Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 27    

Tripolitania, 1950, 1l on ½d-24l on 1s Postage Dues Complete, 24l on 1s no stop after "B" variety, full o.g., fresh and F.-V.F.
SG No. TD6-TD10a    £650 ($1,050).

Realized: $170

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Lot 28    

Bahamas, 1863, Queen Victoria, 4d Bright Rose, Perf 14, full o.g., exceptional centering, rich vibrant color, very fresh, Extremely Fine; signed H. Bloch. Scott No. 18.
SG No. 35    £375 ($610).

Realized: $375

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Lot 29 o   

Bahamas, 1941, King George Vi, 2d Pale Slate, Short "T", neat boxed cancel, well centered, strong color, Very Fine. Scott No. 103 var.
SG No. 152a    £375 ($610).

Realized: $145

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Lot 30 o   

Bermuda, 1962, 10sh Old Post Office, Inverted Watermark, light town cancel, F.-V.F.
SG No. 178w    £600 ($970).

Realized: $105

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Lot 31    

Bermuda, 1875, Queen Victoria, 1d on 1s Green, full o.g., strong color, fresh and F.-V.F.; signed Kohler, Stolow. Scott No. 15.
SG No. 17    £500 ($810).

Realized: $110

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Lot 32    

British Guiana, 1850, Local Typeset Issue, 8¢ Black on Green, manuscript "E.D.W." (E.D. Wight, Clerk Colonial Department of Post Office) initials, cut-to-shape, affixed by wafer to small piece and tied by light town cancellation, Extremely Fine and choice, an excellent example of the rare 1850 8¢ Cottonreel issue; signed Em. Diena & Bloch, with 1968 Friedl certificate. Scott No. 4.
SG No. 4    £8,500 for cut to shape ($13,760).

Realized: $7,000

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Lot 33 o   

British Guiana, 1852, Waterlow Litho Issue, 1¢ Black on Magenta, neat "Demerara, Ju 22, 1855" town cancel, full to large margins, bright with completely unrubbed surface with normally plaques this delicate issue, Extremely Fine, a wonderfully choice example of the 1852 1¢ Waterlow issue; with 1995 Holcombe certificate stating "A superb and most unusual unrubbed stamp". Scott No. 6 $6,750.
SG No. 9    £4,250 ($6,880).

Realized: $4,250

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Lot 34 /   

British Levant, Field Offices in Salonica, 1916, ½d Green, One With Overprint, vertical pair with overprint omitted in top stamp, o.g., lightly hinged at top, never hinged at bottom, fresh and Very Fine; with 1980 B.P.A. certificate.
SG No. S1b    £2,000 ($3,240).

Realized: $1,700

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