Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

1850-1870s Steamship Collection. Collection of 32 covers mounted on pages with steamship markings with better including 1860s Peru cover to San Francisco with "Purser" straightline h.s., 1854 Aspinwall with "Steam/Ship" and "30" rating handstamps, 1857 cover with "Ship 'Marion', Iquique - Peru" dateline to Schenectady with "Steam/Ship" h.s. and ms. "20" due rating, 1860 Guatemala to Washington D.C. with N.Y. Steamship and "40" due rating h.s., Holmes Hole use with 3¢ #65 to Lahaina Hawaii, 1859 Panama to U.S. with #35 tied by "N.York Steamship" circular h.s., numerous from Cuba incl. 1867 Havana to Philadelphia with "Steam 10 Ship" circular rating h.s., 1856 Havana to Philadelphia with oval "Steam-Ship" and red crayon "20" rating, 1854 Matanzas to Portland with "Charleston S.C. 'Havana' 11 May /10" integral due cds affected by stain, etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F., an interesting collection.
Estimate; $500 - 750.