Italy, Airmail, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight complete. Complete sheets of 60 of the 20 different triptychs, o.g., never hinged, both intact with full selvage all around, rich colors, a Very Fine set, a remarkable and rare set of sheets. Sassone No. S.1509 var.
Scott No. C48-C49; $11,500 for single triptychs.
Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
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Apr 28, 2016 America/Los_Angeles
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale
Thursday Apr 28, 2016 08:00 to Sunday May 01, 2016 14:00 America/Los_Angeles
Last date for bids:
Thursday Apr 28, 2016 07:00 America/Los_Angeles
We are pleased to have been named once again as the Official Auctioneer for Westpex, the West Coast’s premier philatelic exhibition.
For this special event we will offer over 3600 lots, which will feature the Rob Lund 3c 1851-57 Collection, specialized United States Revenue stamps, Telegraph Stamps, U.S. Possessions including part II of the Gary Peters collection of Hawaii and specialized sections of U.S. and Canadian Coins, U.S. Valentines, Ryukyu and Mexico, plus a fine array of United States and Worldwide stamps and postal history.
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Lot #676 - general foreign Italy
Lot #677 - general foreign Italy
Italy, Airmail, 1933, 5.25L+19.75L Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight. Pristine triptych, this one with "I - Pell" overprint, with favor cancellation, as per certificate, Very Fine and choice, with 2011 P.F. certificate. Sassone No. 51 var.
Scott No. C48; $2,000.
Lot #678 - general foreign Italy
Italy, Airmail, 1933, 5.25L+44.75L Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight. Pristine triptych, this one with "I - Pell" overprint, with favor cancellation, as per certificate, Very Fine and choice, with 2011 P.F. certificate. Sassone No. 52 var.
Scott No. C49; $2,000.
Lot #679 - general foreign Italy
Italy, Airmail Official, 1934, 10L Rome-Mogadiscio Flight. O.g., lightly hinged, strong colors, fresh and Very Fine, very scarce. Sassone No. 2.
Scott No. CO2; $875.
Lot #680 - general foreign Italy
Italy, Special Delivery, 1922, 60c on 50c dull red, surcharge omitted. Top stamp in horizontal pair with normal, o.g., very lightly hinged, strong fresh color; couple gum creases, otherwise Very Fine, a rare omitted variety, with 2008 S. Sismondo certificate. Scott No. E11 var.
Sassone No. 6e; €1,300 ($1,430).
Lot #681 - general foreign Italy A.M.G. - Allied Occupation
A.M.G., 1948-54 Issues Complete, Corner Inscription Blocks of Five. Complete set of the 28 stamps, many are o.g. never hinged; #1 gum tone spots, #13 light margin crease, Very Fine. Scott No. 33//195.
Sassone No. 1-28; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #682 - general foreign Italy A.M.G. - Allied Occupation
A.M.G., 1950, 20l violet, inverted overprint error. Well centered within large margins, rich color, o.g., lightly hinged; corner creases, Very Fine appearance. Sassone No. 73a.
Scott No. 74 var.; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE INVERTED OVERPRINT ERROR, OF WHICH ONLY TWO ARE MINT.
Lot #683 - general foreign Italy A.M.G. - Allied Occupation
A.M.G., 1950, 200l olive brown, perf. 14x13¼. Nicely centered with strong color, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine and scarce perf. variety. Sassone No. 107/II.
Scott No. 108; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #684 - general foreign Italy A.M.G. - Allied Occupation
A.M.G., 1952, 60l black and blue, pair with inverted overprint and left missing overprint. Bottom margin error pair, full o.g., very lightly hinged, F.-V.F. Sassone No. 159a.
Scott No. 159 var.; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #685 - general foreign Italy A.M.G. - Allied Occupation
A.M.G., Parcel Post, 1949, 10l violet pair with 5.5mm overprint spacing. Centered right, bright and fresh, o.g., hinge remnant, Fine, Only 300 pairs issued, with 1952 Mondolfo certificate.
Scott No. Q18 var.; $2,000.
Lot #686 - general foreign Japan - 1871-72 Dragon Issues
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 48m brown, plate 1, laid paper. Without gum as issued, ample margins, rich deep color, Very Fine, signed Dr. Pirl, with 1997 Eichhorn certificate. J.S.C.A. No. 1a.
Scott No. 1; $260.
Lot #687 - general foreign Japan - 1871-72 Dragon Issues
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 48m brown, plate 1, laid paper. Position 16 showing frame plate crack in value center, without gum as issued, ample to large margins, strong bold color, Very Fine and choice, a scarce plate crack variety, with 1995 Eichhorn certificate. J.S.C.A. No. 1a.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #688 - general foreign Japan - 1871-72 Dragon Issues
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 48m brown, plate 2, laid paper. Position 8, without gum as issued, rich deep color, ample to large margins, fresh and Very Fine, with 1997 Eichhorn certificate. J.S.C.A. No. 1d.
