Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 243    

French Southern & Antarctic Territories, Airmail, 1965, 50f Dumont D'Urville, block of 4, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Maury No. 8.
Scott No. C7    $500 for singles.

Realized: $115

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Lot 244    

Réunion, Airmail, 1937, 50c Roland Garros, single on two separate registered January 25th First Flight covers, carried by Laurent to France, backstamped February 12 (Muller 7000 pts.); one with sealed tears from opening at left, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. C1    Estimate $500 - 750.

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Lot 245    

Rouad, 1916, 5c-1pi on 25c French Offices in Levant, Handstamp Overprint Complete, in combination with Port Said 10c on hand back cover addressed to Paris, all canceled by bold "Ile Rouad, 14-8, 16" cds's, addressees name crossed out, Very Fine; with 2009 Guy du Vachet certificate.
Scott No. 1-3    $780 for used singles.

Realized: $240

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Lot 246 ()   

Somali Coast, 1894, 75c. Violet & Orange, two singles, large margins, tied by Djibouti (6.9.1910) cds on blue registered cover front to Dire-Daoua, Ethiopia, Very Fine.
Scott No. 17    $425 as single on cover.

Realized: $150

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Lot 247    

Tahiti, 1893, 25c Yellow on Straw, tied on small piece by 1894 Papette town cancels, nicely centered, strong vibrant color and fully intact perfs all around, Very Fine, a lovely used example of the rare 1893 25c yellow on straw Tahiti overprint issue; signed Gilbert, Carion.
Scott No. 12    $7,250.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 248    

Tahiti, 1893, 1c Postage Due, Inverted "Tahiti" Overprint, bottom stamp in top left corner margin pair with normal, o.g., never hinged (hinged in selvage only), large margins, very fresh, Extremely Fine, only 200 where issued of the 1¢ Postage Dues with only a few combination pairs in existence; signed Calves, Bernichon.
Scott No. J1a, J1    $1,125 for singles.

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Lot 249    

French Indochina, 1880 (Dec. 4) Tonquin, Hai-Phong to Hong Kong, China, legal size cover bearing mixed issue franking of French Colonies 1871, 30c. brown and 1877, 40c. vermilion, both four margins, tied by "Tonquin, Hai-Phong, 4 Dec. 80" origin cds, flap with blue "Consulat de France, Hai-Phong" circular handstamp, Hong Kong (12.12) backstamp; file fold at left, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 250    

French Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1855 (Oct. 25) Constantinople, Turkey to Marseilles, France, folded letter with "Constantinople, Turquie, 25 Oct. '55" cds and "20" decimes rating, Marseilles (11.5) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $90

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Lot 251    

French Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1905, 1pi on 15c Pale Red, Horizontal Pair, tied by "Beyrouth, Syrie, 17 Janv, 05" cds on registered cover to Alexandria, matching "R" in box handstamp and receiving postmark on reverse; cover folds and slight soiling, F.-V.F., a rare on cover usage; with 1957 Champion certificate. Maury No. 27.
Scott No. 39    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,000

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