Sale 85: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1718    

1979, $1 Lamp, brown (candle flame) inverted, o.g., never hinged, fresh and well centered, Extremely Fine and choice, rare with only about 95 examples accounted for from the only known pane issued.
Scott No. 1610c    $17,500.

Known as the "CIA" invert, the known pane of 100 was sold by the McLean, Virginia post office in the spring of 1986 to an employee of the CIA who had been sent to the post office to buy stamps for the agency. The inverted error was discovered shortly thereafter and nine CIA employees decided to switch the errors for newly purchased normal issues. The story of what happened was eventually leaked and a scandal ensued with four employees being fired.

Realized: $12,000

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Lot 1719    

1976, 13¢ Telephone, red omitted, caused by mis-perfing and mis-registration, slightly disturbed o.g., Very Fine, extremely rare, listed but unpriced in Scott catalog.
Scott No. 1683b    Estimate $400 - 600.

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Lot 1720    

1978, 13¢ CAPEX souvenir sheet, yellow, red and brown omitted, corner margin plate number sheet, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine, an extremely rare error as only on sheet of six sheet where recently discovered, and unique bearing the plate number; with 2014 P.F. certificate for sheet.
Scott No. 1757p    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 1721    

1978, 15¢ Christmas, imperf, corner margin plate block of 12, o.g., never hinged (natural gum wrinkle affecting a couple stamps), bright and fresh, Very Fine, very scarce in plate block format.
Scott No. 1768a    $840 for singles.

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Lot 1722    

1979, 15¢ John Paul Jones, perf 12, o.g., never hinged, choice centering, rich colors on bright paper, Extremely Fine, a rare mint never hinged example of the Perf 12 John Paul Jones Issue, with fewer than 200 examples are believed to exist; with photocopy of 1989 P.F. certificate for sheet.
Scott No. 1789B    $3,000.

This issue was printed by the American Bank Note Company and perforated in three different formats: Perf 11 x 12, Perf 11 All Around and Perf 12 All Around. It is believed that the USPS was unaware that there were different perforations. The Perf 12 all around is by far the rarest.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 1723    

1986, 22¢ Texas, dark red omitted, o.g., never hinged, choice centering, Extremely Fine, very rare with only 20 issued.
Scott No. 2204b    $1,750.

Realized: $750

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Lot 1724    

1987, 22¢ Enrico Caruso, black omitted, right margin single, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine, extremely rare, with only 10 issued.
Scott No. 2250a    $3,500.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 1725    

1987, 22¢ Enrico Caruso, black omitted, right stamp in horizontal strip of 3, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine, extremely rare, with only 10 issued.
Scott No. 2250a    $3,500.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 1726 BK   

1989, 25¢ Christmas, red omitted, single from a booklet pane of 10, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine, extremely rare with only one booklet of 10 ever issued.
Scott No. 2429d    $3,250.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 1727    

1996, 32¢ Flag Over Porch coil, die cutting omitted, strip of 80 with four plate no. "88888" yielding three plate strips of five, two stamps with scuffs, otherwise Very Fine (no photo).
Scott No. 2915Ah    $1,268.

Realized: $350

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