Sale 47: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2930    

Liberia, 1882-1892 Postal Card Issues, mint entires in quantities, including 1883, 3¢ Sun card (x 27), 1891, 3¢ Hilary card (x 47), 1891, 3¢ defaced card (x 5), 1892, 3¢ Wiles card (x 42), 1892, 3¢+3¢ Paid Reply card (x 26) and 1892, 3¢ Letter card (x 39); severed cards not counted, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Higgins and Gage No. 1-5, A1    Estimate $250 - 350.

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Lot 2931    

Liberia, 1882, 3¢ Rising Sun Postal Card, balance of 12 cards; usages mostly to Germany from Monrovia or Grand Bassa, many with Liverpool transits; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall.
Higgins and Gage No. 1    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $170

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Lot 2932    

Liberia, 1882, 3¢ Rising Sun Postal Card, 5 cards showing a variety of town postmarks; includes Bassa & Harper (type CP.6), Monrovia (types CP.8 & CP.12), also a card from Monrovia to Germany sent in December of 1881 with "466" barred oval applied in Liverpool (no origin postmark), F.-V.F. or better.
Higgins and Gage No. 1    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $100

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Lot 2933    

Liberia, 1882-98 Postal Stationery Issues, mix of over 30 unaddressed entires with CTO cancels; post cards, paid reply, envelopes and wrapper issues, includes postmarks from Monrovia, Grand Bassa, Harper and Robertsport, F.-V.F (no photo).
Higgins and Gage No. 1//E1    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 2934    

Liberia, 1891, 3¢ Johnson Postal Card, balance of 17 cards; usages from Monrovia to Germany, San Marino, Italy and some internal usages, usages between 1891 and 1896, generally Very Fine.
Higgins and Gage No. 2    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $350

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Lot 2935    

Liberia, 1891, 3¢ Johnson Obliterated Postal Card, balance of 36 cards; most fro Monrovia to Germany, includes usages from Harper and (Grand) Bassa (to Fishtown); duplication to be expected, F.-V.F. overall.
Higgins and Gage No. 3    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $220

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Lot 2936    

Liberia, 1891, 3¢ Johnson Obliterated Postal Card, 10 cards selected for various destinations and postmarks; includes usages to Germany, U.S., Norway, Holland, Kwitta & Accra, Gold Coast and a couple internal usages, postmarks include Monrovia, Harper and (Grand) Bassa, Very Fine.
Higgins and Gage No. 3    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $220

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Lot 2937    

Liberia, 1892, 3¢ Wiles Postal Card, balance of 60 cards; mostly usages from Monrovia to Germany with other origins including Harper and Grand Bassa, other destinations including Holland, U.S., Grand Canary, Sierra Leone and the Netherlands; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall.
Higgins and Gage No. 4    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $250

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Lot 2938    

Liberia, 1892, 3¢ Wiles Postal Card, 21 cards selected for various destinations; includes Las Palmas, Grand Canary (to Elder Dempster Co.), Harper to Kwitta, Gold Coast via Accra, Sierra Leone, Grand Bassa to Sweden, Canada, England, Switzerland from Monrovia and Harper, Greenville to Holland, Grand Bassa to Rotterdam, Netherlands, to Germany (2), two to the U.S. (one typewritten), Belgium and several internal usages, F.-V.F. overall.
Higgins and Gage No. 4    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2939    

Liberia, 1892, 3¢ Wiles Postal Card, 15 cards selected for the various town postmarks; includes Greenville rimless, Grand Bassa (rim & rimless), Buchanan (single rim and double rim in violet), Harper includes two rimless (one with four bar killer), single rim (two types) and double rim, Monrovia rimless (wide and narrow letter spacing), single rim (in black and violet) and double rim postmarks; all selected for clear readable strikes, Very Fine.
Higgins and Gage No. 4    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $240

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