Sale 37: The Westpex Sale

Lot 3315    

New York Foriegn Mail Covers, 1870-76. 13 covers showing various N.Y.F.M. geometric cancels; including uprate 1¢ postal card to Germany, other usages to Switzerland and England, variety of frankings; worth inspection.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 3316    

U.S. Seapost Covers, 1894-1940'S. Accumulation of approximately 250 covers and cards; mostly 1920-30's with the vast array of ship postmarks, some early turn of the century usages and South American frankings, steamship letterhead letters, etc.; a nice group for the specialist.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $550

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Lot 3317    

Wells Fargo & Co. Oregon Covers. Accumulation of over 250 covers; vast range of town and usage represented including Canonville, Astoria, Portland, Salem, Roseburg, Dalles, Oakland, etc., incoming and through the mails usages; condition mixed, worth careful evaluation.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $4,250

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Lot 3318    

Oregon Cover Balance, 1857-1947. Collection of many 100's of covers, cards & miscellaneous ephemera, including interest in town cancels, express companies, postal cards, view cards with real photos, native American subjects, advertising covers and corner cards, railroad markings, steamer usages, special events, street car Railway Post Office's, ephemera including express waybills, bank checks, lithographs, and much much more; some other Western items and a bit of general USA material; this is great lot for the eBay-expertly repaired, please inspect.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $3,000

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Lot 3319    

Advertising & Illustrated Covers. Group of 17 covers; multicolored lithograph covers including two different International Stock Food Co. "3 Feeds" covers, two Village Blacksmith covers, one 1930 cover franked with 2¢ Nebr. overprint issue from Harvard, Neb., Pan-Am Expo. "Albright Art Gallery" cover, Knox Gelatine with matching letterhead enclosure, others including several allover ads; worth inspection.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $600

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Lot 3320    

Fancy Cancels on Cover, 1860-90's. 44 covers and cards; with fancy strikes including 1881 Fairview, Ill. "NG", Saratoga Springs, N.Y. "OK" on #U58, Lockport, N.Y. "LV", Skull & Crossbones with two different from Greenfield, Mass. and one from Byron, N.Y., Westervelt Indian Head from Head Tide, Me., Boston, Mass. Stars ion Shield tying 2¢ Blackjack (ex Allen, Metzger), New York Mask, Danbury, Conn. Top Hat, various U.S. Mail fancies, 1860's blue "Chicago, Advertised" shield, etc; condition varies with clear strikes throughout.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 3321    

Patriotic Cover Balance. Well over 100 covers and a few fronts in sleeves; vast range of designs including various Flags, many scarce to rare Caricatures, Eagle & Shield, Liberty & Flag, Battle Scenes, Prominent Figures including Maj. Gen. Dix, Gen Siegel, Gen. Scott, etc., campaign including Fremont cover franked with 3¢ pink, few related items, etc.; condition mixed, worth evaluation.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $6,750

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Lot 3322    

Flag Cancel Postmarks, 1895-1941. 85 covers, most bearing machine cancellations featuring flags with 13-star designs, including a couple rubber stamp devices from Helix, Ore., Point Roberts, Wash., etc; Boston Circuit R.P.O., Pittsburgh Street Car R.P.O., Cleveland Circuit R.P.O., etc; many station numbers & letters in stripes; a few with other slogans such as 1917 Boston "Fifty-First / Annual Encampment / Grand Army / of the Republic", etc; ship cancels such as U.S.S. Melville, Arkansas, Texas, Wyoming, Florida, etc; scarce 1922 Cuero, Texas "Turkey Trot"; some U.S. Navy flag hand cancels on 1941 WWII patriotics; and much more, condition generally F-VF, please review.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $220

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Lot 3323    

Cover Collection, 1761-1925. Group of 14 covers, including stampless 1761 with New York straight line, red New York "Paid 1 Ct", Bloods Penny Post, local American Letter Mail Co. adhesive; Edith K Roosevelt Presidential widow free frank, postmarked Oyster Bay, N.Y., Civil War patriotic, 1857 fancy patriotic with pre-Civil War stars of 34 states and eagle holding "Love One Another" ribbon; blue Chicago cds tying 3¢ rose 1861and oval North Branch P.O. handstamp on turned cover; green Raleigh & Gaston R.R. on 3¢ red Nesbitt entire; etc. Interesting lot.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $400

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Lot 3324    

Covers & Postcard Balance, 1920-60. Perhaps 1,000 postcards, many with Canadian subjects, some real photo included, plus covers, notably some Saudi Arabia and Italy, please examine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $375

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