormy sea. With the King’s image, the design makes the very strong patriotic statement that “Britannia Rules the Waves”. As with all Great Britain stamps, there is no country name.
The first set of Seahorses was issued in 1913 with four values from 2Sh6p to £1. Over the next twenty-six years the printing contract moved from Waterlow Brothers to De La Rue to Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. and finally back to Waterlow & Sons. Each printing has its own identifying features such as image sizes, perforations, and plate retouches. The
last issues of 1934 are easy to spot because the horizontal lines behind the King’s head were re-engraved with cross-hatched lines.
Seahorse sets were overprinted for use in Ireland, Bechuanaland, British Levant, Morocco Agencies, and Nauru, so the collecting field is vast. This sale includes a nice selection. The Irish Seahorses are particularly strong (see Lots 2383 to 2400).
Mark March 19th on your calendar because Sale #373 is a good one with over 7,100 lots to choose from. All kinds of new material has been included in this sale. Besides the fine sections of Canada and United States, there are great offerings of France, Great Britain, 19th Century United States covers, Newfoundland, Italy and Ireland. The large lot sections have many nice collections, accumulations, dealer stocks and box lots. Don’t forget to examine the hundreds of great world lots of covers, postal history and postcards.
An avid philatelist, King George V was involved in the designing of the Seahorse stamps, the high value definitives that were used during his reign.
The beautifully engraved stamps depict a dramatic scene of Britannia and
her chariot being drawn by three horses in a stormy sea. With the King’s image, the design makes the very strong patriotic statement that “Britannia Rules the Waves”. As with all Great Britain stamps, there is no country name.
The first set of Seahorses was issued in 1913 with four values from 2Sh6p to £1. Over the next twenty-six years the printing contract moved from Waterlow Brothers to De La Rue to Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. and finally back to Waterlow & Sons. Each printing has its own identifying features such as image sizes, perforations, and plate retouches. The
last issues of 1934 are easy to spot because the horizontal lines behind the King’s head were re-engraved with cross-hatched lines.
Mark March 19th on your calendar because Sale #373 is a good one with over 7,100 lots to choose from. All kinds of new material has been included in this sale. Besides the fine sections of Canada and United States, there are great offerings of France, Great Britain, 19th Century United States covers, Newfoundland, Italy and Ireland. The large lot sections have many nice collections, accumulations, dealer stocks and box lots. Don’t forget to examine the hundreds of great world lots of covers, postal history and postcards.