Monthly Archives: December 2014
Back of the book does well in third Brigham sale
A corner block of this 14-cent war tax, with the overprint shifted, vanDam #FX28, sold for $600.
The third sale of the Ron Brigham Collection featured material acquired but never publicly shown by Brigham, who was a prolific and successful exhibitor of Canadian stamps. Unlike the two previous sales, held at the Toronto Airport Hilton Hotel, the third sale was held Nov. 22, at the Brampton Golf Club. At the second sale, held this spring, Brigham had said he would be moving to a different location. “The house was full, and there was lots of Internet bidding,” Charles Verge, chief operating officer of the firm, said. “Part of that too was that it had something for everyone, because it wasn’t just Queens or Admirals,” he said. “Plus a lot of the items hadn’t seen the light of day for some time.” Continue reading →
