Sale 108: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2378 o   

Humboldt Express, 1863, 25¢ brown, bold blue central Paid in oval cancel, margins close to just touching, Fine, the only example we know of with this cancel in blue.
Scott Nos. 86L1    $1,250.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2379 o   

Hussey's Post, 1872, black, block of 8, light purple circular cancels, position 7 with double period after "M" in "A.M.", ample to large margins, small corner margin crease at top right, still Very Fine, believed to be the largest known multiple of this issue; with 2020 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 87L43; $160 for singles    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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Lot 2380 o   

Mason's New Orleans City Express, 1850-57, 2¢ black on yellow, red grid cancel, clear margins, flaws including a few tiny pinholes and slight scuffing, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott Nos. 102L2    $3,000.

ONE OF NINE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 2¢ MASON'S NEW ORLEANS CITY EXPRESS STAMP.

Of the nine recorded examples, six are known on cover and three off cover. Of these three, this is the only example that does not have margins cutting into one of the corner ornamentations.

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Lot 2381 o   

Price's City Express, 1857-58, 2¢ black on green, four nice margins, neat manuscript "X" cancel, Extremely Fine; with 2023 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 119L2    $250.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2382 ()   

Teese & Co. Penny Post, 1852 (1¢) blue on bluish, full pane of 100 with ten tête-bêche pairs at bottom, no gum, wide sheet margins and rich colors, couple horizontal creases and some wrinkling at top (tête-bêche pairs sound), Very Fine appearance, a rare complete pane of 100.
Scott Nos. 137L1    $2,800.

Realized: $750

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Lot 2383 o   

Wells Fargo & Co., 1861, $2 red, remarkably bold sharp strike of San Francisco Running Pony oval date stamp cancel, margins large to just touching at lower right, strong bold color, tiny thin, Extremely Fine appearance, one of the finest strikes on this issue; with 2016 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott Nos. 143L1    $1,100.

Realized: $5,000

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Lot 2384 ()   

Wells Fargo & Co., 1861, $1 red, front hoof missing (9R), top left in a block of 4 with normal, without gum, ample to large margins, fresh with strong bright color, Very Fine, an rare mint example the $1 Pony Express Front Hoof Missing variety in a multiple, only a few known as such.
Scott Nos. 143L3    $2,300 for singles.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 2385    

Wells Fargo & Co., Publishers' Stamp, 1876, blue, vertical pair, tied by two magenta strikes of Wells Fargo & Co. Express, San Francisco Cal. Dec. 19th ovals on small piece, Very Fine and rare used pair.
Scott Nos. 143LP10    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2386 o   

Whittlesey's Express, 1857, 2¢ red, neat "Chicago, Ill., Dec 21, 1857" town cancel, clear to large margins, rich color, thins, F.-V.F. appearance; with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 146L1    $6,500.

ONE OF SIX RECORDED USED EXAMPLES 1857 2¢ WHITTLESEY'S EXPRESS LOCAL POST ISSUE - THE ONLY EXAMPLE SOLELY TIED BY A CHICAGO TOWNMARK BEARING A YEAR DATE.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 2387    

Wyman, 1844, 5¢ black, large margins, manuscript canceled, on piece with red boxed "Wm. Wyman's Letter Express" handstamp below, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 149L1    $750.

Realized: $250

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