Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**3c-5c 1857-60 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
170		3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Almost perfectly centered, bright color, neat town datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem (Image)	100.00	160.00
171		3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Perfect centering, bright color, neat circular datestamp, Extremely Fine (Image)	100.00	130.00
172		3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 28-30 with selvage at right, large double-circle datestamp, Very Fine and choice, used multiples of the 3c 1857 Ty. I are rare in this condition (Image)	375.00	425.00
173		3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Mint N.H. with sheet margin at right, rich color on bright paper, wide margins for this issue, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged (Image)	75.00	325.00
174		3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Choice centering, bright color, green town datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce with a green cancel (Image)	157.00	260.00
175		5c Brick Red (27). Choice centering with well-proportioned margins, bright color, light cancel EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT BRICK RED ISSUE. The 5c Brick Red is rarely encountered with perfs clear of the design on all sides. (Image)	1,400.00	3,000.00
176		5c Brick Red (27). Precise centering with projections clear on all sides, bold New Orleans 1860 circular datestamp, few small faults, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image)	1,450.00	300.00
177		5c Brick Red (27). Rich color, light "New Orleans La. May 25, 1859" circular datestamp, tiny corner crease, otherwise Fine (Image)	1,450.00	260.00
178		5c Brick Red (27). Fresh color, face-free 1859 French transit and circular datestamp, reperfed at bottom, otherwise Fine (Image)	1,450.00	400.00
179		5c Red Brown (28). Deep rich color, very light face-free cancel at bottom leaves design clearly visible, well-centered, Very Fine and choice, an outstanding stamp, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)	900.00	1,300.00
180		5c Bright Red Brown (28b). From the top row of the plate, beautiful rich color, well-centered on fresh white paper, New Orleans circular datestamps and red transits, Very Fine and choice, considering this stamp's intense shade and remarkable condition, we value it almost equally with the Indian Red, Scott 28A, with copy of 1996 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair, this being the right stamp (Image)	1,145.00	850.00

3c-5c 1857-60 Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

170

3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Almost perfectly centered, bright color, neat town datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem (Image)

100.00

160.00

171

3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Perfect centering, bright color, neat circular datestamp, Extremely Fine (Image)

100.00

130.00

172

3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 28-30 with selvage at right, large double-circle datestamp, Very Fine and choice, used multiples of the 3c 1857 Ty. I are rare in this condition (Image)

375.00

425.00

173

3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Mint N.H. with sheet margin at right, rich color on bright paper, wide margins for this issue, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged (Image)

75.00

325.00

174

3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Choice centering, bright color, green town datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce with a green cancel (Image)

157.00

260.00

175

5c Brick Red (27). Choice centering with well-proportioned margins, bright color, light cancel

EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT BRICK RED ISSUE.

The 5c Brick Red is rarely encountered with perfs clear of the design on all sides. (Image)

1,400.00

3,000.00

176

5c Brick Red (27). Precise centering with projections clear on all sides, bold New Orleans 1860 circular datestamp, few small faults, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image)

1,450.00

300.00

177

5c Brick Red (27). Rich color, light "New Orleans La. May 25, 1859" circular datestamp, tiny corner crease, otherwise Fine (Image)

1,450.00

260.00

178

5c Brick Red (27). Fresh color, face-free 1859 French transit and circular datestamp, reperfed at bottom, otherwise Fine (Image)

1,450.00

400.00

179

5c Red Brown (28). Deep rich color, very light face-free cancel at bottom leaves design clearly visible, well-centered, Very Fine and choice, an outstanding stamp, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

900.00

1,300.00

180

5c Bright Red Brown (28b). From the top row of the plate, beautiful rich color, well-centered on fresh white paper, New Orleans circular datestamps and red transits, Very Fine and choice, considering this stamp's intense shade and remarkable condition, we value it almost equally with the Indian Red, Scott 28A, with copy of 1996 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair, this being the right stamp (Image)

1,145.00

850.00