Auction # 60 - The Westpex Sale

Fort Wrangle, Alaska, Feb 24, 1899. Bold full cds showing unlisted "1PM" hour (type 10, rarity 6) on picture postcard to Germany, franked with 1¢ Trans-Miss tied by cork handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Innoko, Alaska, Mar 3, 1910. Receiving cds and bar duplex (Helbock 1, rarity 7) on picture post card to Dishakakat, Alaska, Onnoko District, franked with 1¢ green tied by indistinct Oregon postmark, F.-V.F. and rare, the earliest recorded strike.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

Ketchikan, Alaska, Mar 1901. Cds and bar duplex (type 4) tying 2¢ red (s.e. at right) on illustrated Alaska Steamship Co.'s, S.S. "Dolphin" corner card cover showing ship's flap, to Chicago, Ill. with receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $75 - 100.

Nome, Alaska, Registered, Aug 4, 1902. With three strikes of straight line City/State postmark (type 4, rarity 6) tying 8¢ bureau on 2¢ red corner card entire to San Francisco Cal., receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a choice example of this short-lived provisional registry postmark, later than the latest listed in Helbock.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

(Unalaska) Ounalaska July 24, 1871. Dateline on letter to a Mrs. Emma McIntyre at "St. Paul Island, A.I." from her brother Ben, with cover hand-carried which gives some light on life and mail service in the Aleutians, with letter in part…The 'Cyane' came to this harbor on the eve of the 20th. Was very glad to see her and more than glad when I found that she had been to St. Pauls and had such a splendid letter from you It was the best...

1898-1900s Alaska Territory & Related. Group of 14 covers and over 70 post cards including multicolor Alaska scenes and some real photos, small group mounted on pages White Pass & Yukon Route including 1898 use from Skagway to Juneau on White Pass and Yukon Route corner card cover, 1902 Seattle use with Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co. illustrated corner card cover, 1908 #319 use on White & Yukon Route corner card cover...

Alaska View Picture Post Cards, 1903-10. Group of 16 post cards, three unused; 13 mining related with titles including "B.S. Dowing Leaving Fairbanks for Dawson with a Half Million Dollars in Gold Dust", "Sluicing on Anvil Creek, Nome, Alaska", "Poor Man's Friend, the Old Reliable Rocker, Fairbanks, Alaska", etc., couple with personal notation regarding the mining scenes, some posted in Dawson Y.T., one with Cleary postmark (type 1,...

Camp Thomas, A.T., Feb 24, 1879 (Pima). Clear sharp strike of purple cds and star duplex (Meyer 1), tying 3¢ Banknote on cover to Washington D.C.; slight cover reduction and small corner repair at left, a Very Fine and choice strike, ex Jarrett.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

Lehi, Ariz., Dec 1, 1896 (Maricopa). Cds (Meyer 3) with matching target handstamps tying 2¢ bureau, single and pair on cover to Haapai, Friendly Islands, "via San Francisco and Samoa" routing endorsement at left, reverse with San Francisco, Apia, Vavau transit and Haapia, Tonga receiving postmarks; stamp nick and cover a bit reduced at left, F.-V.F., a very rare usage to Tonga.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Arizona Postal History Balance. Of 6 covers; townmarks include 1889 & 1890 Tonto manuscripts, Webb 1910 manuscript (reverse of cover), 1885 Winslow manuscript, and two Wells, Fargo & Co. usages with Casa Grande, Pinal Co., A.T., Jul 17, 1882 (Pinal) and Kingman, Ariz., Oct 24, 1883 (Mohave), F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Black Hawk Point C.T. July 15 1863. Bold unusual "custom made" cds on cover to Rockland Me., with matching "Paid 3" in circle struck twice and segmented grid handstamps obliterating one of the rate markings, Very Fine, a rare stampless usage showing three different postmarks, this cover was used for the ASCC listing, ex Haas.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Fort Lupton C.T., Apri1 23, 1867. Manuscript territorial postmark on cover to Grand Rapids, Mich., franked with manuscript canceled 1861 3¢ rose; couple minor edge tears, Very Fine, one of only a few known postmarks from Fort Lupton.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

This early fur trading post was established in 1836 on the south side of the South Platte River. It was revived as a stage stop on the road to Denver and...