Sale 108: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1849 o   

Official Seal - Typeset, blue, well centered, manuscript "Dillon" and horizontal crease from use, F.-V.F. appearance, one of only three recorded examples and illustrated in Scott.
Scott Nos. LOX14    $1,250.

Realized: $600

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Lot 1850 o   

Official Seal - Typeset, black, well balanced margins, creased and torn from use as usual, Fine appearance, one of only four recorded off-cover examples, Scott value as faulty.
Scott Nos. LOX15    $600.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1851 o   

Official Seal - Typeset, blue, well centered with large margins, canceled by machine bars, creased from use, Fine appearance.
Scott Nos. LOX16    $650.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1852    

Official Seal - Typeset, dark blue, printed on both sides, well centered printing on both sides with complete impression, o.g., two hinge remnants, small thin spot, Very Fine appearance, one of only two recorded examples of this variety.
Scott Nos. LOX17a    $750.

Realized: $290

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Lot 1853    

Official Seal - Typeset, black on light green, type II, "Birmingham, Ala.", large margins, strong color and impression, thin at top center and valued as such by Scott, Fine, the only recorded example of this seal.
Scott Nos. LOX20A    $1,500.

Realized: $575

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Lot 1854    

Official Seal - Typeset, black, Berkeley, Cal., original gum, large margins, Extremely Fine, scarce, with approximately nine unused examples known (Kotanchik, p. 220).
Scott Nos. LOX21    $500.

Realized: $140

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Lot 1855 o   

Official Seal - Typeset, black, Berkeley, Cal., part of wavy machine cancel, horizontal crease from use; some tone spots, Fine and rare, one of three recorded examples, the listing example in Scott.
Scott Nos. LOX21A    $1,000.

Realized: $450

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Lot 1856    

Official Seal - Typeset, black on blue, o.g., paper h.r., vertical crease at left, Very Fine, ex-Lyons, Richardson.
Scott Nos. LOX22    $2,150.

THE UNIQUE LISTING EXAMPLE OF THE PETALUMA TYPESET SEAL.

It is not known exactly when this seal was produced, but it cannot have been before 1904 as the Petaluma Cal. post office was not opened until July of that year.

References: Illustrated and described in detail in Kotanchik (p. 222). Illustrated in Scott Catalogue where noted, "No. LOX22 is unique. It is creased and valued as such." .

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 1857 o   

Official Seal - Typeset, black, signed and torn from use that has been reinforced, Fine appearance, the only recorded example of this seal.
Scott Nos. LOX23    $1,000.

Realized: $750

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Lot 1858    

Official Seal - Typeset, black, o.g., margins wide to just clear at bottom, F.-V.F. appearance, only three recorded examples, ex-Kotanchik.
Scott Nos. LOX25    $800.

Realized: $525

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