Sale 108: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2935 /   

1926-29 2¢ Red, Specialized Plate Block Collection, valuable specialized collection of various plate numbers and positions on black cards in a file box, also contains 5¢ commemoratives Scott #628, 648 and 650, the vast majority are NH in quantities of 4-69 each (mostly 20-30 each), best are 627 (30), 628 (21), 629 (52), 643 (65), 644 (64), 645 (33), 647 (9), 648 (5), 649 (69), 650 (29), 654 (29), 655 (20), and 657 (24), Fine to Extremely Fine, owner's Scott $25K+.
Scott Nos. 627//657    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,800

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Lot 2936 /   

1926 2¢ Liberty Bell, Specialized Collection, amazing collection of 1926 2¢ Liberty Bell (Sesquicentennial Exposition) including 252 of 300 possible plate blocks of six of this issue, at least 2 but mostly 4-5 positions of each of the 60 plate numbers used to produce this iconic stamp, neatly laid out in mounts on oversized quadrille pages in a deluxe Elbe album with slipcase, nearly all NH and Fine to Very Fine or better, owner's Scott $12,500, rare opportunity to obtain such a collection.
Scott Nos. 627    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 2937 /   

1928-31 Specialized Commemorative Plate Block Collection, nearly all mint NH on black stock pages in a binder, including mostly 2¢ red commemoratives in plate blocks of six or four as issued, with more than 250 all different plate numbers and positions including Scott #650 (12), 651 (40), 654 (12), 655 (13), 657 (17), 680 (20), 681 (20), 682 (20), 683 (8), 688 (9), 690 (27) and 702 (47), also #286 2¢ Trans-Mississippi plate number pairs o.g. (2), and 295 2¢ Pan-American plate/imprint strips of four o.g. (7), and strips of three NH (2), owner's Scott $7000+, great lot for the plate number enthusiast, Fine to Very Fine+.
Estimate    $700 - 900.

Realized: $900

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Lot 2938    

1929-31 Plate Block Accumulation, more than 400 mostly all NH feat. 2¢ Reds and regular issues in quantities of 6-111 each of 19 different between Scott #680//701 on cards or in glassines, mostly matched sets with a great array of plate numbers and positions, highlights Scott #680 (22), 681 (25), 682 (22), 683 (11), 684 (111), 685 (33), 688 (12), 689 (25), 690 (34), 692 (15), 693 (15), 694 (17), 695 (7), 696 (11), 697 (8), 699 (15), 700 (10), 701 (6) and others, owner's Scott $11,600+, Fine to Very Fine+.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 2939 /   

1929-31 Fourth Bureau Issue Specialized Rotary Press Plate Blocks of Four Collection, nearly all mint NH collection on black stock pages in a binder including more than 100 all different plate numbers and positions including a group of Kansas and Nebraska overprints, highlights including Scott #658 (2), 659 (3), 660 (3), 662 (2), 663, 669, 670 (3), 671 (3), 673, 684 (64), 685 (22), 692 (11), 693 (13), 694 (12), 695 (11), 696 (10), 697 (8), 698 (11), 699 (13), 700 (4) and 701 (4), owner's Scott $8900+, Fine to Very Fine+.
Estimate    $800 - 1,200.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 2940 /   

1929 2¢ George Rogers Clark, Specialized Plate Number Collection, complete matched set of 288 different plate number combinations and positions (top left and top right) in mount on pages in a binder, LH/NH, owner's Scott $4K+, hard to duplicate, Fine to Very Fine or better.
Scott Nos. 651    Estimate $300 - 500.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2941 /   

1931-33 Better Grade Plate Blocks, collection/accumulation of more then 900 on black cards or glassines in a red box, mostly never hinged with a nice assortment of plate numbers and positions from about 5 to more than 100 each of 19 different plate blocks including Washington Bicentennials, NH highlights including Scott #703 (108), 704 (11), 705 (70), 706 (58), 707 (113), 708 (4), 709 (22), 710 (14), 711 (15), 712 (55), 713 (10), 714 (20), 715 (11), 716 (54), 717 (58), 719 (6), 724 (45), 725 (65) and 726 (78), owner's Scott $14,800+, fresh, mostly Very Fine or better with many XF-Superb.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,500.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 2942 /   

1931 2¢ Red Cross, Highly Specialized Collection, highly specialized collection of more than 2000, generally NH plate blocks arranged on stock pages in three binders, primarily plate blocks of eight in the four positions of 480 different possible plate number combinations, also 46 different top strips of 20 and numerous other plate blocks of four or 18 and other blocks and position pieces, much high grade gem material present, owner's Scott $6500+, specialist's dream, difficult to duplicate, Fine to Very Fine or better.
Scott Nos. 702    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2943 /   

1931 2¢ Yorktown, Specialized Plate Block Hoard, hard to believe group of more than 1370 virtually all NH plates on black stock cards in two boxes, an amazing variety of plate number combinations and positions, excellent opportunity for the specialist, owner's Scott $5500, Fine to Very Fine or better.
Scott Nos. 703    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $850

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Lot 2944 /   

1931 2¢ Yorktown, Specialized Plate Blocks of 10, second layout collection (with arrows in top and bottom positions), 256 different plate blocks, 128 possible number combinations, on black pages in two binders, high degree of completion of available plate numbers and positions, nearly all NH, Fine to Very Fine or better.
Scott Nos. 703    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $375

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