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Sale 60: The Westpex Auction

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1861-67 2¢ Black Jack - Group Lots

Lots 1873-1877

Lot 1873    

2¢ Black Jack Cover Collection, balance of 225 covers, wide range of usages including circular rates, local and carrier rates, letter rates, foreign mail, advertising,fancy cancels, etc., better includes #73 (2), 65, 68 (2) trimmed perf franking NYFM fancies to Italy, #73 circular rate to Great Britain (repaired), #92, 93 Upper Sandusky Oh. with printed circular enclosure, various Philadelphia local carrier delivery cds usages, New York circular mails, illustrated Pratt & Co. of Buffalo N.Y. ad showing Mintor Tuyer Iron piece, #92, 93 Lecompton Kans. to Batesville Oh, blue "W. Ripley Me." straightline postmark use with PFC, etc.; some mixed condition, interesting collection with plenty of value, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 73, 87, 93    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $5,750

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Lot 1874 /o   

2¢ Black Jack Stamp Collection, collection of over 240 mostly used stamps including #87 (14) and #93 (26), includes varieties like pre-print paper folds and double-perfs, fancy cancels in red, blue and black including radials, geometrics, New York local mail fancies, stars, town cds, #73 graded VF-XF 85 by PSE, two #87 very fine with PF certs, #93 with green cancel with APS cert, #73 four mint or unsued, Scott catalog over $18,000; some mixed condition but overall a fun collection of this popular issue, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 73, 87, 93    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $5,250

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Lot 1875

2¢ Black Jack Literature, medium box with Black Jacks by Lane (four copies), Cole Black Jacks (two copies), USPCS photocopies of Rorke collection, auction catalogs comprising Metzger (HB and softcover), Rorke, Burrows, Russo, Cole and Fosdyke-Ray, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 1876    

(Advertising Covers) 2¢ Black Jack - Advertising Covers, group of 23 covers with single frankings paying the 2¢ local rate or circular rates, interesting group of corners cards and cameos including National Express and Transportation Co. of Baltimore Md., blue Geo. W. Williams & Co. cameo, blue Avenue House of Washington D.C. cameo, blue Sam'l D. McCullough blue cameo, various hotels, photography, publishers, banks, official business including Mass. and R.I. state seal illustrated designs, etc., couple grilled uses included; some faults, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 73    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 1877    

(Fancy Cancels) New York City Local Covers, group of 13 bearing 2¢ black (73) with all different fancy cancels in black and blue strikes, including 8-point star geometric in black, squared circle of wedge in blue, circular geometric, circled Christian cross in black, blue open star in circle, blue circle of wedges; some faults, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 73    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $850

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Lots 1873-1877

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