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Sale 44: The Westpex Sale - Important Worldwide Stamps and Covers

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The Hughes Collection of Samoa: British Dominion: 1921 Native Hut Issue

Lots 2466-2470

Lot 2466    

Samoa, 1921 Native Hut, ½d-1sh Issue. 88 covers arranged on album and stock pages; comprehensive array of usages with regular issues including many commercial corner card covers, registered including U.S. officially sealed, American Consular, picture post cards, official imprint, complete set of blocks on separate registered covers (cover toning), missionary, sub-office and other postmarks including Matautu, Palauli, Salailua, Pago Pago and Fakaofo (Union Islands), etc., Silver Jubilee issues including FDC's and packetboat usages; condition above the norm, F.-V.F. Scott No. 142-153, 163-165.
SG No. 149-164, 177-17    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $900

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Lot 2467 /o   

Samoa, 1921 Native Hut, ½d-1sh Issue. In excess of 500 stamps in album and stock pages; study of the issues including United Nations-overprinted ½d-2d perf 14x14½ issues (used for Silver Jubilee overprints), selection of used including stock, an array of sub-office cancels including Matautu, Palauli, Malua, Aleipata, etc., other cancels including manuscript, Loose Letter, Pago Pago, mint including single stock, plate blocks and singles, bottom margin inscription blocks, sheet number blocks, 1½d double transfer variety, Silver Jubilee issues in similar fashion including a set of corner margin block showing the broken "E" in "Jubilee" overprint flaw; condition well above the norm throughout, F.-V.F. Scott No. 142-153, 163-165.
SG No. 149-164, 177-179    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 2468 o   

Samoa, 1921 Native Hut, ½d-1sh Complete. Each with neat strike of Palauli town cancel (S55), rich colors, Very Fine, a scarce sub-office postmark set. Scott No. 142-153.
SG No. 153-164; £100 ($157)    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $50

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Lot 2469    

Samoa, 1921 Native Hut, ½d//9d Issues. Various frankings on eight 1929-30 registered sub-office covers from the Hughes correspondence; town markings including Aleipata (S30), Leulumoega (S46), Malua (S51), Matautu (S34), Mulifanua (S53), Palauli (S55), Salailua (S59) and Tuasivi (S65), each paying the 9d registered rate with a different franking, Very Fine, a very scarce set. Scott No. 142-147, 149-152.
SG No. 153-158, 160-163    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $500

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Lot 2470    

Samoa, 1921 Native Hut, ½d-1sh Complete. Tied by "Apia, 2.No.31" cds's on registered cover to Laureldale, Pa., registry etiquette and receiving backstamp; some gum reside on upper right stamps, Very Fine, a lovely and scarce complete set on cover. Scott No. 142-153.
SG No. 153-164    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $110

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Lots 2466-2470

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