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

Lot 2955    

Aitutaki, Covers To Europe, 1914-1920. Registered 1914 cover to Germany, attractively franked, cancelled with purple cds's "Aitutaki, N.Z.", London transit and Nurnberg receiver; also 1920 registered usage to England, cancelled by "Aitutaki, N.Z." cds's, Cook Islands transit and London receiver.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 2956    

Belgium, Orval Abbey Souvenir Sheets. Accumulation of 30 each, perforate & imperforate, pristine never hinged, Very Fine (no photo).
Scott No. B303-B304    $1,350.

Realized: $160

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Lot 2957    

Belgium, 1932 Belgium To Hankow Airmail Cover. Registered usage from Esneux, franked with 9fr50c adhesives, endorsed "Par Avion au dela de Moscou jusqua Irkoutsk", to China, via Berlin (red German airpost handstamp added), Shenyang (Moukden) & Harbin; with Russian handstamp, Very Fine and unusual.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $270

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Lot 2958    

Canada, Fort William - Lake Superior, 1876 R.R. Stampless Cover. Canadian Pacific Railway stationery, rimless cds, extremely rare usage, to Sec'y of State, Ottawa; Windsor, Ont. transit on reverse; small tear at upper right, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2959    

Chile, 1911, 20c Orange Red & Black, Center Inverted. Tied in combination with 1912-13 10c blue & black by "Iquique" circular datestamp on Jan. 1916 registered cover to Lima, Peru, purple registry handstamp, vertical fold clear of stamps, Very Fine, rare use of the 20c 1911 Invert on cover.
Scott No. 105a    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 2960 o   

China, 1885-1888, Small Dragon Cancellations. Outstanding group of 61 1ca-5ca issues, virtually all with recognizable cancels, including double circle Customs types, many seal types, foreign, straight line "Registered" on strip of 3, nicely struck red "Amoy Mail Matter", various colors including black, blue, red; condition seems mostly F-VF or better with some socked-on-the-nose; three blocks of 4; needs careful study by the specialist, blocks of 4, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $5,250

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Lot 2961    

China, 1897, 2¢ Large Surcharge on 3¢ Red Customs. O.g., hinged, attractive example.
Scott No. 80    $450.

Realized: $650

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Lot 2962

China, 1936 Post Office 40th Anniversary Bogus Souvenir Sheet. Similar to design for Scott #335, Methods of Mail Transportation, beautifully made souvenir sheet with engraved image of 100 cents stamp, with red Chinese characters in margins, gummed on reverse, pristine condition, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $260

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Lot 2963    

China, 1941 China Official Seals on Cover. From Radom, Poland franked with Generalgouvernment adhesives, addressed to Hankow, China, three purple boxed handstamps Stamp Missing with Chinese characters, and straight line Chinese handstamp tying two China Official Seals; two receiver postmarks "Hankow" & "Kunming" on reverse; Very Fine usage.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2964    

China, 1943 Local Usage on Braille Envelope. Most unusual cover, franked with strip of 3 $3 Sun Yat Sen tied to manila envelope crafted from paper impressed with Braille letters, Chinese characters in manuscript on front with stamps postmarked with illegible cancels; another Chinese cancel on reverse; perhaps unique item, Very Fine.
Scott No. 503    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $250

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