Sale 56: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1502    

1893, 1¢ Columbian, in combination with 2¢ Bureau on 2¢ green entire to Aden, Arabia, all tied by "New York, Mar 26, 96" duplex postmarks, Aden transit and receiving backstamps; small cover nick at top, still Very Fine, a rare destination.
Scott No. 230    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 1503    

1893, 3¢ Columbian, on 10¢ Columbian entire to Algerie, tied by oval handstamps, purple "Registry Division, Stamford, Conn., Sep 8, 1893" oval date stamp and N.Y. registry etiquette, reverse with "L'Arbah, Alger, 25 Sept, 93" receiving cds; few light tone spots, otherwise Very Fine, a rare destination.
Scott No. 232+U351    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $170

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Lot 1504    

1893, 4¢ Columbian, on 1¢ Columbian entire to L'Arbah, Alger, tied by two different "Brooklyn, N.Y., May 2, 1893" postmarks, transit and receiving backstamps; some minor perf tone, Very Fine, a rare destination.
Scott No. 233+U348    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $115

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Lot 1505    

1893, 6¢ Columbian, in combination with 3¢ Columbian on registered 1¢ green entire to Mexico City, Mexico, canceled by Lamar, Mo. straight line handstamps with matching "Registered, Lamar, Mo., Apr 30, 1900" fancy shield postmark, St. Louis Registry Exchange Label (Scott FX-STL1) at bottom left; cover missing backflap, otherwise Very Fine, a rare St. Louis Registry Exchange Label usage with only seven usages recorded.
Scott No. 235+232    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $450

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Lot 1506    

1893, 6¢ Columbian, in combination with 1¢ + 4¢ Columbians on registered 2¢ Columbian entire to Riga, Russia, tied by purple star cancels with matching "Chicago, Ill., Sep 16, 1898" registry box date stamp, N.Y. etiquette and receiving backstamp; some toned perfs, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 235+230+233+U349    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1507    

1893, 8¢ Columbian, in combination with 3¢ Columbian + 1¢ Columbian pair on reverse of 5¢ Columbian entire to Sydney, N.S.W. violet "Reg. Division, San Francisco, Cal., Aug 18, 1893" date stamp, registry exchange etiquette and stamps in reverse tied by violet handstamps, Very Fine.
Scott No. 236+232+230+U350    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $190

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Lot 1508    

1893, 30¢ Columbian, in combination with 10¢ Columbian + 1¢ Small Banknote on Wells, Fargo & Co. Express package tag, all tied by "Fort Worth, Tex., Jun 27, 94" duplex postmarks; taped tag tears one affecting 1¢, Fine and scarce.
Scott No. 239+237+219    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $190

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Lot 1509    

1893, 50¢ Columbian, well centered, tied by oval handstamp on registered 1¢ Columbian entire to Zerbst, Germany, purple "Registered, New York P.O., Nov 9, 1893" boxed date stamp and registry etiquette, receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 240    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $500

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Lot 1510    

1895, 4¢ dark brown, diagonal bisect, bottom left diagonal half, tied across cut by bold "Wadham's Mills N.Y. Apr 1 12 PM 1898" cds, second strike at left, on locally addressed cover to Rev. Edw. J. Abbott, Postmaster's notation "Out of .1 & .2 $ G.H.P." at top right where rest of stamp would have been; reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 269 var.    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A RARE 4¢ 1895 BUREAU ISSUE BISECT, APPARENTLY DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF 1¢ OR 2¢ STAMPS AT WADLAM'S MILLS, ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED.

The Whitpain collection contained a matching pair of covers used on the same day from Wadham's Mills N.Y. that realized $2,645 each in 2009. All three covers have the matching notation by the postmaster noting the 1¢ and 2¢ stamp shortage.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 1511    

1898, 2¢ red, type IV, three singles, tied by "San Francisco Cal, Sta-D, Aug 30 1902" machine cancel on Huff correspondence cover to Habrofsk, Amoor River, Eastern Siberia, blue crayon "2" indicating double-weight and bold "20/Ctms/T" due (4¢) rating handstamp with partial credit, various backstamps including Kobe (9.21), Nagasaki (9.23) and Russian arrivals, purple "Due/Sen" and instructional tombstone handstamps, docketed as received Sep. 16th; right stamp slightly affected from edge placement, F.-V.F. and attractive, a rare destination.
Scott No. 279B    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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