Sale 20: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1126    

Blood & Co., 1850 (1¢) bronze on black. Acid canceled and tied in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red by "Philadelphia, Pa., Nov 13" cds on cover to Baltimore, Md., clear 1856 Blood's circular date stamp, Very Fine and choice; with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15L13    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $280

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Lot 1127    

Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on lilac. Tied by acid cancel on 1856 cover to Harrisburg, Pa., in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 12" cds, clear Blood's circular date stamp, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 15L14    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1128    

Blood & Co., 1848 (1¢) bronze on black. Acid canceled on 1849 local folded letter, Very Fine.
Scott No. 15L17    Estimate $50 - 75.

Realized: $70

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Lot 1129    

Blood & Co., 1855 (1¢) black. Ample to mostly large margins, canceled by red "1" in oval on cover to Hagerstown, Md., in combination with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Mar 7, 1859" octagon cds, Blood's circular date stamp, couple tiny cover tears at top, otherwise Very Fine; with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15L18    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $230

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Lot 1130    

Boyd's City Express, 1857, 2¢ brick red on white. Huge jumbo margins, tied by light PAID cancel on a New York cover, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 20L12    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1131    

California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ black. Impressed on U.S. 3¢ envelope (No. U9) and company ad on backflap, addressed to Grass Valley, manuscript canceled with "Forest City, Cal., Jany 19" cds, minor cover edge wear, Very Fine, a very rare usage of Grass Valley.
Scott No. 34LU12    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $3,750

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Lot 1132    

Carter's Despatch, 1849-51, 2¢ black on ribbed paper. Single with full top and bottom margins, tied by manuscript cancel on 1849 local folded letter, with second ladies stampless cover with "Carters Despatch, 90 Fifth, 2cts" circular handstamp, Very Fine; folded letter with 1997 and 1980 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 36L1a    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1133    

City Dispatch, Philadelphia, Pa., 1860, 1¢ black. Large margins to just in to outer frameline at right, tied by X's in circle handstamp on locally addressed cover, cover corner wear and scissor cut at upper right, Fine; with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 41L1    Estimate $200 - 250.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1134    

Hale & Co. covers, 1844-45. 2 stampless and one with 5¢ blue tied by manuscript "R" cancels on cover to Lexington, Mass. (small faults), stampless from Philadelphia to Providence, R.I. and New York, F.-V.F. overall; #75L1 usages with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 75L1    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1135    

Westtown, 1853-67 (2¢) gold. On a small cover to Ohio, with franking by 1861 3¢ rose tied by Street Road, Pa. cds, Very Fine, a very scarce local.
Scott No. 145L2, 65    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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