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Sale 60: The Westpex Auction

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New York, N.Y. - (FX-NY1a(iii) to FX-NY1a (unlisted))

Lots 1380-1389 Lots 1390-1399 Lots 1400-1408

Lot 1380    

New York, N.Y., registry label with "66984" number on 1893 registered cover from France to San Francisco, Cal. bearing France 50c tied by R. Lafayette (1.6) cds, reverse with New York (1.16) transit and San Francisco (1.24) arrival cds, first and second notice handstamps applied before returning to France, sent to D.L.O. office with recorded handstamp on face, New York (3.16) transit backstamp when exchange label affixed; opening on three sides for display, F.-V.F.
Scott No. FX-NY1a(iii)    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $130

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Lot 1381    

New York, N.Y., registry label with "40887" number on 1893 large size registered cover from Mexico to Buenos Aires, Argentina bearing Mexico 5c blue (216a), two 10c vermilion (218) singles, and 20c vermilion (220), all tied by strikes "Guanajuato, Mar. 1 93" cds, purple Guanajuato framed registry marking and black "AR" in circle handstamp, Mexico City (3.2) backstamp and registry label affixed, reverse with New York (3.8) and Argentine (4.11) arrival cds; reduced a bit at right into 20c, some cover tears, 5c tear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. FX-NY1a(iii)    Estimate $400 - 600.

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Lot 1382    

New York, N.Y., registry label with "36137" number on 1893 registered 1¢ Columbian (U348) entire from Mansfield Valley Pa. to Germany bearing 3¢ Columbian (232) bottom imprint pair and 6¢ Columbian (235) tied by "Mansfield Valley Pa, Dec 15 1893" cds, reverse with New York (12.16) transit and Munich (12.28) arrival backstamps, Very Fine.
Scott No. FX-NY1a(iii)    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $190

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Lot 1383    

New York, N.Y., registry label with "42824" number on 1894 registered cover from Chicago Ill. to Germany bearing 3¢ Columbian (232) and 30¢ Columbian (239) tied by purple "Registered, Jan 31 1894, South Chicago Station, Chicago Ill." four-line postmark, reverse with New York (2.3) transit and Chemnitz (2.14) arrival backstamps, Very Fine and quite attractive.
Scott No. FX-NY1a(iii)    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1384    

New York, N.Y., registry label with "55350" number on 1894 registered cover from Salvador to Belgium, bearing Salvador, 1c brown, 3c maroon, 5c orange brown and 10c violet (91, 93-95), two of 1c and 10c, all tied by three large circular grid cancels, matching partial Salvador Mar. cds and Salvador black on yellow registry label affixed and "A.R." framed handstamp adjacent, reverse with New York (3.24) transit and Bruxelles (3.31) arrival backstamps, Very Fine and colorful.
Scott No. FX-NY1a(iii)    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 1385    

New York, N.Y., registry label with "34899" number on 1894 registered cover from Canada to Columbia bearing 15¢ Large Queen (29), ½¢ and 10¢ Small Queen (34, 40), 20¢ and 50¢ Widow Weeds (46, 47), and 5¢ Registry Letter Stamp (F2), all tied by "Hamilton, MR 12" cds, matching "R" in oval handstamp, New York (3.14) backstamp transit, purple Bogota (4.12) arrival cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. FX-NY1a(iii)    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

A STUNNING REGISTERED USE FROM CANADA TO COLUMBIA WITH A SIX-COLOR COMBINATION FRANKING.

Realized: $7,500

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Lot 1386    

New York, N.Y., registry label with number "7274" on cover with preprinted address from Tahiti to Germany bearing Tahiti 5c//1Fr (4, 6, 10, 13, 16, 23, 27) mixed issue franking all tied by "Papeete, Taiti, 12 Mars 94" cds, endorsed via San Francisco, reverse with San Francisco (4.12) and New York (4.19) transits, Hamburg (4.28) arrival cds; light vertical fold at left and small stamp flaws, F.-V.F., an attractive and scarce registered use from Tahiti via the United States to Germany.
Scott No. FX-NY1a(iii)    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1387    

New York, N.Y., registry label with "76331" number on 1894 registered cover from Samoa to London, England with combination franking of United States, 3¢ purple (221) and 10¢ green (226) tied by "New York, R" oval cancel, and Samoa, ½d brown violet, 5d vermilion (9b, 23) tied by purple "Apia, Samoa, Aug 1" cds, magenta San Francisco (8.31) transit, reverse with New York (9.6) and London (9.15) backstamps, forwarded to Richmond Va., Very Fine; signed by Bloch.
Scott No. FX-NY1a(iii)    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A COLORFUL REGISTERED USE FROM SAMOA TO ENGLAND WITH A COMBINATION FRANKING.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 1388    

New York, N.Y., faulty registry label with "76373" number on 1894 registered cover from Samoa to London, England with combination franking of United States, 3¢ purple (221) and 10¢ green (226) tied by "New York, R" oval cancels, and Samoa, ½d brown violet, 5d vermilion (9b, 23) tied by purple "Apia, Samoa, Aug 1" cds, magenta San Francisco (8.31) transit, reverse with New York (9.6) and London (9.15) backstamps, forwarded to Richmond Va.; some tone spots, 10¢ rounded corner, otherwise F.-V.F., illustrated in A Postal History of the Samoan Islands, Vol. I, 1830-1914. A colorful registered use from Samoa to England with a combination franking.
Scott No. FX-NY1a(iii)    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $500

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Lot 1389    

New York, N.Y., registry label with "40489" number on Hawaii 2¢ carmine entire with slanted overprint to Germany bearing Hawaii 2¢ violet (57) and 1¢ yellow, 12¢ blue (74, 78), all tied by purple four-rings cancels, matching "Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec 15, 1994" cds and registry handstamp, reverse with San Francisco (1.4), New York (1.13) and Ulm (1.25) backstamps, clean and Very Fine.
Scott No. FX-NY1a(iii)    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $575

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