Sale 115: The Westpex Sale

Lot 664    

Blood's Local, acid tied on buff cover with Blood's Despatch handstamp alongside and franked with 1851 3¢ dull red and tied by blue Philadelphia. Pa. cds, addressed to New Haven, Ct. with original enclosure written in shorthand, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $80

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Lot 665    

Eames, W.H., Hurrah for Phonography, allover advertising design with text extolling the virtues of phonography on buff cover to Williamstown, Mass. with "W.H. Eames, Middletown, Vt." imprint at bottom, manuscript "Middletown, Vt., Nov. 23/52" postmark at top left and pencil "Paid 3", small part of backflap torn away, Extremely Fine, a rare early design.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 666    

Eames, W.H., Hurrah for Phonography, allover verse design with text extolling the virtues of phonography on buff cover to West Milton, Vt. with "W.H. Eames, Middletown, Vt." imprint at bottom, manuscript "North Clarendon, Vt., Sept. 24th" postmark at top left and Postmaster free frank at top right, small part of backflap torn away, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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Lot 667    

Fowler & Wells, Phonography, allover advertising design with text extolling the virtues of phonography on cover to Bridgewater, Mass. with "Fowler and Wells" imprint at bottom, franked with 1851-52, 3¢ brownish carmine, type II (clear to mostly large margins), tied by grid cancel with matching "Abington, Mas., Oct 5" cds at bottom left, Extremely Fine, a choice example of this design, ex-W. Fox; with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $220

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Lot 668    

Fowler & Wells, Phonography, allover advertising design with text extolling the virtues of phonography on cover to Bridgewater, Mass. with "Fowler and Wells" imprint at bottom, franked with 1851-52, 3¢ dull red, type II (large margins), tied by grid cancel with matching "Abington, Mas., Apr. 10" cds at bottom left, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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Lot 669    

Graham, Andrew, Glace at Standard Phonography - The Best Shorthand, all-over advertising lettersheet with Various Ads and Articles on Phonography (inside & out) to Woodville, N.J. with "Andrew Graham" imprint at bottom left, franked with 1861 1¢ blue + 3¢ rose tied by New York cds's; trivial nick at bottom, Very Fine.
Scott No. 63+65    Estimate $500 - 750.

A VERY RARE FOLDOUT PHONOGRAPHY AD SHEET, PARTICULARLY WITH THE 1¢ CARRIER RATE, THE ONLY EXAMPLE WE HAVE EVER OFFERED.

Andrew Graham developed the shorthand system known as "Graham's Shorthand." It was the standard shorthand system in the United States in the last half of the 19th century until it was supplanted by the Gregg Shorthand system.

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Lot 670    

Graham, Andrew, Phonetic Depot New York, all-over Propaganda design on buff cover to Otego, N.Y. franked with 1851 3¢ dull red tied by bold "New-York Oct. 17" cds, small part of flap missing, Extremely Fine, this is the only example of this design known to us, ex-Grunin & W. Fox.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $200

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Lot 671    

Graham, Andrew, Phonographic Word-Forms, all-over advertisement text on cover to Auburn, Me. with "Andrew J. Graham, 544 Broadway New York" imprint at bottom left, franked with 1861 3¢ rose tied by unusual segmented geometric with New York cds alongside, Very Fine and scarce.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $90

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Lot 672    

[Phonography] Graham, Andrew, Phonographic Word-Forms, all-over advertisement text on cover to Wickford, R.I. with "Andrew J. Graham, 491 Broadway, New York" imprint at bottom left (crossed out with return address of Thos. Kinney in Brasher Falls, N.Y.), franked with 1861 3¢ rose tied target cancel with "Brasher Falls, N.Y." cds at bottom, somewhat irregularly reduced at right, Very Fine, a scarce design.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 673    

Graham, Andrew, Phonography, ornate floral bordered Phonography advertising design on buff cover to Otego, N.Y. with "Andrew J. Graham, Phoentic Depot, New York" imprint at bottom, franked with 1851 3¢ brownish carmine tied by "New York Apr. 12" cds, Extremely Fine and choice, a scarce design.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $200 - 300.

Andrew J. Graham was conductor of the Phonetic Depot in New York and published many books and manuscripts on phonography.

Realized: $240

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