Auction # 60 - The Westpex Sale

Guadalajara, 1868, 1r black on green laid, "nu" instead of "un", two singles. Slightly into at sides, tied together by fancy scroll handstamp (Schatzkes 300) on 1868 folded letter from Guadalajara to Mexico City; cover file folds, otherwise Very Fine, probably 5-10 singles exist and only 3 covers recorded; with 1997 MEPSI certificate.
Scott No. 47b; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Guadalajara, 1867 Provisional Cover Group. Collection of 11 genuine covers in great condition with 8 Mepsi certs, include Sc# 5, 6, 13, 43, 48, several very early usages (February 1867), wreath cancels, very clean Ciudad Guzman cancels, Sayula, etc.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.

Monaco, 1891, 1c//5fr Prince Albert I issue. 10 different values affixed to portion of postal card and tied by Monte Carlo cds's, Very Fine.
Scott No. 11//25; Estimate $200 - 300.

Surinam, 1945, 10c-10g Wilhelmina Issue, "Specimen" overprint. In two sets of block and 3 sets of singles, each with security punch hole, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, with 2005 Muis certificate for blocks of 12.
Scott No. 193S-207S; Estimate $400 - 600.

Norway, 1855, 4sk blue. Plate A, Position 35, ample to huge margins, boldly tied by dark blue "Laurvig 22/5 1856" cds on blue folded letter to Grimstad, Very Fine. Facit No. 1.
Scott No. 1; $375.

Panama, 1849 (Jul. 27) "Paid At Panama". Fine strike of red British Post Office crown mark and red manuscript "1/-" double-weight prepaid rating on 1849 folded letter to Lima, Peru, reverse with "Panama JY 27 1849" origin datestamp, manuscript "2" for double rate at top right, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate; $600 - 800.

Panama, 1852 (Oct. 31) San Francisco Cal. to Valparaiso, Chile via Panama. Datelined folded letter with San Francisco blue "Paid" handstamp and red crayon "50" cent rating, transferred to British mails with red crown "Paid At Panama" handstamp and red crayon "1/-" rating, reverse with "Panama 'A' NO 23 1852" double-arc backstamp; carried by PSNC ship Quito from Panama Nov. 24th to Valparaiso arriving Dec. 12th.
Estimate...

Panama, 1859 (Oct. 11) "From T.R. Cowan, Shipping & Commission Agent, Colon New-Granada". Large red oval handstamp on blue Oct. 11th 1859 folded letter from Bogota, Colombia from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence to New York City, blue "Encaminada por Macia E Hijo, Cartajena N.G." framed forwarders handstamp; vertical folds, Very Fine and scarce dual forwarder use.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Panama, 1861 (Dec. 13) "Paid At Panama". Fine strike of red British Post Office crown mark and red crayon "4d" prepaid rating on Dec. 1861 buff cover to St. Thomas, reverse with St. Thomas Dec. 13th 1861 arrival datestamp; top edge nick and part of flap missing, Fine and rare destination.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

The Lurias were a Jewish business family with connections throughout the Caribbean.

Panama, 1873 (Dec. 22) Panama to Bristol, England. Cover bearing 6d gray cancelled by partial "Panama, DE 22" cds and overstruck with "C35" grid cancel, "Panama/22DE1878/Transit", red Bristol (1.13) cds; small paper loss on back and edge tears, Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Panama, 1870s-1896, United States to Panama. Group of six covers comprising U.S. #179 5¢ to U.S.S. Flagship Pensacola, U.S. #179 to Aspinwall in care of American Consul, 1884 U.S. #205 strip of three on legal size Cooke correspondence cover to USS Lackawanna; 1885 U.S. #205 to USS Monongahela; 1891 U.S. #219, 222 to USS Pensacola; and 1896 with #236 plus 2¢ Bureau to USS Alert, a Fine group.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Panama, 1885, "U.S. Postal Agency. Panama". Purple duplex with circular cork grid cancel on immaculate envelope, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $600 - 800.

ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED SAMPLE USAGES OF THIS U.S. POSTAL AGENCY PANAMA MARKING.

This was a sample of the U.S. Postal Agency Panama datestamp sent from the Panama Consulate to the U.S. Department of State in August 1885. Three samples...