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...

**Other Destinations in Asia**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2165		10c Yellow Green (68). Horizontal pair, bright color, tied by segmented cork, "Warren Me. Feb. 7" circular datestamp on 1865 yellow cover to Rangoon, Burma, bold "Paid-Only to England" two-line handstamp, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Feb. 11" datestamp, London and transit backstamps incl. blue Calcutta datestamp, slightly reduced at left and some minor edgewear, otherwise Very Fine, attractive usage to a very rare destination, apparent 1c underpayment of the 21c rate to England, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	3,500.00
2166		Batavia Franco Oct. 8, 1863. Clear strike of datestamp on cover from Dutch East Indies to Centreville N.Y., London transit, red boxed "India Paid" and "16 Cents" handstamp, ms. ratings, "Boston Am. Pkt. 5 Oct. 30" datestamp, small hand-drawn flag at bottom and slogan on back "Hurrah for the Union and Abe Lincoln", some slight wear, Fine and rare usage (Image)	E. 400-500	375.00
2167		24c Gray Lilac (37). Used with 5c Brown (30A), each with magenta pen stroke, used on 1861 cover to Angier, Java, endorsed "Overland Mail" and "Via London and Paris", ms. "34" credit, red "New York Br. Pkt. Apr. 19" circular datestamp on back, red London Paid transit, red Singapore backstamp, stamps lifted and replaced, some overall wear, Fine appearance, an extremely rare destination, this cover would have required an additional 10c to pay the 39c British rate via Marseilles, probably paid in cash as there is no evidence of a missing stamp, ex Ishikawa and Gallagher (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	0.00
2168		5c Red Brown, 10c Green, 30c Orange (68, 71, 75). Brilliant colors, tied by large Boston "Paid" grids, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 40 Mar. 4" credit datestamp on 1863 blue folded letter to Manila, Philippines, red London transit, Hong Kong and receiving backstamps, red "1d" credit and "2" due marking for Philippine postage, 30c faint corner crease VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE THREE-COLOR FRANKING INCLUDING THE 5-CENT RED BROWN ON A COVER TO THE PHILIPPINES. The famous Peirce correspondence is often plagued by stamps that have been removed and then hinged back onto their covers. The example offered here is in a remarkable state of preservation. It is especially scarce with the 5c Red Brown stamp. Only five covers are reported paying the 45c rate via Southampton. Of those, at least two have had the stamps removed and hinged back in place. Ex Paliafito (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000	9,000.00
2169		Russell & Sturges, Manila Sept. 4, 1856. Ms. endorsement on back of folded cover to Plymouth Mass., sender's notation "via Marseilles", "Hong Kong 11 SE 1856" and London transit backstamps, ms. "48", clear "New-York Nov. 13 Br. Pkt." circular datestamp and "53" due handstamp, vertical file fold, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	600.00
2170		"Manila 19 May 1861". Dateline on folded letter to Boston Mass., bold "Liverpool JY 17, 1861" circular datestamp and "3 Cents" due handstamp, "Boston Aug. 7 A. Pkt. 24" debit datestamp, Very Fine and extremely scarce inbound usage from the Philippines (Image)	E. 200-300	450.00
2171		24c Red Lilac, 30c Orange (70, 71). Three 30c, tied by grids, "Sheffield Ms. May 23" circular datestamp on 1864 cover to Singapore, endorsed "Via Marseilles", red "Boston Br. Pkt. May 25" backstamp, London transit, light strike of red Singapore datestamp, stamps affected from placement at edge of cover, otherwise Very Fine, scarce usage paying the old two-times the 57c rate, this rate was lowered in June 1863 to 53c, the sender may not have known about the rate change, resulting in an 8c overpayment (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	3,250.00
2172		Singapore to Stoneham Mass. Faint strike of Singapore circular datestamp on back of red and blue stencilled Waving Flag Patriotic cover to Stoneham Mass., endorsed "Via Marseilles", various ratings incl. "Due 63", "New-York Br. Pkt. Mar. 4, 1862" receiving datestamp struck twice, some wear incl. missing top and right flaps, otherwise Fine, a few patriotic covers are known from Hong Kong, but this patriotic from Singapore is unique (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,200.00
2173		30c Orange (38). Used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26) and tied by red and black grids, red "New Haven Con. May 7, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Bangkok, Siam, endorsed "Overland via Southampton and Singapore", magenta ms. "28" credit, London transit, missing top flap VERY FINE. A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL USAGE OF THE 3-CENT AND 30-CENT 1857-60 ISSUE ON A COVER TO BANGKOK, SIAM. Ex Grunin and Kapiloff (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	4,250.00

