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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 2792 /o/   

Liberia, Stock & Collection Balance. Thousands of stamps in stockbooks and album pages; includes a better stock on cards arranged in box including first issue pairs & imperf proofs, 1892 issue imperf pairs and specimens, later issues proof items, surcharge errors and the range of later varietal material including back-of-the-book, stockbook with various earlier issues in quantities, early collection from 1881 on loaded with specimens, imperfs, scarce multiples, collection with some better on cover, other various collection with much useful; worth careful inspection (no photo).
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $4,500

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Lot 2793 /o   

Liberia, Stock. Substantial holding of many thousands on dealer cards housed mostly in 6 stockboxes, a trove of good to some better regular and back-of-the-book issues including errors and varieties throughout, souvenir sheets and a little modern, some moderate to heavier duplication to be expected; proper evaluation will certainly be rewarding (no photo).
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 2794 /o   

Liberia, Balance. Mix of collections and stock in two large boxes; collection including early issues including nice used, mint multiples, imperf varieties, the array of souvenir sheets, good airmail and officials, mixed stock including 1960-70's souvenir sheets in moderate quantities, good early and back-of-the-book; worth careful evaluation (no photo).
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $850

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Lot 2795 /o   

Liberia, Assortment. Misc collection and stock material in albums and books; includes useful collection in early Yvert & Tellier album, well formed collection in Scott album from first issues on, binder with some modern varieties, small */o stock with better and a old-time stock of late 19th century */o issues in duplication including good officials, etc. (no photo).
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 2796    

Liberia, 1906 Pictorial Issues on Cover. Assortment of approximately 60 covers and a few P.O. Department fronts; nice range of usages and frankings with values up to the 30¢ value, includes registered usages from Greenville and Harper with Liverpool registry etiquettes, 1912 registered to Togo with 20¢ single franking, 10¢ single franking to Germany tied by German seapost date stamp, 30¢ + 25¢ franking on registered cover to Austria, couple 15¢ single frankings on registered covers from Harper (one from Jno. H. Tubman), 1¢ tied by seapost cancel on partial wrapper made from illustrated magazine, section of Monrovia four bar killer cancels, Registry 10¢ Monrovia combination frankings, Monrovia & Harper large registry etiquette usages, etc., other postmarks including Buchanan; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall, an attractive group with many scarcer usages.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 2797    

Liberia, 1909-12 Pictorial Issues on Cover. Selection of over 50 covers; nice range of usages and frankings with" Southampton, Ship Letter" & "Packet Letter" transit date stamps, consular, missionary and departmental corner cards, registered usage to France via Sierra Leone, 1915 registered cover to England with "by Spanish steamer" endorsement & Barcelona transit, 25¢ single franking on registered "Expres" endorsed cover to Zavidovic, Austria, 15¢ single franking registered usages from Monrovia and Harper, censor usages, franked U.S. 1¢ postal card used from Robertsport, other town postmarks including Greenville & Buchanan; condition a little varied, F.-V.F. overall.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 2798    

Liberia, 1910-14 Surcharge Issues on Cover. 13 covers with usages from the 1910-12 & 1913 issues; good showing of combination frankings and usages including 1916 censored cover to Holland via Sierra Leone, other usages from Harper and Buchanan, also includes a section of the 1914 issues on 12 unaddressed covers with Monrovia postmarks in strips of 3 to 5 with some positions showing double surcharges; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 126//133    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2799    

Liberia, 1915, 3¢-5¢ Views Issue on Cover. Selection of over 30 covers; with a nice range of usages and frankings with 1928 cover to U.S. with "Paquebot, Liverpool" postmark, 3¢ stationery usages with 1916 2¢ uprated censor cover to France and 1917 registered cover with Spanish transit, 2¢+3¢ usage on Buchanan registered with Registry 10¢ Buchanan issue paying the registry fee, other town postmarks including Harper and Greenville; conditions varies, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 134-135    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2800    

Liberia, 1915-16 Pictorial Surcharge Issues on Cover. 14 covers; good showing of issues, includes the 2¢ on 5¢ Ship issue with all 10 surcharge type on cover and several other type covers, couple similar 1¢ on 2¢ covers, good single frankings including 5¢ on 20¢ (#138) from Buchanan, 5¢ on 30¢ (#139) on commercial cover, 20¢ on 75¢ including Department of State registered cover to Canada, etc., F.-V.F. overall, scarce group.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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Lot 2801    

Liberia, 1916 Provisional Surcharge Issues on Cover. Selection of 17 covers with an interesting range on combination frankings; including complete set on registered cover to Switzerland, 5¢ on 12¢ including registered usage from Harper and a scarce single franking on censor cover, 10¢ on 24¢ issue registered usages including official combination, inverted surcharge usage, etc.; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 157-159    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $800

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