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Full collection of stamps from Congo Ruanda Burundi ?
On Jun 12, 5:26*am, "rodney" wrote:
Alas, no The first auction has been removed. IIRC there were two singles that reached (let's say) above $700 I do recall a bidding war and it may have gone over the $1000 but I cannot be really sure. I also remember one going over that in a suburban auction, that's not to say they all do I have also seen them as "door prize" at auctions.http://www.acestampauctions.com/realised.php The dealer is Ian Boulton, a local lad, who found his way to Stanley Gibbonshttp://www.acestampauctions.com/about.php "rodney" wrote in message ... Yes, indeed, in fact I may be able to prove it. IIRC the stamp auction in question actually posts its results (how wonderful that is) I'll have a lookeesee. "Joshua McGee" Yet having said that, I have seen Hutt River collections realise $300 and Penny blacks regulary realise over $1000 in my little hamlet. It's a bit of a dog's breakfast out there. Wait -- *single* penny blacks? Hi Rodney: I checked it out and found out why.. The sale in question had about twenty penny blacks. (SG #1, 2, 3) THe catalogue value ranged from 275 to 4000 Pounds. This was because nearly all plate numbers were for sale from SG 2. (Plate 11 is extremely rare) SG1 - A plate 6 copy (cat 425 Pounds $A 860) sold for just over 30% at $A 280. A copy of the rarest shade (intense black) sold for $A 220 (26%) SG2 - A number of stamps from plates : 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and the rare plate 11. catalogur values ranged from 275 Pounds ($A 555) to 4000 Pounds ($A 8108). The Plate 11 went for $A 800, which was a bargain, in my humble opinion, as it was less than 10% of S.G. value. Seven lots had no bids. The others sold for between 28% and 56% of catalogue value. A torn copy of SG2 sold for $A 80 (10%). This is why all penny blacks are not alike and some can fetch $A 800. In the same sale , I noticed Lot 85. 28 Australia Post year books. Face value : $A 1250. Buyers cost : $A 1575 Retail value : $A 2100 Suggested Start bid : $A 1000 Sold for : $A 950 Boy! Were they a good investment, or what? Alo noted mint Aussie decimal booklets collection sold at 75% of face (17% of catalogue). A SG catalogue of India + States (2004) went for $A 26 (13 pounds) Lots of good philatelic books from $A 2 and $A 5 up. W.A. cancels collection KGV to present (600) $A 50 same but pre-decimal only (220) $A 40 There were no bidders for the several lots of kapuls with estimates over $A 1000. Blair |
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Full collection of stamps from Congo Ruanda Burundi ?
Thanks for that run through Blair,
and probably explains why I have no blacks in my collection. That was the first auction where I was aware of rising prices, I went away IIRC with just one cinderella, many of the lots seemed to me to go for 50% above my estimation, but it was evident that the material was far better than other auctions and the "phossick boxes" realised in the hundreds as well. Australian "year books" have always been a spectacular failure and the loss you explained is quite common, I think it belongs to stuff "marketed for the collector" that the collector shuns, albeit there are the odd year books that show profit. Hagners have risen, once a dollar a sheet, now $1.30 I am going to a coin auction this morning, usually there are a few maybe 5-10 lots of philatelic material, today, probably triple. Maybe the recession is biting? "Blair" H Hi Rodney: I checked it out and found out why.. The sale in question had about twenty penny blacks. (SG #1, 2, 3) THe catalogue value ranged from 275 to 4000 Pounds. This was because nearly all plate numbers were for sale from SG 2. (Plate 11 is extremely rare) |
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Full collection of stamps from Congo Ruanda Burundi ?
On Jun 13, 7:52*pm, "rodney" wrote:
Hagners have risen, once a dollar a sheet, now $1.30 Possibly due to increase in petrolium prices. Hagners / Varios have also risen 30% here. Blair |
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Full collection of stamps from Congo Ruanda Burundi ?
Blair schrieb:
On Jun 13, 7:52 pm, "rodney" wrote: Hagners have risen, once a dollar a sheet, now $1.30 Possibly due to increase in petrolium prices. Hagners / Varios have also risen 30% here. Blair Maybe we should collect Hagners instead of stamps? Peter -- No Gates - no Bill! |
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Full collection of stamps from Congo Ruanda Burundi ?
.... Which reminds me of something a local stamp dealer once said about me
"Frank prefers to collect catalogues containing all those expensive stamps, instead of collecting the stamps that are listed in the catalogues" (I owned tons of catalogues back then, now all sold with very few exceptions). Regards Frank Daems Belgium "Peter Baumann" wrote in message ... Blair schrieb: On Jun 13, 7:52 pm, "rodney" wrote: Hagners have risen, once a dollar a sheet, now $1.30 Possibly due to increase in petrolium prices. Hagners / Varios have also risen 30% here. Blair Maybe we should collect Hagners instead of stamps? Peter -- No Gates - no Bill! |
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Full collection of stamps from Congo Ruanda Burundi ?
I like that. "Frank Daems" wrote in message ... ... Which reminds me of something a local stamp dealer once said about me "Frank prefers to collect catalogues containing all those expensive stamps, instead of collecting the stamps that are listed in the catalogues" (I owned tons of catalogues back then, now all sold with very few exceptions). Regards Frank Daems Belgium "Peter Baumann" wrote in message ... Blair schrieb: On Jun 13, 7:52 pm, "rodney" wrote: Hagners have risen, once a dollar a sheet, now $1.30 Possibly due to increase in petrolium prices. Hagners / Varios have also risen 30% here. Blair Maybe we should collect Hagners instead of stamps? Peter -- No Gates - no Bill! |
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Full collection of stamps from Congo Ruanda Burundi ?
Today a second hand "Davo" stock book 60 page sold for $60
A "phossick" box I had my name on, sold for $260 (not me I am here to tell you) People around me were whispering... "where's the recession?" "Peter Baumann" Maybe we should collect Hagners instead of stamps? Peter -- No Gates - no Bill! |
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