Weeda Stamps (Vancouver) Weekly Bidboard

WEEDA STAMPS (VANCOUVER) WEEKLY BIDBOARD AUCTION
Closing 12:30 p.m., Saturday, August 30, 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, and it's never a
very tough job. Take a look at these lovelies, two choice Canadian stamps
(one's a beautiful proof), and an unusually attractive lot of mint New
Zealand:

Lot #9: Canada #63 http://www.weeda.com/stampimages/9.jpg -- Mint light
hinge 1897 $3 Jubilee with great centering. Regummed over thin with internal
wrinkle.

Lot #12: Canada #71P http://www.weeda.com/stampimages/12.jpg -- Sheet
margin proof on card in colour of issue of the 1897 6c brown QV "Leaf".

Lot #119: New Zealand #175 // 257, B8 // B11, C6, O33 // O46
http://www.weeda.com/stampimages/119.jpg -- Twenty-eight different mint
H/NH. KGV to KGVI issues. All fresh and F/VF

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, AUGUST
30, 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

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* 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.