Sale 20: The Westpex Sale

Lot 953    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Large to huge margins all around, very fresh, tied by blue Baltimore and "5" in oval cancels on a neat and clean 1848 Maryland folded letter, Extremely Fine, wonderfully choice.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 954    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Large margins all around, beautiful color and impression, tied by two strikes of red numeral "5" cancel on an 1850 folded letter sheet to Staunton, Va., with blue Baltimore cds, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 955    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Large to huge margins all around, tied by two strikes of red numeral "5" cancels on a small cover to Annapolis, Md., with blue Baltimore cds at left, Extremely Fine, exceptionally attractive; with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $900

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Lot 956    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Two singles, each with mostly ample to large margins, lovely color and clear impressions, cancelled by matching criss-cross pen strokes on buff envelope to Penn Yan with clear red "Hudson Riv. Mail N.Y. Sep. 26" c.d.s. at far left, manuscript. "Paid" in sender's hand, Very Fine; signed Bloch.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $900

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Lot 957    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Two singles, each with ample to large margins all around, tied by red grid cancels on a lovely colorless embossed ladies' cover to upstate New York, with red New York cds at right, adhesives with couple small margin tears and some cover tone spots, otherwise Very Fine, quite attractive; with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $900

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Lot 958    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Large margins, red PAID cancels, tied by blue pen cancels on an 1848 folded letter sheet to New York, with red straight line "PHILADA RAILROAD" postmark, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $850

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Lot 959    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Horiz. pair (margins almost all around) cancelled by multiple strikes of red numeral "10" handstamp with blue Baltimore cds alongside on folded cover to Massachusetts, pen cancels applied on adhesives with manuscript notation "missent to & forwarded from" with red West Newton, Mass. cds & "Paid 5" handstamp, sent onto Medfield, Mass., F.-V.F., a very scarce forwarded usage; with 1990 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $850

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Lot 960    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Ample to large margins all around, tied by blue "5" in circle cancel on a lovely 1849 folded letter from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, Pa., Very Fine, very pretty.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $750

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Lot 961    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Ample to clear margins, placed over small manuscript "Paid" and cancelled by red grid, matching "N.York & N. Haven R.R. Mar. 26" c.d.s. on small embossed lady's envelope to Boston, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $625

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Lot 962    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Large to huge margins, tied by blue Philadelphia cds on an 1850 folded letter to Wilmington, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $425

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