Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Locals (Adams & Co. thru American Letter Mail continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
687	TC	American Letter Mail Co., 5c Small Eagle, Trial Color Die Proofs on India (5L1TC). Five colors: Black, Brown, Dull Blue, Green and Dull Red, each with large margins, minor hinge soaks and thins, otherwise Very Fine, each of these rare proofs shows scratches on the die, indicating a later impression (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,050.00
688	TC	American Letter Mail Co., 5c Small Eagle, Trial Color Die Proofs on India (5L1TC). Two colors: Dull Blue and Dull Red, each with huge margins, minor hinge thins, Extremely Fine appearance and rare, each proof shows scratches on the die, indicating a later impression (Image)	E. 500-750	500.00
689		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Gum toned as often for this early printing, large margins, ink wash cancel, used on folded letter to New York City datelined "Boston, Jany. 26th 1844" -- two days after Boston office opened -- Very Fine, only a few American Letter Mail covers from January 1844 are recorded -- service commenced on January 23 (NYC to Philadelphia) and the earliest recorded cover is docketed as originating from Philadelphia on January 25, followed by two January 26 covers (one from Baltimore, ex Golden, and the cover from Boston offered here) (Image)	E. 500-750	425.00
690		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Large margins, tied by red field of dots cancel on folded cover to New York City street address, May 17 (1844) docketing, Extremely Fine, a remarkably choice tied example of the Small Eagle stamp (Image)	E. 500-750	525.00
691		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Position 4 with double transfer at top, large margins, tied by red oval of stars cancel on Mar. 29, 1844 folded letter from Boston to New York City, addressed in blue to Front Street with number added by ALMCo. office in pencil, slight wear along file fold, Extremely Fine, a beautiful and very scarce tied Small Eagle usage (Image)	E. 500-750	900.00
692		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Position 4 with double transfer at top, full margins to clear at top, tied by two pen strokes, red "Forwarded by American Mail Co. No. 26 Wall St. -- N.Y." three-line handstamp on Jul. 20, 1844 folded letter from Philadelphia to Boston street address, pencil "2" for local delivery charge, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	675.00
693		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Three large margins, in at left, cancelled by red brush stroke, red "Forwarded by American Mail Co. No. 56 Wall Street -- N.Y." three-line handstamp on July 25, 1844 folded letter from Boston to New York City street address, light soiling along fold, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	425.00
694		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Thick Paper (First Printing), Positions 4-5, horizontal pair, left stamp double transfer at top, large margins all around, faint gum toning as often with this early printing, ms. "X" cancels, sender's "Paid" notation beneath pair on Feb. 4, 1844 folded letter from Philadelphia to Boston street address, ms. "2 cts Due" for local delivery charge, some wear and splits along folds (reinforced with hinges), trivial scuff in top margin of pair VERY FINE. THE EARLIEST OF FIVE RECORDED MULTIPLES OF THE AMERICAN LETTER MAIL SMALL EAGLE STAMP ON COVER (ALL PAIRS). AN OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT MAIL USAGE. Our records contain just five Small Eagle pairs on four covers and one front only (offered in lot 695). These are listed chronologically as follows: 1) Feb. 4, 1844 folded letter to Tileston & Hollingsworth, Phila. to Boston, ms. "X" cancels, 2c delivery charge, the cover offered here, 2) May 28, 1844 folded letter to Tileston & Hollingsworth, Phila. to Boston, ms. "X" cancels, 2c delivery charge, Robson Lowe sale, Oct. 26, 1973, 3) ca. June-August 1844 front only to Jasigi & Goddard, NYC? to Boston, red "Paid" cancels, Boston handstamp, offered in lot 695, 4) vertical pair, red "Paid" cancels, on Jul. 1, 1844 folded cover to Buck & Peters, Boston to NYC, red NY handstamp, ex Duckworth, Schwartz, and 5) Sep. 14, 1844 docketing on folded cover (unknown origin) to E. Bingham, Detroit, pair used with Letter Express 96L3a bisect, Siegel Sale 784, lot 2200. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,500.00
695		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Horizontal pair, torn from sheet with mostly large margins except at sides where slightly scraping design, two strikes of vivid red "Paid" cancel (impressions tie thru paper) on cover front only to Boston, matching "Forwarded by/American Mail Company/Office 12 State Street, Boston" three-line handstamp -- this marking was used from June to August 1844 -- fold barely affects pair, Very Fine appearance, only five Small Eagle pairs are recorded on covers, including this front (see lot 694 for census details) (Image)	E. 750-1,000	675.00
696		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Full to large margins, early printing on Thick Paper with usual gum toning, tied by magenta brush "X" cancel on Feb. 19, 1844 folded letter from Boston to New York City, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	260.00
697		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Early printing on Thick Paper, three large margins, touched at top, ms. cancel, used on Feb. 24, 1844 folded part-printed bill of lading from New York City to Boston, stamp has tiny toned spot, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	100.00

