Sale 37: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2510    

New York to London via Falmouth. Entire dated "New York 1st September 1767" endorsed "P Paquett" and addressed to the Jamaica Coffee House, Charged 1 Shilling packet rate which included delivery in London. Departed New York 31st August arriving London 12th October. Atlantic transit of 40 days., fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 2511    

July 1768 New York to Westminster (London) "Per Packet". No indication of handling at another office (e.g., Falmouth), charged one shilling upon delivery, very fine NEW/YORK postmark and 22/IY Franklin Mark; minor tone spots, Very Fine.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $850

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Lot 2512    

Falmouth Packet Letter from Liverpool to Philadelphia, 1786. Folded letter prepaid 1/6d. being 6 pence inland postage from Liverpool to London plus one shilling packet postage, at New York rated "2" pennyweight for inland postage to Philadelphia. Good London bishop mark on reverse; trivial edge nicks, Very Fine.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2513    

Falmouth Packet during USA Confederation Period 1787. Folded letter originating at Philadelphia and addressed to Cork, unpaid. Routed to New York where it was placed aboard the Grantham packet. Rated 1/- packet rate at Falmouth, rerated 1/6 at London to cover postage to Cork, again rerated to 1/10d, adding 4d. Dublin to Cork (Act of 1784) for over 30 Irish miles; small stain spot, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2514    

Falmouth Packet Letter Returned for Postage 1788. Folded letter datelined "London 31 July 1788", posted at the General Post Office in Abchurch Lane on 6th August. Endorsed by sender "Via New York/Packet August" and prepaid one shilling single packet rate. Determined by Post Office to be two sheets and endorsed on reverse "Return'd to Richd Fennell for 2/ American Postage" and reposted on 7 August. Addressed to New Haven (Connecticut) and carried to New York on the packet Halifax, departing Falmouth 11 August. Charged as one ounce on delivery at New Haven, Very Fine.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 2515    

Falmouth Packet to Philadelphia 1788, USA Confederation Period. Folded letter originating in Anvers, carried privately to London and mailed at the General Post Office where the p2/- double sheet rate was prepaid, on arrival at New York rated "2" (pennyweight) for inland postage to Philadelphia, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $350

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Lot 2516    

Falmouth Packet "Dashwood" 1789 to Baltimore. Folded letter headed "Bridport Oct 8th 1789", sent in the cross post 135 miles to Falmouth, where the very rare (4 known) "FALM:O" (Tabeart type M2) was applied. Prepaid the over one ounce packet rate of 4 shillings; on arrival at New York charged "10 16" being 4 times 2dwt 16gr internal postage to Baltimore; file fold affecting Falmouth postmark, Very Fine.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $675

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Lot 2517    

First Chesterfield Packet, New York - Falmouth - Dodington. 1792 folded cover with straight line "New * York Aug. 1" postmark, endorsed "Pr. Packet" and addressed to Christopher Codrington at Dodington, Gloucestershire, rated 2/10d. due, being 2/- packet postage (double sheet rate) plus 10d. inland to Dodington, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2518    

Falmouth Packet "Carteret" 1793 London-Falmouth-Philadelphia. First rated 2/-, corrected to P 3 for a prepaid triple sheet packet letter. On arrival at New York the manuscript "75" was added where we customarily find the postage due from New York to Philadelphia, the amount seems far too large. If in cents this would be a triple sheet rate for over 450 miles (New York to Philadelphia was only 83 miles). Likewise if it were 75 grains of silver the rate would be 3 dwt 3 gr, more than twice the 1 dwt 8 gr which should have applied. One possibility is that this was the top letter in a stack for the same addressee, and the "75" due includes all of the letters in the stack; slight soiling, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $210

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Lot 2519    

London Experimental Datestamp on 1794 Falmouth Packet Letter to New York. Datelined "London, 7. March 1794" and postmarked the same day with the experimental datestamp used only in March 1794. Addressed to New York and prepaid the treble sheet rate of three shillings. Carried on the packet Portland which departed Falmouth 21 March 1794; light filing crease, still Very Fine, and quite rare.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,700

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