One of the headline features in the latest issue of Canadian Stamp News (Vol. 51 No. 5), released June 2, is our in-depth preview of Eastern Auctions' landmark Camellia Collections sale of Newfoundland philately. The June 20 auction, titled Pence to Airmails Newfoundland – Part I, is expected to rank among the most important Newfoundland... Continue reading →
The legendary ‘Galway’ cover offered as Lot 550 is regarded as Newfoundland’s most prestigious cover, bearing a unique strip of three of the 1857 two-pence scarlet vermilion on an 1859 cover to Sheldon, Devon. The famed cover carries provenance from legendary collections including Alfred H. Caspary, Lars Amundsen, Chan Chin Cheung and William H. Gross. It has a pre-sale estimate of $250,000-plus.
