Sale 44: The Westpex Sale - Important Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 3349    

Stampless Cover Collection, 1800-1865. 143 items neatly displayed in three binders, wide variety of usages, cancels, manuscript rates, other rate markings, paid markings, straight line town cancels, ship markings, double circle "Way 11" and others; double oval red "Post Office Business FREE"; red double circle "Steam 5"; forwarder Hale & Co. with red boxed "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co"; red straight line "Philada. Rail Road"; fancy "Express" in Gothic letters; "Official Business of Auditor's Office. P.O.D."; "Steam "Boat"; fancy reverse "3 Paid" Brattleboro; fancy "Paid 3" Worcester Ms.; several "Express Mail"; "Steamship 20" Cuba to N.Y.; several cross border Canada to N.Y. usages; Cardiff, Wales to U.S., double oval blue "Ship Broker Havana" forwarder; Civil War patriotic with oval blue "R.B. McCay / Surgeon / U.S.V" (volunteer).and much more; careful inspection will be amply rewarded.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 3350    

United States Cover Accumulation. Large box filled with thousands of covers, mostly 1880-1940's with an nice array of postmarks and usages, airmail, military, commercial and commemorative; please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $325

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Lot 3351    

Western Cover Balance, 1851-1935. Selection of several 100's, sorted by territory and/or state, with strong showing of California, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Kansas (mostly Territory), Colorado, Utah, Nebraska, etc; including scarce town cancels, advertising, usages, franking, etc; some better manuscript cancels; nice group of Alaska and other native American postcards; many early post cards with town and country views including real photo; careful examination will be amply rewarded.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $550

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Lot 3352    

(California) Monterey County Covers, 1871-1945. Group of 73 items, including covers and post cards, with range of town cancels, including nice 1910 New Monterey Station; 1871 San Antonio; 1870 San Juan; 1907 Santa Rita; note some real photo pc's; very nice views of Del Monte Hotel ppc's; and more; condition mixed.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 3353    

(California) Real Photo California Postcards, 1900-1925. 105 cards, including views of Yosemite, Muir Woods, Sequoia, Lake Tahoe and many more, some seldom seen, condition generally excellent, premium group, please inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $250

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Lot 3354    

(California) Santa Clara County Covers, 1871-1945. Group of 105 items, including covers and post cards, with range of town cancels, including nice 1910 Llagas (postcard of papooses); Veteran's Bureau Hospital; note some real photo pc's; nice ppc's; advertising; condition mixed, please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $280

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Lot 3355    

(California) Santa Cruz County Covers, 1889-1958. Group of 65 items, including covers and post cards, with range of town cancels, including nice 1875 Lorenzo, 1902 Skyland; VF purple oval Boulder Creek Wells Fargo Express on company franked 3¢ green entire; 1906 Corralitos; 1907 Valencia; beautiful multicolor 1910 Watsonville Apple Fair advert;; note some real photo pc's; nice advertising; condition mixed.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $270

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Lot 3356    

(California) Siskiyou County Cover Collection, 1891-1975. Group of 44 items, including covers and post cards, with range of town cancels, including 1891 Coles, 1903 Snowden (Doane type); etc; note some real photo pc's; condition mixed.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $80

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Lot 3357    

Illinois Correspondence, 1860-1880. Archive of 45 covers, most with contents, addressed to James Brown of Rockwood, Illinois, variety of frankings, including terrific Walla Walla, W.Ty. dramatic circle of wedges postmarks on 3¢ rose and 3¢ ultra 1869; seems as if Mr. Brown was some kind of lawyer; somewhat tattered, worth examination, Fine.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $550

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Lot 3358    

Texas Postmark Covers, 1880-1910's. Group of 24 covers, mostly West Texas towns including 1886 Paint Rock, 1880's manuscript San Angelo with fancy star cancel, 1885 Sweetwater, Fort Concho with star killer, 1883 Marlin, violet Ben Ficklin, 1886 Erskine, Sipe Springs, illustrated corner cards from San Antonio and Weatherford, early 20th century carnival ad covers, etc.; little duplication.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $475

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