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Sparks Auctions has new owners
Chris Green says he and new Sparks Auctions co-owner Eliseo Temprano have ‘many innovations that we look forward to launching over the coming months.’
Ottawa philatelists Chris Green and Eliseo Temprano are the new owners of Sparks Auctions. “Having been involved with Sparks in its earliest days, I’m delighted to be working with the team to see the company through its next stage of growth,” says Green, who will lead the philatelic aspects of the business. The Ottawa-based company... Continue reading →
More counterfeits of modern Canadian stamps emerge
Genuine (left), 2021 counterfeit, 2024 counterfeit ‘P’ coil stamps.
It seems the flood of counterfeit postage stamps that keeps showing up in certain countries has finally, and again, impacted Canadian postage stamps. While Canadian stamps have been counterfeited a number of times in the 2000’s, these have mostly been first-class (‘P’) values in booklets of 10. In approximately 2021, two counterfeits were found from... Continue reading →