Sparks 56th Auctions Spring 2026 - Stamps & Postal History of the World

Home

Queen Victoria

Search for auction content

Price Range

Price from

Price to

Catalog No.

Catalog

Catalog number

Categories

Search for auction content

Price Range

Price from

Price to

Catalog No.

Catalog

Catalog number

Index

Great Britain Queen Victoria

Lot 692

150.00 CAD

Live

1853 (April 15), 1sh Embossed on transatlantic folded letter from Leeds to Massachusetts, the stamp with four clear margins, cancelled with

1853 (April 15), 1sh Embossed on transatlantic folded letter from Leeds to Massachusetts, the stamp with four clear margins, cancelled with centrally-struck “447” barred numeral, blue Leeds double split-ring despatch strike, manuscript “Pr. Canada” ship notation in manuscript, reverse with Liverpool (16 Apr) transit backstamp struck on front with red “5 CENTS” and Boston Br Pkt Paid c.d.s. (29 Apr), a fine and scarce franking. (Sc. 5, $1,350)

Lot 693

90.00 CAD

Live

1856 (August 10), three-colour combination franking to Spain, bearing 1d red-brown perforated, 2d blue perforated, and 1s Queen Victoria

1856 (August 10), three-colour combination franking to Spain, bearing 1d red-brown perforated, 2d blue perforated, and 1s Queen Victoria Embossed, margins touching on three sides and close at top, the trio tied together by barred numeral "15", endorsed "via France"; Calais entry c.d.s. on face with blue "8" and "Rs" handstamps; reverse with Lombard Street Maltese Cross (9 Aug) and Barcelona c.d.s. in blue (13 Aug); horizontal file fold through adhesives, otherwise fine.

Great Britain Queen Victoria

Great Britain Queen Victoria Autographs

Lot 694

300.00 CAD

Live

1865 (May 17), Liverpool to Eckernforde, Schleswig, 9d single-franking folded letter, franked with 9d bistre, Plate 2, tied by

1865 (May 17), Liverpool to Eckernforde, Schleswig, 9d single-franking folded letter, franked with 9d bistre, Plate 2, tied by neatly-struck Liverpool 466 duplex, endorsed "via Hamburg" in manuscript,with London transit (18 May), dual Hamburg oval and "St. P.A. Hamburg" c.d.s. backstamps (19 May), filing folds, an attractive and uncommon franking.

Great Britain Queen Victoria Autographs

Great Britain Queen Victoria

Great Britain Queen Victoria Autographs

Lot 695

120.00 CAD

Live

1867 (March), London to Paris, France, Sir George Hayter signed cover, franked with 4d vermilion plate 8 tied by LONDON NW/8 duplex, ANGL.

1867 (March), London to Paris, France, Sir George Hayter signed cover, franked with 4d vermilion plate 8 tied by LONDON NW/8 duplex, ANGL. AMB. CALAIS entry mark on front (14 Mar) with same-day Paris arrival backstamp, back flap with imprint of the Principal Painter Ordinary, signed "G. Hayter" at lower left, light edge creases, scarce. Sir George Hayter (1792–1871), appointed Principal Painter Ordinary to Queen Victoria on the death of Sir David Wilkie and knighted in 1841, is best known for his historic and royal portraiture including the State Portrait of Queen Victoria and several scenes of the 1838 Coronation.

Great Britain Queen Victoria

Lot 697

150.00 CAD

Live

1870 (March 17), London to Athens, Greece, 8d rate folded letter, with contents, franked with 6d dull violet (Plate 8) and 2d blue (Plate

1870 (March 17), London to Athens, Greece, 8d rate folded letter, with contents, franked with 6d dull violet (Plate 8) and 2d blue (Plate 13), tied by London E.C. "98" duplex (March 17), endorsed "Grece / via Marseille", with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, manuscript "12" (lepta) in red denoting amount due from the British Post Office to Greece, 2d with clipped perfs at top, a most attractive cover to a rare destination.

