Sale 56: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2850 /o   

Postal Stationery Cut Square Collection, 1852-1995, mostly mint housed in two Scott albums; well formed with strong completion throughout, starting with 1852-55 Nesbitt issues */o missing only the rare U5, 1860-61 Star Die including 3¢+1¢ squares, 1861 issue with all high value better items-colors present, 1863-64 issues mint missing only the 9¢ lemon for completion, 1870-71 issue missing only a handful of of key issue, 1874-86 issues with many of the better high values present, 1882-1921 well represented with completion in early issue high values and occasional better in later, 1920-21 surcharges with better including U457 (cat $375), U467 (cat $375), U474-U478 (total cat $1,170), etc., with a selection of Officials with a few better; a nice collection accompanied by 55 certificates, an excellent basis for further expansion.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $7,000

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Lot 2851 /o   

Postal Stationary Cut Square Collection, 1853-1965, beautifully presented on hand drawn pages in Elbe album; several better cut squares with high cat value; attractive.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2852 /o   

Postal Stationery Cut Square Collection, modest to moderate completion of issues mainly in later issues, includes airmail & official issues, with catalog over $1,500; inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $100

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Lot 2853    

1920 Surcharged Postal Cards and Paid/Reply cards, extensive, beautifully written collection of Surcharged Postal cards (7 Die I and 32 Die II) and Paid/Reply cards (16 complete, 4 paid or reply) showing different cities, dies, etc.; on handwritten Elbe pages and in gorgeous VF+ condition (Cards without added value for varieties have a Scott catalog value $1123.+), should be seen to be appreciated.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $270

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Lot 2854    

Postal Card Collection, 1952--97, on stockpages in four Lighthouse albums and additional binder; regular postal card issues with variety and good early mint representation including #UX1 preprint, UX8c (cat $500), UX13 (cat $250), better 1920 surcharge errors, 1958 G.E. card, airmail cards, nice run of Paid Postal Reply issues including #UY10 (cat $450, with cert.); worth review.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $650

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Lot 2855 /o   

United States Revenue Collection, 1862-1962, neatly mounted on Scott pages in binder; hundreds of different from all sections of Revenues with no inordinately expensive single item to build up the cat value artificially; usual condition Scott cat. value $7,619.+.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 2856 /o   

U.S. Duck Stamp Collection, 1934-2000, mixed mint and used, mounted on handmade pages; mixed condition but nice looking.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $210

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Lot 2857 /   

Duck Stamp Collection, 1935-2012, housed in two Stearns & Fink limited edition albums (827/1500), complete for the period, hinged into the 1870's and n.h. thereafter, includes artist signed, additional pages, duck stamp data, etc.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $550

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Lot 2858 /o   

Duck Stamp Collection, 1935-2008, run of issues on stockpages; mostly faulty/stuckdown, includes some additional including used; worth a look.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $140

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Lot 2859 /   

Duck Stamp Accumulation, mix of mostly n.h. singles on stockcards, some early n.h. issues with many well centered stamps, some later with plate blocks and artist signed; Scott cat in excess of $4,300; worth review.
Scott No. RW5//RW78c    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $900

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