Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1979    

1917, 1¢ Green, Imperf Horizontally, vertical strip of 3, o.g., lightly hinged, choice centering, rich bright color, Very Fine and choice; with 2005 P.F. certificate for block of six and 2007 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 498a    $800 for pair.

Realized: $900

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Lot 1980    

1917, 1¢ Green, Imperf Between, horizontal pair, o.g., never hinged, beautifully centered, especially so for this notoriously off centered variety, deep rich color, bright and P.O. fresh, Extremely Fine, a wonderfully choice example of the 1917 1¢ Imperforate Vertically Between variety; with 1990 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates.
Scott No. 498b    $1,600.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 1981    

1917, 1¢ Green, Imperf Between, right margin plate block of 15 with three error pairs, o.g., never hinged, P.O. fresh with rich deep color, Very Fine, this being a Unique Plate Block Format of the 1917 1¢ Imperforate Vertically Between Variety; with 2007 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 498b    $4,800 for three error pairs.

Realized: $2,200

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Lot 1982    

1917, 4¢ Brown, perfectly centered with extra wide margins, rich warm color and pristine, never hinged o.g.; a choice, Extremely Fine to Superb gem.
Scott No. 503    $20.

Realized: $130

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Lot 1983    

1917, 5¢ Rose Error, o.g., never hinged, beautifully centered amid evenly balanced margins, bright vivid color, fresh and Extremely Fine, a tough stamp so choice; with 2005 P.S.E. Graded certificate (XF 90, SMQ $1,000).
Scott No. 505    $625.

Realized: $725

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Lot 1984    

1917, 5¢ Rose Error, the single error in a block of 9, o.g., never hinged, post office fresh and nearly perfectly centered, Extremely Fine and choice; accompanied by a letter dated Dec 25, 1928, in which a man presents his nephew with the full pane error of 100 as a Christmas gift.
Scott No. 505    $1,000.

Realized: $675

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Lot 1985    

1917, 5¢ Rose Error, the double error in a block of 12, o.g., never hinged, errors nicely centered amid large margins, strong bright color, Very Fine and choice, a tough double error block to find this nice.
Scott No. 505    $2,000.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 1986 o   

1917, 5¢ Rose Error, wavy line machine cancel, strong bright color, F.-V.F., a remarkably scarce and undercataloged used stamp.
Scott No. 505    $550.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1987    

1917, 8¢ Olive Bister, exceedingly well centered, bright and fresh, top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, a choice plate block.
Scott No. 508    $240.

Realized: $230

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Lot 1988 /   

1917, 15¢ Gray, bottom margin plate block of 6, o.g., top left and right stamps h.r.'s, others never hinged, nicely centered overall with bottom center stamp a jumbo gem, rich color, Very Fine.
Scott No. 514    $550.

Realized: $725

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