Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Stamps continued...

**1861-66 Issue (Scott 69 to 70d )**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
135		12c Black (69). Sharp proof-like impression on bright paper, wide and well-balanced margins, light strike of circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	90.00	260.00
136		24c Red Lilac (70). Gigantic margins all around, intense color in a deep red shade, neat grid and trace of red cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a spectacular stamp, ex Klein, Zoellner, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)	150.00	600.00
137		24c Red Lilac (70). Deep rich color on bright paper, choice centering, neat strike of large Boston "Paid" grid, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	150.00	350.00
138		24c Brown Lilac (70a). Beautiful centering with well-balanced margins, rich color on bright paper, bold strike of segmented cork cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1983 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair, this being the left stamp (Image)	130.00	220.00
139		24c Brown Lilac (70a). Block of four, deep rich color, beautiful centering, bold strikes of segmented cork cancels, fresh and Very Fine, exceedingly scarce block, with 1985 P.F. certificate, unpriced as a used block in Scott (Image)	E. 750-1,000	2,700.00
140		24c Steel Blue (70b). The true early Steel Blue color in an unusually intense and proof-like shade, virtually perfect centering, neatly cancelled by Boston "Paid" grid at the bottom of the stamp well clear of Washington's face EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 24-CENT 1861 STEEL BLUE IS RARELY FOUND WITH THE INTENSITY OF THIS IMPRESSION. A TRUE CONDITION RARITY. Ex Klein, Renne and Zoellner. With 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)	600.00	2,800.00
141		24c Steel Blue (70b). Deep rich color, almost perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, neat strike of town circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1861 STEEL BLUE. A SCARCE STAMP THIS WELL-CENTERED. With 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)	600.00	1,050.00
142		24c Violet, Thin Paper (70c). Deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, neat strike of open-bar grid cancel, fresh and Very Fine, rarely found with this intensity of color, with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,100.00	1,900.00
143		24c Pale Gray Violet, Thin Paper (70d). Beautiful rich color and proof-like impression (almost looks like the Steel Blue and was submitted to the P.F. as such), clear strike of target cancel, fresh and Very Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)	900.00	900.00

1861-66 Issue (Scott 69 to 70d )

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

135

12c Black (69). Sharp proof-like impression on bright paper, wide and well-balanced margins, light strike of circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

90.00

260.00

136

24c Red Lilac (70). Gigantic margins all around, intense color in a deep red shade, neat grid and trace of red cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a spectacular stamp, ex Klein, Zoellner, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

150.00

600.00

137

24c Red Lilac (70). Deep rich color on bright paper, choice centering, neat strike of large Boston "Paid" grid, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

150.00

350.00

138

24c Brown Lilac (70a). Beautiful centering with well-balanced margins, rich color on bright paper, bold strike of segmented cork cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1983 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair, this being the left stamp (Image)

130.00

220.00

139

24c Brown Lilac (70a). Block of four, deep rich color, beautiful centering, bold strikes of segmented cork cancels, fresh and Very Fine, exceedingly scarce block, with 1985 P.F. certificate, unpriced as a used block in Scott (Image)

E. 750-1,000

2,700.00

140

24c Steel Blue (70b). The true early Steel Blue color in an unusually intense and proof-like shade, virtually perfect centering, neatly cancelled by Boston "Paid" grid at the bottom of the stamp well clear of Washington's face

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 24-CENT 1861 STEEL BLUE IS RARELY FOUND WITH THE INTENSITY OF THIS IMPRESSION. A TRUE CONDITION RARITY.

Ex Klein, Renne and Zoellner. With 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

600.00

2,800.00

141

24c Steel Blue (70b). Deep rich color, almost perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, neat strike of town circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1861 STEEL BLUE. A SCARCE STAMP THIS WELL-CENTERED.

With 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

600.00

1,050.00

142

24c Violet, Thin Paper (70c). Deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, neat strike of open-bar grid cancel, fresh and Very Fine, rarely found with this intensity of color, with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,100.00

1,900.00

143

24c Pale Gray Violet, Thin Paper (70d). Beautiful rich color and proof-like impression (almost looks like the Steel Blue and was submitted to the P.F. as such), clear strike of target cancel, fresh and Very Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)

900.00