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Sale 30: The Westpex Sale

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U.S. General Collections

Lots 2291-2300 Lots 2301-2310 Lots 2311-2320 Lots 2321-2330 Lots 2331-2340 Lots 2341-2350 Lots 2351-2355

Lot 2291 P   

Classic Plate Proof Stock, 1845-1903. An extensive holding of India and card proof arranged in old-time stockbook, India proofs staring with an array of 1861 issues including re-issues, Pictorials including set, selection of Banknotes including small banknote blocks, Columbians, back-of-the-book including an extensive section of Officials with many complete sets in blocks, newspapers & good 1st-3rd issue revenues, card proofs including #3P4-4P4, 1857 re-issues, 4 1861 set including additional, 1869 Pictorials, Banknote issues in quantities including blocks, Columbians including $5 values, back-of-the-book including State Department dollar values, newspapers and revenues, various set envelopes, etc.; a remarkable holding with careful evaluation.
Estimate    $10,000 - 15,000.

Realized: $16,000

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Lot 2292 P   

19th Century Plate Proof Collection, 1845-93. Hundreds of card & India proofs arranged in stockbook with modest duplication throughout, including 1875 reprints of the 1857 issue, 1861 issues with both card & India proofs for most denominations and including a few blocks, Banknotes mostly in duplication including small banknote blocks, Columbians with denominations except 50¢, back-of-the-book issues including early special delivery, early due sets, Official with near complete denominations, etc.; bright fresh material throughout, a nice collection of the specialist.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,900

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Lot 2293 /o   

United States Collection, 1847-1968. Powerful mint and used neatly hinged in Scott Specialty album, mostly used in the earliest, including #1 & 2, nice looking 30c F grill, 1869 complete used to 30c, Banknotes well represented to 90c used with the occasional mint, Columbians and Trans Mississippi complete mint (some with faults), Pan American, Louisiana Purchase & Jamestown all mint, #275 & 278 both mint; Washington-Franklins many mint, especially good coils correctly identified, later perf'd coil waste fresh and bright; Lincoln bluish, #443-7 mint pairs, mint #519, 523-4, 547, 545-6, 595 o.g., n.h., White Plains sheet, fresh bright Kansas-Nebraska, mint C13-15; excellent Officials mint. Condition mixed on the earlies, afterwards generally F-VF, Fine or better.
Estimate    $10,000 - 15,000.

Realized: $11,000

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Lot 2294 o   

United States Collection, 1847-1920's. Used in Scott album with a high degree of well centered material throughout; starting with 4-margin #1 (sound with cert), 1851 issues including #15 right margin single (sound with cert) & A 12¢ pair, nice 1857 issues including #30A (sound with cert), 12¢ & 24¢, 1861 issues with good mid & higher values, grills including 3¢ D grill, large margin 10¢ & 12¢ E grills (sound with certs), etc., 1869 Pictorials with large margin 6¢, 12¢, 15¢ type II & 30¢, strong completion in Banknotes, Columbians up to the $1, small bureaus with 1895 issue to the $2 complete, $2 Trans-Miss, strong showing of early 20th century with useful commemoratives, 2¢ Lincoln bluish (cert), Wash-Frank including coils, etc., back-of-the-book with airmails including #C13-C14, deliveries & dues, etc.; condition mixed with many large margin (including jumbos) well centered items, accompanied by over 20 certificates.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $13,000

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Lot 2295 /o   

United States Collection, 1847-1976. In 2 albums; starting with sound #1, basic 1851 types complete and sparse 1860-67, 1869 Pictorials to the 30¢ (no #119), strong banknotes to high values and later mint, Columbians to the 50¢ mostly mint, 20th century mint sets including Pan-Am's, Louisiana and Jamestown, #369 used, Wash-Franks with a many very fine or better center mint including better coil pairs & line pairs (many with certs), sparse in 1920's, useful back-of-the-book with good special deliveries, dues, offices in China complete (#K1-K14), Ducks from #RW1-RW2 on, condition mixed, worth careful evaluation.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $5,500

