Sale 130: The Westpex Sale

Lot 667

(Minnesota) View of Minneapolis, Opposite St. Anthony, Minnesota, illustrated lettersheet view showing town and river, datelined "July 12th, 1859" with one page letter ending…"P.S. Send some stamps", Very Fine, a scarce early statehood lettersheet.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $60

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Lot 668

(Missouri) View of St. Louis, Mo., illustrated lettersheet view in blue showing city, river & bridge, datelined "Philadelphia, Mar 28th, 1874" with lengthy four page letter, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $180

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Lot 669    

(New Hampshire) Hanover, N.H., 14 Apr, bold blue fancy negative serrated box postmark with manuscript date, on 1827 folded letter to Gardiner, Me., with manuscript "18¾" rating, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 670    

(New Hampshire) Portsmouth, straight line postmark on three folded letter sheets; one in black and another in red on 1780's folded letter sheets to New York, and an additional strike in red on folded letter sheet to Hartford, Ct. with "Ship 4" rating, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Realized: $160

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Lot 671    

(New Mexico) Tubac and Tucson, N.M., four covers from the Jones correspondence to Columbus, Ohio, each with a 1¢ 1857 intact but 5¢ 1857 peeled off, two with "Tubac, N.M." manuscript postmark dated May 19th and May 27th 1859, former is the earliest known Tubas postmark use; and two with partial "Tucson N.M." cds dated Apr. 24th and Apr. 30th 1859, Fine and tragic early territorial group.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

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Lot 672    

Ausalle Forks, N.Y., June 2, straight line postmark with manuscript day on folded letter sheet to Albany, N.Y., manuscript "Paid 37½" rating, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 673    

Keeseville, N.Y., June 28, bold straight line postmark on 1832 folded letter sheet to Elizabethtown, N.Y., manuscript "Paid 6" rating, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 674    

New York, red cds on two 1818 folded letter sheet from correspondence to Montreal, Canada; one with manuscript "18½" rating and other with matching arched "Paid" and "55" rating, Very Fine, a attractive war rate duo.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 675    

Sardinia, N.Y., ornamental oval date stamp on two folded letters; one in black with matching "5" rate handstamp on 1845 folded letter to Withersfield, N.H., other in blue with manuscript "Paid" and matching "10" rate handstamp on 1847 folded letter to Rhode Island, a Very Fine duo, both are extremely rare, ex-Dunsmoor, Mayer & C. Hahn; each with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $220

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Lot 676    

Utica. May 30, red straight line postmark on 1800 folded letter to New York, with large red "17" rating, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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