Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 655    

Breckin Ridge, C.T., partial cds on ca. 1863 cover to Gold Run, C.T., with manuscript Free, Bissell postmaster free frank; cover reduced at left, Very Fine, a very rare early postmaster free from Breckenridge.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 656    

Breckin Ridge, C.T., Feb 17, corrected cds (with offending letter "B" chiseled out) and matching target handstamp tying 1874, 3¢ green on cover to Windsor, Missouri; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

This corrected date stamp enjoyed a long service. In later years, as it wore down, traces of the "B" began to re-appear.

Realized: $180

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Lot 657    

Buckskin, Col., Feb 17, ca. 1866 cds on cover to Philadelphia, Pa., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (s.e. at left) tied by target handstamp; cover with edge staining at top right, F.-V.F., one of three recorded usages of the Buckskin postmark.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $625

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Lot 658    

Burlington, Col., Jun 28, first type cds with matching target handstamp tying 1861, 3¢;rose on cover to Binghamton, N.Y.; cover a bit reduced at right, F.-V.F. and rare.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 659    

Burlington, Colo., Dec 29, clear full cds and matching target handstamp cancelling on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to Philadelphia, Pa., receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Another stage stop was Burlington. On April 14, 1873 the post office was moved a short distance north to the agricultural colony of Longmont. It appears that this datestamp was transferred with the office and used until Longmont secured its own postmarking device.

Realized: $100

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Lot 660    

Butte Valley C.T., Nov 28/70, manuscript postmark tying 3¢ Banknote on cover to Delaware, O.; cover reduced at left, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

This small town was located in the cattle raising country of Huerfano County. The post office operated from 1869 to 1878.

Realized: $110

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Lot 661    

Byers, Colo., Dec 27, cds on 1¢ postal card to Ellsworth, Me., message on reverse datelined "Denver, Dec 26th, 75"; horizontal fold, F.-V.F., the only recorded territorial postmark from this post office.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Byers was one of the early cattle shipping points established along the route of the Kansas Pacific Railroad.

Realized: $140

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