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Sale 33: The Westpex Sale

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U.S. Postal History: Expositions & Fairs - 20th Century Expo Balances

Lots 2248-2257 Lots 2258-2263

Lot 2248    

1900-01 Portland Street Fair & Carnival (Portland, Ore.). Small lot of 5 covers all with illustrated design for the 1900 Fair showing mounted Knight in armor, plus three covers with illustrated corner card for the 1901 Carnival, two in brown & one in blue, generally Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $100

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Lot 2249    

1901-02 South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition (Charleston, S.C.). A wonderful balance lot with Expo. cancels (one cover with Expo. Station duplex cancel, defective & two fragments with Expo. Station machine cancel), 3 Expo. ad covers, Expo. Slogan cancels, plus 19 rare Expo. cards, entrance tickets, etc., mixed condition, a great lot for the specialist from the scarce Exposition.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $575

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Lot 2250    

1901 Pan American Exposition (Buffalo, N.Y.). A wonderful balance lot in one album of covers with Expo. cancels & advertising, Expo. cards, trade cards, entrance tickets, etc., included are many better Expo. Cancels, many lovely Illustrated Expo. Advertising covers & cards, plus much more, mixed condition, please inspect as many rare & valuable items are included.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 2251 /o   

1904 Cupples Louisiana Purchase Exposition Postcards. A wonderful balance lot of one binder full of better mint sets & singles of Expo. Cards manufactured by Samuel Cupples, included is numerous "Hold to Light" cards including six Jumbo Hold to Light cards (4 different), some used cards present, overall condition is well above average with many pristine cards, Very Fine.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2252 /o   

1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Postcards. A wonderful balance lot of better mint & used Expo. Cards, some Expo. cancels included, manufactures include "Hesse", "Buxton & Skinner", "S.G. Adams", "Pinkau & Blanke's", etc., overall condition is well above average with many pristine cards, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2253 /o   

1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, Mo.), Postcard Collection. A wonderful balance lot of several hundreds of Expo. cards both mint & used, many with Expo. Station cancels, represented are virtually all manufactures & cards including a nice range of "Hold to Light Cards" Wooden Cards, mixed condition with many pristine cards including complete sets, a great lot for the specialist worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 2254    

1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, Mo.). A wonderful balance lot in two albums of covers with Expo. cancels & advertising, Expo. cards, Expo. Ribbons, trade cards, programs, maps, labels, photos, entrance tickets, Official Expo. Committee & Country corner cards, etc., plus much more, mixed condition, please inspect as many rare & valuable items are included.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $2,700

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Lot 2255    

1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, Mo.), Postcard Collection. One binder jammed full of better mint & used single cards and sets, many different manufactures represented, mixed condition, but generally well above average, a great lot worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $850

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Lot 2256    

1905 The Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair (Portland, Ore.). A wonderful balance lot of covers with Expo. cancels & advertising, Expo. cards, trade cards, etc., included is three examples of the scarce Expo. slogan Rec'd cancel used as a cancel of origin, a few machine Expo. Station flag cancels, however the real value is in the huge & diverse range of mint & used Expo. cards, mixed condition, inspection is a must!
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 2257 /o   

1907 Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition Postcards. A wonderful balance lot of mint & used Expo. Cards, some Expo. cancels and Jumbo cards included, many different manufacturers present, mixed condition, worth carful inspection, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,000

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Lots 2248-2257 Lots 2258-2263

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