Lot 698

300.00 CAD

Live

1870 (May 2), Havana to Buenos Aires, Argentina, routed via London, carried through the London forwarding agents Eesser, Uthoff & Co.,

1870 (May 2), Havana to Buenos Aires, Argentina, routed via London, carried through the London forwarding agents Eesser, Uthoff & Co., franked with Great Britain 1s green, Plate 4 applied for onward transmission and cancelled by London “105” duplex (2 May), the cover endorsed for conveyance via the City of Limerick and carried on the Tait & Co. / River Plate Royal Mail Steamship Company service, a notably short-lived transatlantic and River Plate route operating only from August 1869 to August 1870 and completing just twelve round voyages using four steamers, light filing fold, a scarce and attractive example, fresh and very fine. (S.G. 117)

Lot 700

90.00 CAD

Live

1881 (October 4), Dundee, Scotland to Caracas, Venezuela, 4d single franking, folded letter, with commercial contents, franked with 4d gray

1881 (October 4), Dundee, Scotland to Caracas, Venezuela, 4d single franking, folded letter, with commercial contents, franked with 4d gray brown (Plate 17), tied by Dundee 114 duplex, endorsed "Per French Mail", backstamped with blue Paris Etranger transit (5 Oct) and LIGNE A PAQ FR NO 2 (6 Oct) paquebot c.d.s., some ink smudging to postmark, else a remarkably fresh and attractive cover. (Sc. 84; S.G. 160)

Lot 701

200.00 CAD

Live

1882 (January 5), Isle of Wight to Ahmedabad, India, cover franked with 5d indigo, tied to cover by Shanklin squared circle, to Colonel

1882 (January 5), Isle of Wight to Ahmedabad, India, cover franked with 5d indigo, tied to cover by Shanklin squared circle, to Colonel Harpur at Camp Ahmedabad, Bombay, with "SEA / POST OFFICE / D / JAN. 12." c.d.s. and Ahmedabad Camp (21 Jan) backstamps, small central mark due to wax seal on reverse, else quite fresh and a rare usage from the Isle of Wight.

Lot 702

Scott 110

400.00 CAD

Live

1884, £1 brown-lilac Queen Victoria, watermark Three Crowns, lettered BG-GB, well-centred with intact perforations and margins fully clear

1884, £1 brown-lilac Queen Victoria, watermark Three Crowns, lettered BG-GB, well-centred with intact perforations and margins fully clear of the design on all sides, some lightly soiled perfs, but a challenging stamp, fine-very fine. (S.G. 185, £3,000)

Great Britain Queen Victoria

Great Britain Queen Victoria Postal stationery

Lot 703

Scott 123

500.00 CAD

Live

1888, £1 brown-lilac Queen Victoria, watermark Three Orbs, lettered DR-RD, well-centred with intact perforations and margins fully clear

1888, £1 brown-lilac Queen Victoria, watermark Three Orbs, lettered DR-RD, well-centred with intact perforations and margins fully clear of the design on all sides, bold cancellations, a couple slightly discolored perfs, but a difficult stamp, of superior centring than what is commonly found, with Scott assigning a 25% premium to the assigned catalogue value for such quality, very fine. (S.G. 186, £4,500)

Great Britain Queen Victoria Postal stationery

Lot 960

Video

100.00 CAD

Live

Great Britain, 1807/1901, Victorian and pre-Victorian postal history collection of 143 covers and stationery, with early stampless folded

Great Britain, 1807/1901, Victorian and pre-Victorian postal history collection of 143 covers and stationery, with early stampless folded letters and progressing through the classic period with early imperforate and perforated Penny Reds on folded letters, 1d embossed Victorian postal stationery, wrappers, and a substantial section of surface-printed issues featuring a variety of plate numbers, continuing into multiple frankings and several registered postal stationery envelopes, the postmarks particularly varied with duplex and squared circle strikes from numerous cities and towns and to a wide array of destinations, some fronts and several items with typical small faults, mostly fine to very fine.