Sale 97: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1701    

1938, $5 Coolidge, top margin plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, wide margins and choice centering, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 834    $325.

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Lot 1702    

1939, 5¢ Monroe, horizontal coil, entire roll of 500 intact including leader and trailer strips, n.h., F.-V.F (no photo).
Scott No. 845    Estimate $350 - 450.

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Lot 1703 BK   

Wheaton Maryland Experimental Booklets, group of three type 2a booklets with red and white covers with two staples, two still on the two-side blue leaflet distributed at the Wheaton Plaza Self-Service U.S. Post Office in Silver Spring Md. which was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, these $1.00 booklets contain blocks of four of the 25¢ Paul Revere No. 1048, and were intended for mailing parcels, these were short-lived being available for just over four months between Oct. 15, 1964-Feb. 25 1965, a copy of the Roger Brody article on this little known collecting area is included with this lot, a great addition to a specialized booklet collection.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $525

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Lot 1704 BK   

1962, 5¢ Washington, 1151 copies, all with partial pl. numbers, all slogans represented, incl. type 2 (146), from just a trace to 75%+ of the pl. number showing, valued as most common numbers, inventory incl., great specialist lot, generally Fine to Very Fine, booklet pane of 5 + label study, n.h. (no photo).
Scott No. 1213a    Estimate $400 - 500.

Realized: $250

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Lot 1705    

1973, $1 O'Neill coil, imperf, horizontal pair, o.g., never hinged, full margins, Very Fine, rare with only 53 pairs issued; with 1997 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1305Cd    $1,250.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1706    

1967, 5¢ Thomas Eakins, gold color nearly omitted, complete sheet of 50, o.g., never hinged, showing very little gold ink present, Very Fine, a very unusual error variety; with 2018 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 1335 var.    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

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Lot 1707    

1977, 13¢ Pueblo Pottery, imperf vertically, se-tenant block of 4, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine, with only 16 blocks and 4 strips reported; with 2007 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1709b    $1,100.

Realized: $450

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Lot 1708 o   

1979, 15¢ John Paul Jones, perf 12, wavy line machine cancel, slight creasing and pulled perf at right, Fine appearance, a very rare modern issue perforation variety; with 2021 Crowe certificate.
Scott No. 1789B    $3,500.

Realized: $900

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Lot 1709    

1988, 25¢ Antarctic Explorers, black omitted, top left corner margin se-tenant block of 4, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine, rare with only 2 panes issued.
Scott No. 2389b    $750.

Realized: $325

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Lot 1710    

1988, 25¢ Antarctic Explorers, imperf horizontally, bottom left corner margin se-tenant ZIP block of 4, o.g., never hinged, fresh and pristine, Very Fine, very rare with only 10 blocks and 10 singles issued; with 1990 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 2389c    $1,500.

Realized: $1,350

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