Sale 30: The Westpex Sale

Lot 243    

Oregon City, Orgn. Jun 20. Discernible cds (type 2 - month and day inverted) on folded letter datelined June 4, 1850 to Moreau P.O., New York, manuscript "40" for collect transcontinental rate, lengthy 3 page letter from settler to his father describing overland trip on Oregon Trail, mentioning Fort Laramie, Chimney rock, buffalo hunting, mock charge by Sioux Indians, etc. (letter transcription), F.-V.F., a rare 40¢ transcontinental rate sent via Panama from Oregon territory.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $650

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Lot 244    

Oregon City O.T. Nov. 20. Manuscript postmark (type 1) and "Free" in sender's hand crossed out and rated "40" by postmaster, on cover to North Fairhaven, Mass., the 40 cent transcontinental rate ended July 1, 1851 and could be either prepaid or collect - in this case collect, sender was Avery C. Clark, an early Portland merchant writing to his father Cyrus Clark in North Fairhaven Massachusetts - an 1851 40 cent rate cover from North Fairhaven addressed to Avery C. Clark in Portland is recorded. Manuscript Oregon City markings are recorded from 29 June 1849 until 20 October 1849 (latest), the first cds device, type 2, being recorded used from 29 October 1849. This cover has no year-date but the November 20 date indicates an 1848 or 1847 date, at which time there was no post office in Portland (13 miles from Oregon City) for Clark to mail a letter. Portland's post office opened in early November 1849. Assuming this is an 1848 or 1847 use, it is the earliest recorded postal cover from Oregon. No 1847 or 1848 Astoria or Oregon City postmarks are recorded; slight staining but one of the most important Oregon territorial covers, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 245    

Oregon City, Orgn. Readable cds (type 2) and matching straightline "Paid" handstamp with "6" rate in manuscript, on yellow cover to Middlesex, N.Y., no year date ascertainable but the 6 cent prepaid transcontinental rate lasted from July 1851 until April 1855, this cover used before the "Paid 6" device (see next lot) was available, Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $150

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Lot 246    

Oregon City, Orgn., Feb 19. Readable strike of cds (type 2 - month inverted) & "10" handstamp for collect of transcontinental rate (July 1851-April 1855) on cover to Indiana, also includes a stained incoming 3¢ Nesbitt entire use from Belle Plain, Illinois with 9¢ postage (#11 pair - probably a 1¢ stamp missing), F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $70

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Lot 247    

Oregon City, Oregon Territory. Address on incoming 1852 folded letter from Platte City, Mo. with manuscript "10" for collect rate, forwarded to Winchester O.T. with Oregon City, Orgn., Apr 12 cds (type 2) and rerated where 15 cents was collected, also including a stained cover with #26 pen canceled addressed to "Round Prairie, Douglas County, Umpqua O.T." with fine strike of Oregon City type 2, Very Fine, a nice example of both the transcontinental and local collect rates.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $270

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Lot 248    

Oregon City, Orgn., Oct 22. Bold cds (type 2) with matching arched "Paid 6" rate handstamp on cover to Cadiz, O., undated but must be between 1851 and 1854; flap with hinge reinforcement and slight soiling, F.-V.F., a scarce territorial use.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $160

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Lot 249    

Oregon City, Orgn., Dec 6. Clear cds (type 2) on cover to Wisconsin, 6¢ transcontinental rate paid with four margin 1851, 3¢ orange brown, vertical pair (possibly copper brown) attractively tied by 5-bar grids, probably an 1852 usage; cover with slight scuff address panel, a Very Fine territorial use, with extremely fine and colorful adhesives.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 250    

Oregon City, Orgn., Feb 27. Full bold cds (type 2) on 1853, 10¢ Nesbitt entire addressed to Iowa; slight staining, a little ragged at right, no year date and possibly a territorial use, F.-V.F.
Scott No. U16    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $170

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Lot 251    

Oregon City, Orgn., Jun 28. Clear cds (type 2) on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire used to Deer Creek, O.T. (early name for Roseburg), no year date but address indicates territorial use; slight staining and rounded corner but a nice destination, F.-V.F., from the Twogood correspondence.
Scott No. U10    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $200

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Lot 252    

Oregon City, Orgn., Dec 22. Fairly clear cds (type 2 - month & day inverted) and two strikes of straightline "Paid" with "6" rate in manuscript, on cover to Kenosha, Wis., with lengthy 4 page enclosure datelined "Albany, Dec 18, 1853" from John Conner to his wife, carried privately to Oregon City for mailing although there was a post office established at Albany at this date; minor staining and edge wear, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $250

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