Sale 47: The Westpex Sale

Lot 21    

(Cancels) 3¢ Orange Brown, Types I-II, 1851-52 Date Covers, 140+ covers arranged from Aug 4th 1851 to December of 1852, wide range of towns including blue Woodbury, N.J., Litiz, Pa. to New Orleans with red boxed "Adv. 1", blue Lowell, Mass. with integral "3cts. Paid", blue Norwich, Ct. with fancy negative "Paid" in grid tying, pair from San Francisco, Cal., Florida usage, etc.; condition varies with a few sheet and four margin examples, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott Nos. 10-10A    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 22    

(Cancels) 3¢ Orange Brown, Type I, position 23R1E, clear to large margins, tied by grid handstamp and bold blue "New York & Erie R.R. Aug 26" cds on cover to Civil Engineer on the N.Y. & N.H. R.R. in New Haven, Ct., docketing at left additionally tying stamp, with original 1851 enclosure, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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Lot 23 o   

(Cancels) 1851-55, 3¢ Issue, Open Grid Cancels, 64 stamps including 2 pairs and 2 O.B.'s, nice variety of circular grid types with section of color cancels including magenta, two green and three in brown; condition varies with some four margin examples, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 10-11A    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $850

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Lot 24 o   

(Cancels) 1851-56, 3¢ Issue, Unusual Town Cancels, 32 stamps including pair, strip of 3 and one O.B., with 5 on piece items; various straight line, oval, odd-shape and unusual circular town marks including West Hartford, Ct. fancy rectangle on piece, Kensington, Con. fancy arch on piece, straight line Concord, N.C. straight line on piece, Shabbona Grove, Ill. fancy scroll, Brookline, Mass. oval on piece, "Salem X Roads, N.Y." circular on corner margin single; some duplication and condition mixed, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 10A-11A    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $600

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Lot 25 /o   

(Balances) 1851-57, 3¢ Issue Collection, old-time collection mounted on quadrille pages in two small albums; includes 8 plated O.B.'s and many additional O.B.'s in other section, #11-11A's including plating study, recuts including many O.B.'s, strips and pairs, fancy cancels including stars, unusual grids, #11 pair with red San Francisco integral "Paid 6" town (Simpson rarity 10), margin items including part imprints, #25's including shades, multiples, captured imprint, etc.#826's including mint blocks of 4, one with part captured imprint, block of 9, some pairs and singles, used with type IIa's, other sections including cancel and plate study (no photo).
Scott No. 10//26    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,800

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Lot 26 o   

(Balances) 1851-57, 3¢ Issue Group, 10 stamps; #10 with straight line Paid cancel #10A corner margin vertical pair (light crease) with Oregon territory town cancel, two #11's with ample to mostly large margins, #26A on piece tied by green town cancel and 3 #26's with large margin and perfs clearing the design all round, overall Very Fine.
Scott No. 10//26; $1,122    Estimate $400 - 600.

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Lot 27 o   

(Balances) 3¢ Orange Brown, Types I-II, Balance, of 100 stamps, most plated; includes rare New York slug town cancel (used Aug 13-26, 1851) on and off cover, corner and sheet margin singles, noted plate varieties, pre-printing paper creases, color cancels, etc.; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 10-10A    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,300

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