Sale 115: The Westpex Sale

Lot 776    

1902, 8¢ violet black, vertical pair tied to registered 2¢ Postal Stationery entire from Fort Des Moines, Iowa to Japanese Occupied Manchuria, China; 2 registry etiquettes (one from Seattle, Washington and one from Yokohama, Japan), 3 rice paper forwarding slips (back to U.S.); postmarks include Yokohama, Very Fine, a spectacular cover.
Scott No. 306    Estimate $300 - 400.



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Realized: $1,000

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Lot 777    

1909, 1¢ green, bluish paper, nicely centered with natural s.e. at bottom, tied by "Chicago, Ill., Feb 16, 1909" First Day of Issue machine postmark on post card to Kamloops, British Columbia, Very Fine, to date, Scott catalog lists the 1¢ bluish paper's earliest known usage on February 21, 1909 and 2¢ on February 23rd; with 2024 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 357    Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

A RARE AND CERTAINLY UNIQUE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE OF THE 1¢ BLUISH PAPER ISSUE.

In 1909, the United States briefly experimented with printing stamps on paper with some rag, or cloth, content (standard stamp paper was 100 percent wood pulp). The paper had a faint bluish or blue-gray tone, and the stamps printed on it are known as "bluish-paper" stamps. More than 3 million 1¢ and 2¢ U.S. stamps were printed on bluish paper and sold through post offices starting on February 16, 1909. The paper was not adopted. However, Arthur Travers of the Third Assistant Postmaster General's office requested sample bluish-paper sheets of all stamp values up to 15¢ for the Post Office archives. He was later fired and indicted for supplying some of these archival stamps to a dealer for a price well above face value.

Realized: $3,000

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Lot 778    

1909, 2¢ Lincoln, bluish paper, choice centering amid wide margins, tied by "Washington, D.C., Sep 20, 1912" machine postmark on cover to Falconer, N.Y., receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 369    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $160

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Lot 779 ()   

1917, 1¢ green, perf 11, A.E.F. booklet pane, horizontal pair, natural s.e. at top and right, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service, No. 5, Oct 5, 1917" cds's on cover front to Tacoma, Wash., blue circular censor handstamp and countersigning additionally tying G.B. 1d red, complete unexploded booklet, Very Fine, a very scarce early pre-war rate usage of the 1¢ A.E.F. booklet stamp; with 2000 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 498f    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $525

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Lot 780    

1917, 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet pane single, natural s.e. at top, tied by neat "U.S. Army Postal Service, No. 4, Oct 1, 1917" duplex postmark on cover to Brooklyn, N.Y., violet circular censor handstamp and countersigned, with original enclosure datelined from "France", Very Fine and choice, a very scarce early pre-war rate usage of the 2¢ A.E.F. booklet stamp; with 2006 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 499f    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 781    

1929, Kans.-Nebr., 1¢-10¢ complete, each tied on separate first day cover, Very Fine set.
Scott No. 658-679    $3,000.

Realized: $350

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Lot 782    

1932, 3¢ deep violet, rotary press printing, tied by Tacoma, Wash. oval handstamp on cover from the Galapagos Islands to New York City, with skillfully executed hand drawn Galapagos Islands Scene with Post Barrel and circular "Post Office Bay, Galapagos Isl." handstamp, straight line "Schooner Zavorah" handstamp and "Tacoma, Wash., Jun 3, 1937" entry cds; cover opening tears at top, F.-V.F., a scarce Galapagos Islands Barrel Post usage.
Scott No. 720    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $210

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Lot 783    

1938, $5 Coolidge, in combination with 1938, 50¢ + $1 + $2 Prexie issues (831+832+833), all with "PNB" perfins, tied by Philadelphia roller cancels on Philadelphia, National Bank oversized airmail cover to Manila, Philippine Islands, with "Via Singapore Clipper" endorsement at left and "Philadelphia, Pa., Sep 22, 1941" duplex postmark below stamps, reverse with receiving backstamp; 50¢ & $2 with flaws, still Very Fine and rare.
Scott No. 834    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

AN OUTSTANDING COVER TO THE PHILIPPINES WITH A COMPLETE SET OF THE PREXIE HIGH VALUES.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 784    

1944, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Korea, tied by violet Victory, Vt. Sep. 2, 1945 duplex cancel on gorgeous multi-color hand painted Dorothy Knapp cover, Extremely Fine and attractive (no photo).
Scott No. 921    Estimate $200 - 300.

The surrender of of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on August 15th and formally signed on 2 September 1945, bringing the war's hostilities to a close.

Realized: $500

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