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Sale 47: The Westpex Sale

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1863 2¢ Issue - Domestic Usages

Lots 244-253 Lots 254-263 Lots 264-265

Lot 244    

1863 2¢ black, Drop Rate Usages, balance of 80 single franking covers; wide range of towns including Ravena, O., South Boston Station and other Boston station postmarks, Richmond, Va., Auburn, N.Y. in blue, Oberlin, O., Oxford, Mass., Washington D.C., West Chester, Pa., Providence, R. I. in red, Muscatine, Ioa., West Mediden, Conn., New Gloucester, Me., Chicago, Ill. in blue, Knoxville, Tenn., etc.; condition varies with many attractive covers throughout, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 73    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 245    

1863-67, 2¢ black, New York City Usages, 47 covers; includes 20 color cancels in red or blue with an array of geometric killers, others including integral "1" and "2" rate cds's, station letter cds's and geometric duplexes; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall, a nice group for the New York specialist.
Scott No. 73, 87, 93    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 246    

1863-67, 2¢ black, Second & Third Class Usages, 67 single franking covers; a host of origins including Fort Wayne, Ind., Topeka, Kans., New Orleans, La. to Pensacola, Fla., Galveston, Tex., Waterville, Conn. balloon type in blue, etc., various killer type cancels including geometrics, grids, "Paid", etc.; condition varied, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 73, 93    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 247    

1863-67, 2¢ black, Philadelphia, Pa. Markings, 52 local drop covers; showing the various townmarks types, station letters, in combination with "1st" thru "4th" designations, "Carrier" cds's with similar designations; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall, a nice group for the Blackjack or Philadelphia specialist.
Scott No. 73//93    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 248    

1863, 2¢ black, vertical bisect, used as part of 3¢ rate, in pair with single on cover to Albany, N.Y., manuscript cancels tying at lower right and matching "3" inside indistinct cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 73d, 73    $2,000.

Realized: $750

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Lot 249    

1863-67, 2¢ black, Wrapper Usages, 12 wrappers; includes single franking usages from Elyria, O., Providence, R.I., Springfield, O., Mystic, Ct. with part imprint selvage attached, Joliet, Ill., Lewiston, Me., Pennsylvania House of Representatives precancel usage and an oversized wrapper to Washington D.C. additionally franked with #68+65 two singles; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 73, 93    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $650

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Lot 250    

1863-67, 2¢ black, California Usages, 11 covers; includes #73 strip of 3 canceled by straight line Paid handstamp with matching Johnsons Ranch postmark alongside, pair on cover from San Luis Obispo to Texas, San Mateo drop, Clarkesville oval to Michigan Bar, other cities include Suisun City, Yreka, Todds Valley, Silver Mountain, and combination usages from San Francisco; condition varies, Fine overall.
Scott No. 73, 93    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $650

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Lot 251    

1863, 2¢ black, s.e. at right showing gutter guidemark at lower right, in combination with 1861, 3¢ rose + 10¢ yellow green tied by bold "Philadelphia, Pa., Nov 9, 1863" cds and grid duplex on exceptionally fresh "Office A.A. P.M. Gen'l At Philad'a, Official Business" legal size imprint cover to Pottsville, Pa., Extremely Fine, a choice 5 time rate usage; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73+65+68    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 252    

1863, 2¢ black, in combination with 1861, 1¢ blue on fresh cover to St. Louis, Mo., each canceled by straight line "Paid" handstamp with matching "Woosung, Ill., Feb 4" cds just tying 1¢, Extremely Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 73+63    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $400

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Lot 253    

1863, 2¢ black, s.e. at top, tied by "Philada, Pa., Post Office" cds on locally address Murphy's Improved Letter Envelope from State Bank at Camden N.J., enclosure datelined November 21st, 1863, fresh and Very Fine, a very scarce patent envelope usage.
Scott No. 73    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $120

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