Sale 101: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2917

Worldwide, Forgery Reference Collection, collection mounted on guideline leaves with clipping adjacent describing the forgery, note Ceylon, Costa Rica, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, French Colonies, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Honduras, India, Ionian Islands, Japan, Nevis, Suez Canal, Tasmania, etc., also some extra including CSA group, Uruguay 1r red sun issue Sperati, etc.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $300

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Lot 2918    

Worldwide, Official Cover Accumulation, several hundreds loose and in binder, from early stampless to fairly modern; wide range of countries including N.S.W., Tuvalu with official issues, early Cape of Good Hope, Malay with regular postage, Afghanistan, G.B. to U.S. with Secret handstamps, 1926 St. P. & Miquelon "Government PP" handstamp cover, various Mexico usages and a whole host of other countries; nice group for the specialist.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $675

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Lot 2919    

Worldwide, Trans-Oceanic Flight Collection, 1924-52, over 85 better covers plus some photographs in binder; includes 1924 Round the World Clover Field First Leg postmarked Santa Monica, San Francisco, and Seattle with photograph signed by Leigh Wade and two unused Airmail envelopes with autographs of Lowell Smith and Erik Nelson, pair of Amundsen-Ellsworth Polar Expedition postcards (AAMS 1030) with one Returned to Writer (considerably stained) autographed by Bernt Balchen, 1925 MacMillan Aerial Arctic Expedition postal card (AAMS 1031), 1925 San Francisco to Hawaii Nonstop Flight (AAMS 1033a), 1926 unused "mourning" type envelope (AAMS 1041b) carried from Calcutta to Melbourne signed on reverse by Stephen H Smith, 1926 Ship to Shore from SS Homeric at Sea (AAMS 1045) initialed by pilot Sir Alan Cobham, 1927 Nungesser-Coli Search Expedition (AAMS 1055) carried by Floyd Bennett, 1927 First Junkers Attempt Germany to the US (AAMS 1061), 1928 Round the World Mears and Collyer postal card mixed franking postmarked in New York and Manchuria, 1929 Swedish Attempt Stockholm to New York (AAMS 1090a), commemorative cover (Welcome to New York) for 1930 Von Gronau Transatlantic Flight Germany to US sent Aug 26th to Halifax with signatures of Wolfgang von Gronau, Franz Hack, Edward Zimmer and Fritz Albrecht, 1931 First Transatlantic Commercial Flight postal card (AAMS 1130) with William MacLaren autograph, 1931 New York to Copenhagen Transatlantic Flight (AAMS 1140a) scarce covers (only about 30) to make the entire trip & signed by Otto Hillig and Dane Holger Hoiris with an additional Hilling autograph on unrelated envelope, 1931 New York to Budapest postcard (AAMS 1144), Von Gronau Round the World Flight (AAMS 1168b) dispatched Montreal to Chicago, 1933 First Passenger Airplane Flight France to South America (AAMS 1175), 1933 Attempted New York to Lithuania (AAMS 1182) unsigned with another cover that remained local and autographed by Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas (who died during the attempt), 1933 Distance Record Flight New York to Syria fliers Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi have signed a commemorative cover, 1934 First Navy Squadron Flight San Francisco to Hawaii (AAMS 1200) signed by Knefler McGinnis with another autographed by Mc Roberts, Osborned, Cushing, Easley and Stempfel and another signed by Perry and the last by Averill, Mac Robertson Air Race England to Australia (AAMS 1217) signed by Roscoe Turner, 1935 Amphibian Flight (AAMS 1239) autographed by Thor Solbergs, First Flight Midway Island to Wake Island (AAMS 1240) signed R O D Sullivan, 1936 First Flight Manila to Madrid (AAMS 1260) with mixed franking and signatures of Antonio Arnaiz and Juan Calvo, 1937 Air France Dispatch Around the World (AAMS 1288); many lesser priced items not highlighted, a valuable collection hard to duplicate.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $5,250

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Lot 2920    

Worldwide, Mint Zeppelin Collection, extensive collection of mint Zeppelin stamps and labels containing several dozen sets from Argentina to Tripolitania, mounted on stock pages and some are still on the original auction lot pages; highlights include a plethora of German Zeppelins, Scott #C35-C37 (2 sets), C38-C39, C40-C42, C43-C45, C59-C60, Argentina C25-C29, Austria 1933 WIPA labels, Bolivia C24a, Brazil 4CLi-4CL3, 4CL4-4CL5, 4CL8-4CL9, Finland C1, Iceland C9-C11, Italy C12-C13 plus perf and imperf sets San Marino C12-C16 and more.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $3,000

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Lot 2921    

Worldwide, Airmail & Zeppelin Collection, 1911-1939, extensive high end holding of 149 covers and postcards including 61 Zeppelin covers, many better airmails, binder with postcards and more; wide range of covers from Spain, Brazil, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Argentina, mixed franking Brazil and Germany, Hungary, Italy, Germany and Liechtenstein with 11 covers and stamps alone Scott value is $1,890, aviation including vintage Wright Flyer type aircraft and Japanese postcard, 1911 1st U.K. Aerial Post card, 1931 segment 1 DOX "Condor" cover from Natal to Rio, sheet of onboard stationary (folded) from the Hindenburg plus a framed medallion honoring Ferdinand Von Zeppelin; nice quality throughout.
Estimate    $2,500 - 3,500.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 2922    

Worldwide, Postal Stationery Hoard, many thousands in two large boxes; mint and used 19th & 20th century, some better aerogrammes; worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $675

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Lot 2923 /o/   

Worldwide, "Cupon-Respuesta Americoespanol" International Reply Coupons, 10 different; includes España 90c & 2p values, Estados Unidos de Venezuela 25c, Republica de Panama 6c, Republica del Paraguay .30gs (two different types), Costa Rica 30c, Cuba 5c, Republica del Ecuador 80c and El Salvador 15c; scarce group.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $150

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Lot 2924 o   

Worldwide, Postal Stationery, old time collection in a German postcard album, mostly early postal cards from Europe, Japan, some Latin America and British, many with added adhesives, neat group, worth inspection.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $350

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Lot 2925    

Worldwide, Cinderella & Miscellany Accumulation, thousands of items mostly on stockpages in several binders; includes an array of labels including a section WWI French Battalion and Red Cross charity labels, vast array of Christmas seals from various countries, Exposition labels including U.S., Swiss solder stamps, other propaganda and advertising, registry etiquettes, various off beat stamp issues including revenues, telegraph/telephone, locals, stamp oddities, etc.; lots of material, nice group for the eclectic collector.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Realized: $450

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Lot 2926    

Worldwide, Cinderella Label Accumulation, U.S. & world housed in two small albums, a Scott album and some US Christmas seal sheets in a folder; includes Columbian and zeppelin reproductions, Eaton Letter Papers, 1901 Pan American Expo, Israeli labels, 20th century France, Scott album houses US local posts and Cinderellas.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $280

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