Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 173 o   

France, 1860, Napoleon III Imperforate, 1c Olive Green on Pale Blue, block of 4, neat town cancels, ample to mostly large margins, deep color, small scissor cut at left into top left stamp, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 12.
Maury No. 11    €1,430 ($1,970).

Realized: $550

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Lot 174    

France, 1860, Napoleon III Imperforate, 1c Olive Green on Pale Blue, tied by cds on 1869 edition of Le Mellois newspaper, with 1868, 2c lilac journal tax stamp tied by newsprint, Very Fine. a very rare combination franking of Regular Issue & Newspaper Issue; signed Maury. Scott No. 12.
Maury No. 11    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 175    

France, 1860, Napoleon III Imperforate, 10c Bister on Yellowish, Type II, o.g., lightly hinged, ample to large margins, fresh with bright color, Very Fine. Scott No. 14c.
Maury No. 13 II    €700 ($970).

Realized: $260

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Lot 176    

France, 1854, Napoleon III Imperforate, 20c Blue on Bluish, Type I, ample to large margins, tied by red dotted star cancel with matching bold "Bau. Du Palais de Compiegne, 5 Nov, 59" cds; cover with minor edge tone spots, otherwise Very Fine; signed Roumet. Scott No. 15.
Maury No. 14 I; €6,350 ($8,770)    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

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Lot 177    

France, 1853, Napoleon III Imperforate, 40c Orange on Yellowish, clear to large margins, tied by "Paris, 20 Janv, 63" cds on cover to Spain, with second town strike and red "PD" boxed handstamp; hint of cover soiling, still Very Fine. Scott No. 18.
Maury No. 16    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 178 o   

France, 1854, Napoleon III Imperforate, 80c Lake on Yellowish, horizontal strip of 3, roller grid cancel, ample to large margins, Very Fine. Scott No. 19.
Maury No. 17A    €400 ($550).

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Lot 179    

France, 1854, Napoleon III Imperforate, 80c Lake on Yellowish, Horizontal Strip of Five and Single, strip with margins huge to into frameline at right, all tied by "DS 9" dotted lozenge cancels on folded letter sheet to Guayaquil, Ecuador, matching "Paris, 30 Juin, 62" origin cds and strip additionally tied by red London and Panama transit cds's, Very Fine, an outstanding usage. Scott No. 19.
Maury No. 17A    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 180 o   

France, 1853, Napoleon III Imperforate, 1fr Lake on Yellowish, grid cancel, full even margins, strong color, Very Fine and choice; signed Maury. Scott No. 21.
Maury No. 18    €4,000 ($5,520).

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Lot 181 o   

France, 1863, Napoleon III Perforated, 20c Blue on Bluish, tête-bêche pair, dotted lozenge cancels, strong color, F.-V.F. Scott No. 26.
Maury No. 22    €1,500 ($2,070).

Realized: $350

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Lot 182    

France, 1862, Napoleon III Perforated, 40c Orange on Yellowish, tied on cover to Paris by numeral "5089" lozenge cancellation with light strike of "Jaffa Syrie/13 Avril '68" postmark alongside, the cover originated from Jerusalem with nice strike of rare blue "Poste Francaise Jerusalem" cross postmark, bold strike of blue "Mediterranean Hotel, Jerusalem" oval backstamp; a stamp appears to have been removed at the time and a matching blue "PD" framed handstamp applied over the area of where the stamp once was, additionally red French entry postmark applied in same area, cover forwarded from Paris to Florence Italy with bold "Paris, Ministere des Finances, 25 Avril" cds, Very Fine, A rare example of the French Jerusalem cross postmark and a most unusual usage. Scott No. 27.
Maury No. 23    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

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