Sale 60: The Westpex Auction

Lot 3255    

1852, 3¢ Expertimental Orange Brown Issue On Cover, singles on 14 covers; virtually all with Dr. Amonette attest to the Exp. O.B. shades, various townmarks including railroad; condition varies (off-cover Scott cat. $5,950), a scarce reference group.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 3256    

1857, 3¢ Rose Type I on Cover, 38 copies on 37 covers; range of shades and townmarks including red Canton, Miss. and Shelburne Falls, Mass. (tying stamp), as well as major cities, many with margins to touching, some plated; condition varies, Scott cat $5,320, nice reference group.
Scott No. 25    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 3257    

1857, 3¢ Dull Red Type IV on Cover, 53 singles on cover; range of shades and many with double transfers and recuts, nice range of townmarks with major cities, some plated; condition varies, nice reference group and scarce in this quantity.
Scott No. 26A; $12,320    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $900

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Lot 3258 o/   

1869, 3¢ ultramarine, group of over 140 stamps and over 120 covers, variety of cancels and shades, range of towns from Washington D.C., Louisiana, Maryland, New England incl. Mass. and, Mich, Iowa, Wisc., New Jersey, New York including NYC geometrics, Penn., S.C., Va., a piece with pair tied by circled "10" cancels and Olympia Wash. Terr. cds; some advertising corner cards; includes two Bank Notes of the North Western Bank and El Bance de Tacna showing the same train as found on the 1869 vignette, some faults and mixed condition, F.-V.F., an interesting study collection.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $800

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Lot 3259    

1893, Columbian Issue Collection, specialized collection with used singles including complete set to the $5, used blocks complete up to the 30¢, covers, expo multicolor post cards and ad covers, collateral material including tickets, labels etc., usages include registered mail, foreign destinations, #233 on 1¢ expo postal card to Austria, #232, 235 tied by expo duplexes on 1¢ entire to Austria, expo postal cards, #236 block of six used with #235 on registered U351 entire to Germany, #238 on registered cover with #235-36 to Germany, #239 on registered cover to England, extensive group of #231 with many nice advertising usages, etc., F.-V.F., a wonderful collection with high catalog and interesting usages.
Scott No. 230-245    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $4,500

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Lot 3260    

1902-08, Second Bureau Issue Postal History Collection, collection of over 400 covers and post cards mounted on pages including 146 picture post cards, large group of #300 and #319 cards and covers, couple registered uses abroad, advertising covers, street car RPOs, etc., F.-V.F.
Scott No. 300//319    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 3261    

1908-1921, Washington-Franklin Postal History Collection, collection of over 600 covers and post cards mounted on pages with various usages including solo frankings, registered, foreign destinations, censored, private vending coils, imperforate coils, coils, wax tax, multicolor post cards, airmail, etc., 523 on reduced parcel tag, plenty of interesting usages, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 331//543    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 3262    

First Day Cover Collection 1920s-1960s, collection in box comprising approximately 400 FDCs including some better: 614-616 on one cover (cat. $400), 614 pair from Baltimore, 617-619 on one cover from Lexington (cat. $175), 627, 647-48 on one cover from Honolulu with embossed gold cachet, two 646, 785-94 set in blocks of four with nice famous officers cachets; etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $500

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Lot 3263    

1930s U.S. Consular Covers, group of 34 American Consular Service covers from stations abroad, mostly legal size from a range of origins including: Siam, Natal, Liberia, Barbados, Japan, Surinam, Venezuela, Bahamas, Nicaragua, Peru, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Canada, British Honduras, Java, Sumatra, Poland, Nigeria, Bulgaria, etc.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $120

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Lot 3264    

1938, Prexie Issue Postal History, collection in two binders of over 300 covers up to the $5 including a parcel front with a multiple franking of $1, $2, and $5 values, includes registered mail, foreign destinations, paquebot, censored mail, some FDCs and event covers, special delivery, advertising, patriotics, etc, interesting lot of this popular issue.
Scott No. 803//834    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $1,050

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