Sale 47: The Westpex Sale

Lot 3720 /   

Postage Dues Accumulation, 1879-1956, dealer's stock on sales pages and sales cards, with many premium items included, some NH, most LH, a few used, centering generally F-VF or better, quite a few with certificates, needs careful evaluation, please inspect, o.g., hinged or never hinged.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,900

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Lot 3721 /o   

Officials Collection, 1873-79, mounted on Scott album pages; high degree of completion with 1873 issues including complete Agriculture with 10¢-30¢ mint o.g., Executive issue complete, Justice complete including 90¢ mint, complete Navy used, P.O. complete, State issues to 90¢ with 1¢-10¢ mint, Treasury & War issues complete mostly used, few 1879 issues including complete mint War Dept issues; condition varies.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $3,000

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Lot 3722 o   

Officials Collection, 1873-1911, neatly displayed on Scott Specialty pages, mostly used with a few mint, about 300 stamps, some interesting cancels, values to 90¢, some duplication, catalog value approaching $10,000, generally F-VF, please inspect.
Scott No. O1//O126    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 3723 /o   

Local & Carrier Forgery Collection, hundreds of stamps on album pages; includes a nice representation of semi-official carriers, local issues including a selection of more common genuine issues, good showing of forgeries including the occasional scarce item, other items including business school stamps, CSA with fake and bogus, etc.; worth review.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 3724 /o   

Express and Parcel Stamp Collection, over 150 labels and stamps arranged in stockbook; various express frank stamps and origin labels including Wells, Fargo & Co. with Indian portrait franks, Adam Express, U.S. Express Co. franks, Dimes Express Co., Boston Parcel Delivery, Erie & New England Express Co., American Express Co., Brinks, Piercys, and many others.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $550

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Lot 3725 /   

Rattlesnake Island Local Post Collection, 1966-2010, comprehensive collection mounted on pages in two binders; stamp issues and covers spanning the life of the post, stamp issues include perf varieties, errors and full sheets, covers and souvenir post cards from 1867 on including full sets on cover; includes signed J. Wells book and catalog (collection catalogs $3,170 by Wells).
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $550

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Lot 3726 /o   

Telegraph Stamp Collection, mounted on Scott albums with high degree of completion throughout; with better including genuine 1¢ City & Suburban Telegraph (6T1), complete Commercial Union issues, North American issue #10T1-10T3 & 10T5-10T6 (total cat $1,900), Northern N.Y. issues, complete Pacific Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., Postal Telegraph Co. issues with many better including #15T12 (corner crease), 15T16, 15T18, 15T49A-B, etc., good showing of official issues including #15TO25 & 15TO28, Western Union issues missing only 16T1 for total completion, also includes a section of unlisted telegraph issues; condition a little mixed yet a bit above the norm, Scott cat approximately $9,400 for listed items.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $3,750

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Lot 3727    

Postal Stationery Cut Square Collection, 1851-1973, powerful display in Scott Specialty album, virtually all mint with the occasional used, exceptionally clean and most with ample margins, including many higher values to $600 or more, with postage value to 90¢; the very occasional used example; also including many Specimens; unusually detailed descriptions for Dies, paper colors, printing details, etc; reliable owner's 2012 Scott Catalog value exceeding $45,000, seldom offered with such completion, close inspection will provide great satisfaction.
Estimate    $7,500 - 10,000.

Realized: $10,500

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Lot 3728 /o   

Stamped Envelopes & Wrappers Collection, 1853-1932, neatly displayed in six Scott Specialty type albums, with a strong range of material from the Nesbitt's and "star dies" onwards, mostly unused and attractive, individual items with catalog values to $500 or more each, all meticulously identified, often with knife etc; note excellent range of scarce revalued overprints; also many Specimens, couple essays including "patented return envelope"; highlights far too numerous to list; owner's very reliable 2012 Scott Catalog value well over $36,000, condition F-VF or better, please inspect.
Estimate    $5,000 - 7,500.

Realized: $8,000

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Lot 3729 /o   

United States Postal Stationery Collection, 1853-2009, includes cut square collection in Scott album with strong 1853 Nesbitt issues mostly used, 1860-61 issues including #U28 used and #U29 mint, 1861 high values and later better mint high values present including 1870-71 12¢-90¢ issues complete mostly mint, 1874 issue with most high values present mint, etc., good showing of later issues including 1920's surcharges with better, some airmails and a selection of entires mostly mint; condition a little varied with many nice full cut squares.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,900

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