Sale 47: The Westpex Sale

Lot 425    

(Incoming Philadelphia) 1794 Bordeaux, France To Philadelphia, Pa., folded letter privately carried and put in the mails at Boston clear strike of "Boston" straight line postmark with manuscript "20" rate and partial Franklin mark, Very Fine.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $300

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Lot 426    

(Incoming Philadelphia) 1795 Port-Au-Prince, Haiti To Philadelphia, Pa., folded letter with "N. York. Oct 28" straight line postmark and manuscript "Sh 24" (4¢ ship + double 10¢ inland rate), Very Fine.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $800

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Lot 427    

(Incoming Philadelphia) 1796 Hamburg, Germany To Philadelphia, Pa., folded letter datelined November 16, 1896, sent by private ship with straight line Boston arrival postmark and matching "24 Fe" Franklin mark, manuscript "Sh 24" rate (2¢ ship + 22¢ inland), Very Fine, Atlantic transit of 102 days, ex H. Feldman.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $270

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Lot 428    

(Incoming Philadelphia) 1800 Hamburg, Germany To Portsmouth, N.H., folded letter datelined July 18th, entered U.S. with red "Phi, Oc 2" cds with matching straight line "Ship" and manuscript "22" rate (2¢ ship + 20¢ inland), Very Fine, a scarce Philadelphia "Ship" marking used from September 1798 to March 1804, ex A. White.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $250

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Lot 429    

(Incoming Philadelphia) 1801 Paris, France To Philadelphia, Pa., folded letter with "New - York, Feb 15" clamshell entry postmark and manuscript "Sh 14½" (2¢ ship + 12½¢ inland), Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 430    

(Incoming Philadelphia) 1825-35 France To Philadelphia, Pa., five folded letters each entering the U.S. in New York; various rates including triple rate "39½" (2¢ ship + triple 12½¢), includes additional 1835 Philadelphia to Bordeaux usage with "10" rate and Havre entry handstamp and N.Y. "Masters, Markoe & Co." forwarder handstamp on reverse, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $110

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Lot 431    

(Incoming Philadelphia) 1826 Paris, France To Philadelphia, Pa., lengthy letter with indistinct Havre forwarder handstamp at top, manuscript per "Pkt Ship Don Quixote vis Havre & N. York" endorsement, red "New - York" cds with matching "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "27" rate (2¢ ship + double 12½ inland), letter to and from the sons of Thomas P. Cope, founder of the Cope line; some light cover staining, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $180

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Lot 432    

(Incoming Philadelphia) 1835 Batavia, Java To Boston, Mass., folded letter datelined February 28th with full strike of red Full Rigged Ship in octagon handstamp, matching "Phila, 29 Jun" octagon date stamp, manuscript "39½" rate (2¢ ship fee + double 18¾¢ inland), reverse with green oval "Forward. By, Pairo Stricker & Co., Batavia" handstamp, fresh and Very Fine, one of two examples of this Philadelphia maritime marking in combination with a Batavia forwarder.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $900

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Lot 433    

(Incoming Philadelphia) 1835 Bordeaux, France To New York City, ship letter with manuscript "pr Pomona" endorsement, clear red "Phila., May 5" octagon date stamp and matching Full Rigged Ship in octagon handstamp, manuscript "14½" rate rerated to double "27" rate most likely in New York, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate    $2,500 - 3,500.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 434    

(Incoming Philadelphia) 1854-65 Bremen, Germany To Philadelphia, Pa., 3 folded letters; 1854 "pr Mathilde" with "6" in octagon handstamp, 1863 "Per Amerika" with "New York Ship Letter, 6, Oct 23" cds and 1864 "Per Hamburg" with "New York Ship Letter, 6, May 4" cds and Oelrichs & Co. oval forwarder handstamp on reverse, also two unpaid 1855-56 folded letters from Wurttemberg via New York, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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