Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

"The Blake M. Myers Collection of Trans-Oceanic Mail To and From the United States 1860-65" continued...

**Finland and Russia**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2122		Ottawa Ill. Dec. 1, 1862. Well-struck blue double-circle datestamp with matching "30" handstamp on red and blue Chicago Zouave Patriotic cover to Wiborg, Finland, blue "Chicago Ill. Am. Pkt. 23" debit datestamp, receiving backstamp, some slight wear VERY FINE. AN INCREDIBLY RARE CHICAGO ZOUAVE PATRIOC COVER TO FINLAND, ROUTED THROUGH THE CHICAGO EXCHANGE OFFICE. The majority of mail to Europe was processed at either the New York or Boston exchange offices. This cover to Finland was marked and rated at the Chicago exchange office, in itself a very scarce usage. Combined with the destination and use of a patriotic envelope, this cover is truly remarkable. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	3,000.00
2123		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal pair, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24), tied by grids on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, neat "Portland Am. Pkt. Apr. 13, 1861" circular datestamp, red Aachen double-circle backstamp, ms. rates, expertly repaired along top edge, Very Fine appearance (Image)	E. 750-1,000	525.00
2124		12c Black (36). Horizontal pair and single, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24), tied by magenta grids, matching "Hartford Ct. Jun. 25, 1861" circular datestamp on light yellow cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, endorsed "Prussian Closed Mail Via England and Belgium", red framed Aachen transit and red crayon "14" credit, cover tear at top left from opening, otherwise Very Fine, ex Gibson (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	0.00
2125		30c Orange (71). Used with horizontal pair of 1c Blue (63) and 5c Brown (76), cancelled by grids, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Apr. ?" circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Nikolayevsk-on-the-Amur, Siberia, Russia, endorsed "Via Irkutsk" and "per steamer via Liverpool to St. Petersburg", red framed Aachen transit, faint vertical file fold affects one 1c stamp VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY REPORTED 1861 ISSUE COVER TO EASTERN SIBERIA. A SPECTACULAR FRANKING AND USAGE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER OF RARITY. Up until 1860, Nikolayevsk-on-the-Amur was Russia's principal Pacific port for trade with the Far East. After 1860 Vladivostok became the home base of the new Pacific Squadron, formed after the Crimean War, making Nikolayevsk-on-the-Amur the second most important Far Eastern post in the Russian Empire. Ex Jessup and Paliafito. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	7,500.00
2126		3c Rose (65). Tied by target and "Thompson O. Nov. 29" circular datestamp on 1864 orange cover to Kertsch, Russia, "N. York Hamb. Pkt. 3 Dec. 3" debit datestamp, blue "America Uber Bremen" two-line transit, blue crayon rate and ms. "unpaid 37 cts." changed to 46c due to different routing (intended for Prussian Closed Mail but sent via Bremen-Hamburg), some wear incl. tear at bottom left, still Fine, unusual usage, treated as completely unpaid, carried aboard the NGL Bremen which was forced back to New York for repairs (Image)	E. 300-400	350.00
2127		"St. Petersburg Russia, April 12, 1865". Dateline on folded letter to the Singer Sewing Machine Company in New York City, carried entirely outside of the mails, sender's oval handstamp at top left, Very Fine (Image)	E. 50-75	60.00
2128		St. Petersburg May 25, 1861. Backstamp on cover to Cincinnati O., Konigsborg backstamp, "New York Brem. Pkt. Jun. 24" datestamp, red "Aus Russland" handstamp, some slight wear incl. tear at bottom right, otherwise Fine, scarce usage, apparent understatement of 29c Bremen-Hamburg rate, very few covers from Russia to the U.S. are known from this period (Image)	E. 300-400	0.00

Finland and Russia

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2122

Ottawa Ill. Dec. 1, 1862. Well-struck blue double-circle datestamp with matching "30" handstamp on red and blue Chicago Zouave Patriotic cover to Wiborg, Finland, blue "Chicago Ill. Am. Pkt. 23" debit datestamp, receiving backstamp, some slight wear

VERY FINE. AN INCREDIBLY RARE CHICAGO ZOUAVE PATRIOC COVER TO FINLAND, ROUTED THROUGH THE CHICAGO EXCHANGE OFFICE.

The majority of mail to Europe was processed at either the New York or Boston exchange offices. This cover to Finland was marked and rated at the Chicago exchange office, in itself a very scarce usage. Combined with the destination and use of a patriotic envelope, this cover is truly remarkable. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

3,000.00

2123

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal pair, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24), tied by grids on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, neat "Portland Am. Pkt. Apr. 13, 1861" circular datestamp, red Aachen double-circle backstamp, ms. rates, expertly repaired along top edge, Very Fine appearance (Image)

E. 750-1,000

525.00

2124

12c Black (36). Horizontal pair and single, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24), tied by magenta grids, matching "Hartford Ct. Jun. 25, 1861" circular datestamp on light yellow cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, endorsed "Prussian Closed Mail Via England and Belgium", red framed Aachen transit and red crayon "14" credit, cover tear at top left from opening, otherwise Very Fine, ex Gibson (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

0.00

2125

30c Orange (71). Used with horizontal pair of 1c Blue (63) and 5c Brown (76), cancelled by grids, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Apr. ?" circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Nikolayevsk-on-the-Amur, Siberia, Russia, endorsed "Via Irkutsk" and "per steamer via Liverpool to St. Petersburg", red framed Aachen transit, faint vertical file fold affects one 1c stamp

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY REPORTED 1861 ISSUE COVER TO EASTERN SIBERIA. A SPECTACULAR FRANKING AND USAGE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER OF RARITY.

Up until 1860, Nikolayevsk-on-the-Amur was Russia's principal Pacific port for trade with the Far East. After 1860 Vladivostok became the home base of the new Pacific Squadron, formed after the Crimean War, making Nikolayevsk-on-the-Amur the second most important Far Eastern post in the Russian Empire.

Ex Jessup and Paliafito. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

7,500.00

2126

3c Rose (65). Tied by target and "Thompson O. Nov. 29" circular datestamp on 1864 orange cover to Kertsch, Russia, "N. York Hamb. Pkt. 3 Dec. 3" debit datestamp, blue "America Uber Bremen" two-line transit, blue crayon rate and ms. "unpaid 37 cts." changed to 46c due to different routing (intended for Prussian Closed Mail but sent via Bremen-Hamburg), some wear incl. tear at bottom left, still Fine, unusual usage, treated as completely unpaid, carried aboard the NGL Bremen which was forced back to New York for repairs (Image)

E. 300-400

350.00

2127

"St. Petersburg Russia, April 12, 1865". Dateline on folded letter to the Singer Sewing Machine Company in New York City, carried entirely outside of the mails, sender's oval handstamp at top left, Very Fine (Image)

E. 50-75

60.00

2128

St. Petersburg May 25, 1861. Backstamp on cover to Cincinnati O., Konigsborg backstamp, "New York Brem. Pkt. Jun. 24" datestamp, red "Aus Russland" handstamp, some slight wear incl. tear at bottom right, otherwise Fine, scarce usage, apparent understatement of 29c Bremen-Hamburg rate, very few covers from Russia to the U.S. are known from this period (Image)

E. 300-400

0.00