Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1166    

1860 (C.) (Mar 27) Louisville, Ky. to Heidinsfeld, Bavaria, buff cover bearing 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by blue "Louisville Ky. Mar 27" cds with manuscript "30" unpaid rating for Prussian Closed Mail rate, black "New-York Am. Pkt. '23' Mar 31" exchange debit cds, carried by Hapag Line Teutonia from New York Mar. 31 to Hamburg arriving Apr. 14, Heidingsfeld (4.14) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and rare use.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1167    

1860 (May 7) St. Louis, Mo. to Stuttgart, Germany, cover with St. Louis cds and manuscript "15" unpaid rating, partial "N. York '3' May 9" debit exchange cds, carried by NGL New York from New York to Bremen, rare blue "Amerika Uber Bremen" circular handstamp and matching large "22" rating handstamp (Vanderlinden 124 var., 3169), Stuttgart (5.27) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 1168    

1860 (Sep. 23) Jersey City, N.J. to Ellwangen, Wurttemberg, buff cover with "Jersey City N.J., Sep 23, 1860" double-circle datestamp and manuscript "15" unpaid rating, carried by Hapag Line Teutonia from New York Oct. 1 to Hamburg arriving Oct. 16, large blue "Amerika uber Bremen / 22" double-circle debit postmark (Vdl #124b), various transit backstamps including Stuttgart (10.17) and Ellwangen (10.17) datestamps, blue manuscript "22" due restatement, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 1169    

1860s Germany to the U.S., two unpaid covers by different packets, 1860 from Mainz to Ithaca by Hapag Teutonia with perfect strike "N.York Hamb Pkt '15' Nov 17" debit exchange cds; and 1863 from Vienna, Austria to Boston, Mass. carried by NGL Hansa with "N.York Brem Pkt '15' Mar 31" debit exchange cds; some edge wear, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 1170    

1861 (Jul. 26) Washington, D.C. to Gottingen, Hannover, light buff cover with "J.P. Chamberlain, M.C." free frank endorsement and "Washington D.C., Jul 26, 1861" cds, black "N. York '5' Hamb. Pkt. Jul 27" debit exchange cds, carried on Hapag Line Saxonia from New York Jul. 27 to Hamburg arriving Aug. 10, neat strike of blue "6½" debit handstamp (Vdl #3095), reverse with Hamburg (8.10) transit and blue Gottingen (8.11) arrival datestamps; small bit of flap missing with tiny edge flaw, Very Fine and unusual free franked Transatlantic use.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1171    

1862 (Mar. 29) New York, N.Y. to Bremen, buff cover bearing 1861, 10¢ green tied by red NYFM grid and matching "N. York Brem. Pkt. 'Paid 7' Mar 29" exchange cds, carried as endorsed by NGL Line Hansa from New York Mar. 29 to Bremen arriving Apr. 14; cover tear on back, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 68    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $210

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Lot 1172    

1862 (Jul. 21) Peru, Ill. to Stettin, Wurttemberg, orange cover with sharp "Peru Ills. Jul 21" cds and manuscript "30" unpaid rating, choice strike of blue "Chicago Ill. Am Pkt. '23'" exchange debit cds, carried on Allan Line Norwegian from Quebec Jul. 26 ro Liverpool arriving Aug. 5, red Aachen (8.7) transit backstamp with blue manuscript "13" debit rating, crossed out and updated in blue crayon to "45" due, Stettin (8.9) arrival backstamp and red crayon "47" final due rating; minor edge and flap tear, Very Fine, ex-Stiss.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

References: Illustrated in Piszkiewicz article in the Chronicle Aug. 1998 on page 227.

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Lot 1173    

1864 (Aug. 17) Hamburg to Boston, Mass., folded letter with red "Hamburg Aug 17 1864" cds with attached "PD" and "16" schillinge prepaid treaty rating, magenta "Aachen 18/8 Paid 23 Cts." cds credit to U.S., carried by Cunard Line Europa from Queenstown Aug. 21 to Boston arriving Sep. 2, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Sep 2" exchange cds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Aachen used magenta color for a brief period from about July 1864 to January 1865. Its use on this stampless Prussian Closed Mail cover is quite uncommon.

Realized: $145

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Lot 1174    

1864-65 Hamburg N.Y. Depreciated Currency Markings, two folded letters, 1864 with "Hamburg Packet 12, May 28" exchange cds and "N.Y. Hamb. Pkt. '15 or 29 U.S. Notes' Jun 14" depreciated currency cds, 1865 with pretty blue "Hamburg Packet 7, Jun 29" exchange cds and "N.Y. Hamb. Pkt. '10 or 14 U.S. Notes' Jul 14" depreciated currency cds; Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 1175    

1867 (Jun. 24) Cincinnati, Ohio to Klein-Bottwar, Württemberg, yellow cover with printed C.F. Adae, German Consulate in Cincinnati corner card, blue "Cincinnati Jun 24" cds, carried NGL Line Weser II from New York June 27 to Bremenhaven arriving July 9, blue "American/über Bremen" two-line transit with large "22" kreuzer due h.s., clean and Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

The 22¢ rate to Württemberg by Bremen or Hamburg packet ceased in 1859. The normal 15¢ rate to the GAPU locations applied. Bremen struck the large "22" handstamp to show the postage due in kreuzer, the currency of the Southern German States.

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