Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 781    

Rito Alto Col., Aug 13/72, manuscript postmark on 1870, 3¢ green entire to New York City, Very Fine and choice, the only recorded territorial postmark from Rito Alto.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $550

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Lot 782    

River Bend, Colo., Apr 30, cds on 3¢ green entire to Providence, R.I., uprated with 3¢ Banknote and canceled by target handstamps, receiving backstamp; small cover edge tears, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $145

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Lot 783    

Rocky Ford, Colo., 1-24-76, manuscript postmark on 1¢ postal card to Emporia, Kansas, with interesting message on reverse…We leave here tomorrow for the foot hills on a hunting and trapping expedition and my next post office will be Walsomburg (Walsenburgh), Huaffanan (sic) Co., Colorado, Very Fine, the only recorded territorial postmark from this town.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $290

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Lot 784    

Rollinsville, Col., Feb 2, manuscript postmark on 1873, 3¢ green entire to Denver, 1874 year docketing on reverse; a bit reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine, a rare territorial postmark.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $100

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Lot 785    

Rollinsville, Col., Sep 2, cds and circular duplex on 1¢ postal card to Denver, message on reverse with 1875 year date, Very Fine, the only recorded example of this territorial postmark.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Located at the north edge of Gilpin county, Rollinsville was on the road from the Boulder county mines to Central City. It became an important stop on the wagon road over the Continental Divide, and subsequently on the Denver and Northwestern Railroad into the Middle Park region.

Realized: $85

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Lot 786    

Rosita, Col., May 3/75, manuscript postmark on 1¢ postal card to Greeley, Col., Very Fine, the only recorded manuscript territorial postmark from Rosita.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Southwest of Canon City, reached by roads along Grape Creek or Hardscrabble Creek, was the Rosita mining district in the West Mountain Valley. The post office was established late in the territorial period on July 8, 1874.

Realized: $140

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Lot 787    

Rosita, Col., Oct 22, 1875, bold cds and target handstamp canceling on 1¢ postal card to Hollis Centre, Me., Very Fine and choice, the only recorded circular date stamp territorial postmark from Rosita.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $105

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Lot 788    

Rosita, Colorado., Feb 25, 1876, violet boxed date stamp on 1¢ postal card to South Pueblo, canceled by segmented bar handstamp, Very Fine and choice, this is one of only two examples of the Rosita boxed date stamp used during the territorial period.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $110

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Lot 789    

Saguache C.T., October 28, 1868, manuscript postmark on fresh cover to Washington D.C., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (small pre-use tear) tied by manuscript, Very Fine, the only manuscript and the earliest recorded postmark from Saguache.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 790    

Saguache, Col., Mar 17, clear cds with matching target handstamps tying 1873, 1¢ ultramarine + 2¢ brown + 3¢ green, strip of three on legal size cover to Del Norte, reverse with "County Court 1875" docketing on reverse; usual edge flaws, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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