Welcome!

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND THE AUCTION: Please note, the Collectors Club building has been sold so we will no longer be having our Public Auctions at that venue but rather in the lovely little village of Sharon Springs, NY. Contact us for details if you would like to attend.

Our 40th Public Auction features the massive Dr. Peter A. Flynn collection of Bermuda, a marvelous holding of scarce and rare material including the newly discovered third recorded used example of the QV 1d on 1/ green with no stop after “Penny”. Peter’s censorship collection and gold medal award winning exhibit which formed the basis of his book have been placed privately by us. We are also presenting The Richard Kuczynski collections of Gold Coast and covers & cancellations of the Br. Commonwealth, an eclectic holding sure to delight. His collections encompass an amazing array of beautiful socked-on-the-nose obliterations and obscure town cancels. The “Davis” collection of Br. Commonwealth features excellent Br. Pacific with outstanding Australia, New Zealand and Br. Africa with strong Sierra Leone and Zanzibar high values and many country collections which we are offering intact. The Dr. Alan Wheeler collection of Falkland Islands includes a comprehensive section of ever-popular watermark varieties. There are also significant collections of King Edward VIII, (yes, Eighth!), a large offering of King George VI varieties and Great Britain Penny Blacks in remarkable condition, etc. We also have the largest and unquestionably the most valuable group of Lots and Collections we have ever offered which you will find at the end of the sale.

We expect that there will be significant demand for telephone bidding for this auction so please let us know your requirements early so that we can make the necessary plans to accommodate everyone.

Because of the configuration of this sale we have attempted to scan many of the cover and cancel lots. If you would like scans of other lots please let us know and we will try to accommodate you as time permits.

Unlike most of the overseas auctions which charge buyer’s premiums of 17½%, 20% and more, we are still at our modest 15%. We also offer no-interest extended payments if your appetite for material in the sale exceeds your budget. Please contact us before the sale to make the necessary arrangements.

We are now accepting consignments for our 2024 Public Auction. We are also buyers of general and specialized collections, interesting individual items and dealers’ stocks. What have you to offer?

Now, on with the sale!

Cordially,

 

Phoebe A. MacGillivary