Sale 20: The Westpex Sale

Lot 838    

1876 Centennial Art Gallery. Black & white illustration on a local Philadelphia cover franked with 2¢ vermilion Bank Note tied by Philadelphia cds & cork cancels, flap missing, F.-V.F., a very scarce Centennial design.
Scott No. 178    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $150

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Lot 839    

1876 Centennial International Exhibition. Black & white illustration of the Exhibition Building on a cover to Columbus, Ohio, with matching illustrated letterhead and ad card for the Main Building at the Exhibition, franked with 3¢ Bank Note with segmented cancel & Expo. Station "Centennial/Philada, Pa." cds alongside, Very Fine, a one in a million cover.
Scott No. 158    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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Lot 840    

1882 Bicentennial Committee card. Illustrated locomotive and horse and rider card with stamp facsimile and "Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 24, 82" postmark, light corner crease and minor edge wear, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $230

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Lot 841    

1884 Cincinnati Exhibition. 1¢ re-engraved on a 1¢ postal card with clear strikes of "Cin'ti. O. Exposition Sta." postmarks, addressed to Germany, marked "via England", Extremely Fine, a very rare item.
Scott No. 186, UX5    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 842    

1893 Columbian Exposition. Two illustrated covers (different designs), one with all over Bird's Eye view of Expo in light blue, other with Exposition postmark & original enclosure telling of events at Expo, "I am getting around slowly, saw another panorama today, a volcano in Hawaii. It was pretty good. Saw a performance by Fiji Islanders, also a village of Dahomey savages from South Africa", Very Fine.
Scott No. 220, 231    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $75

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Lot 843    

1893 Columbian Exposition, "Goldsmith" souvenir postal cards. Complete set of 12 1¢ postal cards, couple with minor flaws, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. UX10    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $190

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Lot 844    

1895 Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta. Black & white illustrated medallion design on cover franked with 2¢ Bureau tied by segment cork with rare "Atlanta Exposit'n R.P.O." cds alongside, cover slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 267a    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $150

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Lot 845    

1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition postal cards. Complete set of 10 multicolored 1¢ postal cards (#UX14), with original U.S. Postal Card Co. official souvenir cover, franked with 1¢ Trans-Miss tied by killer handstamp paying printed matter rate to San Francisco, few small card faults and small cover tone spots, F.-V.F., an exceedingly rare usage of this exposition souvenir wrapper.
Scott No. 285    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $800

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Lot 846    

1901 Pan-American Exposition. Three illustrated covers (two multicolor Pan American), each with Expo. publicity cancels, Very Fine.
Scott No. 279B, 294    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $100

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Lot 847    

1901 Pan-American Exposition Map. Illustrated advertising card from the Brantford Apartments, franked with 1¢ Pan-Am tied by scarce 1901 Buffalo, N.Y. Expo postmark (Bomar B-01-16C, less than 12 reported examples), couple corner faults, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 294    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $95

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