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

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The Fosdyke Ray Liberia Collection: Liberia Collections and Balances

Lots 2782-2791 Lots 2792-2801 Lots 2802-2811 Lots 2812-2821 Lots 2822-2824

Lot 2782

Liberia, 1860-80 First Issue Forgeries. Collection of over 300 facsimiles mostly arranged on stockpages; comprehensive array of forgery types including Fournier transfer types and the Album de Fac-simles page of first issue creations, Spiro types including scarce sheets, other forgery types perf & imperf including a interesting array of cancels, unrecorded forgeries, some info including Mackal list, etc.; a scarce group.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2783    

Liberia, Accumulation. Large box filled with good collection material, including several with first issue on, little stock including errors, Szyk signed, etc.; inspect for full evaluation (no photo).
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2784 /o   

Liberia, Regular Issue Collection, 1860-1972. Comprehensive definitive and commemorative issues neatly arranged on pages in 5 albums, with general issues usually in modest mint duplication with later issues in blocks and sheets; includes complete 1860-80 seated Liberia issues with additional mint, 1860, 6¢ imperf single, 1866-69 used including 12¢ with manuscript M cancel and a mint 1880, 1¢ block of 10 showing the 10 transfer types, selection of 1882 issue */o, 1885 Issue including imperf pair and block sets, 1892-96 issue with 1¢-2¢ color errors, shade varieties, imperf pairs and a selection of sheets including several high value sheets, 1893 issues with block of 6 showing the various surcharge types, 1894 issue including trial color specimen sheet and block imperf & rouletted, 1897-1905 issue including specimen set of 7, shades and used including seapost and paquetboat cancels, 1897 issue with varieties, collection lacking the 1901-02 Ordinary issues, 1902 75¢ on $1 including thin C and comma variety in margin pair with normal, 1903 Liberty issue including trial color proofs, 1904 Surcharge issue including 1¢ on 5¢ varieties, 1906 issue including a selection of imperfs and color proofs, 1909-12 issues including black proof sets and imperf pairs, 1910-12 Surcharge issues including various varieties, following surcharge issues including the better high values and missing only a few of the rarer types, Sc. #153a-154b strips and the scarce #155-156, 1918 issue including scarce imperf pairs, 1920 Surcharges including many of the major varieties, similar 1926-27 Surcharge issue, later issues well represented (with airmails after 1954) with highlights including #289A double surcharge pair, 1947 Centenary sheets perf'd & imperf including specimen set, specialized 1949 Love of Liberty issue section (including airmails) including the various Szyk die proofs sets, single color specimen corner margin blocks signed by printer and other emissions, similar 1952 Ashum issue section (including airmails) including die proofs, inverts, center omitted, specimens including trial colors and souvenir sheets including varieties, 1953 Birds with the array of varieties, 1955 Sports including the scarce trial color proofs, the 1958 Tubman Visit varieties, etc.; a truly wonderful collection with condition well above the norm throughout.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $10,000

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Lot 2785 /o   

Liberia, Collection, 1860-1980's. Housed in 5 Scott albums, with regular & back-of-the-book issues along with an array of varieties, includes a selection of choice first issues including 1864 imperf singles, 1885 imperf and part perf pairs, 1892 issues complete including $5 sheet, 1¢-4¢ part perf pairs and imperfs, early 20th century with 1903 issue color proofs, a study of 1936 surcharges including invert, double and misplaced surcharge varieties, special 1949 Szyk issue with 5¢ color specimens including corner margin blocks signed by printer, similar 1952 Ashum issues including specimen color trials, later issues in similar fashion, good showing of back-of-the-book, other material including early 20th century sheets, etc.; some duplication, worth evaluation (no photo).
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 2786 /o   

Liberia, 1882-1946 Regular Issues. Diverse balance of mostly good to better mint issues, varieties and some proof material; with highlights including collection of early imperfs, 1892-96 color errors, 1892-1905 issue perforation study, 1897, 3¢ issue study including reprints, #98 & 98e sheets, 1906 imperf pairs and multiples, 1914 surcharges with #131 sheet showing missing overprint positions, an array of the 1915 Surcharges including #154 pane of 50, specialized 1926-27 Surcharge varieties, 1936 Surcharge varieties including transitional multiples, 1944-46 inverted surcharges in pairs with normal, some forgery reference, etc., generally Very Fine, a truly wonderful assembly with many scarce items throughout.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $9,000

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Lot 2787    

Liberia, 1882-85 Numeral Issues on Cover. Small selection of 4 covers and 2 fronts; with 1882, 16¢ red on cover to Sweden, 1885 issues with 6¢ on 1886 cover from Bassa to Germany (cover reductions) and a couple other fronts, 16¢ on registered entires (faults), also included a 1880, 6¢ violet on cover to U.S. (missing stamp); condition mixed, about Fine overall.
Scott No. 23//30    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2788    

Liberia, Variety Collection, 1892-1977. Selection of hundreds of stamps, specimens, proofs and printing varieties mounted in album pages; includes 1892 Issue Waterlow Specimens, Ashum Issue varieties including missing centers set and Airmail reversed centers, 1947 Centenary Airmail souvenir sheets perf;d & imperf, 1956 FIPEX varieties including imperf pairs, black proofs perf'd & imperf and die proofs, set of 1957 Liberia-N.Y. Air Service singles color proofs perf'd and imperf, 1958 Flags including imperf pairs and wrong flag varieties in corner margin blocks of 4, 1960-70's imperf pairs, and many others (no photo).
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 2789    

Liberia, 1892-96 Pictorial Issues on Cover. Selection of over 55 covers with attractive assortment of usages and frankings; including an array of 5¢ single and combination frankings including postal stationery usages, includes usages to Switzerland, Robertsport to Germany, Canada, Grand Bassa to Holland, etc., 15¢ single franking registered usages, 1¢ on wrapper to Consulate in Italy & 2¢ on cover to Freetown, Sierra Leone (tone spots), scarce 20¢ single franking usage and 32¢ issue combination, nice selection of 10¢ registered entire usages, other town marks including Harper; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall, an attractive and scarce assembly.
Scott No. 33//53    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 2790    

Liberia, 1897-1905 Pictorial Issues on Cover. Collection of over 55 covers with a wonderful array of combination frankings and usages; including a selection of postal stationary entire usages with 1897 registered 2¢ entire to England uprated with 2¢ + 25¢ and uprated 10¢ entire registered to N.Y., 1901 Monrovia to Harper with 1¢ + 2¢, 1898 Grand Bassa to London via Liverpool Packet, Registry 1903 10¢ Monrovia (#F13) combination to U.S., 5¢ block of 4 on 1911 cover from Buchanan to Sierra Leone, etc., other townmarks represented including Robertsport & Greenville; condition a little varied, F.-V.F. overall, an attractive group of these scarce on cover issues.
Scott No. 54-62    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 2791    

Liberia, 1897-1903 Inland & Surcharge Issues on Cover. 11 covers; includes five 1897, 3¢ Inland issue usages including 1907 single franking tied by "Paquetbot, Liverpool" cds on cover to N.Y., uprate usages including couple different registered frankings, 3¢ Liberty issue with 2¢ uprate usages from Harper and Buchanan, including 2¢ postal entire usage, scarce 1903, 15¢ on 24¢ Surcharge single franking on 1904 registered cover to Boston, Mass.; condition a little varied, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 64//96    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $375

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