Antioch, time of Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14 6.8gm AE20 “Star of Bethlehem”
Lot 192 in our auction Saturday 23rd October 2021
Astronomer and Author Michael Molnar has published evidence that this coin depicts Jupiter’s occultation of Aries in 6 B.C., coinciding with the celestial event known as the “Star of Bethlehem.”
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Siege of Mafeking cover rediscovered
A newly rediscovered Siege of Mafeking cover franked with a 1900 Cape of Good Hope three-pence Robert Baden-Powell stamp (Scott #180) more than doubled its estimate at a west-coast auction on April 2.
All Nations marks 1,350 sales
“Our 1,350th auction 26th February 2022 was a success in spite of world events,” said owner and auctioneer Brian Grant Duff. “The collectibles market is resilient. We had bids from as far away as the London international show and a normal amount of bidders..”
The following lot offered a used $3 Jubilee stamp, which was tied by a Winnipeg cancel and sold for $708 on a $400 estimate.
All Nations and Canada Stamp Finder brokered the sale of the finest of two known pairs of the 170 year old 12d Black, for $165,000 in August 2021. This pair is illustrated in Howes’ Canada handbook and has previously graced the Pack, Adler, Jephcott, Leggett, Hillmer, and Cantor collections.
Canadian Stamp News: Rare used 12-penny black pair brings $165K
1871 John A. Macdonald Treaty of Washington Cover & letter to J.S. Helmcken Realized $20,000 in our 2021 Milestone 1,300th auction
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Penny Black says thanks for making our 1400th auction a success
