Canadian Stamp Auctions

New Record Prices

realized at auction during the year 2001 
(comparison limited to the past ten years)

Scott
Cat. No.
Denomi-
nation
Scott
Cat. Value
New Record Price Realised
Auction
House
Date
of Sale
Previous
Record
Record
Date
Early Canada
7 10 p $5750 $5750 Eastern May 25 $5250
1998
8 ½ p $650 $3500 Eastern May 25 $2200
1999
Cents Issue
17 10¢ $750 $2800 Eastern May 25 $2500
1996
18 12½¢ $750 $2500 Maresch 11 Dec. $2300
1999
19 17¢ $800 $1700 Eastern May 25 $850
2000
20a 2¢ $500 $2600 Eastern May 25 $775
1996
Large Queens
22
1¢
$475
$1150
Maresch
11 Dec.
$950
2000
26
5¢
$1000
$3500
Maresch
11 Dec.
$2950
1999
27
6¢
$1250
$3750
Maresch
11 Dec.
$3500
1999
33
3¢
725
$1.500
Brigham
27 June
$1,450
1993
Small Queens
35a
1¢
$85
$700
Maresch
11 Dec.
$675
1999
36a
2¢
$500
$985
Vance
28 Feb.
$925
2000
37c
3¢
$60
$425
Maresch
11 Dec.
$400
1999
40b 10¢ $500 $950 Maresch 21 August $875 1996
45
10¢
$325
$2,600
Eastern
25 May
$850
1999
46
20¢
$300
$1,600
Eastern
25 May
$1,400
1999
47
50¢
$300
$1,800
Eastern
25 May
$950
2000
Jubilees
50
½¢
$200
$450
Kimmerly
21 Feb.
$375
1992
55
6¢
$450
$775
Maresch
11 Dec.
$650
1989
59
20¢
$450
$850
Eastern
25 May
$577
1995
61
$1.00
$1,550
$2,700
Maresch
3 April
$1,950
1998
65 $5.00 $2,750 $3932 Firby 28 June $3.000 1997
Maple Leafs
67a 1¢ $550 $550 Maresch 21 Aug $525 1998
70 5¢ $240 $450 Eastern 27 Oct $375 2000
72 8¢ $450 $825 Maresch 21 Aug $670 2000
73
10¢
$525
$800
Eastern
25 May
$675
1990
Numerals
76a 2¢ $275 $270 Eastern 27 Oct $250 1999
81
7¢
$190
$475
Maresch
11 Dec.
$430
2000
82a 8¢ $1,250 $1,200 Eastern 27 Oct $1,100 1995
84 20¢ $925 $2,300 Eastern 25 May $1,200 2000
Edward VII
91
5¢
$250
$625
Brigham
11 Dec
$600
2001
Québec Tercentennary
101
10¢
$250
$555
Vance
28 Feb.
$525
1999
Admirals
105
1¢
$22
$140
Eastern
25 May
$125
1994
106b
2¢
$250
$400
Eastern
25 May
$300
1994
107
2¢
$15
$230
Eastern
25 May
$125
1994
108
3¢ Brown
$25
$190
Kimmerly
16 May
 $160
1999
111
5¢
$200
$950
Eastern
25 May
$475
2000
112a 5¢ $32 $170 Eastern 27 Oct $105 2001
113
7¢
$75
$350
Eastern
25 May
$180
1993
115 8¢ $60 $175 Maresch 21 Aug $170 2000
118 10¢ $75 $230 Brigham 11 Dec $200 2000
Imperforates & Modern
135a 3¢ $375 $425 Eastern 27 Oct $260 1999
195-200a 1-8¢ $1,350 $1,300 Eastern 27 Oct $1,000 2000
209a
10¢
$1650
$1650
Maresch
11 Dec.
$1500
1997
231-236a
1 - 8¢ set
$1,500
$1,775
Vance
17 Oct
$1,730
2001
693b
8¢
$1,500
$2,200
Maresch
11 Dec.
$1,834
2000
763/4 var.
14¢
n/l
$780
Firby
10 Feb
$342
1999
1083 var 72¢ E $1,500 $1,250 Eastern 27 Oct $1,240 1998
1172h
45¢
$700
$1,100
Eastern
28 Feb
$800
1995
1133a
36¢
$1,000
$1,950
Eastern
13 June
$1,150
2000
1180 var
80¢
n/l
$1,400
Eastern
25 May
$160
1999
1292b 39¢ $1,500 $1,870 Vance 29 Aug $1,485 1995
1356 var
42¢
n/l
$600
Eastern
25 May
$530
1998
1357 var 42¢ E $900 $880 Eastern 29 Aug $855 1999
1359var(i)
43¢
n/l
$855
Eastern
12 Dec
$830
2001
1361 var 45¢ E $1,000 $785 Eastern 3 Oct $675 2000
1366 var
65¢
n/l
$1,800
Eastern
25 May
$525
2001
1371 var
84¢
n/l
$1,700
Eastern
25 May
--
--
1545 var
88¢
E $2,000
$1,550
Maresch
11 Dec.
$1500
2001
Airmail
C1a 5¢ $250 $320 Vance 29 Aug $100 1997
C5b 6¢ $650 $600 Eastern 27 Oct $550 2001
Special Delivery
E2
20¢
$140
$400
Kimmerly
21 Feb.
$276
1998
E6a
20¢
$650
$675
Vance
17 Jan.
$525
1998
E8a
20¢
$650 
$650 
Vance 
17 Jan. 
$475 
1999 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Number of Record Prices by Auction House
Eastern
33
Maresch
16
Vance
*(Please note that the Vance prices realised do not include the buyer's premium usually charged by other auction houses) 
7
Brigham
3
Kimmerly
3
Firby
2
Total
64


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