Other Destinations in Asia

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2165

10c Yellow Green (68). Horizontal pair, bright color, tied by segmented cork, "Warren Me. Feb. 7" circular datestamp on 1865 yellow cover to Rangoon, Burma, bold "Paid-Only to England" two-line handstamp, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Feb. 11" datestamp, London and transit backstamps incl. blue Calcutta datestamp, slightly reduced at left and some minor edgewear, otherwise Very Fine, attractive usage to a very rare destination, apparent 1c underpayment of the 21c rate to England, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

3,500.00

2166

Batavia Franco Oct. 8, 1863. Clear strike of datestamp on cover from Dutch East Indies to Centreville N.Y., London transit, red boxed "India Paid" and "16 Cents" handstamp, ms. ratings, "Boston Am. Pkt. 5 Oct. 30" datestamp, small hand-drawn flag at bottom and slogan on back "Hurrah for the Union and Abe Lincoln", some slight wear, Fine and rare usage (Image)

E. 400-500

375.00

2167

24c Gray Lilac (37). Used with 5c Brown (30A), each with magenta pen stroke, used on 1861 cover to Angier, Java, endorsed "Overland Mail" and "Via London and Paris", ms. "34" credit, red "New York Br. Pkt. Apr. 19" circular datestamp on back, red London Paid transit, red Singapore backstamp, stamps lifted and replaced, some overall wear, Fine appearance, an extremely rare destination, this cover would have required an additional 10c to pay the 39c British rate via Marseilles, probably paid in cash as there is no evidence of a missing stamp, ex Ishikawa and Gallagher (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

0.00

2168

5c Red Brown, 10c Green, 30c Orange (68, 71, 75). Brilliant colors, tied by large Boston "Paid" grids, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 40 Mar. 4" credit datestamp on 1863 blue folded letter to Manila, Philippines, red London transit, Hong Kong and receiving backstamps, red "1d" credit and "2" due marking for Philippine postage, 30c faint corner crease

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE THREE-COLOR FRANKING INCLUDING THE 5-CENT RED BROWN ON A COVER TO THE PHILIPPINES.

The famous Peirce correspondence is often plagued by stamps that have been removed and then hinged back onto their covers. The example offered here is in a remarkable state of preservation. It is especially scarce with the 5c Red Brown stamp. Only five covers are reported paying the 45c rate via Southampton. Of those, at least two have had the stamps removed and hinged back in place.

Ex Paliafito (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

9,000.00

2169

Russell & Sturges, Manila Sept. 4, 1856. Ms. endorsement on back of folded cover to Plymouth Mass., sender's notation "via Marseilles", "Hong Kong 11 SE 1856" and London transit backstamps, ms. "48", clear "New-York Nov. 13 Br. Pkt." circular datestamp and "53" due handstamp, vertical file fold, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

600.00

2170

"Manila 19 May 1861". Dateline on folded letter to Boston Mass., bold "Liverpool JY 17, 1861" circular datestamp and "3 Cents" due handstamp, "Boston Aug. 7 A. Pkt. 24" debit datestamp, Very Fine and extremely scarce inbound usage from the Philippines (Image)

E. 200-300

450.00

2171

24c Red Lilac, 30c Orange (70, 71). Three 30c, tied by grids, "Sheffield Ms. May 23" circular datestamp on 1864 cover to Singapore, endorsed "Via Marseilles", red "Boston Br. Pkt. May 25" backstamp, London transit, light strike of red Singapore datestamp, stamps affected from placement at edge of cover, otherwise Very Fine, scarce usage paying the old two-times the 57c rate, this rate was lowered in June 1863 to 53c, the sender may not have known about the rate change, resulting in an 8c overpayment (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

3,250.00

2172

Singapore to Stoneham Mass. Faint strike of Singapore circular datestamp on back of red and blue stencilled Waving Flag Patriotic cover to Stoneham Mass., endorsed "Via Marseilles", various ratings incl. "Due 63", "New-York Br. Pkt. Mar. 4, 1862" receiving datestamp struck twice, some wear incl. missing top and right flaps, otherwise Fine, a few patriotic covers are known from Hong Kong, but this patriotic from Singapore is unique (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,200.00

2173

30c Orange (38). Used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26) and tied by red and black grids, red "New Haven Con. May 7, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Bangkok, Siam, endorsed "Overland via Southampton and Singapore", magenta ms. "28" credit, London transit, missing top flap

VERY FINE. A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL USAGE OF THE 3-CENT AND 30-CENT 1857-60 ISSUE ON A COVER TO BANGKOK, SIAM.

Ex Grunin and Kapiloff (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

4,250.00