Sale 108: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2345 o   

Carrier, 1851 (1¢) Franklin, canceled by four strikes of a black New Orleans grid, clear to large margins except barely shaved at top, small, inconspicuous faults, F.-V.F. appearance; with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. LO1    $14,000.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 2346 o   

Carrier, 1851 (1¢) Franklin, trace of red (New York) town cancel at lower right, clear to large margins, several small thin spots, fresh, F.-V.F. appearance; signed Colson ("W.H.C."), with 1979 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. LO1    $9,000.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2347 o   

Carrier, 1851 (1¢) Franklin, small margins or just touching all around, canceled bold red Philadelphia star, thins and small sealed tear, Fine appearance.
Scott Nos. LO1    $8,000.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 2348 /   

Carrier, 1851, 1¢ Eagle, a marvelous horizontal block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged on the top center stamp only, fresh and bright with dividing line visible nearly all around including a partial sheet margin at right, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott Nos. LO2    $400+.

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Lot 2349 ()   

Carrier, 1875, 1¢ Eagle, Special Printing, vertical strip of 3, without gum as issued, bright and fresh, F.-V.F.
Scott Nos. LO6    $525.

Scott values LO6 "with perfs cutting slightly into the design".

Realized: $120

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Lot 2350    

Baltimore, Md., 1856, 1¢ red, block of 4, positions 7-8/9/10, o.g., large margins to just touching, small, minor faults in three stamps, Very Fine appearance. One of only two recorded blocks, ex-Caspary, Lilly, Hall & Wall; with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 1LB7    $850.

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Lot 2351 /o   

Baltimore, Md., 1856, 1¢ red, complete plating of 10, mostly used with manuscript or cds cancels, pos. 2 with large corner sheet margins, few faults, F.-V.F. and scarce plating.
Scott Nos. 1LB7    $900.

Realized: $110

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Lot 2352    

Baltimore, Md., 1857, 1¢ black, pane of 10, position 7 with "SENT" for "CENT", o.g., wide side margins, barely shaved at bottom and just in at upper left, light horizontal crease through positions 7-8 ending in a small sealed tear at left, small tone spot position 6, F.-V.F. appearance, ex-Moody & Hall.
Scott Nos. 1LB8    $1,000.

Realized: $150

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Lot 2353 ()   

Charleston, S.C., Steinmeyer's City Post, 1859, 2¢ black on pink, complete sheet of 10, no gum, huge sheet margins all around with post proprietor "J. F. Steinmeyer Jr." signature in bottom margin, few small thins in margins well away from stamps, still Extremely Fine; with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 4LB20    $2,250.

Scott catalog notes that signed sheets sell for about 50% more.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2354 ()   

New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ black on rosy buff, no gum, large margins all around, minor surface rubbing at top, Very Fine appearance, extremely rare with approximately eleven example known (virtually all having thins).; with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 6LB2    $5,000.

Realized: $2,800

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