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Sale 47: The Westpex Sale

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Maritime Mail Balance Lots

Lots 2800-2807

Lot 2800    

Liberia, Great Britain Paquetbot Cancellations, on card & six covers; includes Southampton straight line "Paquetbot" (type 60) on 3¢ Wiles postal card, Liverpool straight line "Paquebot" handstamp in black and purple, Hull straight line "Paquebot" (type 54) on two covers to U.S., also a London Paquebot cds use and Southamplton Ship Letter cds in combination with a Woermann line oval (flaws), generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $170

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Lot 2801    

Liberia, Liverpool Paquetbot Port of Arrival Cancels, 17 covers and cards with postmarks cancelling stamps; nine barred cds (type 12) usages including early 1895 usage on 5¢ entire, 3¢ Wiles postal card usages to various destinations and on cover usages from 1904-40, Post At Sea cds (type 15) on eight 1912-25 covers showing a variety of frankings, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $280

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Lot 2802 o   

Liberia, Maritime Cancellation Collection, stamp and on piece assembly of thousands of stamps mostly on stock and album pages in three books encompassing almost every external postmark on Liberian stamps; includes a section of Woermann Steamship Line oval agent numeral date stamps arranged by numerals including many scarce to rare numerals, other better German steamship cancels including "Aus West - Africa mit Hamburger Dampfer" and "Aus Westafrika" boxed handstamps, scarce later handstamps, section of English Port of Arrival Paquebot Cancels including early issues with Liverpool "466" bar obliterator, Southampton Ship Letter, various Plymouth Paquebot markings, the array of straight line Paquebot handstamps, Freetown transit cds's (A, B, C), various Gold Coast, Dutch shipmarks, etc.; a wonderful study, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 2803    

Liberia, Plymouth Paquetbot Port of Arrival Cancels, 11 covers and cards with postmarks cancelling stamps; small cds (type 30) on 1904 postcard and 3¢ reply postal card to Germany, also on 1922 cover to Germany, boxed "Paquetbot" slogan cancel (type 29) on three 1920's covers with different frankings, 1912 barred cancels (type 31) on post card and corner card cover to Germany, 1930's "Paquebot Posted At Sea" slogan cancel (type 33) on two cover to U.S. (different frankings), large cds (type 35) on 1914 Woermann corner card cover and one other unlisted in Cockrill, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2804

Liberia, Steamship Line Collateral Group, Woermann Line & Elder Dempster & Co. material including Elder Dempster stock certificate, Woermann Line picture postcards showing various steamships including some used from Liberia, various multicolored Woermann line menus, stock photo of Elder Dempster & Co. steamships, etc.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $350

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Lot 2805    

Liberia, Steamship Line Related Covers, group of over 40 covers and cards mostly Woermann line related items; includes some oval date stamp usages from other countries, Woermann corner cards and backflap labels from various Liberian towns, ship endorsed covers, Woermann related picture post cards, 1899 postal card from steamship agent to Elder Dempster Co. in Antwerp, Belguim asking for timetables of their Congo steamers, etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $900

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Lot 2806    

Liberia, United States Maritime Covers, group of 16 covers and cards; includes three 1910 picture post cards from Monrovia with "U.S.S. Des Moines" naval postmarks, straight line Paquetbot markings on three cover to Boston, two with "West Humhaw, Steam Screw" boat markings, two "New York, Paquebot" usages, 1941 "Zarembo, Paquetbot" date stamp, straight line S.S. Amstelkerk handstamp on cover from Harper, etc.; condition a liitle mixed, F.-V.F. overall.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $220

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Lot 2807    

Liberia, West Africian Coast Paquetbot Cancellations, group of 14 covers; includes nine with Freetown "Posted on Steamer" box handstamps (type 52), most with Freetown transit cds's, nice range of usages including commercial, censor, Woermnan line oval handstamp combintion, 1937 Harper to Liverpool with "via Takoradi" endorsement, 1937 use to Pujehun, Sierra Leone, couple with ship markings cancelling, Secondee Paquebot "Sekondi, Gold Coast" cds use (type 37) and four Lagos "Paquebot " straight lines (type 55), generally Very Fine.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $220

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