Sale 44: The Westpex Sale - Important Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 1077 E   

(First Postal Stationery Essay) 1851, 1¢ Franklin essay by George Nesbitt & Co. for a stamped envelope. Two different types of the same design, one a woodblock print, the other an electrotype, each overprinted "Specimen", Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 1078    

(First Official Postal Savings Stamped Envelopes) Postal Savings, 1911, 1¢ green & 2¢ carmine. Used entires; registered 1¢ green entire with Washington D.C. imprint to Oakland, Cal., uprated with Official Postal Savings 1911, 1¢ dark violet + 10¢ carmine (O124+O126) tied by Washington oval handstamps, registry box handstamp and transit backstamps, and registered 2¢ carmine entire with Lynn, Mass. imprint to Lynn, uprated with Official Postal Savings 1910, 2¢ black + 1911, 1¢ dark violet, top margin plate block of 6 (O121+O124) tied by Rochester, N.Y. oval handstamp, Rochester & Lynn backstamps, Very Fine, a scarce pair of covers.
Scott No. UO70, UO72    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1079    

(First Postal Card) 1873, 1¢ brown on buff. Watermarked Large U.S.P.O.D., a pristine mint card, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. UX1    $400.

Realized: $190

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Lot 1080    

(First Postal Card Design) Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff. Unwatermarked, unusual jellyfish fancy cancel, used from Springfield, Lane County, Ore. to Portland; very light horizontal crease, F.-V.F.
Scott No. UX3a    $800.

Realized: $145

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Lot 1081    

(First Airmail Postal Card) Airmail Postal Card, 1949, 4¢ deep red on buff. Mint card, fresh and Very Fine, a very rare card with No More Than a Dozen Known Without a First Day Cancel. UPSS No. SA1c.
Scott No. UXC1a    $600.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1082    

(First Official Postal Card) Official Postal Card, 1913, 1¢ black. Used card with neat Sabina Ohio duplex cancel, Aug 1, 1914, Extremely Fine and choice; with 1994 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. UZ1    $550.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1083    

(First Official Postal Card) Official Postal Card, 1913, 1¢ black. Unmailed card with reverse filled in then erased; bit of very faint soiling, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. UZ1    $550.

Realized: $220

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