Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale

1869 Pictorial Issue Covers. Mounted collection of 26 covers comprising 1¢ + 2¢ Leavenworth City, Kans, to Mendocino, Calif.; 2¢ (four single frankings and two double - one domestic, the other NYFM at 4¢ British open mail rate to France) and 3¢ (17 single frankings and one on a 3¢ entire); some fancy cancels and small towns plus several merchant's corner cards, generally clean and F.-V.F.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

20th Century Covers and Post Cards. Group comprising 19 Black Americana post cards showing different views of blacks (mint unused in better condition), 20th century covers, Michigan hotel ad covers, original post card album with 42 patriotic used post cards regarding Lincoln, Washington, July 4th (scarce) etc.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

3¢ Rose 1861-68 Cover Balance. Collection balance of over 110 covers including some Civil War patriotics, Fancy Cancels, auxiliary markings incl. "Advertised", soldiers letters, Elmira "Prisoner's Letter" oval on examined cover; condition mixed, Fine, some interesting usages.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $500 - 750.

Advertising Covers - Illustrated Buildings. Collection of 75 different from the 1870s to 1900 in Showgard album including states of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut and Delaware, range of towns and some in color, a couple all-over shaded, an excellent group with many better.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

Advertising Covers - Illustrated Buildings. Collection of 73 different from the 1860s to 1900 in Showgard album including states of Nebraska, New Hampshire and Georgia, range of towns and some in color, an excellent group with many better.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

Advertising Covers - Illustrated Illinois Hotels. Group of 28 different showing building illustrations from the 1870s to 1900 in Showgard album including Paxton Hotel bearing #210 with "Chi. & Central R.P.O. 'Day' Jan 18" rpo cds, blue "Holland House" in shield cameo style corner card on cover bearing #26 from Polo Ill., The Antlers on cover bearing #286 from Taylorsville Ill., St. Nicholas Hotel all-over shaded ad on cover...

Advertising Covers - Missouri Illustrated Buildings. Collection of 98 different from 1859 to 1900 in Showgard album including large group of St. Louis plus Kansas City and St. Joseph, some designs in color, a few foreign destinations including. #216 to Belgium, frankings include #26, #65, Banknotes and Columbian issue, etc.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000.

Banknote Covers, 1870-1888. Approximately 64 covers; includes single 1¢ and 3¢ grills on separate covers; nine covers with 1¢ stamps of various, Scott numbers including 156 single tied by numeral 79 cancel of Mattapoisett MA; 4 covers franked with 2¢ red brown; 2 covers with 2¢ vermilion; five with 2¢ red brown; eight covers with 3¢ green including 1872 cover with two singles from NJ to London; 5¢ Taylor to Switzerland; defective 5¢...

Better Postal History Balance. Group of 21 covers including #65 (faulty and repaired) on Battle of Pittsburgh Landing Civil War patriotic, 1849 Bremen to Baltimore transatlantic use, #11A tied by blue "Paid" circular grid of Haverhill Mass., Harrison Square Mass. with #11A cancelled by ms. "30" cancel, #26 cancelled by fancy 8-pint star on Excelsior Clothes Wringer ad cover to Newbury Vt., #26a tied by Albany N.Y. cds, Triangle N.Y....

Better U.S. Postal History, 1847-1900s. Lot of 66 better covers including patriotics, valentines, registered, illustrated advertising incl. gun covers, foreign mails, etc., better noted includes #1 with red squared grid from New York, #17 horizontal pair on cover with blue "Skaneateles, N.Y." cds to England, #24 red New York carrier use on patriotic envelope, #29 pair Atlanta Ga. to San Francisco Cal. (Holcombe cert), #32 (3) on...

Cover & Ephemera Balance. Dozens of items in sleeves; covers including some 19th century with #11 on embossed ladies cover tied by green Macon, Ga. cds, 1880's Expo covers and some interesting later exposition items, Prexie usages, Civil War correspondence, special delivery issues on postal cards, etc., ephemera with gold rush documents relating to the Mok Hill Canal and Mining Co., etc.; inspect.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Cover Balance. Of 14 items; including 1863 Adams Ex. money package, mix of general stamped and stampless, few steamboat items including 1846 Buffalo, N.Y. steamboat cover from crimial hunter with interesting content regarding the capture and re-captured of an escaped prisoner; worth a look.
Estimate; $150 - 200.