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Sale 30: The Westpex Sale

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Lot 698 ()   

1875 Special Printing, 6¢ dull rose. Without gum as issued, well centered with usual scissor clipped perfs well outside margins, bright vibrant color and exceptionally fresh, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a wonderfully choice example of the 1875 6¢ Special Printing and one of the finest of the 35 known examples; with 1988, 2005 and 2006 P.F. certificates, the latter Graded (VF-XF 85, $58,700).
Scott No. 170    $22,500.

Realized: $60,000

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Lot 999 o   

1920, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia, imperf. Wavy line cancel, with Schermack type III perforations fully showing at right, slightly in at lower left, rich color, slight tone mentioned in P.F. certificate, Fine, a lovely sound example of this extremely rare imperforate issue only known privately perforated, one of 39 known examples, most of which have margins cutting well into the design; with 2008 P.F. certificate and clear 2008 P.S.E. certificates.
Scott No. 482A    $55,000.

Realized: $35,000

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Lot 829    

1901, 1¢ Pan-American, Center Inverted. Full original gum which is very lightly hinged, a lovely mint single well centered amid nicely balanced margins, lovely rich color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a wonderful fresh mint example of the rare 1¢ Pan-American inverted center; with photocopy of 1969 P.F. certificate for block and 2006 P.F. Graded certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ $16,700).
Scott No. 294a    $11,000.

Realized: $17,000

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Lot 902    

1909, 8¢ olive green, bluish paper. O.g., lightly hinged, nicely centered for this difficult issue, deep color, Very Fine and choice, one of the finest known example of this rarity; with 1991and 2005 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 363    $27,500.

Realized: $15,000

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Lot 943    

1915, 5¢ Panama-Pacific, perf 10. O.g., never hinged, virtually perfect centering amid large oversized and evenly balanced margins all around, bold vibrant color and P.O. fresh, a Superb jumbo, a truly magnificent gem, with P.S.E. reporting only 2 examples in this lofty grade with none higher; with 2008 P.S.E. Graded certificate (Superb 98J, with SMQ $10,400 for the grade of 98).
Scott No. 403    $425.

Realized: $14,000

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Lot 900    

1909, 4¢ orange brown, bluish paper. Fresh o.g. which is lightly hinged, bright fresh color, F.-V.F., a lovely example of this Classic 20th Century Rarity; with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 360    $24,000.

Realized: $11,500

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Lot 699 ()   

1875 Special Printing, 24¢ dull purple. Without gum as issued, deep color & sharp impression, Extremely Fine and attractive, one of the finest known examples of this rare Special Printing; with 1966, 1997 and 2006 P.F. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, $17,900) and 2006 P.S.E. Graded certificate (VF-XF 85, $12,000).
Scott No. 175    $5,000.

Realized: $11,000

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Lot 380    

1863, 24¢ grayish lilac + 2¢ black + 5¢ brown. Slightly overlapped on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to St. Helena, Ecuador, tied by neat quarter cork handstamps and matching "Milwaukee, Wis, Jul 17" cds alongside, red "24" credit handstamp and light Panama transit cds, manuscript "2rs" for internal rate; tiny cover tear at top, Very Fine, a very rare usage to Ecuador.
Scott No. 78a+72+76    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $9,000

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Lot 1702    

Hong Kong, Postal-Fiscal, 1874, $10 rose carmine. O.g., strong bold color, fresh and Fine, a very rare stamp which usual has the perforations cutting into the design. Scott No. 28.
SG No. F3    £8,000 ($12,560).

Realized: $9,000

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Lot 540 ()   

1857-60 (1875 Reprint), 3¢ scarlet. Without gum as issued, large margins & perforations clear of design, bright color, Extremely Fine and choice, a gorgeous Post Office fresh stamp; with 1990 and 2000 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 41    $3,250.

Realized: $7,250

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