Sale 26: The Westpex Sale

Lot 871    

(Fish) Griffin & Congdon, Fish Merchants. Lovely red cameo corner card on cover franked with 1869 3¢ ultramarine (well centered) tied by bold New York duplex cancel, Extremely Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $180

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Lot 872    

(Fish) Winant & Co., Fish Dealers. Lovely multicolor hand painted advertising on 1895 cover showing Fish & Sailing Schooner franked with 2¢ Bureau Issue tied by New York machine cancel, Extremely Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $150

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Lot 873    

(Flour). Attractive lot of eleven covers & one front (1887-1929) all various different illustrated Flour advertisements, Very Fine lot, some very attractive covers.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $95

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Lot 874    

(Flour) Ceresota Flour. Attractive lot of four covers (1893-1932) with various different multicolor advertising for Ceresota Flour including one with spectacular all over advertising, 1893 cover with minor wear & reduction, generally Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $75

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Lot 875    

(Flour) Duluth Imperial Flour. Lovely multicolor advertising on 1902 cover showing Allegorical Female Figure with Loaf of Bread franked with 2¢ Bureau Issue cancelled by target with Joanna, Pa. cds alongside, reverse with advertising text & attractive multicolor illustration of the Imperial Mills Factory, Extremely Fine and choice.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $190

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Lot 876    

(Flour) George Urban Milling Co. Lovely multicolor advertising on 1940 Special Delivery cover showing a Statue of Liberty Flour Logo franked with 3¢ Prexy Coil + 10¢ Special Delivery tied by Rochester, N.Y. duplex cancels, Extremely Fine and choice.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $125

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Lot 877    

(Flour) The Great White River Flour & Grocery House. Gorgeous all over multicolor advertising (front & back) on 1885 cover showing "The Great White River Flour & Grocery House" franked with 2¢ Bank Note tied by Pittsburgh, Pa. duplex cancel, minor cover reduction at right, Extremely Fine, one of the most stunning advertising cover of the era.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $375

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Lot 878    

(Flour) J.G. Davis Co. Granite Flour. Lovely multicolor advertising on 1900 cover showing Barrel of Flour with Keep Your Eye on the Granite Flour franked with 2¢ Bureau Issue (natural s.e. at left) tied by Kingston, N.Y. flag cancel, Extremely Fine and choice, a wonderful cover.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $210

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Lot 879    

(Flour) Pillsbury's Best Flour. Wonderful all over multicolor advertising cover showing Flour Bags, Breads, Cakes & Biscuits, franked on reverse 2¢ Regular issue tied by Minneapolis, Minn. machine cancel, tiny cover reduction, Extremely Fine, a stunning cover.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $135

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Lot 880    

(Flour) Pillsbury's Best Flour. Wonderful all over multicolor advertising cover used in 1910 showing Flour Bag with text stating, "This is the flour that made the loaf of bread which won the Grand Prize at the (1904) St. Louis World's Fair", franked on reverse 2¢ Washington-Franklin tied by Springfield, Mass. machine cancel, Extremely Fine and choice.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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