Sale 130: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1989    

1954, 2¢ Jefferson, experimental Silkote paper, bottom margin block of 4, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine; with 2025 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1033a    $1,100.

Accompanied by a note from a Dr. Fredrick Frost in Westbrook, Me. where the silkotes originated, to a fellow philatelist stating, "These stamps are not on the market…".

Realized: $475

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Lot 1990    

1954, 2¢ Jefferson, experimental Silkote paper, bottom left plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, choice centering, fresh and pristine, Extremely Fine, as nice as they come; with 2007 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 1033a    $2,000.

Realized: $950

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Lot 1991    

1956, $5 Hamilton, o.g., never hinged, perfectly centered amid evenly balanced margins, bold color and Post office fresh, a Superb gem; with 2025 P.S.E. certificate Graded (Gem 100, SMQ $300).
Scott No. 1053    $48.

Realized: $100

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Lot 1992    

1968, 2¢ Jefferson, horizontal coil, tagged, imperf pair, o.g., never hinged, four nice margins, bright color, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1055d    $600.

Realized: $280

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Lot 1993 o   

1961, 2½¢ Bunker Hill, horizontal coil, small perf holes, pair, Rock Hill, S.C. precancels, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1056    $200.

Realized: $50

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Lot 1994    

1962, 5¢ Washington, horizontal coil, imperf. strip of 4, o.g., lightly hinged at center, four ample to large margins, light vert. fold in margin between 1st & 2nd stamp, Very Fine, only about 50 pairs reported.
Scott No. 1229b    $600.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1995    

1964, 5¢ American Music, blue omitted, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine and choice, a scarce error, only 20-40 reported.
Scott No. 1252a    $450.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1996    

1984, 20¢ Truman, Horizontal Misperf Sheet, perfs tilting up to almost bisecting the copies at right, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, great freak (photo on web site).
Scott No. 1862    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Realized: $200

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Lot 1997    

1981, 18¢ Flag & Lighthouse, horizontal coil strip of 5 with plate #3, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 1891    $550.

Realized: $170

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Lot 1998    

1994, Bureau of Engraving & Printing, souvenir sheet of 4, brown lettered tablet double impression & tagging omitted, with impressions close together but doubling clearly seen in fine line the dots of the "i" in "Engraving" and "Printing", o.g., never hinged, Very Fine and very rare, an unusual double impression and tagging omitted double error variety - a modern error rarity with only six known examples; with 2025 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 2875c    $1,100.

All 13 double impression examples where discovered together in a pack of 100 sheets. It was later discovered that 6 of the sheets had the tagging omitted as well. Since then, no other letter tablet double impression example have been found.

Realized: $425

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