Sale 20: The Westpex Sale

Lot 210    

Petaluma, Cal., Dec 18 (Sonoma). Double cds on 1867 cover to Locarno, Switzerland, matching grids canceling 1861, 30¢ orange + 3¢ rose paying P.C.M. rate, red N.Y. exchange cds and matching "12" credit handstamp, blue Aachen boxed date stamp, numerous transit backstamps, cover corner wear and reduced at left, Fine.
Scott No. 71+63    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $150

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Lot 211    

Plainsburg, Merced Co. Cal., Apr 3, 1880 (Merced). Strong clear blue postmark and target duplex tying 3¢ Banknote on cover to Michigan, cover flaws, an Extremely Fine strike (no photo).
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $36

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Lot 212    

Port Wine, Cal., July 26, 1864 (Sierra). Manuscript postmark on 1861 3¢ entire to Carson City, N.T., Langton's black company frank at top left, cover with minor fly specks and slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F., a very early and scarce manuscript cancel.
Estimate    $200 - 250.

Realized: $190

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Lot 213    

Port Wine, Sierra Co., Cal., Feb 25, 1896 (Sierra). Clear town postmark (Williams SIE-1280) and target duplex tying 2¢ carmine on cover to Downieville, Very Fine and choice, a scarce and very later usage.
Scott No. 267    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $60

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Lot 214    

Porterville, Tulare Co. Cal., Jun 28, 1880 (Tulare). Strong clear blue postmark and target duplex on 3¢ Plimpton entire to New York City, cover soiling, otherwise Fine (no photo).
Estimate    $40 - 60.

Realized: $44

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Lot 215    

Prattville, Plumas Co., Cal., Sep 17, 1880 (Plumas). Bold purple cds and target duplex canceling on 3¢ Reay entire to Oroville, additionally canceled by fancy star handstamp at Oroville, receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $80

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Lot 216    

Rattlesnake, Cal. (Placer). Bold cds ties a 1857 10¢ type V on a yellow cover to Maine, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 35    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $525

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Lot 217    

Rio Vista, Cal. (Solano). Manuscript 1862 postmark on a yellow cover to upstate New York, franked with 1861 10¢ yellow green (pen cancelled); letter with interesting contents enclosed, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 68    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $38

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Lot 218    

Salida, Cal., Stanislaus Co., Jan 20, 1882 (Stanislaus). Clear town postmark on cover to Fresno City, franked with 3¢ green just tied by target, Very Fine, a scarce postmark.
Scott No. 158    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $44

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Lot 219    

San Francisco 1906 Earthquake emergency service label. 1906 Johnston - Dienstag Company, Special Service, San Francisco, California brown earthquake emergency service label (faults at top from overlapping cover), tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Oct 24, 1906" company handstamp on locally addressed corner card cover, Fine, a rare usage of this special San Francisco 1906 'local'.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Johnston - Dienstag Company undertook to deliver letters to city addresses after the 1906 earthquake, using this stamp to do duty on letters they conveyed. The U.S. Post Office and the Secret Service eventually seized some 32,000 stamps and the printing plates which produced them.

Realized: $450

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