Sale 20: The Westpex Sale

Lot 794    

Agricultural. Franked with 1¢ blue green tied by 1904 Auburn, N.Y. postmark on multicolored lithographed Osborne advertising cover with stamp collar, cover with some edge wear, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 300    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $125

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Lot 795    

Ames' Mounted Engine. Illustrated green Baker & Hamilton, Sacramento ad on 1870 3¢ entire to Roseburg, Or., "San Francisco, Cal., Jul 16" cds and cork cancel, Extremely Fine (no photo).
Scott No. U84    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $36

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Lot 796    

Baltimore Bargain House. Green allover mail bag with buildings illustrations, reverse with red Baltimore railroad map and 1906 Baltimore Jubilee label, on cover franked with 1903, 2¢ carmine tied by 1906 Baltimore, Md. machine postmark, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 319    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $70

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Lot 797    

Baltimore Bargain House. Black allover mail bag with buildings illustrations, reverse with red Baltimore railroad map, on cover franked with 1903, 2¢ carmine tied by 1907 Baltimore, Md. machine postmark, very slight cover toning, Very Fine.
Scott No. 319    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $48

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Lot 798    

Bishop's Letters and Circulars. Multicolored Uncle Sam with mail bag and verse advertising cover, franked with 1897 1¢ green tied by Baltimore machine postmark, minor toning at top, Very Fine, a beautiful multicolored advertising cover.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 799    

Business College. Two covers with large illustrated designs for Eastman's State & National Business College, plus a 10¢ Bank Note from the Eastman College Bank; some wear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 68, 114    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $100

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Lot 800    

Circus. Extensive black & white design for "Montgomery Queen's Mammoth Combination", on a cover from Erie to New York; some light cover wrinkling, F.-V.F., a spectacular & rare design.
Scott No. 158    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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Lot 801    

Circus. Large black & white illustration for "Adam Forepaugh's Grand Zoological and Equestrian Aggregation" on a local Philadelphia cover, F.-V.F., a spectacular & rare design.
Scott No. 157    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $400

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Lot 802    

Circus. Illustrated design for Van Amburgh & Co.'s "Mammoth Menagerie and Great Moral Exhibition", on an orange cover from Schoharie, N.Y.; worn at right, Fine, a very rare design.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 803    

[Circus] Barnum & Bailey, Greatest Show on Earth. 1913 multicolored illustrated advertising cover, Bridgeport, Conn. machine postmark tying 2¢ red, with 1913 official route enclosure with matching illustration, minor cover flaws, Very Fine and choice, one of the most striking Barnum & Bailey's illustrated covers known.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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