Sale 67: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1941    

1869 (1875 Re-issue), 1¢ buff, o.g., fresh with rich color, Very Fine.
Scott No. 123    $550.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1942 o   

1869 (1875 Re-issue), 1¢ buff, blue grid cancel, exceptional centering amid well balanced margins, rich deep color, Extremely Fine to Superb, very scarce bearing a color cancellation; with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 123    $400.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 1943 P   

1869, 2¢-90¢ "Atlanta" trial color plate proofs on card, group of 53 different colors comprising 1¢ (five colors), 2¢ (four colors), 3¢-10¢ (five colors), 12¢ (four colors), 15¢ (four different), 24¢ (all 12 colors), 30¢ (7 different) and 90¢ (2, brown frame black vignette and blue frame brown vignette); most with large margins, a fresh and Very Fine group, a beautiful group of 1869 issue Atlanta trial color proofs.
Scott No. 124TC4//132TC4    $14,075.

The Atlanta trial color plate proofs on card were prepared for display at the 1881 International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta. Only one sheet of 100 of each value/color was printed.

Realized: $5,000

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Lot 1944    

1869 (1875 Re-issue), 3¢ blue, o.g., hinge remnants, well centered and balanced margins, rich color and sharp proof-like impression on bright paper, trivial short perforation at top, still Extremely Fine, the scarcest of the 1868 Re-issues with only 1,406 issued; with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 125    $5,000.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 1945 ()   

1869 (1875 Re-issue), 3¢ blue, without gum, rich brilliant color on bright paper, Fine, only 1,406 issued.
Scott No. 125    $2,500.

Realized: $900

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Lot 1946    

1869 (1875 Re-issue), 6¢ blue, o.g., small hinge remnant, attractive centering within wide margins, rich color and sharp impression on bright paper, Very Fine, a handsome mint example, with only 2,226 issued; with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 126    $1,750.

Realized: $600

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Lot 1947 o   

1869 (1875 Re-issue), 6¢ blue, New York town and barred duplex cancel, attractively centered amid wide margins, rich bright color and sharp detailed impression, Very Fine; with 1994 and 2011 P.F. certificates, the later Graded (VF 80).
Scott No. 126    $3,250.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 1948    

1869 (1875 Re-issue), 10¢ yellow, o.g., very lightly hinged, virtually perfect centering within large beautifully balanced margins, rich brilliant color on bright paper, Extremely Fine to Superb; with 2014 P.S.E. Graded certificate (XF-Sup 95, SMQ $6,500).
Scott No. 127    $1,650.

AN OUTSTANDING GEM MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 1869 10¢ RE-ISSUE, WHICH COULD HAVE JUST AS EASILY RECEIVED THE JUMBO DESIGNATION - BREATH TAKING!

Realized: $4,000

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Lot 1949 ()   

1869 (1875 Re-issue), 10¢ yellow, wide margins, strong bright color, Very Fine and choice; with 1997 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 127    $725.

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Lot 1950    

1869 (1875 Re-issue), 10¢ yellow, part o.g., wide margins and rich color, tiny tear at top left, Fine appearance; with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 127    $1,650.

Realized: $325

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