Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1385

1893 Columbian Exposition Entrance Tickets, 10 different, including set of the 6 tickets printed by the American Bank Note Co., Chicago Day with stub, Manhattan Day with stub, "Children's Special Ticket" & "Good Only on Day of Sale" tickets, with scarce original Caxton Co. Souvenir Ticket envelope (opened at top); sub tickets folded along roulettes to fit in envelope, a Very Fine set.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1386    

1894 California Midwinter International Exposition, orange seal design with Bear at top, on Cook & Co. corner card cover to Cloverdale, franked with 2¢ Columbian tied by 1893 San Francisco, Cal. duplex postmark; faint cover toning and stain on stamp, Fine, a rare exposition design.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $95

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Lot 1387    

1915 Panama California Exposition, San Diego, label affixed to Christmas post card to Wooster, O., franked with 1¢ green tied by "San Diego, Dec 19, 1909" flag machine postmark, with message regarding the exposition and perforated label "1915 San Diego Exposition, Planned in 1909" which may be contemporary, Very Fine, one, if not the earliest usage of the official San Diego Exposition seal design on cover.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $125

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Lot 1388    

1915 Panama Pacific Expo, San Francisco Cal. Collection, mounted 1910-16 exhibit collection of over 100 pages, includes many better advertising usages including all-over 1910 post cards with "Get Your Congressmen to Vote", 1912 Allegorical Painting post card, etc, 1910 publicity label use, 1910 red illustrated San Francisco city skyline design, large seal "California Welcomes the World to San Francisco" pasted on back of 1910 cover to Switzerland, many picture post cards and stamp issue usages including destinations abroad like St. Croix, Portugal, India and Japan, territorial usages from Alaska and Vera Cruz, Mexican occupation, 1914 mourning cover use to China, many different forerunner post cards including real photos, recommend viewing this interesting collection, F.-V.F (no photo).
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,050

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