Sale 108: The Westpex Sale

Lot 538 o   

Oldenburg, 1855, 1/3sgr black on green, blue straight line town cancel, full even margins, Very Fine. Michel Nos. 1.
Scott Nos. 4    $1,100.

Realized: $140

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Lot 539 o   

Saxony, 1850, 3pf red, town cancels, strong color, repaired with margins added on three sides, Fine appearance, still a presentable example of this rare key German States issue; with 1971 Pfenninger attest. Michel Nos. 1a.
Scott Nos. 1    $6,500.



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Realized: $1,000

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Lot 540 ()   

Germany, 1944, ½d-3d KGVI Forgery Set, "Liquidation of Empire, Trinidad" overprints, wavy line watermark, complete set of six, without gum as issued, ½d & 1½d values with top left gutter margins, all bright and fresh, a Very Fine set.
Michel Nos. 9VIe-14VIe    €800.

Realized: $230

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Lot 541    

Germany, 1944, ½d-3d KGVI Forgery Set, Commemorative Sheet, with inscription in English and Russian, complete set of six values affixed to sheet, usual central vertical fold not affecting stamps, otherwise Very Fine.
Michel Nos. 3PG    €600.

Realized: $650

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Lot 542 ()   

Germany, 1944, ½d-3d KGVI Forgery Set, wavy line watermark, complete set of six, without gum as issued, all with various sheet margins, a Very Fine set.
Michel Nos. 3-8    €500.

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Lot 543    

Germany, 1912, 1m on 10pf Official "Gelber Hund" Flight Card, tied by 19.6.12 flight cancel, additionally franked with 5pf Germania issue, with similar additional card bearing unoverprinted airmail issue, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. CL4, CL2    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 544    

Germany, 1937 Hindenburg Crash Cover, substantial portion of cover addressed to Detroit, Michigan, franked with 1933, 25pf + 60pf Von Hindenburg issues tied by "Saarbucken, 2.5.37" cds's, bold red German flight cachet, Very Fine for this; with 1941 F.W. Kessler letter of attest.
Sieger Nos. 454A    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

A EXCEPTIONAL 1937 HINDENBERG CRASH COVER BEARING MULTIPLE VON HINDENBERG ISSUES.

The German Zeppelin Hindenburg made sixty-three flights, including ten roundtrips to the United States in 1936. It met tragedy May 6, 1937. Attempting to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey, the giant airship burst into flames near the mooring mast. In only thirty-two seconds, the Zeppelin was smoldering wreckage. Amazingly, nearly two-thirds of the passengers and crew survived (thirty-five people on board died plus one member of the ground crew; sixty-two survived). Postal officials salvaged approximately 358 pieces from the 17,609 estimated pieces of mail on the flight.

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Realized: $5,750

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Lot 545 o   

Mariana Islands, 1901, 3pf-20pf, 30pf-40pf Yacht issues, Agana, Guam cancels, 3pf-20pf, 30pf singles, and 5pf, 30pf and 40pf pairs canceled with complete straightline "AGANA, GUAM", Fine, this cancel was applied at Agana, Guam, following Spanish-American War.
Scott Nos. 17-20, 22-23    Estimate $200 - 250.

Realized: $140

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Lot 546 o   

Greece, 1861, Hermes Head, Paris print, fine impression, 5L yellow green on greenish, ample to close margins, attractive #1 dotted diamond grid cancel, extremely fresh and attractive, Very Fine. Michel Nos. 3.
Scott Nos. 3    $150.

Realized: $70

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Lot 547    

Greece, 1861, Hermes Head, Paris print, fine impression, 40L violet on blue, well margined single, extremely fresh with full o.g., choice, Very Fine. Michel Nos. 6.
Scott Nos. 5    $325.

Realized: $170

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