Sale 20: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1073    

1903, 15¢ olive green + 5¢ blue + 4¢ brown + 1¢ green. Tied by New York duplex postmark on 1904 oversized cover to Montevideo, Uruguay, small cover and stamp faults, Fine (no photo).
Scott No. 309+304+303+300    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $120

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Lot 1074    

1903, 2¢ lake, type I. Tied by "Uniontown, Pa., Dec 29, 1908" machine postmark on cover to Scottdale, F.-V.F., a scarce usage of this elusive shade, listed but unpriced in Scott; with 1980 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 319a    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $50

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Lot 1075    

1909, 4¢ orange brown, imperf, vertical coil, earliest known usage. Single tied by "Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb 23, 1911" machine postmark on green illustrated advertising cover to Vermont, with additional ad on reverse, Very Fine, an extremely rare and earliest document use of this imperforate coil, with only three recorded usages of this stamp all from the same correspondence; with 2003 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 346V    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $800

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Lot 1076    

1909, 5¢ blue coil. Vert. pair used with 1¢ line pair on a 1914 registered Michigan cover (two backstamps), Very Fine, a great early coil era cover; with 1999 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 351, 390    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 1077    

1909, 2¢ Lincoln. Bottom margin corner single (s.e. at right), tied by "Evansville, Ind., Feb 12, 1909" duplex First Day of Issue cancel on locally addressed cover, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 367    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $325

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Lot 1078    

1938-39, ½¢-$5 Presidential set complete, including coils & booklet panes. Complete set of 49 covers, with matching address and two different cachets, Very Fine.
Scott No. 803-834,839-851    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1079    

1913, 1¢-10¢ Panama-Pacific complete, perf 12. Rich bright colors, tied by two strikes of "Vera Cruz, Mex., U.S.M.C., Jul 20, 1910" duplex postmarks on registered cover to Philadelphia, Pa., purple straight line "U.S. Postal Agency, Vera Cruz, Mex." handstamp and matching registry handstamp, Extremely Fine and choice, ex Gibson.
Scott No. 397-400    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 1080    

1912, 2¢ carmine, Mail-O-Meter type IV perfs. Tied by St. Louis machine postmark on 1914 multicolored Buster Brown advertising cover, with original illustrated enclosure, Very Fine.
Scott No. 409    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1081    

1917, $5 light green. Plate number single tied by oval Conn. cancel on a cover to Hartford, Conn., F.-V.F., very scarce high value usage.
Scott No. 480    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $700

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Lot 1082    

1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia. Tied by light Delanco, N.J. duplex postmark on 1920 cover to New York, small cover tear at right, Very Fine; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 500    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $290

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