Collection: Current Weekly Auction - Closing Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 11:30 pm Atlantic Time

 Welcome to our weekly unreserved auction!  This week, we are pleased to bring you an extensive offering of the United States Fourth Bureau Issue - the set in use from 1922 to 1938. This is a fantastic and beautiful set for the collector who wants classic US without the hefty price tag of the earlier issue.

A look at this will reveal that there is plenty of scope with this issue, and you can definitely collect beyond what is listed in Scott. On these listings you will notice that for the Rotary press printings, I differentiate them by the three different spacings that can be collected between the horizontal and vertical gum breaker ridges that run at right angles to the orientation of the design. These three types were adopted by the Bureau of Engraving and printing, as efforts were made to curb the curling of sheets of stamps. In addition, experiments were conducted on the rollers used to apply the gum, with some leaving no visible striations in the gum and others leaving 12 striations per inch and others leaving 24 striations.

For Canada, we have a selection of Cents issues from the Provinces and Canada, and a specialized offering of the 1875-1888 Registered Issue. There are many highlights, including a well centered mint 5c perf. 12 x 11.75, two different examples of the Burr variety on the 2c, several lovely VF stamps, three covers and three examples of the 8c 

Lots marked with a "(C)" next to the lot number, or in the title are on consignment. Accordingly a 15% buyer's premium will apply to those lots only. 

There are approximately 330 lots this week. The first 132 are listed tonight with the balance to follow tomorrow and Friday. 

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