Sale 20: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1021    

1861, 1¢ blue. Tied by "U.S. Penny Mail, Phila., Pa., A" octagon date stamp with second strike alongside, on blue embossed corner card cover, Very Fine; with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $300

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Lot 1022    

1861, 1¢ blue + 3¢ rose pink. Grid canceled on 1861 allover Harrisburg Senate Chamber shaded ad cover to Harrisburg, matching "Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 23, 1861" cds alongside, 1¢ stamp with small tear at top, F.-V.F.; with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63+64b    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1023    

1861, 5¢ brown yellow + 10¢ yellow green. Tied by grid cancels on 1863 cover to Württemberg, Germany, matching "Defiance, O., Jul 5, 1860" cds, straight line "Paid" and "Free" handstamps, red New York exchange cds and numerous German transit backstamps, 5¢ with small tear at top, otherwise Very Fine; with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 67a+68    Estimate $150 - 250.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1024    

1861, 10¢ yellow green. Tied by San Francisco cancel over a British Columbia & Vancouver Island 1865 3d blue strip of 3 (No. 7) on a buff cover to San Francisco, with additional straight line PAID; slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F., a marvelous and very scarce mixed franking usage; with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 68    Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $3,750

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Lot 1025    

1862, 24¢ red lilac. Tied by cork cancel on 1863 folded letter to London, England, red "Boston, Br. Pkt., 19 Paid, Dec 13" exchange cds, receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 70    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $120

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Lot 1026    

1862, 24¢ red lilac. Fine single just tied by cork cancel on 1864 cover to England, "Lowell, Ms., Jul 18, 1864" cds and red Boston exchange cds at left, receiving backstamp, small cover tear at right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 70    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $60

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Lot 1027    

1861, 30¢ orange + 12¢ black + 3¢ rose. A lovely 3-color franking tied by target cancels on an orange cover from Harrisburg, Pa. to Sweden, via Prussian Closed Mail, with 4 backstamps; a few sealed tears on reverse, F.-V.F., a scarce and attractive usage.
Scott No. 71, 69, 65    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 1028    

1861, 30¢ orange. Couple perf creases, grid canceled on 1863 cover to Wellington, India missent to New Zealand, partial red New York transit cds tying stamp, Wellington, New Zealand forwarding with French & Madras transits, cover torn at top before arriving at Madras and endorsed as such, Very Fine, a rare and quite unusual missent usage.
Scott No. 71    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $950

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Lot 1029    

1861, 30¢ orange. Just tied by cork cancel on 1866 double rate cover to Paris, France, matching "Carthage, N.Y., May 21" cds alongside, red New York and French exchange cds, stamp with tear at right, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 71    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $105

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Lot 1030    

1863, 2¢ black. Used on a neat 1¢ blue Star Die entire from Phoenix, R.I. to South Scituate, R.I., Very Fine, scarce combination usage.
Scott No. 73, U19    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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