Sale 22: The Westpex Sale

Lot 473    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Horizontal strip of three target canceled on 1869 homemade cover to Berlin, Germany, brown "Dixon's Springs, Tenn., Nov 13" origin cds at bottom left and "Insufficiently Paid" straight line handstamp, various manuscript accountancy markings and transit backstamps, small corner repair at bottom right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $650

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Lot 474    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Cover from Constantinople, Turkey to Pittsburgh, Pa. tied by fancy New York Cork cancel; May 11, 1869 blue oval American Mission Constantinople postmark and May 31, 1869 blue N.Y. Foreign Mission postmark at left, Fine.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $350

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Lot 475    

1869, 10¢ yellow. Well centered, cork canceled on 1870 cover to Bremen, Germany, reverse with red "Chicago Paid All, Direct, Jun 16" cds and front with red Bremen boxed date stamp, accountancy notation at bottom, Very Fine.
Scott No. 116    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $625

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Lot 476    

1869, 12¢ green. Nicely centered, socked-on-the-nose target canceled on 1869 cover to Penzance, England, "Sharon, Pa., Aug 12" cds alongside and red New York exchange below, London entry and receiving backstamps, Very Fine.
Scott No. 117    Estimate $200 - 250.

Realized: $210

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Lot 477    

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II. Grid canceled on 1864 3¢ entire to Jacksboro, Tenn., matching "Jamestown, Tenn., May "7 cds and manuscript "Reg No. 11" at top, light cover edge wear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 119+U58    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $475

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Lot 478    

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II. Well centered single tied by cork cancel on 1864 3¢ pink entire to London, England, Chicago, Ill. origin and red 1870 London entry postmarks, cover wrinkling and minor corner wear at right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 119+U59    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $230

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Lot 479    

1870, 1¢ ultramarine. Tied by Plymouth, Mass cds and target cancel on 1863 2¢ Jackson entire to Detroit, Mich., Very Fine.
Scott No. 145+U54    Estimate $200 - 250.

Realized: $180

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Lot 480    

1870, 2¢ red brown. Horizontal strip of five, slight separation between 2nd & 3rd stamp, tied by circle of wedges cancel on small cover to Shanghai, China, "Lebanon, Tenn." origin cds and manuscript "via San Francisco" routing, perf fault at top of second stamp, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 146    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 481    

1870, 2¢ red brown + 3¢ green. Two singles of each paying the 10¢ private ship rate on 1872 cover to Swatow, China, "Bristol, N.H., Sep 18" origin cds and endorsed "By Pacific Mail" at left, Hong Kong and Swatow backstamps, trivial margin fault in top 2¢, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 146    Estimate $350 - 450.

Realized: $325

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Lot 482    

1870, 2¢ red brown. Horizontal pair, s.e. at right, tied by grid cancels on 1872 folded letter to Bordeaux, France, "San Francisco, Cal., May 18" origin cds alongside, red New York transit and French entry cds's, reverse with red London transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine.
Scott No. 146    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $240

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