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My Purchase At Brigham's Small Queen Auction

 
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Posted 04/17/2016   5:25 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Stuart MacNeil to your friends list Get a Link to this Message



This is the stamp I bought (stole) at Brigham's auction yesterday. It just fell through the cracks right into my greedy little hands. I hadn't even targeted this lot as I thought it would be too expensive. All in it cost $181.00 CDN. The three lots that I did go for went far above my budget so getting this one made my day!
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Posted 04/17/2016   6:33 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Gilles le timbre to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Nice one Stuart. I was not so lucky as the 4 lots I bid on all went for higher bids. In fact, looking at the realizations, looks like this was another very successful auction.
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Three cheers for courage and good luck. (They often pay off)
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Posted 04/17/2016   7:56 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Stuart MacNeil to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
To be honest, I was in the auction room and I thought the prices were a little nutty. There were major Canadian dealers there and some very serious collectors as well. The interest in this collection puts to rest the arguement that the hobby is dying once and for all I think.
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Posted 04/18/2016   9:34 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jamesw to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Beautiful stamp! Well played.
I've been to a couple of Maresch auctions and it's the same thing. The dealers in the front row with several numbers buying for customers, several well healed older gentlemen with lots of cash behind, ...and me.
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Posted 04/26/2016   11:21 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Anthraquinone to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

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I've been to a couple of Maresch auctions and it's the same thing. The dealers in the front row with several numbers buying for customers, several well healed older gentlemen with lots of cash behind,


The key here is the older gentlemen bit. In the UK it seems to be that the people with disposable income are pensioners on final salary schemes. The younger and future collectors ? do not usually have that much spare cash to spend and will not have the pensions we have. How many young people do you see at fairs. It is probably this that people mean when they talk about the hobby dying.

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