Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2924 /o/   

China - German Offices in China, Collection, 1896-1919, exhibition collection mounted on pages, with over 35 postal history items and issues with a high degree of specialization; starting with post-rebellion (Boxer) occupation items including cover and card usages with "S.B." boxed infantry handstamps from Tientsin and Peking, also a post card from Tongku, mint 1901 issues complete including high value types, section of German China Railroad Mail - The Shantung Railroad showing the various railroad postmarks on covers and cards, Via Siberia covers and cards including railroad postmarks, section of improper use of German Offices in China Stamps in the Kiauchau Enclave showing on piece and off cover items, specialized mint 1905 issues with varieties including perforation, color, Peace and War issues, overprint varieties, etc., and a section of cancels of the German Offices in China with on piece and on cover items from Amoy, Canton, scarce Chin Wang Tao (on cover and on piece), Tschinwangtau, Futschau, Hankau provisional cancel including on card, Hankau, Itsschang, Nanking, Peking and Shanghai including a variety of cancel types; condition well above the norm throughout.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $5,000

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2925 /o   

China - German Offices in China, Variety Selection, 7 stamps with Michel varieties, includes Mi. #3Ib mint, 34BI used, 36A x3 and 47AIb used; total Michel cat €1,670, few small flaws.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Current Opening Bid: $200

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2926 /o   

China (People's Republic), Group, of mostly better mint n.h. sets and souvenir sheets, used consisting of 1967, 4f-10f "Long Live Chairman Mao" complete set (Sc. 949-956, cat $680), mint with #499-501, 518-22, 767-81, 927-29, 936-37, 965-66, 969-70, 978, 930-35, 960-64, 1573, 1540, 1613-16, 1617, etc., cat. value in excess of $6,400.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $3,250

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2927    

China (People's Republic), Collection, 1973-1979, neatly displayed in several albums & stockbooks, seems quite complete for the period, including souvenir sheets 1383a, 1399, 1433, 1450, considerable catalog value and including some duplication such as 1978 Horses (5 sets), #1567-1572 (2 sets), etc; total 2013 Scott value $5,500++, please inspect.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $3,750

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2928 /o   

Colombia, Collection, 1859-1971, in 3 bulging Scott Specialty albums, with impressive display particularly strong in 19th century, including States, cancels featured, excellent SCADTA issues with many overprints for each country, usually to 5peso values, considerable catalog value, needs closer examination for proper evaluation, interesting back-of-the-book including Revenues, Acknowledgment of Receipt stamps, and much much more, please inspect.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $6,250

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2929 /o   

Colombia, Collection, 1859-1900, well formed collection of mostly used housed on album pages; with completion in 1859-06 first issues missing only the 1p rose on bluish issue, complete 1861 New Granada issues (checked for genuine) and 1862 including the scarce 20c red (Sc. 20, cat $725), similar completion in later issues, back-of-the-book with complete dues and a states issues with better in Antioquia, Bolivar and others; with overall condition above the norm.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $2,500

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2930 o   

Colombia, Collection, 1864-1969, used on Scott album pages, includes some nice early classic and a few identified forgeries, mostly strong later representation, Scott cat approximately $1,400.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $260

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2931 /   

Cook Islands, Stock, of singles and sets in dealer pages in binder; some good issues with Scott #4, 37, 39-44 blocks, 84-90, 112-114, 123 high value blocks, 787-815 x2, etc.; fresh throughout.
Scott No. 4//C9; $1,833    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $350

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2932 /o   

Costa Rica, Collection, 1863-1970, mostly mint in Scott album, high degree of completion with regular issues including complete first and second issues including the good 20c on 4r U.P.U. high value mint, later good portrait sets complete with varieties, 1911 Telegraph issue surcharges with variety including a 2c on 10c with "Correos" inverted used (Sc. 94b, cat $2,000 for mint), 1883 Fernandez issue with good 10c mint, airmails with variety, officials, very good Guanacaste, section of specimens, etc.
Estimate    $2,500 - 3,500.

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2933 /o/   

Costa Rica, Collection, 1863-1969, in Scott Specialty album, with extra quadrille pages, interesting early issues including nice array of cancels, some plating and imprint positions, reconstructed multiples, Cinderellas & forgeries, proofs, many town cancels, surcharge varieties including #94b (needs expertizing), some interesting back-of-the-book with Revenues, etc; please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $2,000

email this lot to a friend