Sale 101: The Westpex Sale

Lot 941    

Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin, well centered amid wide margins, tied by "Bristol Conn., May 31, 1930" duplex to Seville, Spain, purple U.S. flight cachet, reverse with Sevilla (6.6) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. C14    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $210

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Lot 942    

Airmail, 1952, 80¢ Hawaii, used with 10¢ airmail (C34), tied by "Brooklyn N.Y., Mar 8, 1954" machine cancel on special delivery airmail cover to Johannesburg, South Africa, "Via Air Mail", "Express, Special Delivery" and "SPOED" labels; cover refolded and reduced slightly at ends, stamps with tears, still a Very Fine and scarce use of the 80¢ Diamond Head Airmail.
Scott Nos. C46    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $230

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Lot 943    

Rocket Mail: 1959, USS Barbero Official Missile mail cover, ship cancel JUN 8, 1959, Jacksonville, FL JUN 8, 1959 receiving cancel on reverse, cachet in black, scarcer rounded back flap variety, tiny tear top left corner and slight edge soiling, with 1959 Postmaster General flyer included, F.-V.F. and scarce, 3000 flown, addressed to Supreme Court Judge "Honorable William Orville Douglas". Ellington-Zwisler Nos. 25C1 $750.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $260

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Lot 944    

Parcel Post Postage Due, 1913, 10¢ dark green, tied by purple "Sandusky, Ohio" double-circle datestamp on reverse of Hill Brothers corner card cover from Sydney, Australia bearing Australia 2d carmine tied by "Sidney, N.S.W., SP 25, 1923" roller machine cancel to Sandusky, Ohio, "N.S.W., T 50" handstamp, purple "Chicago Ill. / Postage Due, 10 cents" handstamp, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott Nos. JQ4; $650    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 945    

State Dept., 1873, 3¢ dark green, tied by indigo "Washington D.C., 1879 Sep 29, 6 P.M." duplex with "1" barred oval on blue "Department of State" imprint cover to Lincoln Neb., Oct. 2nd receiving backstamp; reduced slightly at right, reverse with glue staining, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott Nos. O59    $600.

Realized: $325

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Lot 946    

War Dept., 1873, 3¢ rose, tied by "Vancouver, Wash. Jan 31" territorial duplex cancel on small "Headquarters Department of the Columbia, Vancouver Barracks, W.T." imprint cover to Independence, Oregon, redirected to the Dalles, Oreg. with a 3¢ green (158) unnecessarily added for forwarding postage and tied by "Independence, Oreg., Feb 3" cds and target; tiny tear at bottom and reduced slightly at right, 3¢ War nibbed corner, Fine and most unusual Washington Territory use from Vancouver Barracks, ex-Waud, Markovits.
Scott Nos. O85    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Established in 1849, the Vancouver Barracks was the first U.S. Army base located in the Pacific Northwest. Built on a rise 20 feet above the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) trading station Fort Vancouver. As conflicts between indigenous peoples all around the Pacific Northwest and American settlers escalated and became violent, a number of wars broke out. This series of "Pacific Northwest Indian Wars" lasted from around 1848 until 1879. Forces from Fort Vancouver actively campaigned against the native peoples and were involved in nearly every operation against Native Americans throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Realized: $1,800

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