Spring Sale 2020

Auction Details

Welcome to the exciting Spring Sale 2020!

The Auction takes place at 6pm on Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings, April 30th, May 1st & May 2nd, with lot viewing taking place during the day, 10am-4:30pm, by Appointment.

Internet, Phone, Fax, eMail, Mail, and Living Online Bidding.

Contact us to order your copy of the beautiful catalogue of items in this sale.

Buyer’s Premiums will be added on all items as per the Terms & Conditions of the sale. Invoices will be emailed out after all sessions of the Spring Sale have concluded.

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Canadian Bank of Commerce, $5 Type of 1888-1912, Coloured Back Proof1581Canadian Bank of Commerce, $5 Type of 1888-1912, Coloured Back Proof
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
mounted on card, miniscule corner tip missing.  Depicts the Head Office in Toronto.
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 140.00
Canadian Bank of Commerce1582Canadian Bank of Commerce
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
1917 $10 face proof on card, Black printing only, with some wrinkling and light staining.  Also a $10 back in green (issued colour was
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold for 200.00
Dominion of Canada, die proof vignette, Lady Grey1583Dominion of Canada, die proof vignette, Lady Grey
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
on card.  Engraved by ABN, # A-11, but title, die number and imprint are absent, thus likely printed prior to hardening of the die.[x=
Estimate : 90.00 - 135.00
Sold for 70.00
Dominion of Canada, die proof vignette, Lady Grey1584Dominion of Canada, die proof vignette, Lady Grey
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
unmounted.  Engraved by ABN, # A-11.  Portrait is used on 1911 $1 Dominion notes, DC-18.
Estimate : 90.00 - 135.00
Sold for 75.00
Dominion of Canada, die proof vignette, Sir John A. Macdonald1585Dominion of Canada, die proof vignette, Sir John A. Macdonald
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
engraved by Canada Bank Note Co. and used on 1886 $2 Essaie.  Similar to portrait on DC-30, 1896 $5,000 Bank Legal and, slightly enlar
Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold for 75.00
Dominion of Canada, Potpourri.1586Dominion of Canada, Potpourri.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Die Proof Vignettes: Great Seal of Canada, in black, similar but not identical to back of 1878 $1 Dominion note and face of 1882 $4; Dominion Arms vig
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for 84.00
Dominion of Canada Mixture1587Dominion of Canada Mixture
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Pantograph, "Dominion of Canada / Two" in green; larger sheet, pantograph "Dominion of Canada" in black.  "Domini...
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold for 72.00
Canadian Bank of Commerce, Progress Proof1588Canadian Bank of Commerce, Progress Proof
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
1917 back (all denominations).  A quite early stage - the two individuals are mostly just sketched out, and no denomination is specifi
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold for 325.00
Selection of Eight Financial Documents1589Selection of Eight Financial Documents
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Bond: British Columbia Hydro,1982; Share Certificates: Hunter Douglas 1969; Canadian Javelin Ltd., 1974; British Controlled Oil Fields Ltd. Voting Tru
Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold for 72.00
Government Die Proof Vignettes on full card1590Government Die Proof Vignettes on full card
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
B-12 (altered in pencil to B-13), Provincial crests, somewhat similar to back of 1914 $2 but probably created for use on bonds; Canada B-15, Great Sea
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 72.00
Die Proof Vignette:  Wolfe's Monument,1591Die Proof Vignette:  Wolfe's Monument,
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
ABN #185, on full card.
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 54.00
Die Proof Vignette: "Arms of Upper Canada"1592Die Proof Vignette: "Arms of Upper Canada"
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson,1858 copyright notice engraved below.  This lovely allegorical vignette was used on the high denomina
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold for 132.00
Province of Ontario Savings Office Cheque Book, 1920s1593Province of Ontario Savings Office Cheque Book, 1920s
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
110 University Ave. Toronto branch.  Eighteen unused cheques remain.  Lot includes $10 Coupon book in panes of fifty 1
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold for 30.00
Die Proof Vignette:  Bank of Montreal Head Office1594Die Proof Vignette:  Bank of Montreal Head Office
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Canada Bank Note Co. die # V-72, featured on backs of  Bank of Montreal 1892 $50, $100.  Marginal notations.
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 160.00
Die Proof Vignettes:  Commercial Bank of Newfoundland.1595Die Proof Vignettes:  Commercial Bank of Newfoundland.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Arms of the bank, at centre of face of all notes of 1888 issue, BABN #256,; also "Cod Fishing #2", BABN #323,  similar to vignet...
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 168.00
City of Philadelphia 6% Bond, 18551596City of Philadelphia 6% Bond, 1855
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
intaglio printed by Draper, Walsh & Co.  Adorned with no fewer than ten vignettes!  City seal is embossed at lower lef
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold for 48.00
City of Providence, RI, $1000 Water Loan bond1597City of Providence, RI, $1000 Water Loan bond
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
intaglio printed by ABNCo.  Three vignettes.  Also included is a die proof vignette, Rebecca, seen at the left of this
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold for 15.00
Canada Bank Note Co., Die Proof Vignette V-48, "Mitchell Factory"1598Canada Bank Note Co., Die Proof Vignette V-48, "Mitchell Factory"
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
and two engraved items upon which this vignette appears, on apparently for letterhead or other office document, and a possible advertising card.
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold for 36.00
Indian With Rifle, "Red Cloud", Vignette on Business Card.1599Indian With Rifle, "Red Cloud", Vignette on Business Card.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Created by Canada Bank Note Co. as Vignette V- 86, became BABN Vignette 428, used on a card of the Toronto News Company (Ref. CPMS Journal 1999 47).
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold for 60.00
Advertising Card, Lactopeptine1600Advertising Card, Lactopeptine
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
for the treatment of Cholera Infantum.  Circa 1885, engraved, with portrait of Dr. J. Marion Sims.
Estimate : 10.00 - 20.00
Sold for 12.00