Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Jeanette C. Rudy Collection of Tennessee Postal History continued...

**U.S. Stamps Used To and From Tennessee**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
19		New York N.Y., 5c Black, "A.C.M." Initials (9X1b). Horizontal pair, Positions 27-28, large margins to barely touched, tied by blue penstrokes and red "New-York 10cts. 9 Sep." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1845 folded cover to Brownsville Tenn. and forwarded to Jackson Tenn., missent to Bolivar Ten. with blue "Bolivar Te. Sep. 24" circular datestamp and ms. "Missent and ford. 5" crossed out, "Brownsville Te. Oct. 4" circular datestamp with date in ms. and "10c" for forwarding postage, vertical file fold affects right stamp FINE APPEARANCE. A MOST UNUSUAL USE OF THE SCARCE SMALL "A.C.M." WITH PERIODS NEW YORK PROVISIONAL ISSUE. Ex Weill and Chaffee. Scott Retail for No. 9X1b pair on cover is $3,250.00 (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	3,500.00
20		5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins to slightly in at top, bright shade, tied by blue grids, matching "Nashville Te Mar. 29" circular datestamp, bold "Wesley Wheless Banking House, Nashville Tenn." oval handstamp ties pair, applied by sender on 1851 folded lettter to New York City, small toned spot A FINE AND ATTRACTIVE 1847 ISSUE COVER BEARING THE LARGE OVAL HANDSTAMP OF A PROMINENT NASHVILLE BANKING FIRM. ONLY TWO SUCH COVERS KNOWN. Ex Dick and Rohloff. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,700.00
21		5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to in at top incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, cancelled by ms. "X", light strike of Clarksville Tenn. circular datestamp on folded letter datelined Clarksville June 24th 1849 from Cave Johnson to Lebanon Tenn., expertly restored along file folds, otherwise Fine, the only recorded usage fro Clarksville, this was sent by the former Postmaster General Cave Johnson, who was in office when the 1847 Issue was released, he left office only about three months prior to sending this letter (Image)	E. 300-400	575.00
22		10c Black (2). Three large margins, just in at bottom, unusual plate scratches at bottom right from reworking of the plate, cancelled by penstrokes, red "Rogersville Te. Jun. 14" circular datestamp, on 1850 folded letter to Princeton N.J., stamp with small toned spots, otherwise Fine, the only recorded usage of the 1847 Issue from Rogersville, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,150.00
23		10c Black (2). Large margins to just in at bottom, cancelled by black grid, matching "Jackson Te. Aug. 11" circular datestamp on 1850 folded letter to Philadelphia, vertical file fold affects stamp, otherwise Fine, only eight 10c 1847 covers are known used from Jackson Tenn. (Image)	2,100.00	1,600.00
24		1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Horizontal strip of three, large margins to in, pretty color, tied by "Lebanon Ten. Oct. 10" datestamps on orange cover to Nashville, fresh and Fine, Scott Retail as strip of three off cover $450.00 (Image)	E. 200-300	180.00
25		3c Dull Red (11). Position 5L2l, pale shade, large margins to just in at right, cancelled by penstrokes, light strike of yellow "Athens Tenn. Aug. 30" circular datestamp on cover to Keene Ky. VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE 1851 ISSUE COVER WITH A TRUE YELLOW POSTMARK. Chase notes on back and ex Chase. With 1983 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail $10,000.00 for Yellow cancel on cover. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	0.00
26		3c Dull Red (11). Seven singles, margins to in, bright color, tied by grids and by bold "Brownsville Te. Oct. 22" circular datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red New York transit datestamp, ms. "16" decimes also ties stamps, 1856 receiving backstamps, part of address scratched out, otherwise Fine, unusual franking (Image)	E. 300-400	800.00
27		12c Black (17). Horizontal strip of ten, full margins to in, cancelled by blue "Nashville Tenn. May 9" datestamps, few creases and repaired tears to be expected on such a large multiple, otherwise Fine, scarce strip of ten representing an entire horizontal row of the plate, with 1987 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as five pairs (Image)	3,500.00	2,500.00
28		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Seven, tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Apr. 5" datestamps on 1860 cover to Switzerland, red boxed Aachen transit, magenta "24" credit marking, New York and receiving backstamps, some wear incl. few stamps faulty, still Fine, unusual usage paying double the 35c rate (Image)	E. 300-400	425.00
29		3c Rose, A. Grill (79). Choice centering, perfs are much better than usual for this issue, tied by well-struck blue Shield fancy cancel on orange cover to Germantown Tenn., matching "Memphis Tenn. Sep. 16" circular datestamp, small piece out at top of cover, Extremely Fine stamp and strike of the cancel, ex Gibson (Image)	1,925.00	1,700.00

