Sale 44: The Westpex Sale - Important Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 3183    

Greece, 1900-01 Olympic Overprints. Complete set including 50l Broad "0" variety, o.g. (50l normal & 1d no gum), 50l (Broad "0") creased, Fine.
Scott No. 159-163, 161a    $565.

Realized: $220

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Lot 3184    

Greece, 1900-01 5l on 1d Blue, Extra Row of Vertical Perforations. Block of 4, o.g., bottom left stamp thin, otherwise Very Fine, one of two known blocks showing this rare variety.
Scott No. 159    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $300

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Lot 3185    

Greece, 1900-01 25l on 40l Violet. Horiz. pair, cancelled by "3/Athens3//25 March 1901" cds on registered cover with registry label to Germany, bit of corner wear at top right corner, Very Fine.
Scott No. 160    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 3186    

France, Paris Exposition/U.S. Postal Sta./Apr. 1900. Barr-Fyke machine cancel (Bomar type P00-04) tying France 5c Sage on wrapper to United States with arrival backstamp, Very Fine and rare, a wonderful item of which only 3 examples are recorded, pictured in Bomar.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 3187    

France, Paris/U.S. Postal Station/Apr. 7, 1900. Machine cancel on 2¢ green entire with the printed address of the American Postal Machines Company in Boston, Extremely Fine, ex-Payne.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

This is a rejected design never put into postal use. Only date known is 7 April 1900, with less than 15 known copies according to Frederick Langford. Most probably a collector created "proof" of the marking.

Realized: $550

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Lot 3188    

France, U.S. Postal Station/Paris Exposition/Sep. 5, 1900. Four strikes of duplex cancel (Bomar type P00-01) tying France 1c-4c Sage issued on locally addressed plate proof on card showing Bird's Eye View of Exposition., sender mentions sending card from the American Pavilion at Exposition, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $350

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Lot 3189    

France, United States Postal Station/Sep. 29, 1900/Paris Exposition. Machine flag cancel (Bomar P00-07) tying 5c Sage Gutter Pair on small locally address cover, Extremely Fine and choice.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $280

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Lot 3190    

France, Paris Exposition/U.S. Postal Sta./Oct. 23, 1900. Barry machine cancel (Bomar type P00-06) tying France 50c Sage on small locally addressed cover, light horiz. cover crease affecting adhesive & sealed cover tear at top affecting postmark, Fine and rare, pictured in Bomar.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $675

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Lot 3191    

France, United States Postal Station/Oct. 23, 1900/Paris Exposition. Machine flag cancel (Bomar P00-07) on France 15c Sage Letter card additionally franked with 4c Sage tied by second type Exposition postmark, the scarce "U.S. Postal Station/Paris Exposition" (Bomar P00-01) duplex cancel of same date, Very Fine, a scarce item with two different type of Exposition cancellations.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $350

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Lot 3192    

1904 1¢-10¢ Louisiana Purchase Complete. Tied on registered cover to Germany by St. Louis, Mo. oval postmarks and violet "Registered/Sep. 13, 1904/Exposition Station/St. Louis, Mo." handstamp (Bomar STL04-08B) at bottom left, Very Fine and scarce, Less than 5 covers recorded with full sets of the St. Louis commemorative stamps and this
marking.
Scott No. 323-327    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,100

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