Sale 60: The Westpex Auction

Lot 1584    

"Paid" Fancy Shield with Stars, clear strike ties 1¢ blue, F. grill (92), s.e. at right, on light buff locally addressed cover, "Dedham Mass Jan 4" cds, manuscript "Masonic" docketing notation at left, Very Fine, Pictured in Evans as fig. 11-4 on page 205., ex-Christian. Scott No. 92.
Skinner-Eno No. PS-C 13    Estimate $300 - 400.

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1585    

Patent Cancel, grid of pins duplexed with "New-York Oct 22" cds ties 1¢ blue (63) and 3¢ rose (65) on cover to Simsbury Conn., prepaid for the 1¢ carrier fee to-the-mails plus 3¢ postage; partial flap, F.-V.F.
Skinner-Eno No. PN-D 4    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $300

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1586    

Prison Bar Grid, three strikes duplexed with "Columbus O Jul 9" cds on small lady's envelope to Delaware Oh., opened at left, clean and Very Fine.
Skinner-Eno No. SD-G 102    Estimate $300 - 400.

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1587    

Rosette, three strikes duplexed with "Bridgeport Con Jun 25" cds tie 1¢ blue (63) strip of three on 3¢ dull pink (U59) buff entire to New Canaan Conn. at double the 3¢ letter rate; light crease, F.-V.F.
Skinner-Eno No. GE-R 57    Estimate $300 - 400.

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1588    

Square and Compass, neat strike ties 1¢ blue (63), nicely centered, on drop letter locally addressed, small "Tiffin O. Jul 20" cds; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine and choice Masonic fancy cancel, ex-Evans.
Skinner-Eno No. FR-M3b unlisted    Estimate $150 - 200.

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1589    

Stovepipe, of Jersey Shore Pa., blue strike ties 1¢ blue (63) on drop cover to local address; stamp faulty, F.-V.F.
Skinner-Eno No. ST-D 1    Estimate $200 - 300.

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1590    

Stovepipe, bold strike in blue ties 1¢ blue, F. grill (92), s.e. at bottom, on lady's cover to Groton Junction Mass., apparently underpaid for the 3¢ letter rate, blue "Leominster Ms. Sep 28" cds, 1868 receipt docketing; reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F.
Skinner-Eno No. GE-C 7    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $190

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1591    

Veined Leaf, of Newburyport Mass., perfect bold strike ties 1¢ blue (63) on folded drop letter addressed to a lawyer in Newburyport with the word Present, July 10th 1866 short form letter about a fire insurance policy expiration, Extremely Fine.
Skinner-Eno No. PP-L 41    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1592    

"W" of Weston, Mass., bold black quill pen cancel ties 1¢ blue (63), rich color, on light salmon locally addressed cover at the 1¢ drop letter rate; flap tear, stamp has some short perfs at right, still clean and Very Fine.
Skinner-Eno No. LS-W 24    Estimate $400 - 600.

The Weston postmaster used the "W" quill pen cancellation as both a precancel and regular cancellation.

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1593    

Waterbury Ct., "W", clear strike of serif cancel duplexed with "Waterbury Con Jun 8 '66" cds ties 1¢ blue (63) on locally addressed light yellow cover; reduced at right with small repair, Very Fine strike and appearance.
Rohloff No. LS-W 20    Estimate $400 - 600.

This is the rarest serif type of the Waterbury "W", and this example was used almost one month after the latest recorded use by Rohloff & Diamond.

email this lot to a friend