Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Hall Collection of Confederate States continued...

**Misplaced Transfers continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
233		5c Blue, Stone 2, Misplaced Transfer (4 var). Position 37 with right sheet margin (impossible in its normal position), huge margins all around, tied by "New Orleans 26 Apr." (1862) circular datestamp on cover to Alexandria La. -- the day before New Orleans surrendered to Union forces -- stamp has diagonal pre-use crease and scissors-cut into design at lower left EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLE COVER, BEARING THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS MISPLACED TRANSFER POSITION, USED IN NEW ORLEANS ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE CITY'S CAPTURE BY UNION FORCES. Ex Knapp and mounted on his album page with an unused block of six of the 5c Blue showing normal Position 37 arrangement. (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	3,000.00
234		5c Blue, Stone 2, Misplaced Transfer (4 var). Horizontal pair, Positions 9-2, large margins to slightly in, gum stans, tied by "Richmond Va. Jun. 6, 1862?" circular datestamp on buff cover to Griffin Ga., cover stained and worn at edges, still presentable and a unique example of this Misplaced Transfer, ex Knapp (Image)	E. 750-1,000	250.00
235		10c Rose, "Big Shift" Replaced Transfer (5 var). Horizontal pair, Positions 14-15, left stamp (Position 14) shows re-entry with significant doubling of large part of design, original gum, large margins, fresh and bright color, small thin visible beneath hinge remnant EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS REMARKABLE PLATE VARIETY. The Dietz catalogue lists the "Big Shift (pos. 14)" variety under the 10c Rose, but does not price it in any condition. The Scott Catalogue does not list this variety. Ex Knapp (with album page). (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	3,250.00
236		10c Rose, Replaced Transfers (5). The Knapp study collection of 10c Rose Replaced Transfer stamps on and off cover, comprising 1 unused, 6 used and 6 on separate covers (incl. one patriotic) -- all from Replaced Transfer positions on the printing stone -- identified by position, including 11 from the fourth vertical row (Positions 4, 14, 24, 34, 44) and 2 from Positions 42 and 12, Knapp's write-up includes census figures for number of copies known from each position (in pencil and updated until 1924), some faults to be expected, but overall the condition is very presentable A FASCINATING STUDY COLLECTION METICULOUSLY ASSEMBLED BY THE RENOWNED EDWARD S. KNAPP BETWEEN 1914 AND 1924, CONTAINING SEVERAL UNIQUE ITEMS. Excluding any premium for the rare variety, the total Scott value for the stamps and covers is $11,250.00	E. 7,500-10,000	4,250.00
237		5c Green, Stone 2, Side Margin with Initials (1 var). Position 41, left sheet margin with "SA" (of "CSA"), three huge margins, in at bottom, tied by "Madison Ga. Feb. 22" circular datestamp on small piece, the adjoining Position 51 stamp tied on another piece is matched with its mate, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, very few examples of the 5c Green exist with vestiges of the "CSA" initials, ex Knapp (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,150.00
238		10c Rose, Side Margin with Initials (5 var). Position 41, trace of "C" of "CSA" in left sheet margin, large to huge margins, ms. cancel (on piece), Extremely Fine, a great rarity, this stamp is the basis of the illustration in 1929 Dietz (p. 119), ex Knapp (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,250.00

Misplaced Transfers continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

233

5c Blue, Stone 2, Misplaced Transfer (4 var). Position 37 with right sheet margin (impossible in its normal position), huge margins all around, tied by "New Orleans 26 Apr." (1862) circular datestamp on cover to Alexandria La. -- the day before New Orleans surrendered to Union forces -- stamp has diagonal pre-use crease and scissors-cut into design at lower left

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLE COVER, BEARING THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS MISPLACED TRANSFER POSITION, USED IN NEW ORLEANS ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE CITY'S CAPTURE BY UNION FORCES.

Ex Knapp and mounted on his album page with an unused block of six of the 5c Blue showing normal Position 37 arrangement. (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

3,000.00

234

5c Blue, Stone 2, Misplaced Transfer (4 var). Horizontal pair, Positions 9-2, large margins to slightly in, gum stans, tied by "Richmond Va. Jun. 6, 1862?" circular datestamp on buff cover to Griffin Ga., cover stained and worn at edges, still presentable and a unique example of this Misplaced Transfer, ex Knapp (Image)

E. 750-1,000

250.00

235

10c Rose, "Big Shift" Replaced Transfer (5 var). Horizontal pair, Positions 14-15, left stamp (Position 14) shows re-entry with significant doubling of large part of design, original gum, large margins, fresh and bright color, small thin visible beneath hinge remnant

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS REMARKABLE PLATE VARIETY.

The Dietz catalogue lists the "Big Shift (pos. 14)" variety under the 10c Rose, but does not price it in any condition. The Scott Catalogue does not list this variety.

Ex Knapp (with album page). (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

3,250.00

236

10c Rose, Replaced Transfers (5). The Knapp study collection of 10c Rose Replaced Transfer stamps on and off cover, comprising 1 unused, 6 used and 6 on separate covers (incl. one patriotic) -- all from Replaced Transfer positions on the printing stone -- identified by position, including 11 from the fourth vertical row (Positions 4, 14, 24, 34, 44) and 2 from Positions 42 and 12, Knapp's write-up includes census figures for number of copies known from each position (in pencil and updated until 1924), some faults to be expected, but overall the condition is very presentable

A FASCINATING STUDY COLLECTION METICULOUSLY ASSEMBLED BY THE RENOWNED EDWARD S. KNAPP BETWEEN 1914 AND 1924, CONTAINING SEVERAL UNIQUE ITEMS.

Excluding any premium for the rare variety, the total Scott value for the stamps and covers is $11,250.00

E. 7,500-10,000

4,250.00

237

5c Green, Stone 2, Side Margin with Initials (1 var). Position 41, left sheet margin with "SA" (of "CSA"), three huge margins, in at bottom, tied by "Madison Ga. Feb. 22" circular datestamp on small piece, the adjoining Position 51 stamp tied on another piece is matched with its mate, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, very few examples of the 5c Green exist with vestiges of the "CSA" initials, ex Knapp (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,150.00

238

10c Rose, Side Margin with Initials (5 var). Position 41, trace of "C" of "CSA" in left sheet margin, large to huge margins, ms. cancel (on piece), Extremely Fine, a great rarity, this stamp is the basis of the illustration in 1929 Dietz (p. 119), ex Knapp (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,250.00