Sale 44: The Westpex Sale - Important Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 1053 /()   

(First Official Stamps) 1873, 1¢ Officials complete. O1, O10, O25 & O57 without gum, other o.g., rich colors, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. O1//O1S    $1,545.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1054    

(First Official Stamps) Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢ yellow. On Dept of Agriculture address label affixed to complete seed wrapper addressed to Sugar Grove, Pa., cork canceled and effectively "tied" by seal overlap in wrapper, Fine and rare.
Scott No. O1    $2,500.

Realized: $500

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Lot 1055    

(First Official Stamps) 1873, 1¢ War Dept., strip of 4 and pair. Strip tied by light rim of postmark on oversized official business cover to Washington D.C., Very Fine.
Scott No. O83    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $105

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Lot 1056    

(First Official Postal Savings Mail Stamp) Postal Savings Official, 1910, 2¢ black. Full top imprint & plate #5502 block of 6, o.g., very lightly hinged, F.-V.F.
Scott No. O121    $350.

Realized: $140

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Lot 1057 o   

(First Official Typeset Seal) Official Seal - Typeset, black. Light "Hadley, Mass., Feb 9, 8 PM" c.d.s., straightline thin and sealed ¼" tear at bottom; fresh and otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. LOX1    $500.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1058 ()   

(First Newspaper Stamps) Newspaper, 1865-75, 5¢/25¢, four different. Without gum as issued, small faults (25¢ sound but poorly centered), F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott No. PR1, PR3a, PR4, PR6    $1,700.

Realized: $300

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Lot 1059    

(First Stamp in the World to Picture an Airplane) Parcel Post, 1913, 20¢ carmine rose. Two singles used with four 1¢ (Q1) on reverse of a parcel tag from the Kelly Axe Mfg Co. of Charleston W.V.; canceled incomplete Charleston ovals, Fine and rare.
Scott No. Q8    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1060    

(First Parcel Post Postage Due) Parcel Post Postage Due, 1913, 1¢ dark green. Two different usages on incoming foreign mail: postcard from Linz Austria to Brooklyn, 19 Nov 1914, rated "Due 1 cent" in New York with JQ1 canceled Brooklyn; and used with a 2¢ J53 on cover from Dobele Latvia to Detroit, rated "Due 3 cents" in New York with dues applied in Detroit, Very Fine and unusual.
Scott No. JQ1    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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