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StampsHistoryThe Spink Stamp Department has historical links to the name of Robson Lowe, one of the great 20th Century philatelists, whose business was bought by Christie’s in 1980 and integrated into Spink in 1995.
Achievements
The following day, the premier collection of St. Vincent in the world formed by the late Peter Jaffe was sold. Here there were 733 lots of superb rarities with many items emanating from such luminaries as William Glossop, J. L. Messenger and especially H. C. V Adams. As this was the first specialised collection of St. Vincent offered by auction in well over 20 years, it was obvious that many collectors from the Caribbean would be present. This was evident on the day but the scale of the realisations surprised many and from a lower estimate of £471,650, the final total soared to £928,467, no less than 98% by value. With close on 50 buyers, this was an exceptional result and proved once again that a great catalogue with precise illustrations in the text prove that Spink can achieve a result that few other houses can replicate.
The 6th April provided the first general Sale of 2006. Here we had some fine British Empire stamps and covers featuring specialised Australia. The total of £631.502 was realised with some 45 consignors and 157 buyers. So the participation was considerable and a most satisfactory result achieved. Besides Australia, the Tanganyika – Mafia Island produced some amazing realisations and helped considerably to the final total achieved.
On the 11th May, many dealers and collectors gathered in the Spink auction galleries to compete for the first specialised sale of Great Britain stamps and covers. Always a popular event with the saleroom heavily populated, the 47 consignors again reaped the benefit of the strong market currently prevailing and 100 buyers helped the low estimate of £653,000 to be comfortably exceeded with the final total of £767,880 some 89% by value. The only minor disappointment being in the pre-adhesives which in spite of some wonderful condition, the amount of interest was a little disappointing and suggests that this is an area under appreciated currently. Undoubtedly the most exciting event from the first half of the year was the splendid auction of “Important Stamps and Covers of the World” held at the Washington Convention Centre during the World Philatelic Exhibition held on the 1st June. Many excited collectors and dealers were present at 4 p.m to witness the disposal of some fantastic philatelic gems and there were many notable prices achieved ! There were impressive sections to delight in and British Guiana provided two highlights with lot 43 bringing $310,000 and lot 44 $390,000. Cape of Good Hope also was very well received and Mauritius had some exceptional prices as well. There was also a small section of the “Cancelled” stamps given to Ormond Hill by Perkins, Bacon. Examples from the Cape of Good Hope, Newfoundland, New Zealand and St. Helena all registered prices that had hitherto never been seen ! A study of the prices realised should reinforce this ! Perhaps slightly disappointing is the European market here and likewise U.S.A did not attract as much attention as anticipated. However the total sales of just under $3,000,000 was most satisfactory and of the lots sold, the realisations were close on three times that of the reserve prices ! The show itself was deemed a great success with a reported figure of some 250,000 attending. Many great displays were evident and the Court of Honour with “Her Majesty The Queen’s” collection on display attracted large queues daily. Altogether a most interesting 9 days with many old and new friends to socialise with.
The 1st July was the date for the annual philatelic auction of “Stamps of South East Asia” including the Pickering collection of Thailand Postal History. A total of $1,083,320 Sing. dollars was obtained with 85 buyers and 27 consignors. These sales are very popular with the local market and Spink intend to continue these important occasions as auctions in the Far East are quite rarely held. The Final auction of the season was held on the 11th to the 13th July and was an enormous sale of some 2.400 lots of “Stamps and Covers of the World”. Four long sessions were required and one of the highlights was the collection of Ceylon formed by D. J. Norris. There are now many interested parties collecting Ceylon from all 5 continents, so there were participants on the phones, on the internet, with agents as well as many bidders on the floor and on the auctioneer’s book. Prices were thus very high and proved once again for specialised collections, Spink is definitely the right place to dispose of single owner collections. 283 buyers competed with 133 consignors participating also. Remarkably 439 potential buyers registered which by any level is considerable. This completes the review of the first half of the year and as usual, the second half is under full preparation with exciting events to take place. Besides the various West Indies collections of Peter Jaffe, there is a wonderful collection of New Zealand Postal History and the usual British Empire and All World Sales. It should also be stated that future sales will be on the internet and buyers will be able to bid live as the Sales take place. Further details will be available on our web site and through our advertisements Please remember that the above prices do not include the 15% buyers premium. Please contact the stamp department for further information if
you would like to consign single items or specialised collections in one
of our forthcoming auctions. Forthcoming Events: please click here Specialists
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Every
year the Stamp Department offers a wide-ranging series of exciting auctions
with general sales, specialist one-country and single-owner sales, many
resulting in record-breaking prices. The current season is no exception
with a mouth-watering 
