Sale 115: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2021    

Confederacy, U.S. Used in the Confederacy Cover Group, balance of 15 covers; with 10 U.S. 3¢ (26) usages with postmarks including "Alexandria, Va., May 16, 1861", "Wheeling, Va., May 22, 1861", "Natchez, Miss., May 2, 1861", "Charleston, S.C., Feb 16, 1861", "Charleston, S.C., Apr 7, 1861", red "Pittsylvania C.H., Va., May 6" (last day of independent state) with enclosure regarding negro merchant, "Yorkville, S.C., Mar 13", etc., 4 U.S. 3¢ Star Die (U27) usages (one missing additional stamp) with "La Grange, Tex., Apr 5, 1861" & "Augusta, Ga. Feb 15"; condition varied, generally F.-V.F.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2022    

Confederacy, Florida State Postmark Group, of seven covers; with "Warrington, Fla." stampless with "Paid" and "5" handstamps, "Saint Augustine, Fla." cds on U.S. #26 franked independent state cover with corner cards, four Tallahassee cds usages including two turned cover usages (#7 & #12 usages), and a Gainsville, Fla. cds tying #7 pair, F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2023    

Confederacy, Georgia Stampless Cover Group, balance of 16 covers; cds's including Savannah with Paid 5 and Paid 10 ratemarkers, similar Columbus, others with Hawkinsville, Marietta, Griffin, Ringgold, Washington, Forsyth, red Sparta, Covington, red Buck Eye, etc.; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2024    

Confederacy, North Carolina Stampless Cover Group, balance of 15 covers; cds's including Warrenton & Oxford with various ratemarkers, others with Ashville, Oaks, Ridgeway, blue Taylorsville, Elizabethtown, Ashboro & Fayetteville on same cover, manuscript with Lovely Mt., etc.; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $300 - 400.



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Realized: $450

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Lot 2025    

Confederacy, South Carolina Postal History Collection, a two volume collection giving a wonderful overview of South Carolina Postal History, includes a large number of Handstamped Paids from a wide variety of towns, a few Adversity covers are noted, additionally there is a wonderful range of covers from Columbia including a couple provisionals and some nice Charleston covers as well, condition is mixed, but the is a fine lot worth careful inspection (See website for images).
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.



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Realized: $2,300

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Lot 2026    

Confederacy, South Carolina Cover Stock, group over 30 covers identified in sleeves; includes 8 stampless usages from towns including Manning, Pocotaligo, Sumter (ex-Kohn, Green cert), Yorkville, Cheraw, etc., two U.S. used in C.S.A. usages (both U.S. #26 from Charleston) and an Independent State use (U.S. U26 from Columbia), regular issue usages including #1 x2, #2 x2, #4 including pair from Greenville, #7 usages including two singles tied by violet Pendleton cds (P.F. cert) and #11 & 12 mostly common usages; condition mixed, worth review.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $750

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Lot 2027    

Confederacy, South Carolina Stampless Cover Group, balance of 21 covers; with cds's including Charleston (both types) with various ratemarkers, similar Columbia and Pocotalico, Five Mile, red Pomaria, Stateburgh, Camden, Rock Hill with Paid 30 rate, manuscript with Dacusville, etc.; condition varies, generally Fine or better.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $500

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Lot 2028    

Confederacy, Sumter, S.C. Cover Group, of 20 covers; includes 8 stampless items including unusual manuscript "2" drop over "10" handstamp rate (with early letter regarding cover), some incoming usages including turned, stamped items including Independent State and U.S. used in C.S.A, usages on 3¢ Nesbitt entires, also incoming U.S. used in C.S.A. with scarce U.S. #25 from Manning S.C., regular issues including #2, #6 & 7 usages, #11 usages including adversity, also included a Sumter merchant $1 token coin; condition varied (See website for images), generally Fine or better.
Estimate    $400 - 600.



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Realized: $500

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Lot 2029    

Confederacy, Tennessee Cover Stock, group over 16 covers identified in sleeves; includes stampless usages from towns including Columbia, red Clarksville with blue "Paid 5" rate handstamp, Dresden, etc., regular issue usages including #1 x3 from Memphis, Knoxville & Nashville, #2 x3, #5 with manuscript McMillan postmark, etc.; condition is mixed, inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2030    

Confederacy, Texas Cover Stock, group over 16 covers identified in sleeves; includes 11 stampless usages from towns including Independence, Ownensville, Huntsville, Chapel Hill, Anderson, Belton, Boston, discernible Mt. Pleasant with 5 rate handstamp struck four times, etc., regular issue usages including #4 from Galveston, #6 solo use from Austin & #7 pair tied by Elkhart manuscript, etc.; condition mixed, worth review.
Estimate    $400 - 600.



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Realized: $575

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