Locals (Adams & Co. thru American Letter Mail continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

687

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Small Eagle, Trial Color Die Proofs on India (5L1TC). Five colors: Black, Brown, Dull Blue, Green and Dull Red, each with large margins, minor hinge soaks and thins, otherwise Very Fine, each of these rare proofs shows scratches on the die, indicating a later impression (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,050.00

688

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Small Eagle, Trial Color Die Proofs on India (5L1TC). Two colors: Dull Blue and Dull Red, each with huge margins, minor hinge thins, Extremely Fine appearance and rare, each proof shows scratches on the die, indicating a later impression (Image)

E. 500-750

500.00

689

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Gum toned as often for this early printing, large margins, ink wash cancel, used on folded letter to New York City datelined "Boston, Jany. 26th 1844" -- two days after Boston office opened -- Very Fine, only a few American Letter Mail covers from January 1844 are recorded -- service commenced on January 23 (NYC to Philadelphia) and the earliest recorded cover is docketed as originating from Philadelphia on January 25, followed by two January 26 covers (one from Baltimore, ex Golden, and the cover from Boston offered here) (Image)

E. 500-750

425.00

690

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Large margins, tied by red field of dots cancel on folded cover to New York City street address, May 17 (1844) docketing, Extremely Fine, a remarkably choice tied example of the Small Eagle stamp (Image)

E. 500-750

525.00

691

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Position 4 with double transfer at top, large margins, tied by red oval of stars cancel on Mar. 29, 1844 folded letter from Boston to New York City, addressed in blue to Front Street with number added by ALMCo. office in pencil, slight wear along file fold, Extremely Fine, a beautiful and very scarce tied Small Eagle usage (Image)

E. 500-750

900.00

692

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Position 4 with double transfer at top, full margins to clear at top, tied by two pen strokes, red "Forwarded by American Mail Co. No. 26 Wall St. -- N.Y." three-line handstamp on Jul. 20, 1844 folded letter from Philadelphia to Boston street address, pencil "2" for local delivery charge, Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

675.00

693

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Three large margins, in at left, cancelled by red brush stroke, red "Forwarded by American Mail Co. No. 56 Wall Street -- N.Y." three-line handstamp on July 25, 1844 folded letter from Boston to New York City street address, light soiling along fold, Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

425.00

694

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Thick Paper (First Printing), Positions 4-5, horizontal pair, left stamp double transfer at top, large margins all around, faint gum toning as often with this early printing, ms. "X" cancels, sender's "Paid" notation beneath pair on Feb. 4, 1844 folded letter from Philadelphia to Boston street address, ms. "2 cts Due" for local delivery charge, some wear and splits along folds (reinforced with hinges), trivial scuff in top margin of pair
VERY FINE. THE EARLIEST OF FIVE RECORDED MULTIPLES OF THE AMERICAN LETTER MAIL SMALL EAGLE STAMP ON COVER (ALL PAIRS). AN OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT MAIL USAGE.
Our records contain just five Small Eagle pairs on four covers and one front only (offered in lot 695). These are listed chronologically as follows: 1) Feb. 4, 1844 folded letter to Tileston & Hollingsworth, Phila. to Boston, ms. "X" cancels, 2c delivery charge, the cover offered here, 2) May 28, 1844 folded letter to Tileston & Hollingsworth, Phila. to Boston, ms. "X" cancels, 2c delivery charge, Robson Lowe sale, Oct. 26, 1973, 3) ca. June-August 1844 front only to Jasigi & Goddard, NYC? to Boston, red "Paid" cancels, Boston handstamp, offered in lot 695, 4) vertical pair, red "Paid" cancels, on Jul. 1, 1844 folded cover to Buck & Peters, Boston to NYC, red NY handstamp, ex Duckworth, Schwartz, and 5) Sep. 14, 1844 docketing on folded cover (unknown origin) to E. Bingham, Detroit, pair used with Letter Express 96L3a bisect, Siegel Sale 784, lot 2200. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,500.00

695

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Horizontal pair, torn from sheet with mostly large margins except at sides where slightly scraping design, two strikes of vivid red "Paid" cancel (impressions tie thru paper) on cover front only to Boston, matching "Forwarded by/American Mail Company/Office 12 State Street, Boston" three-line handstamp -- this marking was used from June to August 1844 -- fold barely affects pair, Very Fine appearance, only five Small Eagle pairs are recorded on covers, including this front (see lot 694 for census details) (Image)

E. 750-1,000

675.00

696

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Full to large margins, early printing on Thick Paper with usual gum toning, tied by magenta brush "X" cancel on Feb. 19, 1844 folded letter from Boston to New York City, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

260.00

697

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Early printing on Thick Paper, three large margins, touched at top, ms. cancel, used on Feb. 24, 1844 folded part-printed bill of lading from New York City to Boston, stamp has tiny toned spot, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

100.00