Sale 56: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1408    

1852, 3¢ brownish claret, type I, unofficially rouletted, position 29L3, private roulette approximately gauge 17 clearly showing on all four sides, tied by "New - York Jul 6, 1857" cds on cover to Brainerd, N.J., embossed Waters, N.Y. merchant corner card; partial backflap, Very Fine, a very rare experimental separation roulette on cover, one of the early attempts of mechanical separation of stamps in the United States just prior to the 1857 perforated issue; with photocopy of 1996 P.F. certificate and a 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11 var.    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 1409    

1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, large margins to cutting including left straddle line margin, ms. doodling, tied by "Columbus O. Apr 4" cds on yellow cover to New York City, blue embossed illustrated Coach Maker's Magazine cameo corner card, docketed as received Apr. 3rd 1856 at left; small stain and minor corner repair at lower left, still F.-V.F. and attractive.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $500 - 750.

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Lot 1410    

1852-57, 3¢ claret, type I, ample to huge margins, strong distinctive claret color, tied by "Copperstown, N.Y., May 2, 1857" cds on cover to Fair Haven, Conn., with allover illustrated "Topographical Sketch of a Portion of Nebraska Territorial" map, backflap with printed "Land and General Agency, E.F. Beadle, Omaha City, N.T." shield corner card, Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 1411    

1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, clear to mostly large oversized margins, lovely bright color, tied by orange grid cancel on cover to Copperstown, N.Y., with matching "Butternuts, N.Y., Feb 6" cds; partial backflap, otherwise Very Fine, scarce with a true orange cancellation, with Dr. Chases notes on reverse "Superb copy, Plate 4."; with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 1412    

1851-52, 3¢ brownish carmine, type I, large margins to jus in at bottom, deep color, tied by New York cds on illustrated New York and Erie Railroad, Fast Freight Line corner card cover showing Locomotive, address to the President of the Boston & Worcester R.R. in Boston, Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 1413    

1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, top left corner margin single, position 1R1L, margins large to just touching frameline at bottom left, bright color, tied on fresh 1855 cover by blue "Wiscasset, Me., Dec 10" cds, to the captain of the ship Othello in Charleston, S.C., with original enclosure, Very Fine and choice; with 1999 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1414    

1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, wide margins, manuscript canceled on fresh 1856 folded letter to New Orleans, La., with full clear "Ever Green, La., Post Office, Dec 2" cds with manuscript date, Very Fine, a scarce and unusual townmark.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1415    

1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, tied by "New - York, Jul 18" cds on illustrated ad cover showing Books, to Keokuk, Iowa with straight line Advertised handstamp; some light cover wear, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $130

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Lot 1416    

1851-52, 3¢ brownish carmine, type II, top margin single, ample to large margins, rich color, tied by blue Cincinnati, O., Oct 3 cds on fresh cover to Pittsburgh, Pa., with detailed lithographic W.C. Davis & Co. - Anchor Iron Works factory scene advertising design, Very Fine and choice; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $900

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Lot 1417    

1851-52, 3¢ brownish carmine, type II, showing additional outer frameline at right, clear to mostly large margins, tied by grid cancel with matching "Abington, Mas., Oct 5" cds on cover with allover Phonography advertising design, with text extolling the virtues of phonography and Fowler and Wells imprint at bottom, to Bridgewater, Mass., Extremely Fine; with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $400 - 600.

Sir Isaac Pitman was an Englishman who invented phonographic shorthand, or phonography, a shorthand system based on phonetics. As it could be adapted to a wide variety of languages, it became one of the most widely used systems in the world. It was his brother, Benn, who popularized phonography in America.

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