Canada, 1967 Goose, Confederation Centennial 1 Dollar. ICCS graded MS-65 Prooflike.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale
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Lot #176 - Coins and Currency Canadian Coins - One Dollar Coins
Lot #177 - Coins and Currency Canadian Coins - Balance Lots
Canada, Coin Balance. Includes 1969-91 1 Dollar issue complete and a mix of 18 1968-85 Nickel Dollars with some duplication, also two Canadian Small Cents collections - 1920-69 & 1920-87 complete.
Estimate; $50 - 75.
Lot #178 - Coins and Currency Canadian Coins - Balance Lots
Worldwide, Coins. 1000's of coins, mostly one man's accumulation; enormous retail, please inspect for full evaluation.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #179 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, Propaganda & Caricature Envelopes. Eleven unused entires; seven J. Valentine creations with two different Universal Brotherhood designs, Intemperance design, anti-war "Nation Shall Not Lift Up Sword…" (state 1 & 2), anti-slavery (unrecorded state), first Ocean Penny Postage design (state 8), four Mulready caricature creations including Spooner no.'s 6 & 11, Menzies (state 1B), also a Deraemaeker Forbes...
Lot #180 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, (Mulready Caricature) Fores's Comic Envelope, No. 1. Unused small size caricature envelope, endorsed with compliments to artist John William Upham; light wear along fold at top, F.-V.F. and rare, it has been estimated that only 20 to 30 unused examples have survived.
Estimate; $250 - 350.
Lot #181 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, (Temperance) Intemperance as the Bane of Society. Allover J. Valentine design (state 1) on fresh cover franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by "715" barred oval handstamp, reverse with blue "Skipton, Au 30, 1850" origin, Very Fine and choice, a wonderful example of this Valentine temperance design.
SG No. 8; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #182 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage. Races of Mankind design with Mitchell imprint and pink embossed hand-in-hand seal of the Brotherhood on backflap (state 1), on 1852 cover franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by bold "26" barred oval handstamp, on local London cover addressed by social reform activist Elihu Burritt, with circular "Too Late, G.P.O." handstamp, origin and receiving backstamps; small...
Lot #183 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage. Charles Gilpin allover design (state 3), on fresh cover to Walthamstow franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by "233" barred oval handstamp, matching "Darlington, My 17, 1853" origin cds on reverse with red London transit; wax seal neatly cut from backflap, Very Fine and choice, design by Henry Anelay, a prominent member of the Elihu Burritt movement.
SG No. 8;...
Lot #184 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d Black. Stereo A241, form 5, bright and fresh, canceled by black Maltese cross cancel with "T.P. Gt.Marylebone St" handstamp alongside, to Edmonton with red London "No 12, 1840" boxed date stamp on reverse, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. U3.
S.G. Spec. No. ME1; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #185 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d Black. Bright and fresh, canceled by neat red Maltese cross cancel, addressed to Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford, reverse with London "Jy 4, 1840" origin and red receiving cds, Very Fine. Scott No. U3.
S.G. Spec. No. ME1; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #186 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d Black. Stereo A8, canceled by bold red Maltese cross cancel and addressed to Hipley, reverse with brownish "LS, My 8, 1840" Third Day of Issue origin cross postmark, with notation inside "this is the new post system"; vertical folds, otherwise Very Fine, a very early usage. S.G. Spec. No. ME1.
Scott No. U3; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #187 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d Black. Stereo A8, addressed to Eye with two strikes of black Maltese cross canceling, reverse with "Stowmarket, DE 28 1841" datestamp, "Eye, DE 29 1841" receiving double-arc datestamp, Very Fine. S.G. Spec. No. ME1.
Scott No. U3; $500.
Sixty years earlier, Eye became famous when a lead box was found by the river there containing 600 Roman gold coins, the largest...
Lot #188 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d Black. Stereo A81, addressed to Leicestershire and canceled by Maltese cross cancel, reverse with London "F - Fe 25, 1841" origin cds; docketing at left, Very Fine. S.G. Spec. No. ME1.
