A Find Of A Life Time...#32

Hi jogil, I saw the waybacktimes article many years ago. I am not the person who posted it. Interesting coincidence we share the same name though.

Well this stamp is scheduled to be auctioned Oct. 18, 2014 at Eastern Auctions. Thought I would refresh this topic and let you know.

watermark what a fabulous find! I'll keep fingers crossed that it breaks all sales records

Thanks Wartermark for reviving this thread. I'm currently going through a huge lot and checking for all the fun varieties. I wish you the best and hopefully since this is the first to surface since 1935 you get a record sale. Truly a find of a lifetime! I think having the SON will bring it extra value at auction.

Now I'm even more excited to keep looking through my current used lot.

The auction estimate is $300,000 to $400,000...of course I would like it a bit higher...

$500k figure would be nice. I mean come on there is only three in the world and yours is the only one with a SON. Some rich guy has to just have it for his collection.

I wish you all the best on the auction.

I was literally thinking about this auction and stamp a couple days ago. This should be getting top publicity as the days wind down and with the extensive forensic work that was done on her I believe it should hammer down at a tidy sum.

Keeping my fingers and toes crossed...

Just have to ask.. Seeing some of your collection that you have posted here and knowing you are a true variety hunter. Are you having any second thoughts about selling? You have so many re entries, watermarked large queens etc... and I know most you have found by doing your homework not just writing big checks. So you find the canadian holy grail sort of speek , I just have to wonder how loud the voices are saying keep it. In my collection it would be like pearls on a pig but you have some great stuff to almost keep her company. Money aside will there be any regrets or is the satisfaction of the hunt enough to last a lifetime.
Second question-- you must have another special stamp on your want list and I'm sure you will have a little disposable income to up the stamp budget. Are you going to try and fill any other special void in your collection ?

I have no regrets about selling it. I will always cherish the memory of finding it. I gave keeping it consideration early on but as I stated earlier I was keeping it in a safety deposit box which made access to limited. I just hope the buyer is a true philatelist and enjoys it as much as I do.

Yes I will use some of the proceeds from the auction to buy a few goodies for my collection.

watermark,

I add to all the above comments: What a wonderful find! Congratulations,
and wish for a GREAT success on it's sale!

watermark..Do you know what you caused...??
Do you realize how many guys out there that are buying up and looking at every large queen stamp to try and find what you found..??

Including me...haha

by the way - the catalogs for the auctions arrived today. Nice write-up of the stamp and the find.
C.

Wow! And I thought it just caused a ripple...I am still finding plenty to sort though...nope that isn't the fourth one....

ripple....?
more like a tsunami......