Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1302    

1803-1850 U.S. - Netherlands Mails via Sailing Packet, group of 20 stampless covers including carriage by Union Line of Havre Sailing Packets, 1st & 2nd Line of Havre Sailing Packets, better includes 1818 from Olden Barnevled N.Y. to The Hague with scarce debourse h.s., 1827 Amsterdam to Providence via Boston "Ship", 1838 Rotterdam to Kingston Mass. via French sailing packet, and 1848 Buffalo N.Y. to Deventer with wax seal impressed by seated liberty dime; some forwarding agents, many different exchange points and markings, Very Fine and interesting group.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Realized: $450

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Lot 1303    

1814-1867 U.S. - Netherlands Mails, group of seven stampless covers comprising 1814 Amsterdam to Providence with New York "Ship" 53¢ rating, 1831 Boston and 1838 Baltimore Md. to Schiedam, both with "Pays D'Outremer/Par Le Havre" framed h.s., three 1851-53 New Orleans La. letters to Amsterdam with oval "England over Ostende" backstamps, one carried on maiden voyage of Cunard Line Arabia; and 1867 New York to Amsterdam with "70" Dutch cents due, a Very Fine group.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Lot 1304    

1830s-1870s U.S. - G.B. Mails, collection of 115 stampless covers including a wide range of ships, ratings and markings, many better including 1856 London to Philadelphia with red "Phila Am. Pkt. 'Paid 24' Aug 4" cds; 1840 Leeds to Boston with "Forwarded" straightline; 1844 New Orleans La. to Manchester paid "50" to N.Y. and "1/-" packet due; 1859 Liverpool rebacked front to New Orleans with "Portland Me. Am. Pkt. '24' " debit cds, 1860 Dec. 20 London to Manchester carried on maiden voyage of Cunard Line Australasian; 1859 Apr. 21 Bristol to Thompsonville with Middletown Ct. red cds and black "Missent" straightline; etc etc, few faults, F.-V.F., A remarkable collecting basis.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $2,700

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Lot 1305    

1830s-1873 U.S. - France Mails, stampless collection balance of 84 covers with a wide range of ratings and markings, better includes four Cuba to France via New York with diamond "G.B./3F60c" accountancy handstamps; several examples with framed "Am Service" or "Br Service" handstamps, 1849 Mar. 20 carried on Cunard Line America from Boston on its first sailing under the new US/UK treaty; two 1870 Philadelphia "Unpaid" cds to Cognac with "GB/2F" accountancy h.s., and many more; etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 1306    

1832-1868 U.S. - German Mails, group of 10 stampless covers, range of rates including 1832 Nazareth Pa. to Germany via Havre, one with the very scarce red "N. York U.S. Pkt 'Paid 1' Jul 12" credit exchange cds; and 1859 Frankfurt, Germany to Davenport Ia. via Belgium; etc, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1307    

1841-1865 Philadelphia Foreign Mails, group of 12 covers to or from Philadelphia, includes incoming ship letters, destination s of Holland, Wurttemberg, Canada and England, better markings like Paid 5¢ revalue in 10 manuscript and Paid 24¢ octagon datestamps, rates like 30¢ PCM rate, etc.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1308    

1841-1866 U.S. - Switzerland Mails, group of 14 stampless covers including 1841 to London (5.6) and forwarded via France; 1854 N.Y. at unpaid 35¢ PCM rate, two 1850 Louisville to Basel via France with "Colonies/& Art. 13" framed h.s.; 1861 Riesbach to Hartford with red boxed "Br Service" h.s. and "Boston '21' Nov. 29" debit cds; and 1866 Geneva to New York with Am. Pkt. 15/10 depreciated currency cds; overall Very Fine and interesting group.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1309    

1844-1880s the Sidney Shepard Correspondence, collection of 46 covers including some eastern express, two steamboat letters and transatlantic mails; many better covers including #14 to Cuba, #77 to France, #89 to Germany, #68 (3) to France, two #68, 76 to France, #119 to France, two covers with "Insufficiently Paid" handstamp and two with Boston framed "Short Paid" h.s., few later Bank Note covers not part of correspondence; F.-V.F., An interesting collection with some very attractive covers.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 1310    

1845-1867 U.S. - Italy Mails, group of eight covers including a variety of rates, better includes 1845 Nov. 26 Naples to Washington D.C. with blue Philadelphia "12" rimmed circle due rating, 1854 Washington D.C. to the U.S.S. Cumberland in Spezia, Sardinia; and 1852 New York to Leghorn, Italy with "Livorno, Via Di Mare, B" postmark; F.-V.F.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1311    

1847-1858 India - U.S. Mails, group of five folded letters comprising four incoming and one outgoing cover, 1847 Calcutta to Boston with N.Y. Ship 7 cds, 1851 Calcutta to Portsmouth N.Y. by British packet with 24¢ due rating, 1854 Calcutta via Marseilles to St. Johnsbury Vt. with 65¢ due rating, 1858 Bombay with framed "India Unpaid" handstamp via Marseilles to Haverhill Mass. with 45¢ due rating; and 1853 from Fair Haven Mass. to Calcutta India at the 45¢ rate via Southampton; a Very Fine and scarce group.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $375

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