Scott No. U3; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #189 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 2d Blue. Stereo a99, addressed to London and canceled by black Maltese cross cancel, reverse with blue "Crossdoney, Jy 26, 1841" origin cds, transit and receiving backstamps; central file fold and docketing at left, Very Fine, a scarce use from Ireland. S.G. Spec. No. ME4 £2,200 ($3,130).
Scott No. U4; $2,000; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #190 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black. Single usages on six folded letters, all four margin, each tied by Maltese cross cancel, one in black, origins include Banff, Manningtree, Spalding, "Dormont" (Scotland) and Castlebar (Ireland); one stamp with scissor separation cuts, otherwise Very Fine. SG No. 2.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #191 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black. Plate 1a, letters QB, ample to large margins, tied by red Maltese cross cancel on folded letter sheet to Lincolns Inn, "T.P., Kings William St." handstamp and reverse with London "P.D., My 11, 1840" box date stamp; missing sideflaps, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 1.
SG No. 2; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #192 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1840, 1d Intense Black. Plate 2, letters OC, large even margins, tied by neat bold Maltese cross cancel on fresh folded letter to "Woburn, Bedford, Ju 21, 1840" origin cds, Extremely Fine and choice, a gem single usage. Scott No. 1a.
SG No. 1; £750 ($1,070); Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #193 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1840, 2d Blue. Letters MA-MB, horizontal pair, black Maltese cross cancels, margins large to close at left, deep color, Very Fine. Scott No. 2 $1,400.
SG No. 5; £1,800 ($2,560).
Lot #194 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1856, Queen Victoria, 6d Deep Lilac. In combination with 1858, 1d rose red + 2d blue on cover to Seealkote, East Indies, tied by "London, No 3, 59" cds and "SE/8" barred duplexes, "via Marseilles" routing endorsement at top, reverse with red boxes Bombay and blue Lahore cds transits and red receiving cds; minor erosion spot in docketing, Very Fine.
SG No. 69+43+45; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #195 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1870, Queen Victoria ½d Rose. In combination with 1853, 1d rose red (plate 203) + 1d lake red (plate 163) on 2d blue registration entire to postmaster in Heligoland, barred circle handstamps tying stamps and red "W.C.D.O., Registered, Mr 12, 78" cds below, Very Fine.
SG No. 49+43+44; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #196 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1870, Queen Victoria, 1½d Rose Red, Error of Lettering. Letters OP-PC for CP-PC, plate 1, without gum, rich color, previously regummed and soiling which has been removed, Fine, ex-"JAL", with 2013 R.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 32 var.
SG No. 53; £28,000 ($39,860).
AN EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 1½D QV ERROR OF LETTERING ISSUE.
Lot #197 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1848, Queen Victoria (embossed), 10d Brown, Right Margin Single. Clear to large margins, tied by "291" barred oval handstamp on 1849 cover to Paris, France, additionally tied by red Calais transit cds, reverse with "Fareham, Oc 20, 1849" origin cds and red London transit; stamp lifted and placed back, Very Fine and choice, a remarkable four margin 10d sheet margin single on cover. Scott No. 6.
SG No...
Lot #198 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1878, Queen Victoria, £1 Brown Lilac. Maltese Cross watermark, oval registry date stamp cancel, strong color, Fine. SG No. 129.
Scott No. 75; $4,500.
Lot #199 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1862, Queen Victoria, 3d Pale Carmine Rose. Emblems watermark, o.g., strong color; hint of soiling, otherwise Fine, with 1982 R.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 37.
SG No. 77; £2,700 ($3,840).
Lot #200 - British Commonwealth Great Britain - Illustrated Covers & Regular Issues
Great Britain, 1863, Queen Victoria, 4d Bright Red, Hair Lines, Two Singles. In combination with 1858, 2d blue, thick lines on fresh folded letter to St. Petersburg, Russia, all tied by "Belfast, Ja 10, 65" cds and "62" barred duplexes, bold blue "Aus England Per Aachen, Franco" circular handstamp and matching "Wfr 3" credit handstamp, blue London transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful...
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