Sale 108: The Westpex Sale

Lot 3709

[Great Britain] Nissen, C., The Plating of the Penny Black Postage Stamp of Great Britain 1840, 1922, modern cloth hardbound, 20pgs preface & 122pgs text, plus the 40 photo plates loose; a nice & scarce working edition.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 3710

[Great Britain] Nissen, C., The Plating of the Penny Black Postage Stamp of Great Britain 1840, 1922, 20 pgs preface & 122 pgs text, plus the 40 photo plates, new special rebound with plate solander, black ¼ leather with gold lettering.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 3711

[Great Britain] Osborne, H., British Line Engraved Stamps, Repaired Impressions, 1945, hardbound, 239 pgs with many glossy photo illustrations, and British Line Engraved Stamps, Twopence Blue, Studies of Plates 1 to 15, 1946, hardbound, 170 pgs; normal use with some light spine fade on both.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 3712

[Great Britain] Osborne, H., British Line Engraved Stamps, Repaired Impressions, 1945, hardbound, 239 pgs with many glossy photo illustrations; light use and faint spine fade.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 3713

[Great Britain] Robertson, A., A History of Ship Letters of the British Isles, An Encyclopaedia of Maritime Postal History, 1956-64, hardbound, 2 volume in original binders, edition 501 of 600, signed by author, with additional "Index" and "Guide to Valuation"; some wear/spine splitting.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 3714

[Great Britain] Robertson, A., A History of Ship Letters of the British Isles, An Encyclopaedia of Maritime Postal History, 1956-64, hardbound, 2 volume in original binders, with additional softbound supplements.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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Lot 3715

[Great Britain] Rowland Hill Literature Group, of 5 publications; includes Hill, G. Life of Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B., etc., and History of Penny Postage, Vol. I-II, Smyth, E. Sir Rowland Hill, The Story of a Great Reform, Hill, H. Rowland Hill and The Fight For Penny Post, and Cassell & Co. Ltd. printed The Post Office of Fifty Years Ago.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

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Lot 3716

[Great Britain] Rowse, D., 'Rainbow Trials', 2000, hardbound, 180pgs, color illustrations; minor use.
Estimate    $20 - 30.

Realized: $20

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Lot 3717

[Great Britain] Royal Philatelic Society, The London Philatelist, 1892-1994, volumes 1-103, complete in 83 hardbound volumes (volume 103 loose), mixed contemporary & modern bindings; a fine and very scarce complete bound set.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $375

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Lot 3718

[Great Britain] Short, Victoria, Journal of the Philatelic History Society, no. 1-28 with all souvenirs and inserts, very few sets exist; minor use.
Estimate    $40 - 60.

Realized: $20

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