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

Lot 1449    

1861, 10¢ yellow green. Tied by blue target handstamp on mourning cover to Barbacoas, New Granada, matching "Xenia, O., Aug 31, '66" cds below, red "New York, Paid 12, Sep 11" cds and light red crayon "8" for cash payment; cover reduction at right with small corner repair at top, F.-V.F., an interesting part payment usage of 10¢ postage with the additional 8¢ paid in cash.
Scott No. 68    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $250

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Lot 1450    

1861, 10¢ yellow green. In combination with 1863, 5¢ brown on cover to Soultz sons Forets, France, tied together by target handstamps with matching "Minnesota Lake, Minn., Feb 3" origin cds below, red "Chicago, Ill., Paid 12" exchange and London transit cds's, transit and receiving backstamps; light cover edge wear, F.-V.F., a scarce town and Chicago exchange marking.
Scott No. 68+76    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1451    

1861, 10¢ yellow green, vertical pair. Marginal s.e. at right with guidemark at top, tied by target handstamps with matching "Bowensburgh, Ill., Jun 13" origin cds's on cover to Dublin, Ireland, underpaid by 4¢ with boxed "Short Paid" handstamp and "Boston Br. Pkt., 5, Jun 16" exchange cds, "1/-" due handstamp and receiving postmark, Very Fine.
Scott No. 68    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1452    

1861, 10¢ yellow green, horizontal strip of three (couple small defects) tied by "Jackson, Cal., Nov 10" cds with additional pen stroke cancels on Prussian closed mail cover to Germany, red "N. York. Am. Pkt." and red "Aachen" exchange markings, "Frankfurt Dec 18" transit postmark on reverse, small corner nick at left, some damage to backflap, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 68    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 1453    

1861, 10¢ yellow green. S.e. at right, cork canceled on cover addressed to the U.S. Flag Ship "Powhatan", South Pacific Squadron in Panama, matching "Phila, Pa., Jan 27" cds alongside; cover reduced at left, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 68    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $170

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Lot 1454    

1861, 10¢ yellow green. Deep color, tied by "X" cancel and matching "Cambridge, Mass., Aug 21" cds on cover to the South Atlantic Squadron in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Very Fine.
Scott No. 68    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $105

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Lot 1455    

1861, 10¢ yellow green. Tied by "New York, Jun 21" cds and geometric duplex on cover to Orizava, Mexico, bold "2" reales inland rate handstamp with additional rate handstamps obliterated; cover slightly reduced at left, ex Toaspern.
Scott No. 68    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $270

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Lot 1456    

1861, 10¢ yellow green. In combination with 1870, 2¢ red brown on legal size cover to Hartford, Conn., tied by cork cancels with matching "New Haven, Ct., Dec 27" cds alongside, 1874 docketing at left; light cover edge wear, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce combination paying the 4 times domestic rate.
Scott No. 68+146    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $115

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Lot 1457    

1861, 10¢ yellow green. Deep rich color, two short perfs, cancelled by handstamp on cover to Victoria, Canada West, neat "Springfield Mass. Apr. 8" double-circle datestamp, two strikes of "U. States" handstamp, manuscript "20 Short Paid", 1863 transit and receiving backstamps, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 68    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $65

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Lot 1458    

1861, 10¢ yellow green. Nibbed perf at top, tied by geometric cork cancel on 1868 folded letter sheet privately carried from London, England and placed in the mails at New York, to Mazatlan, Mexico with large "2" reales due handstamp; some splitting at folds, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 68    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $65

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