Oakwood delivers premium stamps from across the globe, June 17-18

Detail of Canada 1898 #76A 2c violet block of four MNH, estimated at $200-$300
Canada 1898 #76A 2c violet block of four MNH, estimated at $200-$300
Canada 1898 #76A 2c violet block of four MNH, estimated at $200-$300

STOUFFVILLE, Canada – Oakwood Auctions will hold a stamp auction to kick off the summer. Titled Premium Stamps & Postal History, the two-day sale is scheduled for Saturday, June 17, and Sunday, June 18, beginning at 11 am Eastern time each day. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Oakwood Auctions greets fall with 1,900 lots of stamps and coins, Sept. 15-18

Bermuda 1930 #95a 2sh 6p pale orange, vermillion and black stamp, gray-blue MLH, est. $800-$1,000STOUFFVILLE, Canada – Oakwood Auctions will hold a four-day September Stamps and Coins Auction from Thursday, September 15 through Sunday, September 18, beginning at 11 am Eastern time each day. It will feature more than 1,900 lots of rarer Canada, British Commonwealth, USA and Great Britain stamps to worldwide collections and accumulations. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Error stamp makes good at late-April Holabird auction

U.S. one-cent stamp commemorating the Pan American Exposition of 1901, with an inverted center, $5,500
U.S. one-cent stamp commemorating the Pan American Exposition of 1901, with an inverted center, $5,500
U.S. one-cent stamp commemorating the Pan American Exposition of 1901, with an inverted center, $5,500

RENO, Nev. – A U.S. one-cent stamp commemorating the Pan American Exposition of 1901 with an inverted center – an error stamp and one of the great philatelic rarities – sold for $5,500 at Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC’s four-day Western Americana Auction held April 21 through April 24.

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Oakwood Auctions presents a wealth of stamps Sept. 3-6

Great Britain 1854 #7 6p Red Violet F-VF MLH, est. $3,250-$3,750
Great Britain 1854 #7 6p Red Violet F-VF MLH, est. $3,250-$3,750.
Great Britain 1854 #7 6p Red Violet F-VF MLH, est. $3,250-$3,750

STOUFVILLE, Ontario, Canada – Oakwood Auctions is holding a premium stamp and coin auction to kick off the fall season. The September’s Spectacular Stamps four-day auction takes place September 3-6 beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern time each day. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All estimates are given in United States Dollars (USD).

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