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Weeda Stamps (Vancouver) weekly bidboard
WEEDA STAMPS (VANCOUVER) WEEKLY BIDBOARD AUCTION
Closing 12:30 p.m., Saturday, September 6, 2003 Every week, Weeda Stamps* of Vancouver, British Columbia offers 150 lots of Canada and worldwide stamps, postal history, collections, and accumulations in its bidboard auction. I help out the owner, Beverly Fox, by listing some highlights from her auctions here on r.c.s.m. I'm a bit late this week, but that means you can see how the initial bidding is going. I always try to find lots which interest me personally, never a very tough job. This week I'm saluting two Canada Admirals. Three, actually. If you've been reading my Weeda posts regularly, you'll already know that King George V climbed up the ranks to become a widely respected commander in British Navy. Lots 19 & 20 show why the Admirals have become such a popular issue. My third pick this week is Newfoundland C11, certainly one of the more interesting airmail stamps ever issued, and one that is simply a must have for any collector interested in the pioneering transatlantic flights. A curious feature of this stamp are the swastikas which appear in each corner. The stamp was issued in 1931, 11 years after Adolf Hitler adopted the swastika as the symbol of the NSDAP, better known as the Nazi party. But Hitler and his thugs weren't well known outside of Germany at that time, and if they had been it's unlikely that the Newfoundland government would have had any sympathy with them. More likely the swastika was used as a design element, possibly with the understanding that it was traditionally a symbol of life, sun, power, strength, and good luck. Certainly the aviators who first crossed the Atlantic had need of all of those! Hitler was a Johnny Come Lately in choosing the swastika as a symbol for Germany. It was first used in the mid-1800s to symbolize German nationalism. Go to http://history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust/aa120699a.htm for an history of the swastika. Here are the details of this week's Weeda Bidboard selections: Lot #19: http://www.weeda.com/stampimages/19.jpg -- Canada #106ix. The 2c rose carmine Admiral with hairlines and a particularly nice example. VF mint hinged. Lot #20: http://www.weeda.com/stampimages/20.jpg -- Canada #109. The 3c carmine Admiral, a lathework pair in Fine M LH condition, a nice item. Lot #41: http://www.weeda.com/stampimages/41.jpg -- Newfoundland #C11. MNH 1931 $1 blue airmail, watermarked. Catalogued by Scott Classic. Except for large items such as collections, box lots and accumulations, most of Weeda's auction lots are illustrated. For the full list, as well as prices realized in the previous four auctions, go to the Weeda Stamps web site at http://www.weeda.com. BIDS, IN CANADIAN DOLLARS, CAN BE PLACED IN PERSON, BY TELEPHONE, OR ON-LINE UNTIL 12:30 P.M. PDT ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2003. A note about "prices realized": Only rarely does bidding in philatelic auctions reach the estimated values. If you study the listings and the prices realized, you'll see that bargains are waiting for any collector. It is common for expensive and even rare stamps, covers and other philatelic items to sell in auctions for as little as 10% or 20% of the estimate. Even if you won't be bidding, check out these other features on the Weeda web site: -- The Dutch Auction http://www.weeda.com/dutch.cfm -- Beverly's Best Buys http://www.weeda.com/classifieds.cfm -- The Fox Tales Newsletter http://www.weeda.com/news.cfm Need a clock? Look at the antique clocks that Beverly is advertising for one of her customers: http://www.weeda.com/details.cfm?id=301. One is an Ingraham clock! No relation, unfortunately! Bob Ingraham ----- * Weeda Stamps is owned and operated by Beverly Fox. Here's a recent photograph of her, taken in her stamp shop at 525 Seymour Street in Vancouver: http://www.ingraham.ca/bob/beverly1.jpg. You can see a picture of the heritage building where her shop is located at http://www.ingraham.ca/bob/dealerairbev.html. |
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