Sale 85: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2626 /o   

Bechuanaland, Collection, 1886-1965, nice old-time collection on Scott pages, many better items (#54, 55, 65, 93 - all mint) and includes 6 high value Revenues (not counted), mixed condition, generally o.g., F-VF, many interesting items.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $675

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Lot 2627 /o   

Belgium, Collection, 1849-1998, strong near complete mostly mint collection housed in two Scott albums; regular issue with highlights including Scott #23 mint (cat $250), #39 used 5fr high value (cat $1,450), #47 used ($300), 108-22 mint ($362), 124-37 mint set ($646), 221 mint ($250), etc., back-of-the-book in similar fashion with semi-postal including 16 different souvenir sheets for Orval Abbey (B303-B304), B513a n.h. ($425), airmails, dues, strong newspapers and railroad issues, etc.; nice condition throughout, with detailed inventory list, owner's Scott cat $20,314.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

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Lot 2628 /o   

Belgium, Accumulation, mix of dealer's stock and collection remainders on album pages, stock cards, glassines, etc., the wide range of issues from early classics to back-of-the-book, also includes parcel receipt hoard and some covers.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Lot 2629 /o   

Bolivia, Cover & Stationery Collection, 1867-1912, of 49 items identified on pages; includes two singles of the 1867 5c Condor issue on front Potosi to Cobija with prestamp mark tying (Sobohispo cert.), number of 1868 Coat of Arms issues on cover including usage to England, later Arms issues including 1893 registered multi-franking to Chile, bisect usages of various issues, selection of some nice stampless including later diplomatic mail, airmail, selection of mint postal cards including two 1890 essay cards (both with Gugliano certs, one listed as unique); a nice group worth evaluation.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

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Realized: $1,250

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Lot 2630 /o   

Brazil, Collection, 1843-78, specialized mostly used collection housed in quadrille pages in early Centennial album, with a strong focus on cancellations; starting with 1843 60r x3, 1844-46 issues with various issues in duplication showing a nice range of cancels, pairs and strips, including 600r value, 1850 issues mostly used again with many multiples of the 30r, block of 10 of the 60r and multiple examples of the high values, 1854-66 issues in similar fashion with multiples, mint, mixed issue franking on piece, etc., an impressive section of following Don Pedro issues with over 2,000 perforated, imperf and roulette issues including mint, fancy and color cancels, NYBN Co. inscription, etc., includes some literature; a wonderful collection for the Brazil cancel specialist.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

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Realized: $2,400

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Lot 2631

Brazil, Reference Collection, extensive lot of 284 fakes and forgeries, mostly Bulls-eye and Cats-eye issues; fabulous reference with wide variety of forgers.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2632    

British Africa, Covers, Cards & Stationery, 19th and early 20th Century mint and used accumulation with over 200 items in a small box, many scarce and better from Br. Bechuanaland, Br. Central Africa, Br. East Africa, Cape of Good Hope, Egypt, Lagos, Orange River Colony, Rhodesia, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Transvaal etc., worth a close look.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2633 /o   

British Africa, Group, mostly 19th Century mint and used collection on homemade pages, value in Cape of Good Hope triangles plus interesting Mauritius, also St. Helena, Seychelles etc., old-time group, worth inspection.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2634    

British Africa, George VI Covers, accumulation of more than 400 including Ascension, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Gambia, Gold Coast, Kenya Uganda Tanganyika, Mauritius, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, St. Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Swaziland, Tristan Da Cunha, and Zanzibar.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 2635 /o   

British America, Group, mostly 19th Century mint and used collection on homemade pages, including Antigua 4a, 8, Bahamas 14, 16, 19, Barbados 11, 15, 16, Falkland Islands 6, 7, 15, 18, neat little old-time group.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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