Sale 108: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1475    

1861, 30¢ orange, used with 5¢ brown (76), tied by matching strikes of cogwheel fancy cancels, "San Francisco, Oct 8, 1863" cds on yellow cover to Locarno, Switzerland, red "N. York Am. Pkt Oct 31" exchange cds backstamp, magenta "12" cent credit, red boxed Aachen Franco (11.12) transit with blue crayon "f. 2" credit, backstamps include "Locarno 15 Nov 63" receiving cds, red crayon "6" final due rating; 30¢ with tiny tear, Very Fine usage, a Very Fine and attractive use.
Scott Nos. 71    Estimate $400 - 600.

Cover was overpaid 2¢ for the new 33¢ Prussian Closed Mail rate.

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Lot 1476    

1861, 30¢ orange, vertical pair, used with 12¢ black (69), each tied by fancy geometric cross-roads cancel, matching "Newburyport Mass., May 15" cds on 1865 orange buff cover to Bombay, India, endorsed "Via Marseilles" at top left, red "Boston Br. Pkt. '40' 16 May" credit exchange cds, carried on the Cunard Scotia departing New York May 17th to Queenstown arriving May 26th, red London Paid (5.27) transit cds and red "1d" Colonial credit handstamp, docketed "ansd, 6 July"; top 30¢ light soiling, no flap and small mended top edge tear, cover with some acidification at right affecting right 30¢, 12¢ with blunted perfs at top, F.-V.F. appearance, ex-Gliedman.
Scott Nos. 71    Estimate $400 - 600.

Cover was prepaid for the 72¢ Bremen-Hamburg rate via Marseilles, but actually sent at 45¢ British Mail via Marseilles with a 40¢ credit to G.B.

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Lot 1477    

1861, 30¢ orange, tied by "Washington D.C., Dec 5 '63" cds fancy "U.S. N. Observatory & Hydrographic Office" eagle corner card handstamp cover to Pordic, France, sharp red "Boston 'Paid 24' Dec 9" credit exchange cds, red Calais (12.22) entry cds and large "P.D." framed handstamp, Pordic (12.22) arrival backstamp; staple hole rust, otherwise Very Fine and attractive use.
Scott Nos. 71    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $240

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Lot 1478    

1861, 30¢ orange, vertical pair, well centered for this difficult issue, paying quadruple rate to France, tied on cover by target cancel with "New Orleans, La. May 26" cds at right, red "New York Paid 12 May 30" credit cds, small red boxed "PD", light strike of French "Etats Unis Paq Fr. H" octagon, three different French transits and receiving back stamps, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 71    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1479    

1861, 30¢ orange, well centered, tied on cover to Prussia by target cancel with matching "Phila. Pa. Aug 8" cds alongside, red "New York 7 Paid Br Pkt." transits, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, appropriate receiving back stamp.
Scott Nos. 71    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1480    

1863, 2¢ black, two singles, paying first class rate plus carrier fee on cover to Columbia, Pa., tied by bold "Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 5, 1864" cds, reverse with clear "Post Office, Phila. Pa., Station C." transit cds; left stamp with a few short perfs, otherwise Extremely Fine, a striking usage.
Scott Nos. 73    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1481    

1863, 2¢ black, well centered, paying circular rate to France, datelined "City of Washington" (steamer) and "New York, 12 Mai, 1864", appropriate French transit and backstamp receiver, impressive and, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 73    Estimate $200 - 300.



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Realized: $150

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Lot 1482    

1863, 2¢ black, in combination with 1861, 3¢ rose (65), each tied by manuscript "X" and used as revenues on a marriage license from Fairfax Va. dated Jan. 1866; some sight soiling around perfs, Fine and attractive usage.
Scott Nos. 73    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1483    

1863, 2¢ black, two extremely attractive covers, each franked with a single usage with stamps extremely well centered for issue: one with Ludlow, Mass ultramarine c.d.s; other with Boston, Mass. c.d.s. and segmented cork to Auburn, Me., Very Fine; with 1993 P.S.E. certificate for cover with Ultramarine cancel.
Scott Nos. 73    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1484    

1862, 5¢ red brown, horizontal strip of 3, hidden defect affect right stamp, used with 3¢ Rose (65) and 10¢ Green (68), tied by grid cancels, also tied by red New York and Aachen transits on tissue-paper cover to Berlin, Prussia, postmarked "Portland Me. Dec. 16 1862" double-circle datestamp, cover with edge tears and nicks typical of this thin paper (reinforced with archival tape and card), otherwise Very Fine strips of the 5¢ Red Brown are exceedingly scarce.
Scott Nos. 75    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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