Thurn & Taxis, 1863, 1/3sgr green, vertical strip of 3. Clear to large margins, tied by numeral "249" in target cancels on folded letter sheet, matching "Vieselbach, 1/2, 1865" origin cds, reverse with Grossorudestedt cds; two flaps a bit reduced, destination town slightly eradicated, otherwise Very Fine, with 2014 P. Sem certificate. Scott No. 16.
Michel No. 27; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Auction # 60 - The Westpex Sale
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 60 - The Westpex Sale
We are pleased to have been named once again as the Official Auctioneer for the West Coast’s premier philatelic exhibition. For this special event we will be offering over 3600 lots, which will feature the Stephen B. Pacetti Collection of the United States 1861 1c Issue, the Charles Meroni Collection of Registry Labels, the Randolph Smith Collection of United States Plate Number Singles and Plate Blocks, plus a stunning array of United States Stamps and Postal History. The Worldwide includes a fine array of Western Europe with Important France and a wonderful selection of collection and balance lots.
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Lot #326 - general foreign german area
Lot #327 - general foreign german area
Württemberg, 1851, 1kr black on straw. Large to huge margins, tied by "Tubingen 8 Aug 1856" double-circle datestamp and additional strike adjacent on neat folded cover to Tubingen, repeated again to right of stamp, Extremely Fine and choice. Michel No. 1c.
Scott No. 1a; Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot #328 - general foreign german area
Württemberg, 1863, 18kr orange, vertical pair. On piece in combination with 1865, 1kr yellow green rouletted, pair and single, all tied by neat "K. Wurtt. Fahrend Postamt, 11/3" railway cds, Very Fine and attractive, a scarce mixed issue franking from letter to the United States, signed Alcuri, with 2003 Irtenkauf certificate.
Michel No. 29+30a; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #329 - general foreign german area
Germany, 1872 Small Shield, ¼gr violet. Used with vertical pair and single of 5gr Bister (6), all tied by four strikes of "Frankfurt 6 1 73" double-circle datestamps on registered cover, various ratings and registry markings; one 5gr pre-use fault, a Very Fine use. Michel No. 1.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #330 - general foreign german area
Germany, 1872 Large Shield, 18kr bister. Neat Pforzheim boxed cancel, rich color, Very Fine and choice, a scarce used stamp, with 2002 M. Sommer certificate. Scott No. 26.
Michel No. 28; €2,800 ($3,860).
Lot #331 - general foreign german area
Germany, Airmail, 1931, 1m-4m Polar Flight Zeppelins complete. Neat town cancels, nice allover centering, rich colors, a Very Fine set. Michel No. 456-458.
Scott No. C40-C42; $985.
Lot #332 - general foreign german area
Germany, Airmail, 1933, 1m-4m Chicago Flight Zeppelins complete. O.g., hinged, fresh with rich colors, F.-V.F. set. Michel No. 496-498.
Scott No. C43-C45; $950.
Lot #333 - general foreign german area
German Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1900, Germania "Reichspost", 10pa on 5pf green, 1pi on 20pf ultra, 2½pi on 50pf purple & black. Pair of 10pa, all tied by bold strikes of "Beirut, 28/12 1905" cds and 1pia tied by manuscript "Avis de Réception" cancellation to Colon, Panama, Beirut registry label affixed, purple Colon (1.25) arrival backstamp and forwarded to Ancon, blue Cristobal C.Z. (1.26) transit and Ancon C.Z. (1.29)...
Lot #334 - general foreign german area
Caroline Islands, 1899, Imperial Eagle, 50pf red brown, 48 degree overprint. Beautifully centered with rich color on immaculate paper, unblemished never hinged o.g., post office fresh and Extremely Fine, ex-Gross. Michel No. 6 I.
Scott No. 6a; $1,500.
Lot #335 - general foreign german area
Caroline Islands, 1910, Ponape Provisional, 5pf on 3pf brown. Excellent centering and fresh color, tied by "Ponape (Karolinen), 12.7, 10" first day of issue datestamp to handsome multicolored Gruss aus Jaluit picture post card to Guben, Germany, matching light strike of negative "Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur, Ponape, Karolinen" circular postmark alongside; minor bend to card at bottom right, very fine and quite scarce; signed...
Lot #336 - general foreign german area
Kiauchau, 1900, 5pf on 10pf carmine. Type 1 surcharge, uprating on 5pf green postal card to Hankow, China, tied by "Taputur, Kiautschou, 23.7, 00" cds's with "Tsingtau, Kiautschou, 23.7, 00" transit cds at left, Extremely Fine. Michel No. 2 €9,000 ($12,420).
Scott No. 4; $7,500 on cover; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE USAGE OF THE 1900 5PF ON 10PF TYPE 1 SURCHARGE FROM TAPUTUR.
Lot #337 - general foreign german area
Berlin, 1948 Black Overprints complete. Set used on two registered airmail covers from Berlin to New York N.Y., all cancelled by strikes of "Berlin SO, 36b, 20.12.48" cds, each with New York (12.28) backstamps, Very Fine, with 2014 Sismondo certificate. Michel No. 1-20.
Scott No. 9N1-9N20; $2,288 as used off-cover.
