Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 515    

Mexico, 1936 North American "Hindenburg" Zeppelin Flight, registered flight cover franked with Airmail 1934-35, 5c black + 40c blue, pair + 1p gray green & red brown + Regular Issue 1935, 20c ultramarine, all tied by Mexico cds's, registry and "Via Airship Hindenburg" etiquettes, reverse with New York transit and "Frankfurt, 23.5.36" receiving postmark, Very Fine and scarce. Sieger No. 411D.
Scott No. C65+C70+C72+715    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 516 o   

Mexico, Airmail, 1935, 20c Lake Amelia Earhart Goodwill Flight, town and flight cachet cancels, well centered, strong color, Very Fine, a very scarce used stamp; signed Sanabria.
Scott No. C74    $4,000.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 517    

Mexico, Airmail, 1939, 20c Blue & Red, Sarabia Overprint, in combination with 20c definitive + 20c airmail on flight cover to New York City, tied by "Mexico, 23.May.39" First Day of Issue cds's, flight cachet and appropriate backstamps; 20c brown carmine with corner defect, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. C93A    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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Lot 518    

Mexico, Official 1887 Orange, tied by "Tepic, 9 Ago, 1887" oval date stamp on registered cover to Mexico, with matching certification boxed date stamp and official eagle cachet handstamp, Guadalajara registry numbering and Mexico receiving date stamps, Very Fine.
Scott No. O2    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 519    

Mexico, Official 1887 Orange, tied by "Tepic, 18 Jul, 1887" oval date stamp on cover to Santiago, "R" in circle handstamps in corners and receiving backstamp, Very Fine, Although this issue is said to be issued in 1888, several usages are known used in mid 1887 from Tepic.
Scott No. O3    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 520    

Mexico, Official 1893 Blue Green, on 1894 official cover from a municipal office the Direccion General del Camino de Galeana a Cienegas del Toro in Linares; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, ex Schimmer.
Scott No. O4    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 521    

Mexico, Official 1895, 10c Lilac Rose, tied by "Mexico, Ofical, 17 Ene, 98" cds on red allover "Secretaria De Estado Y Del Despacho De Hacienda" shaded official cover to the Mexican Consulate in Newport, England, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine.
Scott No. O15    Estimate $300 - 400.

It is certainly questionable whether the franking is the 1895 issue or the rare 1898 Official issue.

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Lot 522    

Mexico, Official, Observatorio Astronomico Nacional Mexicano, Tacubaya D.F., purple official eagle cachet handstamp on corner card cover to Paris, France, with "Corresp. Oficial" and 1907 Tacubaya cds's, Very Fine, a scarce free franking usage, ex Schimmer.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 523    

Mexico, Envelope, 1889, 10c Vermilion, entire addressed to Moscow, Russia, canceled by Tlalmanalaco oval handstamp, reverse with N.Y. transit, receiving and forwarding cds's, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 524    

Mexico, Envelope, 1892, 10c Vermilion, Advertising Sheet and Envelope, addressed to Matehuala and canceled by 1893 Mexico D.F. cds, these were printed as a special order containing a printed flyer with many advertisements and an embossed image of the 10c, the envelope has a cut oval. The user would only pay 5c and the remaining 5c would be subsidized by the advertisers; opening tear at top, F.-V.F., a rare postally example of this unusual advertising entire, approximately 10-15 exist used.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $250

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