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Sale 108: The Westpex Sale

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Lots 2981-2990 Lots 2991-3000 Lots 3001-3010 Lots 3011-3020 Lots 3021-3030 Lots 3031-3039

Lot 3031    

United States Mint Collection Balance, mix of mint singles and multiple from 1935 to present in various albums and binders filling two large boxes; includes a 5 volume collection in Lighthouse albums with Parks including gutter multiples, Prexies complete including coil line pairs, F.A.'s, $5 Hamilton an lots of later including high values, modern mini sheets, U.N. collection, earlier sheet stock, etc.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $675

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Lot 3032    

United States plate block Collection, 1937-1996, 10 volume Plate Block Collection; an exceptional collection, nearly complete for period in especially nice, Never Hinged condition; includes nice Famous American Set (#859-93) as well as better others; Face value is over $1000!
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $425

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Lot 3033    

Mint Balance, 1938-2000's, mix of material including complete Prexie plate block set to the $5, other high value plate blocks including $5 Hamilton x2, Express Mail booklets, $1 coil strips, Legends recall sheet in folder, 2006 Washington Exposition sheets, etc.; all n.h. with high face value & premium throughout, face value alone is over $1440 just for the high values, please inspect.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 3034    

United States plate block Collection, 1938-80, 7 volume collection on White Ace pages; face value thru $1 values, better includes #906 China, etc.; Never Hinged and nice; Face Value probably $300+.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 3035 /o   

United States, Eclectic Mix, a large box full of mostly 19th century material to diverse to mention (medals, documents, etc.); one of the most interesting lots in this auction.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $525

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Lot 3036    

Coil Issue Stock, 1954-2009, arranged on stock and album pages in binder, includes regular issue pairs, line pairs and strip but also includes many of the good to better imperf coils; starting with the 1854-65 series including imperf 4¢ line pair and 25¢ pair, 1869-74 series with many imperf pairs, similar Americana & Transportation series including imperfs with some Bureau precancels, imperf plate strips, some better normal plate # strips in the Transportation issue, strong other later coils with again many of the imperf errors, etc.; very little duplication, Scott catalog well in excess of $11,000, a nice holding for the coil specialist, o.g., never hinged.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.



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Realized: $3,500

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Lot 3037    

United States Sheet Stock, in three sheet albums; mostly a run of complete sheets from the 1970-80's, includes a couple $2 Bobcat panes, few earlier sheets, etc.; total face $3,634.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 3038 /o   

United States Collection, large box with anything and everything; a lot of mint postage (well over $500 Face Value!), a Legends of the West Error Sheet, a nice used collection; etc.; inspection rewarded.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $350

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Lot 3039    

1994 Recalled Legends of the West Souvenir Sheet Controversy Collection, a fascinating collection centralized on one of the 183 original Legends of the West sheets that was sold (for $4,150) just prior to U.S.P.S. Board of Governors announcing the offering of 150,000 of the recalled sheets to the collecting public; the collection includes photocopy of the original ad, buyer letter and check, P.F. application, original letter from the P.F. and certificate, copies of the actual lawsuit filed against the U.S.P.S. attorney letters, appeals filing, etc., also the array of Linn's articles chronicling this story, additional reissued sheets, gutters, cards, etc.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $280

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