Sale 20: The Westpex Sale

Lot 3642 o   

Japan, 1924-37, 5y and 10y Empress Jingo. Small specialized used collection mounted on album pages, showing shades, cancels, blocks & multiples, Perf Varieties including 13½, plus Offices in China #21 (Cat $110), etc., all neatly identified & written up, a great lot for the specialist, worth careful inspection (no photo).
Scott No. 188//254    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $210

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Lot 3643    

Japan, 1926-37, 10s dark blue. Tied by bright blue "Yaruto, I.J.P.O. Nanyo, 16.10.6" foreign office cds on 1931 cover to the United States, stamp with small scuff, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare usage from this Japanese P.O. in the Caroline Islands.
Scott No. 196    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 3644    

Japan, 1933-35 Karl Lewis covers. 6 covers, 5 with hand painted cachets addressed to United States; various usages including seapost, Mount Fiji, also Marshall Islands, Korea, Mukden, Manchukuo and China, various frankings, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $950

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Lot 3645    

Japan, 1937-45, 2s crimson. Tied by red Caroline Islands, Post Office in Nanyo 13.7.11 commemorative cancel on 1938 cover to Dunedin, New Zealand, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 259    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $115

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Lot 3646    

Japan, 1949, 8y Philatelic Week. Miniature sheet of 5, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine. JSDA No. 173 var.
Scott No. 479a    $340.

Realized: $350

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Lot 3647    

Japan, 1919 First Airmail Flight complete. O.g., lightly hinged, nicely centered, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice. JSDA No. 22-23.
Scott No. C1-C2    $710.

Realized: $325

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Lot 3648    

Japan, 1919 First Airmail Flight complete. Tied on piece by 8.10.4 commemorative first day cancel (first day for 3s, 1½s day before), bright and fresh, Very Fine. JSDA No. 22-23.
Scott No. C1-C2    $282 for normal.

Realized: $240

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Lot 3649 o   

Japan, 1919 First Airmail Flight complete. Neat town cancel, bright colors, Very Fine. JSDA No. 22-23.
Scott No. C1-C2    $282.

Realized: $210

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Lot 3650    

Japan, 1934 Communications Day souvenir sheet. O.g., hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine. JSDA No. 56.
Scott No. C8    $1,200.

Realized: $850

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Lot 3651    

Japan, 1952-62, 20y-160y Pagoda and Japan Alps Airmail set. Without zeroes (missing 15y low value), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. JSDA No. 23-32.
Scott No. C26-C38    $446.

Realized: $300

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