Sale 78: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1512    

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with sheet margin selvage on cover from Brigham, Utah to Taiohae, Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands (now French Polynesia), franked with pen-cancelled 8¢ violet brown and 10¢ orange brown (272, 282C) for the double UPU registry rate, manuscript "Via San Francisco and New Zealand", purple "Brigham, Utah Jul 9, 1900" boxed postmark, San Francisco (7.12) and Papeete, Tahiti (8.14) backstamps, Very Fine and exceedingly rare destination, ex-A.R.T. collection.
Scott No. FX-SF1a    Estimate $300 - 400.

Nukahiva Island, a small speck in the South Pacific, was surely the recipient of very little registered mail. The return address suggests the recipient was a Mormon Missionary.

Realized: $210

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1513    

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "18605" number on 1900 illustrated Standard Varnish Works building ad cover to New Zealand bearing 1¢ green, 2¢ carmine, 5¢ blue, 10¢ brown (279, 279B, 281, 282, 283) tied by New York "P" registry ovals prepaying the double UPU letter rate of 5¢ for first ounce plus 3¢ for second and 10¢ registration fee, New York (12.7) and San Francisco (12.13) transit backstamps, Dunedin (1.18) arrival backstamp; opened on three sides, F.-V.F.
Scott No. FX-SF1a    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $230

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1514    

San Francisco, Cal., two registry labels on 1903 registered cover from Ottawa, Canada to Yokohama, Japan forwarded back to British Columbia bearing Canada 5¢ blue pair tied by circular grid cancel with matching "Ottawa, Canada, Jan 23 03" cds below, San Francisco (1.31) transit cds when San Francisco "8119" registry label affixed, forwarded from Yokohama with Feb. 26th purple backstamp and Yokohama registry label affixed to Vancouver, San Francisco (3.16) backstamp with second San Francisco "21045" registry label affixed, finally forwarded to Rossland B.C. with Mar. 22nd arrival cds, reverse with number of B.C. railroad transits; some edge faults and wear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. FX-SF1a    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $190

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1515    

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "64197" number on 1903 registered cover from Mexico City, Mexico to Tientsin, China bearing Mexico 1c-5c, 15c, 20c Coat of Arms (296, 299-300, 304-307) mixed issue franking tied by four strikes of Mexico City Dec. cds, two Mexican registry handstamps, reverse with Ciudad Juárez (12.10), El Paso (12.11), San Francisco (12.14) and Shanghai transit backstamps; some edge wear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. FX-SF1a    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $190

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1516    

San Francisco, Cal., registry label with "5685" number on 1906 registered cover from Guatemala to Batavia, Java bearing Guatemala 1c, 5c and 10c pair tied by barred "R" cancels, New Orleans (1.8) and San Francisco (1.12) backstamps, San Francisco label crossed out, New York (1.18) transit backstamp with New York exchange label FX-NY1a unlisted affixed, London (1.27) and Batavia (2.27) backstamps, F.-V.F.
Scott No. FX-SF1b; $400    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1517    

Seattle, Wash., registry label with "24826" number on 1905 cover from Austria to Yokohama bearing Austria 1905 1h-10h Franz Josef, varnish lines (86a-89a, 97a) tied by Vienna (5.25) cds, appropriate backstamps including New York (6.13) and Seattle (6.9) cds, trifle rough opening at top, otherwise Very Fine, Census No. SE-27.
Scott No. FX-SE1b; $800    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1518    

Seattle, Wash., registered label with "14941" number on 1908 registered 2¢ entire from Indianapolis, Ind. to Syen Chyun, Korea bearing 1¢ green (300) and 8¢ violet black (306) tied by bars cancel, originally sent in wrong direction to New York where New York, N.Y. registry label (FX-NY1a unlisted) affixed and later crossed out upon forwarding, reverse with New York (10.2) and Seattle (10.6) transits; small edge flaws and label remnants, Fine, a rare destination, Census No. SE-22.
Scott No. FX-SE1b; $800    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $230

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1519    

Seattle, Wash., registry label with "45594" number affixed on missent 1910 registered cover from Victoria, Australia to Melbourne, Australia bearing Victoria 4d olive tied by "Geelong, Victoria, MR 16 10" cds, New York (4.24) backstamp and "Missent" straightline handstamp, Seattle (4.29) backstamp transit where label affixed, Melbourne (6.14) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, Census No. SE-20.
Scott No. FX-SE1b; $800    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $210

email this lot to a friend