Auction # 60 - The Westpex Sale

(Sanitary Fair) "To The Western Sanitary Commission". Printed circular with a report of the progress of the Soldiers' Home dated "St. Louis, June 4, 1862", bearing 1¢ blue (63) tied by "Paid" framed cancel, red "Boston Mass Jun 16" cds, addressed locally; stamp repaired, Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

(Sanitary Fair) Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon. Black overall illustration in black on reverse of cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) and 3¢ rose (65), both tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Feb 28 1863"cds to Shreve Oh., prepaid 1¢ for the carrier fee to the mails and 3¢ domestic postage, ex-Kantor, illustrated as fig. 253.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

The Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon was opened on May 27, 1861 to...

(Sanitary Fair) U. S. Sanitary Commission, Protective War Claim Agency. Printed corner card on cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) s.e. at left, and 2¢ black (73), both tied by "Phila Pa Oct" duplex with four-rings cancel to Moorestown, Burlington Co., N.J., pencil received Oct. 4th 1864" docketing at left; reduced slightly at right, trivial edge wear, small edge tear, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

(Prisoner of War Usages) Fort Warren, Boston Harbor Mass. Civilian prisoner cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) pair and single, tied by "Paid" framed cancels on cover to Baltimore Md., red "Boston Mass Aug 8" cds, endorsed "Fort Warren, Aug 7th 1862" at top left, this cover was sent by S. Teakley Wallis, a political prisoner to his wife, Very Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate, signed on reverse by Brian Green.
Estimate; $500 - 750...

(Auxiliary Markings) 1861, 1¢ blue. Group of 12 covers with various Due, Held for Postage, Forwarded, Returned to Writer, Missent and Free handstamps, better includes 1863 Philadelphia use with #63 tied by U.S. Penny Mail carrier cds to Member of Congress with "Free" handstamp covering postage; Louisville drop use with #63 tied by circle of wedges forwarded out of town with ms. "Due 3" rating, Boston Mass. double weight drop letter...

(Carrier Usages) 1¢ Blue. Group of 27 covers with mostly #63, 65 frankings prepaying the 1¢ carrier fee to the mails plus 3¢ postage, variety of towns represented including Philadelphia, New-York City, Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, one from Port Royal with illegal attempt to prepay the carrier delivery fee in Philadelphia, etc.; some faults, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

(Circular Rates) 1¢ Blue. Group of 25 circular rate usages bearing single frankings except 1863 Boston circular bearing pair, includes legal-size State of Maine Adj. Gen. Office shaded ad cover, Rutland Vt. with blue fancy radial geometric, some illustrated circulars, etc.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

(Civil War Postal History) 1¢ Blue. Group of 12 covers and two fronts including covers addressed to soldiers, two Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission illustrated corner card cover fronts in black and light gray; #65 pair on Head Quarters, Superintendent Volunteer Recruiting Service, Concord N.H.; several carrier usages including #63, 65 from New York to U.S. Steamer 'Santiago de Cuba' East Blockading Squadron in Key West...

(Domestic Rates) 1¢ Blue. Group of four covers comprising #63, 67 on yellow cover from Lansing Mich. to Franklin N.Y. at double rate; #63, 75 on cover from Erie Pa. to Ohio at double rate; #63, 68 (2) on light buff Dayton O. legal-size cover to Columbus Oh. at seven-times rate; and six faulty #63 singles Centre Sandwich N.H. to Hopkinton N.H. at double rate; faults, Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

(Fancy Cancels) 1¢ Blue. Group of 20 covers with fancy cancels, includes some New York City star and geometrics, West Epping N.H. manuscript "$" cancels on strip of three, Ripon Wis. and New Bedford Mass. circular geometrics, Muscatine Ioa. "Paid 3" cancels, Bridgeport Con. circular geometric, Springfield Mass. blue cross-road geometrics and bold Brooklyn cross-road geometric, etc.; mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 63...

(Foreign Rates) 1¢ Blue. Group of 13 covers 1863 use to England with #63, 65, 68 (2); New York to Cuba with #63, 65 (3); 1864 Forestville Wis. to Dublin, Ireland with #63, 75 (2), 68; 1863 New York to France with #63, 75, 68 paying 1¢ carrier fee plus 15¢ treaty rate; 1867 Rochester N.Y. to Spain with #63, 68 (2) and "Paid-Only / To England"; Inbound use to Greenwood N.Y. bearing #63 (2) tied by "Steam / Ship" cancel and manuscript "...

(Patriotic Covers) 1¢ Blue on Patriotics. Group of 11 covers with some better designs, includes McClellan "We have beat our last Retreat" with #63, 65 (3) transcontinental use to San Francisco, Eagle and Flags with #63, 65 from Philadelphia for the carrier fee plus postage, Lady Liberty with Flag bearing #63, 65 from New York for the carrier fee plus postage, Liberty with Sickel with two #63 on local Cincinnati use, etc.; some mixed...