Sale 20: The Westpex Sale

Lot 3710    

Advertising/illustrated cover collection, 1850-1920's. 100 covers on pages in stockbook, mostly illustrated with an nice range including college, sewing machine, 1870-80's allover "Peace on Earth", plows and reaper, animals, 1900 automobile, typewriter, multicolored "3 Feeds", etc., worth inspection.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 3711    

Advertising/illustrated cover collection, 1850-1920's. Over 100 covers on stockpages in album, mostly illustrated with a nice range including few 1850-60's, mint 1¢ star die entire with rainbow color ad, 1870-80's with furniture, engine, animals, later including buggy, multicolored 1901 Grand Army National Encampment, telegraph, etc., worth inspection.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $525

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Lot 3712    

Advertising & illustrated cover collection, 1859-1914. 60 covers on pages in album, many better items including with early allovers including ornate 1860's American Agriculturist, illustration Queen Bee importers, 1880's Sanitarium views, Gold Coins flour, 1910's automobile, etc., condition bit mixed mostly in early covers, well worth inspection.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $475

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Lot 3713    

Advertising cover accumulation, 1870-1920's. Nice selection of 193 covers, including 50 1870-80's allover designs, mostly illustrated including train, beehive, pens, map, etc., nice range of early ads including some 1860's, condition mixed but above the norm, worth inspection, owner's retail $10,000.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $2,900

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Lot 3714    

Airmail cover group. 8 better covers and some cards; including #C18 flight, #C7, #C16-17 first day covers, foreign Zepp postcards, etc.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $115

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Lot 3715    

[Airmail] Early flight covers, 1918-1920. 8 legal size covers, all cacheted and mostly franked with 1st issue airmails, many different flights including AAMC #103, 104A, 104b, 108a (x2), 109, 110, 135, condition a little mixed.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $425

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Lot 3716    

[Airmail] Zeppelin and airmail flight covers, 1924-1929. 4 covers and two cards; including 1928-29 Graf Zeppelin flights including round the world and a Trans-Polar flight expedition card, also a better 1931 Wilkins Ellsworth Trans Arctic Submarine Expedition cover with 1920's 2¢ red + G.B. 1½d mixed franking.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $210

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Lot 3717    

[Airmail] Century of Progress flight covers, 1933. 5 covers all franked with 1933 50¢ Zepp, including pair on cover, special delivery combination, various postmarks, all in very fine condition.
Scott No. C18    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 3718

Cinderella and memento miscellany. Box filled with unusual material, including souvenir postcard packs, turn-of-the-century holiday cards, Lawrence Welk memorabilia including signed letters, souvenir stamps, 1930's multicolored Japan steamship menus, etc., well worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $160

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Lot 3719    

Commercial covers - interesting accumulation, 1901-1960. Hundreds of covers in a large box. Strength in 1920's-40's era. Large selection of mail to Bock Toa Hong Co. in San Francisco from Asian Businesses, mostly from Western states. Also some Airpost, Postal Stationery, Washington Franklin's and more. Worth inspection.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $375

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