Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale

1857, 1¢ blue, type V. Vertical strip of three with imprint capture at right tied by two strikes of red "Greenwood Cal. Apr 11" cds on orange buff cover to Sacramento Cal.; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine and attractive imprint capture strip, ex-Hackett.
Scott No. 24; Estimate $200 - 300.

1857, 10¢ green, type IV. Rich color and clearly showing recut at top, tied by blue waffle grid cancel on fresh cover to Pennsylvania, matching "Marysville, Cal., Paid By Stamps, May 19" blue cds (YUB-870, R5), with original 1860 enclosure mentioning Washoe as the new mining region, Very Fine, a choice California usage, with 2001 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 34; $2,500; Estimate $500 - 750.

1861, 1¢ dark blue, vertical strip of three. Intense true dark blue color, tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Aug 18" cds's on cover to Bristol, R.I., Very Fine, a very scarce on cover multiple usage, with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63b; $2,550 for off cover singles; Estimate $400 - 600.

1861, 3¢ pigeon blood pink. Corner crease and perf flaws at right, with 1¢ blue (63) on cover to Chester Pa. tied by matching grid cancels and 3¢ by partial cds, prepaid 1¢ to the mails carrier fee plus 3¢ postage, Very Fine, a very attractive and rare usage, ex-Alexander, James Lee, photocopy of 1973 P.F. and 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 64a; $5,500.

THE FINEST OF ONLY THREE RECORDED 1¢ BLUE AND 3...

1861, 3¢ rose. Wide margins with nat. s.e. at right, cancelled by four-ring target on cover with matching "Harrisburg Pa, May 9 1864" cds to Cinderila Putnam, Stony Fork, Pa. with strikes of Eagle and Arrows mortise fancy handstamps making of address comprising "Cinderila. Putnam.", "Stony. Fork.", "Tioga. Co. Pa." strikes, Very Fine, An unusual use of fancy Eagle mortise handstamp to address an envelope.
Scott No. 65;...

1862, 24¢ brown lilac, two singles. In combination with 1863, 5¢ brown on cover to Shanghai, China, all tied by fancy N.Y.F.M. geometric cancels, red N.Y. exchange and London transit cds's, with red crayon "1" shilling and magenta manuscript "32" credit ratings, blue Hong Kong transit cds on reverse; cover tears, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 70a+76; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

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1861, 30¢ orange. Pair and single, tied by NYFM circular grid cancels on 1865 blue folded cover to Lyon, France, red "New York 'Paid' Feb 4" exchange cds with red manuscript "36" cent credit rating, carried as endorsed by Hapag Borussia from New York Feb. 4th to Southampton arriving Feb. 18th, red Calais (2.19) transit cds with matching small "PD" handstamp, various backstamps including Paris (2.19) and Lyon (2.20) arrival cds...

1863, 2¢ black. Tied by New York circular mail circle of wedges cancel on blue 1865 folded James T. Abbott & Co printed circular datelined "St. Thomas, 21st November, 1865" and with "Per U.S.M.S. 'Havana' " directive to Baltimore Md., carried as endorsed by USBMSC Havana on the first northbound return voyage departing St. Thomas Nov. 22nd to New York arriving Dec. 1st, entered mails upon arrival; 2¢ small flaws from edge...

1863, 2¢ black. Used with four 3¢ rose (65) singles, tied by strikes of New York "Steam / Ship" two-line handstamps on inbound Caribbean cover from the Thomas Looker correspondence to Cincinnati Oh., cover endorsed "Ship Letter", backflap torn, Very Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN UNUSUAL BLACK JACK STEAMSHIP USE FROM THE CARRIBEAN.

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1867, 12¢ black and 3¢ red, F. grills. Tied by red "Baltimore, Md., Nov 30" cds duplexed with cork cancel on 1868 cover to Rome, Italy, partial red New York 'Paid All Direct' Dec 4" exchange cds, partial red Hamburg boxed transit datestamp, various ratings including "P.P." handstamp and red "4", Genoa (12.18) and Rome (12.20) backstamps, with original enclosure, Very Fine and attractive 1867 grilled issue use with red...