Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1260    

1848 (Mar. 18) New York, N.Y. to Copenhagen, Denmark, folded letter with red "New-York Mar 19" cds and arced "Paid" handstamp with pencil "24" prepaid rating, blue "Part Paid" straightline struck in New York, carried by Ocean Line Hermann from New York Mar. 21 to Southampton arriving Apr. 11, various manuscript ratings on back and red crayon on front with final "47" sk due rating; some edge wear, Very Fine, Illustrated in Winter & Hubbard on page 86. This is the Maiden Voyage of the Ocean Line Hermann.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $625

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Lot 1261    

1852 (May 19) New York, N.Y. to Denmark, folded letter with "New-York 19 May" cds with black "20" debit rating (Winter 297) and red "Not Paid" framed handstamp (Winter 335), carried on Cunard Line Europa from New York May 19 to Liverpool arriving May 30, blue Hamburg (6.1) transit backstamp, various manuscript ratings; light soiling, Fine and scarce unpaid Bremen packet rate to Denmark.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1262    

1857 (Aug. 19) New York, N.Y. to Copenhagen, Denmark, blue datelined folded letter with "New-York Br. Pkt. '23' Aug 19" exchange debit cds at the unpaid 27¢ Bremen-Hamburg rate, carried by Cunard Line Persia from New York Aug. 19 to Liverpool arriving Aug. 29, red Aachen (9.1) transit backstamp with blue manuscript "13" debit, Kopenhagen (9.2) arrival backstamp and red crayon "17½" rating plus manuscript and red crayon ratings on back, Very Fine and scarce destination.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $115

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Lot 1263    

1857 (Oct. 20) New York, N.Y. to Copenhagen, Denmark, blue folded letter with New York "Br. Pkt 23" debit exchange cds for the unpaid 27¢ Brem.-Hamb. rate, carried by Cunard Line Niagara from Boston Oct. 21 to Liverpool arriving Nov. 1, blue manuscript and red crayon due ratings, Aachen (11.3) and Copenhagen (11.4) transits, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $90

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Lot 1264    

1870 Sweden Depreciated Currency to Illinois, group of three covers, 1870 (May 18) to Galesburgh with large "2½" rating handstamp and "New York '29 U.S. Notes' May 31" depreciated currency cds, 1870 (Jul. 6) to Andover, Ill. with large "2½" rating handstamp and "New York '39 U.S. Notes' Jul 24" depreciated currency cds; and also 1881 (Jun. 2) Sandhen, Sweden to Valparaiso, Neb. with New York "Due 10 Cents" duplex; light soiling, Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $170

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Lot 1265    

1872 (Feb. 3) Kristianstad, Sweden to Caribou, Me., cds on gray cover, reverse with "Kiel/Hamburg" (2.5) transit and boxed "2½ a.P." handstamp, large "2½" due handstamp, carried by Inman Line City of Montreal from Liverpool Feb. 8 to New York arriving Feb. 21, "New York '22 U.S. Notes' Feb 21" depreciated currency cds, F.-V.F., This was carried on the first voyage of the Inman Line City of Montreal.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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