Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Rare United States Stamps and Covers continued...

**1922-25 and Later Issues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3247		5c Dark Blue, Imperforate Pair (557a). Lightly hinged, wide balanced margins all around, intense color and detailed impression, Extremely Fine, Datz states only one pane of 100 and two plate blocks known, with copy of 2002 P.F. certificate for block of four, this being the top pair (Image)	1,500.00	1,800.00
3248		$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Pane of 100, partially adhering to black construction paper causing thins in selvage at bottom and sides and barely affecting seven stamps incl. one in plate block, other 93 stamps Mint N.H., bright colors, well-centered throughout VERY FINE APPEARING AND RARE COMPLETE PANE OF THE $5.00 AMERICA. OFFERED TO THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME. Scott Retail as hinged plate block, Mint N.H. center line block, 82 Mint N.H. singles and six hinged singles (Image)	22,200.00	19,500.00
3250		2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H. plate no. block of four, intense color and sharp impression clearly displaying the type, perfectly centered, post-office fresh and intact EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK BLOCK OF SCOTT 634A IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE CONDITION. We do not recall ever offering a finer example of this plate block. (Image)	2,750.00	12,500.00
3251	P	3c 4-H Clubs, Large Die Proof on India (1005P1). Die sunk on 202 x 151mm card with full die sinkage, fresh and bright color, purple "Engraver's Stock Proof Authorized by" two-line handstamp and signed, also blue "64342B" control no. on back, minor edgewear, Very Fine and choice, rare, Scott Retail as normal without handstamp and signature (Image)	700.00	1,600.00
3252		$5.00 Hamilton (1053). Mint N.H. top right complete pane of 100, dark color and sharp impression on bright white paper, remarkably well-centered throughout, lightly folded along center row of perfs VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED PANE OF THE $5.00 HAMILTON ISSUE. Each year there are fewer and fewer intact panes of the $5.00 Hamilton (Image)	6,520.00	4,500.00
3253		8c Historic Preservation, Black Brown Omitted (1443b). Mint N.H. complete pane of 32 (seven blocks of four and one plate block), almost perfectly centered, post-office fresh EXTREMELY FINE AND PROBABLY UNIQUE. AN IMPORTANT MAJOR ERROR AND HIGHLY EXHIBITABLE ITEM. Datz notes there are sixteen blocks of four reported, and only five of them are intact and undamaged. Clearly, this fresh and intact pane is not in his census. Normal accompanies for comparison. Scott Retail as only eight Mint N.H. blocks (Image)	18,000.00	4,750.00

1922-25 and Later Issues

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3247

5c Dark Blue, Imperforate Pair (557a). Lightly hinged, wide balanced margins all around, intense color and detailed impression, Extremely Fine, Datz states only one pane of 100 and two plate blocks known, with copy of 2002 P.F. certificate for block of four, this being the top pair (Image)

1,500.00

1,800.00

3248

$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Pane of 100, partially adhering to black construction paper causing thins in selvage at bottom and sides and barely affecting seven stamps incl. one in plate block, other 93 stamps Mint N.H., bright colors, well-centered throughout

VERY FINE APPEARING AND RARE COMPLETE PANE OF THE $5.00 AMERICA. OFFERED TO THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Scott Retail as hinged plate block, Mint N.H. center line block, 82 Mint N.H. singles and six hinged singles (Image)

22,200.00

19,500.00

3250

2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H. plate no. block of four, intense color and sharp impression clearly displaying the type, perfectly centered, post-office fresh and intact

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK BLOCK OF SCOTT 634A IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE CONDITION.

We do not recall ever offering a finer example of this plate block. (Image)

2,750.00

12,500.00

3251

3c 4-H Clubs, Large Die Proof on India (1005P1). Die sunk on 202 x 151mm card with full die sinkage, fresh and bright color, purple "Engraver's Stock Proof Authorized by" two-line handstamp and signed, also blue "64342B" control no. on back, minor edgewear, Very Fine and choice, rare, Scott Retail as normal without handstamp and signature (Image)

700.00

1,600.00

3252

$5.00 Hamilton (1053). Mint N.H. top right complete pane of 100, dark color and sharp impression on bright white paper, remarkably well-centered throughout, lightly folded along center row of perfs

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED PANE OF THE $5.00 HAMILTON ISSUE.

Each year there are fewer and fewer intact panes of the $5.00 Hamilton (Image)

6,520.00

4,500.00

3253

8c Historic Preservation, Black Brown Omitted (1443b). Mint N.H. complete pane of 32 (seven blocks of four and one plate block), almost perfectly centered, post-office fresh

EXTREMELY FINE AND PROBABLY UNIQUE. AN IMPORTANT MAJOR ERROR AND HIGHLY EXHIBITABLE ITEM.

Datz notes there are sixteen blocks of four reported, and only five of them are intact and undamaged. Clearly, this fresh and intact pane is not in his census. Normal accompanies for comparison. Scott Retail as only eight Mint N.H. blocks (Image)

18,000.00

4,750.00