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Sale 33: The Westpex Sale

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Worldwide Airmails: Collections & Balances

Lots 3804-3806

Lot 3804    

Worldwide, Air Mail Cover Collection, 1930-1950. Well over 1000 covers mainly Trans-Pacific mail, before, during and after WWII, with Pan-American first flights, Clipper mail, including first day covers and other philatelic items; 100's of censored commercial mail much from Hawaii, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Manila and other Asian origins. Also including some relevant literature and research information (no photo).
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $5,000

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Lot 3805    

Worldwide, Worldwide Zeppelin Cover Group Latin America, 1931-1936. 12 mostly better Zeppelin covers, including Argentina, Bolivia (2), Paraguay (6) and Uruguay on homemade annotated pages, generally Very Fine (no photo).
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $725

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Lot 3806    

Worldwide, Airmail covers OAT & AV2, 1940-55. About 600 or so covers with Airmail Directional Handstamps, much from the Smythe collection, fascinating assemblage from Asian, Middle Eastern, European, Latin American and African origins such as Thailand, China, Borneo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Palestine, Finland, Belgian Congo, etc., to name just a few; much related to the spreading chaos of WWII on the movement of the airmails and the post-War reestablishment and proliferation of airmail service; some pouch tags and airmail labels and also including essential resource material of handbooks, articles and correspondence on the subject (no photo).
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $25,000

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Lots 3804-3806

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