Canadian Stamp Auctions

New Record Prices

realized at auction during the year 2008 
(comparison limited to the past ten years)

(For your convenience, the most recent updates are highlighted in blue)
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Cat. No.
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Cat. Value
New Record 
Price Realised
Auction
House
Date
of Sale
Price Realized
Record
Date
Early Classics
4ii 3d 4,000(u) 2,800 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,137 2007
4d 3p 1,250 3,788 Firby 4 Apr. 2,420 2000
5(u) 6d 1,250 3,030 Colonial 3 Apr. 2,826 2007
5i(u) 6d 5,000(u) 3,500 Eastern 1 Mar. 3,000 2006
9(u) 7½d 2,750 8.080 Colonial 3 Apr. 6,556 2005
10(u) 6d 4,750 8,585 Colonial 3 Apr. 5,931 2005
11 ½d 2,400 12,500 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,800 2000
14viii 1¢ 1,000(u) 900 Eastern 1 Mar. 425 2003
15 5¢ 450 2,500 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,300 1999
17b 10¢ 900 5,250 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,900 1999
18b 12½d(s) 1,750 3,740 Vance 23 Jan. 1,600 2007
Large Queens
21 ½¢ 80 800 Eastern 1 Mar. 500 1999
23 1¢ 1,200 2,600 Eastern 1 Mar. 1,700 1999
27 6¢ 1,500 5,000 Eastern 1 Mar. 3,920 2006
29a 15¢ 1,200 4,250 Eastern 1 Mar. 3,250 1999
33(u) 3¢ 1,500 2,400 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,000 2005
Small Queens
36vii 2¢ E 750 600 Maresch 26 Feb. 546 2007
37d 3¢ 1,150 2,525 Firby 4 Apr. 850 1999
Jubilees
57i 10¢ 400(u) 2,020 Colonial 3 Apr. 990 2007
Maple Leafs
69 3¢ 100 450 Eastern 1 Mar. 350 2007
72 8¢ 475 1,050 Eastern 1 Mar. 900 2003
Numerals and Maps
76 2¢ 52 425 Eastern 1 Mar. 336 2006
77b 2¢ 4,500 2,500 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,121 2007
77b 2¢ 4,500 U 2,352 Spink 28 Feb. 2,121 2007
77d 2¢ 850 1,500 Eastern 1 Mar. 1,225 2008
77d 2¢ 850 1,225 Eastern 30 Jan. 1,100 2007
82a 8¢ 900 1,240 Vance 23 Jan. 1,210 2006
85a 2¢ 450 670 Vance 23 Jan. 615 2007
87 2¢ 40 255 Spink 28 Feb. 208 2006
Edward VII
92a 7¢ 650 750 Eastern 1 Mar. 717 2002
93a 10¢ 1,000 1,150 Eastern 1 Mar. 1,008 2006
Quebec Tercentrary
101 10¢ 375 1,800 Eastern 1 Mar. 1,232 2006
Admirals
108c 3¢ 180 U 318 Spink 28 Feb. 170 2007
109 3¢ 40 318 Spink 28 Feb. 224 2006
111b 5¢ 750 U 1,600 Maresch 26 Feb. 775 2003
112a 5¢ 65 367 Spink 28 Feb. 201 2004
130 3¢ 130 260 Eastern 30 Jan. 176 2003
Imperforates & Modern
141c-145a 1-12¢ 725 1,155 Vance 23 Jan. 750 2004
158iii 50¢ 2,775 U 3,250 Maresch 26 Feb. 2,820 2006
174a 12¢ 900 1,590 Vance 23 Jan.. 1,250 2007
176a 50¢ 1,200 2,340 Vance 23 Jan. 950 2004
177a $1 1,200 2,390 Vance 23 Jan. 1,200 2006
387a 5¢ 9,250 10,650 Vance 23 Jan. 10,152 2004
468Ac 6¢ 250 319 Vance 23 Jan. 280 2000
587vii 2¢ 600 450 Maresch 26 Feb. 325 2005
704i 25¢ 1,500 750 Maresch 26 Feb. 660 2006
1171c 44¢ 350 475 Eastern 1 Mar. 430 2007
1489b var. 43¢ - 3,535 Firby 4 Apr. - -
1991 var. 48¢ - 909 Firby 4 Apr. 625 2005
Back of the Book
C2 5¢ 125 280 Eastern 1 Mar. 162 2006
MR2Bi 5¢ 600 539 Spink 28 Feb. - -
MR2Ci 20¢ 375 450 Maresch 26 Feb. 450 2008
OX2a - 5,000(u) 4,250 Eastern 1 Mar. 2,900 2006

Please Note:
(U = Unitrade)
(E = Auctioneer's estimate)

Number of Record Prices by Auction House
Eastern
24
Vance
10
Maresch
6
Spink
6
Firby
4
Colonial
4
Total
54
*(No buyer's premium is charged on Eastern and Vance's mail sales)

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