Scott No. 1c; $350.
Lot #689 - general foreign Japan - 1871-72 Dragon Issues
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 100m blue, plate 1, laid paper. Without gum as issued, large margins, rich deep color on bright paper, Extremely Fine, a choice mint first issue, signed Pfenninger. J.S.C.A. No. 2a.
Scott No. 2; $260.
Lot #690 - general foreign Japan - 1871-72 Dragon Issues
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 100m blue, plate 1, laid paper. Without gum as issued, ample to large margins, deep color, Very Fine and choice, signed Pfenninger. J.S.C.A. No. 2a.
Scott No. 2; $260.
Lot #691 - general foreign Japan - 1871-72 Dragon Issues
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 100m blue, plate 1, wove paper. Position 17, boxed tensho style "Honjo ehi" cancels, ample to large margins, rich color and crisp impression, Very Fine and attractive, with 2014 ISJP certificate. J.S.C.A. No. 2c.
Scott No. 2a; $260.
Lot #692 - general foreign Japan - 1871-72 Dragon Issues
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 200m vermilion, plate 1, laid paper. Position 17, without gum as issued, large margins, strong color and sharp impression, Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely gem stamp, with 1995 ISJP certificate. J.S.C.A. No. 3c.
Scott No. 3; $450.
Lot #693 - general foreign Japan - 1871-72 Dragon Issues
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 200m vermilion, plate 1, laid paper. Position 3, without gum as issued, ample margins, rich color, Very Fine, with 1994 Eichhorn certificate. J.S.C.A. No. 3c.
Scott No. 3; $450.
Lot #694 - general foreign Japan - 1871-72 Dragon Issues
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 200m vermilion, plate 1, laid paper, vertical pair. Positions 28/36, bottom stamp showing "ten ochi" variety, large margns all round, tied by large kensazumi cancel of Osaka on native cover to Nagasaki, Very Fine and choice, signed Tyler, with 2014 ISJP certificate. J.S.C.A. No. 3c.
Scott No. 3; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A WONDERFUL LARGE MARGIN PAIR OF THE 1871 200M DRAGON ISSUE ON COVER...
Lot #695 - general foreign Japan - 1871-72 Dragon Issues
Japan, 1872, Dragon, 2s vermilion, "ductile" wove paper. Position 16, neat fancy tensho box cancel, exceptional centering, bright color, Extremely Fine, a choice example of this rare paper variety, ex-Ruggiero, with 2014 ISJP certificate. J.S.C.A. No. 7b var.
Scott No. 7a var.; $625 for normal; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #696 - general foreign Japan - 1871-72 Dragon Issues
Japan, 1872, Dragon, 5s blue green, laid paper. Position 10, showing upper right outer frameline and design below sloping to the right, without gum as issued, well centered, fresh with bright vibrant color, Very Fine, with 2014 ISJP certificate. J.S.C.A. No. 8a.
Scott No. 8; $850.
Lot #697 - general foreign Japan - 1872 Cherry Blossom Issue
Japan, 1872, Cherry Blossom, 1s dark blue, Government printing, native wove paper. Plate 2, horizontal pair, complete bold fancy Nara hensa zumi cancel, strong bold color, partial scissor separations, Very Fine and choice, a gem strike of the Nara box handstamp, with 2014 ISJP certificate.
Scott No. 10; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #698 - general foreign Japan - 1872 Cherry Blossom Issue
Japan, 1873, Cherry Blossom, 10s yellow green, Government printing, native wove paper. O.g., lightly hinged, attractive shade, fresh and Very Fine, ex-Cole, with 2010 ISJP certificate.
Scott No. 16a; $1,150.
Lot #699 - general foreign Japan - 1872 Cherry Blossom Issue
Japan, 1872, Cherry Blossom, 20s lilac, Matsuda printing, native wove paper. Position 27, plate variety showing missing bottom flourish in bottom left cherry blossom, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh with rich color, Very Fine, ex-Cole, with 2010 ISJP certificate.
Scott No. 17; $700.
Lot #700 - general foreign Japan - 1872 Cherry Blossom Issue
Japan, 1872, Cherry Blossom, 30s gray, Matsuda printing, native wove paper. Bottom margin single, full o.g., rich color, bright and fresh, Very Fine, ex-Ruggiero, with 2014 ISJP certificate. J.S.C.A. No. 14.
Scott No. 18; $625.
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