Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

2002 Rarities of the World continued...

**10c 1847 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2040		10c Black (2). Horizontal pair, original gum, lightly hinged, huge margins to clear incl. part of adjoining stamps at top, sharp proof-like impression, faint natural vertical gum crease on right stamp only EXTREMELY FINE. A PHENOMENALLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN REMARKABLY CHOICE CONDITION. To underscore the rarity of any original-gum multiple of the 10c 1847, there are only three unused blocks recorded (two with original gum), one of which is contained in the Hirzel collection at the Swiss PTT Museum. The original-gum block in the Zoellner sale, ex Green, Klein and Kapiloff, realized $130,000 in 1998 (Siegel Sale 804, lot 15). The superb pair offered here was a featured item in the Caspary collection, and it was the largest 10c 1847 multiple owned by him (along with two other pairs). Ex Caspary. With 1956 P.F. certificate (Image)	60,000.00	65,000.00
2041		10c Black (2). Position 81L, large to enormous margins incl. sheet margin at left, light red grid cancel EXTREMELY FINE GEM 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH SHEET MARGIN AND BRIGHT RED GRID. Ex Sevenoaks. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,400.00	2,800.00
2042		10c Black (2). Large even margins, light red integral-rate datestamp leaves Washington's face almost untouched, dark shade on bright white paper EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. With 1961 Grobe and 2001 P.F. certificates (Image)	1,400.00	4,250.00
2043		10c Black, Double Transfer Ty. D (2-D). Position 41R, huge margins all around incl. almost 3mm of left sheet margin, two neat strikes of red grid cancel, prominent double transfer at bottom and left framelines EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 10-CENT 1847 TYPE D DOUBLE TRANSFER. With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,000.00	2,800.00
2044		10c Black (2). Large margins all around, deep shade and proof-like impression, cancelled by bold dark red grid, matching perfectly-struck "Chicago Ill. Dec. 28" circular datestamp on 1849 folded letter to Philadelphia, Extremely Fine and scarce 10c 1847 usage from Chicago (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,100.00
2045		10c Black (2). Position 23L, large to huge margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by bold red grids used in conjunction with blue "Baltimore Md. Jul. 10" circular datestamp on cover to Boston, forwarded to Concord N.H. with red "Boston 5 cts 13 Jul." integral-rate circular datestamp, inky fingerprint on cover from forwarding, Extremely Fine, rare combination of 10c "over 300 miles" and 5c "under 300 miles" rates (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,600.00
2046		10c Black (2). Large to full margins, tied by red square grid and "New-York Jan. 2" circular datestamp on blue 1851 folded letter to Toronto, Canada, ms. "4-1/2" due, Queenston transit and receiving backstamp, lightly cleaned, Very Fine and choice usage of the 10c 1847 to Canada, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 2,000-2,500	2,000.00

10c 1847 Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2040

10c Black (2). Horizontal pair, original gum, lightly hinged, huge margins to clear incl. part of adjoining stamps at top, sharp proof-like impression, faint natural vertical gum crease on right stamp only

EXTREMELY FINE. A PHENOMENALLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN REMARKABLY CHOICE CONDITION.

To underscore the rarity of any original-gum multiple of the 10c 1847, there are only three unused blocks recorded (two with original gum), one of which is contained in the Hirzel collection at the Swiss PTT Museum. The original-gum block in the Zoellner sale, ex Green, Klein and Kapiloff, realized $130,000 in 1998 (Siegel Sale 804, lot 15). The superb pair offered here was a featured item in the Caspary collection, and it was the largest 10c 1847 multiple owned by him (along with two other pairs).

Ex Caspary. With 1956 P.F. certificate (Image)

60,000.00

65,000.00

2041

10c Black (2). Position 81L, large to enormous margins incl. sheet margin at left, light red grid cancel

EXTREMELY FINE GEM 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH SHEET MARGIN AND BRIGHT RED GRID.

Ex Sevenoaks. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,400.00

2,800.00

2042

10c Black (2). Large even margins, light red integral-rate datestamp leaves Washington's face almost untouched, dark shade on bright white paper

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.

With 1961 Grobe and 2001 P.F. certificates (Image)

1,400.00

4,250.00

2043

10c Black, Double Transfer Ty. D (2-D). Position 41R, huge margins all around incl. almost 3mm of left sheet margin, two neat strikes of red grid cancel, prominent double transfer at bottom and left framelines

EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 10-CENT 1847 TYPE D DOUBLE TRANSFER.

With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,000.00

2,800.00

2044

10c Black (2). Large margins all around, deep shade and proof-like impression, cancelled by bold dark red grid, matching perfectly-struck "Chicago Ill. Dec. 28" circular datestamp on 1849 folded letter to Philadelphia, Extremely Fine and scarce 10c 1847 usage from Chicago (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,100.00

2045

10c Black (2). Position 23L, large to huge margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by bold red grids used in conjunction with blue "Baltimore Md. Jul. 10" circular datestamp on cover to Boston, forwarded to Concord N.H. with red "Boston 5 cts 13 Jul." integral-rate circular datestamp, inky fingerprint on cover from forwarding, Extremely Fine, rare combination of 10c "over 300 miles" and 5c "under 300 miles" rates (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,600.00

2046

10c Black (2). Large to full margins, tied by red square grid and "New-York Jan. 2" circular datestamp on blue 1851 folded letter to Toronto, Canada, ms. "4-1/2" due, Queenston transit and receiving backstamp, lightly cleaned, Very Fine and choice usage of the 10c 1847 to Canada, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 2,000-2,500

2,000.00