Sale 78: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1869    

Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, top margin plate block of 12 with plate no.'s "8493" & "8492", double "Top" and arrow, o.g., never hinged, fresh with strong colors, Fine.
Scott No. C3    $2,000.

Realized: $800

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Lot 1870    

Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, top margin plate block of 12 with plate no.'s "8493" & "8492", double "Top" and arrow, o.g., lightly hinged, strong colors, bottom left stamp with perf flaw at left, otherwise Fine.
Scott No. C3    $1,250.

Realized: $450

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Lot 1871    

Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, center inverted, Peter Winter engraved forgery, block of 4, without gum, rich colors, Fine, a very scarce forgery.
Scott No. C3a    Estimate $300 - 400.

Peter Winter of Bremen apparently began offering forgeries sometime in the early 1980's. By 1985 he had arranged to launch a major marketing scheme. A catalog was issued under the name ProPhilForum picturing and pricing forgeries of many classic stamps, about 185 different in total with an addition of 31 cover fronts. The forgeries themselves were produced by an art printer in Germany. Mostly they were photolithographs, but a few were engraved.

Realized: $475

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Lot 1872

Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, center inverted, Peter Winter engraved forgery, circular town cancel, Fine, one of only a handful of "used" examples created by Winter.
Scott No. C3a    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $190

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Lot 1873    

Airmail, 1923, 16¢ dark blue, o.g., never hinged, large evenly balanced margins and precision centering, rich color and pristine freshness, Superb, a wonderful gem; with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (Graded Superb 98, SMQ $1,350).
Scott No. C5    $130.

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Lot 1874    

Airmail, 1923, 16¢ dark blue, block of 9, o.g., never hinged, bold color, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. C5    $1,080.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1875    

Airmail, 1923, 16¢ dark blue, bottom margin plate no. "14828" block of 6, o.g., never hinged, with lightened signature of Postmaster General Harry S. New in margin, choice allover centering, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. C5    $2,150.

Realized: $700

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Lot 1876 /   

Airmail, 1923, 24¢ carmine, bottom margin plate no. "14843" block of 6, o.g., top left and bottom center stamps lightly hinged, others never hinged, strong color, F.-V.F.
Scott No. C6    $1,850.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1877    

Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin complete, o.g., never hinged, rich colors, a Very Fine and choice set; each with 2015 P.S.A.G. certificate.
Scott No. C13-C15    $1,750.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 1878    

Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin complete, plate number singles, o.g., never hinged ($2.60 small natural gum skips), nice overall centering, a Very Fine set; each with 2015 P.S.A.G. certificate.
Scott No. C13-C15    $1,750.

Realized: $900

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