U.S. Stamps Used To and From Tennessee

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

New York N.Y., 5c Black, "A.C.M." Initials (9X1b). Horizontal pair, Positions 27-28, large margins to barely touched, tied by blue penstrokes and red "New-York 10cts. 9 Sep." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1845 folded cover to Brownsville Tenn. and forwarded to Jackson Tenn., missent to Bolivar Ten. with blue "Bolivar Te. Sep. 24" circular datestamp and ms. "Missent and ford. 5" crossed out, "Brownsville Te. Oct. 4" circular datestamp with date in ms. and "10c" for forwarding postage, vertical file fold affects right stamp

FINE APPEARANCE. A MOST UNUSUAL USE OF THE SCARCE SMALL "A.C.M." WITH PERIODS NEW YORK PROVISIONAL ISSUE.

Ex Weill and Chaffee. Scott Retail for No. 9X1b pair on cover is $3,250.00 (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

3,500.00

5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins to slightly in at top, bright shade, tied by blue grids, matching "Nashville Te Mar. 29" circular datestamp, bold "Wesley Wheless Banking House, Nashville Tenn." oval handstamp ties pair, applied by sender on 1851 folded lettter to New York City, small toned spot

A FINE AND ATTRACTIVE 1847 ISSUE COVER BEARING THE LARGE OVAL HANDSTAMP OF A PROMINENT NASHVILLE BANKING FIRM. ONLY TWO SUCH COVERS KNOWN.

Ex Dick and Rohloff. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,700.00

5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to in at top incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, cancelled by ms. "X", light strike of Clarksville Tenn. circular datestamp on folded letter datelined Clarksville June 24th 1849 from Cave Johnson to Lebanon Tenn., expertly restored along file folds, otherwise Fine, the only recorded usage fro Clarksville, this was sent by the former Postmaster General Cave Johnson, who was in office when the 1847 Issue was released, he left office only about three months prior to sending this letter (Image)

E. 300-400

575.00

10c Black (2). Three large margins, just in at bottom, unusual plate scratches at bottom right from reworking of the plate, cancelled by penstrokes, red "Rogersville Te. Jun. 14" circular datestamp, on 1850 folded letter to Princeton N.J., stamp with small toned spots, otherwise Fine, the only recorded usage of the 1847 Issue from Rogersville, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,150.00

10c Black (2). Large margins to just in at bottom, cancelled by black grid, matching "Jackson Te. Aug. 11" circular datestamp on 1850 folded letter to Philadelphia, vertical file fold affects stamp, otherwise Fine, only eight 10c 1847 covers are known used from Jackson Tenn. (Image)

2,100.00

1,600.00

1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Horizontal strip of three, large margins to in, pretty color, tied by "Lebanon Ten. Oct. 10" datestamps on orange cover to Nashville, fresh and Fine, Scott Retail as strip of three off cover $450.00 (Image)

E. 200-300

180.00

3c Dull Red (11). Position 5L2l, pale shade, large margins to just in at right, cancelled by penstrokes, light strike of yellow "Athens Tenn. Aug. 30" circular datestamp on cover to Keene Ky.

VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE 1851 ISSUE COVER WITH A TRUE YELLOW POSTMARK.

Chase notes on back and ex Chase. With 1983 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail $10,000.00 for Yellow cancel on cover. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

0.00

3c Dull Red (11). Seven singles, margins to in, bright color, tied by grids and by bold "Brownsville Te. Oct. 22" circular datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red New York transit datestamp, ms. "16" decimes also ties stamps, 1856 receiving backstamps, part of address scratched out, otherwise Fine, unusual franking (Image)

E. 300-400

800.00

12c Black (17). Horizontal strip of ten, full margins to in, cancelled by blue "Nashville Tenn. May 9" datestamps, few creases and repaired tears to be expected on such a large multiple, otherwise Fine, scarce strip of ten representing an entire horizontal row of the plate, with 1987 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as five pairs (Image)

3,500.00

2,500.00

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Seven, tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Apr. 5" datestamps on 1860 cover to Switzerland, red boxed Aachen transit, magenta "24" credit marking, New York and receiving backstamps, some wear incl. few stamps faulty, still Fine, unusual usage paying double the 35c rate (Image)

E. 300-400

425.00

3c Rose, A. Grill (79). Choice centering, perfs are much better than usual for this issue, tied by well-struck blue Shield fancy cancel on orange cover to Germantown Tenn., matching "Memphis Tenn. Sep. 16" circular datestamp, small piece out at top of cover, Extremely Fine stamp and strike of the cancel, ex Gibson (Image)

1,925.00

1,700.00