Sale 37: The Westpex Sale

Lot 489    

(Columbia) St. Helen's, Oregon. Cds with manuscript "Sept 22" date on 1852, folded letter sheet to San Francisco, Cal., franked with manuscript canceled 1851, 3¢ orange brown, Very Fine, a choice usage of St. Helen's first handstamp postmark, the latest recorded.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $650

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Lot 490    

(Columbia) Saint Helen, Oregon. Cds (Whittlesey #3, R C) tying 1851 3¢ dull red (four margins, tiny stain) on cover to Miss Corbett, care of H. Corbett, Portland, Or., small piece cut out of reverse, F.-V.F., a very rare postmark.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Henry Corbett (February 18, 1827 ? March 31, 1903) was an American businessman and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Massachusetts, in 1851, Corbett sailed with a stock of goods around Cape Horn to Portland, Oregon. There, in what was then the Oregon Territory, he engaged in a general merchandising business, later changing to wholesale hardware. Corbett purchased the California Stage Line, which carried both mail and passengers, in 1863. A Republican he served as a United States Senator from 1867 to 1873. Additionally, he is the great, great grandfather of two of Portland's most prominent philatelists.

Realized: $260

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Lot 491

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Lot 492    

(Coos) Hermansville, Oreg., June 20 (1878). Violet cds with matching target cancel on 3¢ green entire, to Eureka, Cal., with contents, Very Fine, R-8.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $350

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Lot 493    

(Coos) May, Oreg., Sep 23 1902. Clear cds with target cancelled 2¢ carmine Bureau Issue, to Camas Valley, with "Marshfield, Myrtle Point & Camas Valley" cancels on reverse, cover with edge wear and reduced at left, Fine, R-7.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $180

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Lot 494    

(Coos) Riverton, Oreg., Nov 16 1898. Clear cds with target cancels on 2¢ carmine pair + 10¢ green Bureau Issues, on registered cover to N.Y., trivial edge wear, F.-V.F., R-6, earliest reported & only 19th century use.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $120

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Lot 495    

(Coos) Timon, Oreg. Cds (Helbock S/I 7) used as receiving backstamp dated May 1, 1902 (only year for this post office) on cover from San Francisco franked with 2¢ Bureau issue, trivial blemishes, F.-V.F. and rare.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $50

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Lot 496    

(Crook) Ibex, Oregon. Duplex cds (Helbock S/I 7) tying 1¢ Washington-Franklin on 1914 post card to Wash., some staining & stamp slightly moved & small corner fault, Fine and scarce.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $105

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Lot 497    

(Curry) Chetco, Ogn., Feb 18 1875. Manuscript postmark, with additional double circle Port Orford, Oreg. Feb 21 1875, on pen cancelled 3¢ green entire, rough opening at left, Fine, R-7, Port Orford R-5.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 498    

(Curry) Ellensburg, Or. 3 different postmark types: 1st has large cds "Sep 30 1867" (type 1, R-7) and cogwheel killer on 3¢ rose, cover with aging; 2nd has small double circle postmark (type 3, R-6) "Jan 8 (1878)" and target cancel on 3¢ green entire, with contents; 3rd has larger double circle postmark (type 6, R-6) and grid cancel on 2¢ red entire.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $450

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