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Lot 2296 o   

Classic Stock, 1847-1920's. Used arranged on pages in stockbook with a high degree of well centered material throughout, from 4-margin #1 on including over ½ dozen large margin #11's, nice 1861-67 issues, good Pictorials, Banknotes to high values, later 19th & 20th century issues with many gem center items, sometimes in quantities up to the high values, good range of Wash-Frank issues, fair selection of back-of-the-book, etc.; worth evaluation especially for the used collector.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 2297 /o   

United States Collection, 1847-1920's. Housed in Scott International; mostly used basic 1847-51 denominations (sound #1 with cert), same 1857's to the 24¢, 1867 grills including 3¢ D. grill and unused 10¢ F. grill, 1869 Pictorials up to the 30¢, good Banknotes including top values, mint Columbians to the 50¢ (missing 6¢), nice array of turn-of-the-century */o, Wash-Franks with strength in mint coil pairs and later completion, coil waste, basic 4th bureaus on, back-of-the-book including mint 1st-2nd issue airmails, C14, good deliveries and dues, offices in China complete mint, some Officials, Parcels complete mint, */o Ducks, etc.; condition mixed as to be expected with nice material throughout.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $10,000

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Lot 2298 /o   

Used Classic Stock, 1847-1929. Fairly comprehensive selection of issues, mostly in duplication, arranged in two stockbooks; used from a couple #1's on with 1851 issues to the 10¢, 1861 issues up to the 90¢, 1867 grill worth careful inspection, 1869 Pictorial with issues up to the 24¢, Banknotes with later mint in duplication, Columbians strong in mint mid-values, mint Pan-Am's to the 10¢, 1902 definitives, some later early commemoratives and Wash-Franks including mint coil pairs with better and a few gem center regular issues, 4th bureaus including some Kans-Nebr's, etc.; condition mixed with lots of value throughout.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $5,500

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Lot 2299 /o   

United States Collection, 1847-2004. Housed in 4 Scott albums; 19th century sparse used with some useful Columbians & small bureaus, Wash-Franks mostly used, later issues with plate blocks to modern including souvenir sheets, useful back-of-the-book; worth as look.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 2300 /o   

United States Collection, 1851-1939. A strong mint & used collection housed in Scott album with a high degree of quality throughout; starting with a set of the 1932 New Haven provisional reprints, 1851 issues with large margin #11 unused & used #15 (certs), 1857 issues with mint #30A and a scarce used #34 (sound with cert), high values with unused 24¢, 1861 issues with used #62B and high values */o, better grills including 3¢ D. grill (sound with cert), E & F grills including mint, few 1869 Pictorials with #188 (sound with cert) & a 90¢, strong Banknotes including used grills 1¢-6¢ with 10¢ & 30¢ certified (small faults), others with strong mint mid values and used high values, 1888 issues complete mint, small banknotes mostly complete and mint, Columbians strong mostly mint including n.h. 6¢ & 8¢, used $1 & $3 & unused $5, small bureaus with good completion to mid values mostly mint and some high values including 1895 $5 mint, Trans-Miss mint missing only 8¢ & 50¢ values, Pan-Am's mint mostly n.h., 1902 definitives mint to 15¢, good early 20th century commemoratives including 2¢ Lincoln bluish, mint Wash-Frank issues strong with a high degree of completion in single format with many better high values, strong in coil pairs, later dollar values, coil waste, etc., near completion in 4th bureau issues including complete 1922 issues, Kans-Nebr, back-of-the-book with complete airmails including Zepps mint, complete special deliveries (one stamp used), strong dues from first issues on mostly mint with complete 1891 issues mint, 1895 issues complete mostly mint, other complete mint including Offices in China, Parcel Posts, Handling & P.P. Dues, few newspapers, mint Ducks to 1976 missing only #RW2; condition little mixed to be expected with many better and much n.h., accompanied by well over 80 certificates, a wonderful collection well worth careful evaluation.
Estimate    $15,000 - 20,000.

Realized: $27,000

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