Sale 101: The Westpex Sale

Lot 896    

1861, 30¢ orange, bright color, used with 5¢ brown (76), tied by target cancel and matching "Stockton Cal. Apr 13" double-circle datestamp on bright orange 1864 cover to Locarno, Switzerland, red "N. York, Br. Pkt. 'Paid' May 10" exchange cds and magenta "12" cent credit, red boxed "Aachen, Franco, 24 / 5" handstamp and blue crayon "f. 2", Locarno (5.27.64) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, ex-Hargest.
Scott Nos. 71    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $500

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Lot 897    

1861-66, 30¢ orange & 15¢ black, single of each tied on covers from St. Joseph, Mo. to Bern, Switzerland from correspondence, each with N.Y. exchange and transit backstamps; small minor flaws, F.-V.F.
Scott Nos. 71, 77    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $190

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Lot 898    

1863, 2¢ black, in combination with 1861, 3¢ rose + 10¢ dark green (65+68a) on cover to Vienna, Austria, all tied by blue "Wellesey, Mass., Mar 7, 1867" cds's, red "N. York, Brem Pkt, Paid 12, Mar 9" exchange cds additionally tying 2¢ & 10¢, blue Bremen handstamp and receiving backstamp, Very Fine, ex-Allen.
Scott Nos. 73    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 899    

1863, 2¢ black, in combination with 1861, 3¢ rose + 10¢ green (65+68) on cover to Cassel, Germany, all tied by light grid handstamps with indistinct origin cds at right, red New York exchange, reverse with Hamburg transit and receiving postmarks, Very Fine; with 1983 P. Alcuri certificate.
Scott Nos. 73    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $170

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Lot 900    

1862, 5¢ red brown, bright shade, used with 10¢ green (68), each tied by bold NYFM double cross-roads fancy cancels, red "New York 'Paid 6' Oct 17" credit exchange cds on blue 1863 folded letter to France, red French (10.30) entry cds also ties 5¢ and matching small "PD" framed handstamp, Oct. 31st arrival backstamp, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 75    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A CHOICE NYFM DOUBLE CROSS-ROADS FANCY CANCEL USE TO FRANCE.

Realized: $725

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Lot 901    

1862, 5¢ red brown, beautiful vibrant shade, used with 10¢ green (68), rich color, both tied by pretty blue "Baltimore, Md. Sep 19" cds on orange buff cover to Germany, partial red "N.York, Hamb. Pkt. 'Paid 10' Sep 20" credit exchange cds, carried by HAPAG Line Hammonia from New York Sep. 20th to Hamburg arriving Oct. 5th, reverse with Hamburg (10.5) oval and Oct. 8th arrival, Very Fine and choice red brown use.
Scott Nos. 75; $730    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 902    

1862, 5¢ red brown, used with 1¢ blue (63), tied by light New York City duplex on cover New Haven, Conn., 5¢ right corner flaws, otherwise Very Fine and scarce combination for double the 3¢ rate.
Scott Nos. 75    $700.

Realized: $240

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Lot 903    

1863, 5¢ brown, used with 10¢ green (68), each tied by NYFM red triangular grid (Skinner NYFM 65-3) on 1865 cover to Germany, red "N. York, Brem. Pkt. 'Paid 12' Apr 22" credit exchange cds, carried by NGL Line New York from New York Apr. 22nd to Bremerhaven arriving May 4th, sharp blue "American/über Bremen/Franco" three-line handstamp, Very Fine and scarce red strike of this NYFM cancel.
Scott Nos. 76    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $475

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Lot 904    

1863, 5¢ brown, pair and single, each tied by NYFM cross roads cancel, red "N. York, Brem. Pkt 'Paid 12' Mar 24" credit exchange cds, and additional error "Paid 24" cds adjacent, on 1864 cover to Wiesbaden, Germany, carried by NGL Line New York from New York May 24th to Bremerhaven arriving Apr. 8th, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" three-line exchange handstamp, Apr. 10th arrival backstamps; bottom 5¢ in pair with small flaws from edge placement, still Very Fine and unusual error-exchange cds use.
Scott Nos. 76    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 905    

1866, 15¢ black, used with 3¢ rose (65) vertical strip of four and single, canceled by corks duplexed with "Kanawha C.H., West Va. Feb 28" cds to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid 12' Mar 5" credit exchange cds, blue Calais (3.17) entry cds ties strip, red "PD" framed handstamp; couple stamp flaws and minor paper loss at upper right, Very Fine appearing and scarce double-weight franking from West Virginia.
Scott Nos. 77    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $280

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