Sale 97: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1743    

Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin, o.g., never hinged, precision centering amid large beautifully balanced margins, rich bold color, Superb, with only thirteen examples grading higher; with 2021 P.S.E. certificate Graded (Superb 98, SMQ $500).
Scott No. C18    $75.

Realized: $325

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Lot 1744    

Airmail, 1937, 50¢ China Clipper, wide top margin plate no. "21625" block of 6, o.g., never hinged, exceptional overall centering, intensely rich color, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. C22    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 50¢ CLIPPER ISSUE IN THE WIDE TOP PLATE BLOCK FORMAT.

This wide margin plate block is one of the rarest airmail issue plate blocks with only a handful known. Scott catalog notes for this issue - "wide full selvage top margin plate blocks of No. C22 are extremely scarce and sell for $3,000.00 or more" (versus $85.00 price for regular plate block).

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 1745 /   

Airmail, 1938, 6¢ Eagle, imperf horizontally, top margin plate block of 4, o.g., hinged in selvage and bottom stamps, top stamps never hinged, rich colors, Fine.
Scott No. C23a    $1,550.

Realized: $550

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Lot 1746    

Airmail, 1941-44, 8¢-50¢ Transport complete, complete sheets of 50, o.g., never hinged, all fresh intact sheets, 8¢ missing a bit of one side of margin, Very Fine.
Scott No. C26-C31    $913.

Realized: $575

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