Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Postal History continued...

**1857-60 Issue (5c-30c) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
317		10c Green, Ty. III (33). Choice centering, fresh color, tied by bright blue "Lyme N.H. Aug. 2" circular datestamp on small cover to San Francisco, Extremely Fine	325.00	250.00
318		10c Green, Ty. III (33). Horizontal strip of three and single, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24, two) and 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26 horizontal pair), cancelled by neat ms. lines, matching "Lamar Tex. Mch. 8/59" ms. postmark on folded cover to Switzerland, red "New York Am. Pkt. Mar. 25" circular datestamp, British accountancy handstamp, red crayon rating, red "SHORT PAID" handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, one 1c stamp faulty, cover with few small age bleach spots, otherwise Very Fine, a rare and unusual Texas transatlantic cover to Switzerland, the differences in shade and condition of the two 1c stamps -- one of which shows traces of another cancel -- points to small-town re-use of cancelled stamps (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,200.00
319		10c Green, Ty. V (35). S.e. at left, tied by blue segmented cork cancel on 10c Green Star Die entire (U33) to Waterville Me., cancelled by second strike and matching "Marysville Cal. Mar. 9" circular datestamp, reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine, a rare combination (Image)	E. 200-300	400.00
320		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal strip of five, minor gum toning, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Mar. 5, 1860" circular datestamp on legal-size cover to New York, minor edge wear and toning, still Very Fine, five-times rate (Image)	E. 300-400	300.00
321		12c Black (36). Horizontal strip of four, pair and two singles, tied by red grid cancels on blue cover front only to Liverpool, England, red Liverpool receiving datestamp also ties strip, large red ms. "76" credit, sender's routing per "Niagara", file creases thru two stamps, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare and spectacular multiple-rate 12c franking -- would be worth ten times our estimate if a complete cover -- with 1996 Richter and Van der Linden certificates (Image)	E. 750-1,000	625.00
322		30c Orange (38). Cancelled by red grid and tied by matching "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Nov. 7" credit datestamp on light green cover to Palermo, Sicily, stamp also tied by boxed "P.D." handstamp, ms. magenta credit crossed out and re-rated, transit and receiving markings, barely reduced at top and missing part of backflap, Very Fine, attractive usage (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,200.00

1857-60 Issue (5c-30c) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

317

10c Green, Ty. III (33). Choice centering, fresh color, tied by bright blue "Lyme N.H. Aug. 2" circular datestamp on small cover to San Francisco, Extremely Fine

325.00

250.00

318

10c Green, Ty. III (33). Horizontal strip of three and single, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24, two) and 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26 horizontal pair), cancelled by neat ms. lines, matching "Lamar Tex. Mch. 8/59" ms. postmark on folded cover to Switzerland, red "New York Am. Pkt. Mar. 25" circular datestamp, British accountancy handstamp, red crayon rating, red "SHORT PAID" handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, one 1c stamp faulty, cover with few small age bleach spots, otherwise Very Fine, a rare and unusual Texas transatlantic cover to Switzerland, the differences in shade and condition of the two 1c stamps -- one of which shows traces of another cancel -- points to small-town re-use of cancelled stamps (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,200.00

319

10c Green, Ty. V (35). S.e. at left, tied by blue segmented cork cancel on 10c Green Star Die entire (U33) to Waterville Me., cancelled by second strike and matching "Marysville Cal. Mar. 9" circular datestamp, reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine, a rare combination (Image)

E. 200-300

400.00

320

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal strip of five, minor gum toning, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Mar. 5, 1860" circular datestamp on legal-size cover to New York, minor edge wear and toning, still Very Fine, five-times rate (Image)

E. 300-400

300.00

321

12c Black (36). Horizontal strip of four, pair and two singles, tied by red grid cancels on blue cover front only to Liverpool, England, red Liverpool receiving datestamp also ties strip, large red ms. "76" credit, sender's routing per "Niagara", file creases thru two stamps, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare and spectacular multiple-rate 12c franking -- would be worth ten times our estimate if a complete cover -- with 1996 Richter and Van der Linden certificates (Image)

E. 750-1,000

625.00

322

30c Orange (38). Cancelled by red grid and tied by matching "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Nov. 7" credit datestamp on light green cover to Palermo, Sicily, stamp also tied by boxed "P.D." handstamp, ms. magenta credit crossed out and re-rated, transit and receiving markings, barely reduced at top and missing part of backflap, Very Fine, attractive usage (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,200.00