Lot #338 - general foreign german area
Berlin, 1949 Currency Victims souvenir sheet. In combination with 10+2pf-20+3pf Bach issue and 40pf Building on airmail cover to U.S., cancelled by "Hof (Saale) 31.1.50" cds's; couple small faint tone spots on souvenir sheets, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 9NB3a $2,100 for used.
Michel No. Block 1; €4,500 ($6,210); Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #339 - general foreign german area
Germany: Federal Republic, 1931, Airmail, 1931, 1m, 2m and 4m Polar Flight Zeppelins used separately. Group of three with appropriate 1931 Polar Flight cachets comprising C40 on 1931 polar flight post card, C41 on post card, and C42 on cover, small faults, F.-V.F.
Scott No. C40, C41, C42; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #340 - general foreign Greece to Libya
Greece, 1888, 1l brown, block of 15, strip of 5, two pairs and single. Block on reverse and others on front tied by "Piraeus, 7/17, 92" origin cds's, on cover to Austria, block on reverse canceled by straight line "Trieste" handstamps, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 64; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #341 - general foreign Greece to Libya
British Administration, 1898, 20pa Violet, District of Heraklion. Two singles, one unused with original gum, other used with neat cds cancel, also including Nos. 3 and 4 that are not counted, Extremely Fine. SG No. B1 £650 ($1,050).
Scott No. 1; Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot #342 - general foreign Greece to Libya
Guatemala, 1957, 15c + 50c Red Cross, Inverted Overprint. Right selvage single from position 35 of the unique sheet of 50, o.g., never hinged, post office fresh and Extremely Fine, Sanabria backstamp and 1960 sales certificate.
Scott No. CB9a; $275.
Lot #343 - general foreign Greece to Libya
Haiti, 1889 (Aug. 5) Cap-Haitien, Haiti to St. Thomas, D.W.I. Sharp strike of cds and bearing Provisional negative "Haiti, Postes, Capt-Haitien" paid handstamp, reverse with St. Thomas (8.10) arrival cds, Extremely Fine, ex-Schnell.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
The negative provisional marking was used by the new Haitian government to indicate postage paid. They did not want use the available stamps depicting the...
Lot #344 - general foreign Greece to Libya
Hungary, 1871, 2k Orange, 5k Rose, Brick Red. Single of each on separate folded covers, two tied by Pest cds (different types), and one tied by Ipolysagh cds, each nicely centered with one of the 5k with margins essentially clear all around, a Very Fine group.
Scott No. 1, 3, 3a; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #345 - general foreign Greece to Libya
Indochina, 1933 (Sep. 15) Indochina to Brazil Zeppelin Cover. Cover bearing four Indochina Air Post stamps with "Saigon-Central Chinchine 15-9 33" cds to Pernambuco, Brazil, with Saigon registry label, Berlin (9.24) backstamp and Friedrichschafen (9.30) transit cds, appropriate cachets, Pernambuco (10.4) receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000.
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE FLOWN ZEPPELIN...
Lot #346 - general foreign Greece to Libya
Iraq, 1933 (May 21) Iraq to Brazil Zeppelin Cover. Registered cover bearing Iraq 10f on 2a, 3f and 25f stamps tied by two strikes of "Baghdad 25 May 1935" cds to Pernambuco, Brazil, also bearing Great Britain 3p pair and 4p tied by London (5.29) cds, Baghdad registry label affixed, red and green flight cachets, Pernambuco (6.6), fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate; $2,500 - 3,500.
Lot #347 - general foreign Greece to Libya
Lombardy-Venetia, (Austria Used in Lombardy) 1850 Arms, 9kr blue, hand-made paper, type II. Clear full Milano town cancel, large margins, bright color, Very Fine and choice, a rare usage of the Austria 9kr adhesive used in Lombardy-Venetia. Scott No. Austria 5.
Michel No. Austria 5 X b; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #348 - general foreign Greece to Libya
Lombardy-Venetia, (Austria Used in Lombardy) 1850 Arms, 9kr blue, hand-made paper, type II. Full even margins, tied by "Padova, 21 - 2/51" boxed date stamp on folded letter sheet to Trieste, reverse with red receiving cds; cover refold at right, otherwise Very Fine, a rare usage of the Austria 9kr adhesive used in Lombardy-Venetia. Scott No. Austria 5.
Michel No. Austria 5 X b; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #349 - general foreign Greece to Libya
Lombardy-Venetia, (Austria Used in Lombardy) 1850 Arms, 9kr bright blue, hand-made paper, type I. Bottom margin single with large even margin around, tied by two strikes "Verona, 22-3/51" boxed date stamp on folded letter to Wolfsberg, reverse with transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, a rare usage of the Austria 9kr adhesive used in Lombardy-Venetia, with 2009 Bottacchi certificate. Michel No. Austria 5 X...
Lot #350 - general foreign Greece to Libya
Lombardy-Venetia, 1850 Arms 5c buff, hand-made paper. Large margins to clear, tied by well-struck "Pizzighettone 31/5" cds on folded letter to Cremona, inside with 30c Green & Black, Fiscal (Sassone 8) tied by boxed handstamp, Very Fine, a scarce and desirable cover, with 1996 Raybaudi and 2007 Sismondo certificates and signed by both.
Scott No. 1, 3; Estimate $500 - 750.
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